Does Having AIDS Cause You To Loose Your Hair?

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loose stools and losing my hair! help!

hi my name is laura and i am an indian woman from south africa i started arvs 3 months ago and i noticed that i have very loose stools the whole day whenever i have something to eat or even if it is just a cup of tea i an very worried i am taking...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Loose stools can be a side effect of Aluvia (Kaletra in US) and sometimes the tenofovir in Truvada. Many other causes of loose stools can be seen in the setting of HIV infection and in the general population as well so an evaluation is recommended... Read more »

Loose stools, acne and hair fall.

Dear Doc,Just started meds on Feb 15. Used to feel dizzy for about 2 weeks. its gone. The only side... Read more »

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How can I control hair loss caused by my medication coctail?

I have been HIV Positive for the last 13years. I started on meds in August of last year. Because at... Read more »

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my HAIR

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hi I,m a 30 year old women HIV pos .I just found out sept 2002.Viral load over 500,000 T-Cell at 74. I,m losing my hair.It's not do to my med cause I just started them 2 weeks ago. why am I lossing my hair will it grow back?

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loose stools

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

can hiv cause loose stools im very nervous about it , the only unprotected sex i had was oral performed on me . i had unprotected sex for vaginal like two years ago Read more »

Loosing Body Fat

Posted by TwinsDad, 3 Replies

Hello Group,

I was infected 5 months ago and I have been noticing that I am loosing a lot of body fat. My hands and legs have been loosing a lot of fat. I didn't get any stomach symptoms, just headeaches and night sweats, mild fever during sero... Read more »

Chronic Telogen effluvium (hair loss) - Help

Posted by kl1226, 1 Reply

I've been diagnosed with HIV since 1992. I've been on numerous treatments although I'm currently on Norvir, Truvada and Prezista. For the past 5-6 years I have been going through a chronic hair loss, Telogen effluvium (thinning of the scalp). It... Read more »

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