Strands of Hair Fall Out Everytime I Comb

I have fine thin hair that goes to my mid-back. Everytime I run a brush through my hair, a couple of strands fall out from the root. I know that hair will naturally fall out every day but this happens EVERY TIME I comb my hair. Even sometimes when I run my fingers through my hair, a strand or two will fall out. I don't remember losing this much hair before. My bathroom floor is covered with my hair. And my carpet at home has a lot of my fallen hairs too. I'm not taking any medication or experiencing any health problems. This just started happening around the beginning of this year. So it's been like 10 months now.  And the worse part is that I have very fine hair, if it keeps falling out, I will look like I'm going bald!!!

Does long hair fall out more than short hair? Do a couple of strands of hair fall out everytime you comb? If I don't touch my hair at all, it's ok. But once I run my fingers through it or comb it gently, I do lose a couple of strands. It seems that the roots of my hair is very loose or something.

I don't think you have anything to worry about. My hair is the same; after styling my hair in the morning no less than 10 hairs are in the sink and it's natural to lose around 100 per day. When you leave your hair alone some hairs have most likely already fallen out and are just tangled within the other strands. When you run your hands through your hair these detached hairs are loosened and fall from the head. So you're not actually ripping hairs from your head every time you comb (and if you are you'd definitely be able to feel it).

I wouldn't worry until you actually see noticeable thinning!

Rabbit, have you considered using some herbal remedies?  Some herbs that will slow or stop shedding are henna, cassia and amla.  Also, your shedding could be hormonal.  I lost MASSES of hair after I had my babies, but it has now slowed and is negligible.  My hair is growing in nice and thick again and I think I will have a situation in a few months where the lower part of my hair will look really thin by comparison and I may have to chop that section off

There is a group on this BB somewhere about "thinning hair" or "hair loss", maybe have a read of the threads there for some more ideas.

Good luck to you! Don't give up just yet

Is it true that the more hair you have, the more you'll lose? I have very fine hair and don't have a lot of it either. And I'm worried that if I continue to lose, let's say 100 strands a day, I will have less and less hair on my head. I guess I cannot afford to lose as much hair as a person who has more hair than me.

Well, I don't have too much of a problem with my hair being tangled, since I don't have much hair anyways. I am taking B-complex and iron right now. My B-complex includes biotin, but not sure if it's enough. I tried silica before, but didn't see any improvements.

I don't know if it's normal for people with very fine hair to see a lot of their scalp when they part their hair. But I can certainly see white scalp when I part mine. I think it's because I don't have a lot of hair.