suzeluze, i wish I had an answer for you. I do not know of evidence than fasting benefits autoimmune disorders, although it does sometimes benefit inflammatory disorders like asthma. I have read claims that eliminating gluten from the diet sometimes benefits autoimmune disorders. PubMed searches for “intermittent fasting AND alopecia” yielded no results, for “intermittent fasting AND autoimmune disorders” yielded tangential results; for “gluten and alopecia” yielded tangential results, but for “gluten and autoimmune disease” yielded lots of results, probably because celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. You might want to ask on celiac disease forums if alopecia is more common in people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. I wish you the best in your search for a solution that avoids steroids.

Hello !!! please google probiotics and alopecia ( there are a ton of articles out) there is a direct correlation between healthy gut flora and our immune systems. alopecia is a auto-immune disorder, which i developed after a heavy dose of antibiotics, hopefully this will help you find some answers

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/12/dr-campbell-mcbride-on-gaps.aspx

Hi Pratts, where do you find a dermatologist?? I guess you were refered by a Dr? And what were the injections? Steroids? And the lotion was what? I have used rogain for years but its very costly and messy. My hair is very long but every so often I have a ‘molt’ and loose tons of hair. Sometimes this happens 3/4 times a year, but lately once a year. I have never known why and I dont get the ‘stress’ theory as it happens regardless of what level of stress I am under. I really hate it when my scalp is visible. Its very upsetting so I would like any advice ladies please??