Hair falls out more when greasy?

[buzzheath]

I recently couldn't wash my hair for a few weeks as I was really ill, and notice after about 2 weeks it started falling out a lot. Is that normal?

I would have thought it was more a reaction to you being ill. It's probably temporary though.

Yep it's probably more a combination of being ill + friction with your pillow if you were in bed all that time.

I lost a lot of hair when I bought my flat, it was incredibely stressful, but after a few months all went back to normal and now I have a flat AND a lot of hair. Don't worry too much.

Were you brushing your hair during the time you were ill? If not, it could be that a lot of the hair was just what would have ordinarily come out with regular brushing.

As a previous poster said though, it could be down to the illness itself.

It's because you're shedding the hair that would have come out had you washed it.

I think its just loose /dead hair from not .being washed. I've been ill for 10ish days my hair is rank and I'm starting to shed!