Comment by H's Mum on February 10, 2014 at 7:03pm

My daughter (13) lost about two-thirds of her hair over the course of a year.  Trips to the doctor, several blood tests, dermotologist at hospital could find no underlying cause.  Dermotologist could only offer steroid creams, a booklet showing how children decorated their bald heads (!!), a wig and an offer of an appointment with a Psychiatrist.  In desperation I trawled the internet.....and started to learn about food intolerances - we had suspected lactose intolerance for a while.  We started the GAPS diet in Sept 2013 (5 months ago).  Within a couple of weeks red spots appeared on her head, followed by baby soft hair.  Now there is not a single bald patch on her head and I can't begin to tell you how overjoyed she is.  GAPS isn't really that bad once you get into a good routine.  Lots of fresh, unprocessed food - fruit, veg, nuts, meat, fermented yoghurt, honey is great to add a bit of sweetness.  The Paleo diet is similar, as is the SCD diet. Eating out IS a challenge, but it has been so worth it.

Comment by Mayo on February 11, 2014 at 5:25am

That is brilliant H's mum. My daughter now had 2 of her 5 patches which have almost all grown back but there are still 3 stubborn patches which haven't budged. I'm still hopeful though. We've been on full gaps since mid October 2013. Did you start with intro or are you just doing full gaps? We are so happy with our results so far.

Comment by H's Mum on February 11, 2014 at 4:35pm

We started with soups for the first couple of days and then went into full diet (couldn't persuade her to have the broth!).  It's totally eliminated the stomach aches she used to get too!  I can't tell you how happy my daughter is now - the hair that has regrown is about 2 inches long and is beginning to blend in with the hair she didn't loose.

Comment by LULA on February 27, 2014 at 8:50am

I have been on a GAPS diet for almost a year now and I' ve got back most of my hair. ( I was bald for 10 years). I saw first  improvement after being on a introduction diet for 1 month. Now I don't have to wear a wig any more. :) 

Comment by LULA on February 27, 2014 at 8:52am

Thank you H's Mum, for your comment moivated me to look for the book and try this diet.

Comment by H's Mum on February 27, 2014 at 4:04pm

Lula, that's so lovely to hear - so pleased for you.  On a friend's recommendation, I bought this book - Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet by Raman Prasad from Amazon - it's got some really good recipes inside.  Happy to share other recipes if you need any. 

Comment by Mayo on February 27, 2014 at 8:55pm

I'm so happy for you Lula and you're story is very motivating. I'm pregnant with baby no.3 and have been on full gaps this whole pregnancy and have felt the best I ever have. For us, gaps will be part of our lifestyle for life. We all able MTHFR gene mutations so we have been advised low carb/paleo/gaps for life. It's easy to do when you feel so good. I find birthday parties for my kids a challenge (it breaks my heart when my daughter asks to smell candy as she knows she's not allowed to eat it) but I know it's for the best. I was reading a Rob Wolff transcript and he talks of a friend of his mothers who had alopecia for 20yrs. She went paleo and her hair started growing back. These stories make me so happy and hopeful for my daughter. I'm so happy after 10yrs your hair has grown back Lula. That is awesome. Xxx

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