Hair loss cases goes up in Bijapur district as COVID after effects stress patients
Here's what doctors in the district have to say
BIJAPUR, Aug 18: Anita Patil (name changed) was shocked to see a bunch of hair falling off every time she combed. In the last about a month only, she has lost so much hairs that her skull is getting exposed in patches. With the fear of losing more hair, she almost stopped combing, yet the hair fall did not stop.
Finally, she decided to consult a dermatologist and went to the clinic. Surprisingly, she met two women in the clinic with the same problem of hair loss.
Another factor common among them was that all the three women had recovered from Covid about three months ago.
While many people have suffered from various post-Covid medical problems such as black fungus, extreme hair loss among the recovered persons from Covid has been getting reported as many people are complaining of the problem.
“ I have been receiving some patients on a regular basis, mainly the women who are complaining of extreme hair loss. Many patients do not know that it is the post-Covid effect”, said noted physician Sayed Afaque Inamdar.
He said that many patients, mainly women who have recovered from Covid are coming with this complaint.
Shayan Haq, senior dermatologist said that he has been receiving at least five patients everyday who are complaining of hair loss because of Covid infection.
Dr. Shayan however made it clear that extreme hair loss is common after any diseases such as Typhoid, ChikunGunya etc. “ During Covid infection, normally, some patients are given heavy doses of tablets for the treatment. The medicine may have some side effects on some people which are seen in the form of hair loss”, he said.
Making it clear that such hair loss is not permanent and the hair grows back after some time, thus he advises people not to panic about it.
Dr. Shayan recommends people suffering from hair loss due to Covid, not to get stressed as stress causes more hair loss.
Since a healthy diet is one of the best home treatments for hair loss, people should consume more green vegetables, fresh fruits and those who are non-vegetarians should consume chicken or fish for protein.
Stating that regular exercise is an important aspect, Dr. Shayan said that at least 45 minutes should be spent in the morning for exercise which could be yoga or brisk walking.
“ Finally, the patients should consult a doctor for taking supplements and medicines which will help in the regrowth of lost hair”, he said.
The doctor made it clear that since the process of regrowth takes time, maybe a few months, people should have enough patience.
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CPIM's M A Baby frontrunner for general secretary post, Bengal leaders back AIKS' Dhawale
Madurai (PTI): Former Kerala minister M A Baby appeared to be the frontrunner for the post of CPI(M) general secretary with the Politburo backing him, even as leaders from West Bengal backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale.
According to sources, many leaders backed Baby at a meeting of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the CPI(M), on Saturday night.
However, leaders from West Bengal, including Nilotpal Basu, Tapan Sen, Ram Chandra Dome and Md Salim, put their weight behind Dhawale, the sources said.
Dhawale initially proposed Salim's name but Salim said he wanted to continue as the secretary for West Bengal, where the CPI(M) is working to regain foothold. The leaders from the state then proposed Dhawale's name.
The final decision on the general secretary will be taken after the new Central Committee and Politburo are decided on Sunday.
Many of Baby's supporters gathered at the venue of the ongoing party congress, held once every three years, in Sitaram Yechury Nagar here and raised slogans backing him.
Several top leaders of the Politburo are likely to step down as they have crossed the age of 75.
According to the sources, members said during the Politburo meeting that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should get another extension.
Vijayan, 79, was given an extension in the last party congress as well.
Brinda Karat (77), Subhashini Ali (77), Prakash Karat (77), Manik Sarkar (76), Suryakant Mishra (76) and G Ramakrishnan (75) are among the Politburo members who have crossed or reached the age limit of 75 set by the party.
The 24th party congress of the CPI(M) began on April 2 and will end on Sunday.
