Children and Gray Hair

Children and gray hair? The two don’t go together and can cause parents to be concerned. What else causes gray hair in children?

Dr. Greene’s Answer:

Hair color is produced by tiny cells called melanocytes that live within the hair follicles. In the course of a lifetime, the activity of the melanocytes in each follicle begins to wane, resulting in gray hairs. Each individual’s melanocyte-clock is different, but in Caucasians this reduction of melanocyte activity usually occurs earlier than in other groups. If gray hairs appear in childhood, this is called premature graying, or canities (pronounced kah-nish’-eez).

The appearance of gray hairs may be the result of a child’s genetically determined maturational schedule. If so, it is likely (but not certain) that others in the family tree would have followed a similar schedule. If these others had scattered gray hairs in childhood, but did not progress to a full head of gray hair until later, then it is likely that your son would follow the same pattern. Gray hair can also accompany a number of uncommon familial syndromes, including neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis.

Causes of Gray Hair in Children

Several conditions can alter a child’s preset melanocyte-clock. If these conditions are present for a short time, a few scattered gray hairs may be the result; if they persist, the graying is likely to progress.

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

The most common of these is vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is present widely in foods from animal sources. Dietary deficiency is difficult to achieve, unless a person is eating a strict vegan diet. Breast-fed infants whose mothers have B12 deficiency can also develop a transient deficiency. A lack of vitamin B12 can occur even in the face of adequate B12 intake. The body’s ability to absorb and use B12 can be hampered by surgery involving the stomach or small bowel, diseases affecting the small bowel (e.g. regional enteritis, necrotizing enterocolitis, tuberculosis, diverticulosis, or fish tapeworms), or a congenital lack of the molecules needed to absorb B12 (intrinsic factor or Transcobalamin I, II, or III). A simple blood test can diagnose current vitamin B12 deficiency. If your son’s gray hair resulted from a prior deficiency that has resolved, it will probably not be detectable by a current blood test; however, the graying will not progress in this case.

Some Types of Anemia

Some anemias — the megaloblastic ones (including the anemia caused by B12 deficiency) — can produce gray hairs as an early sign. A simple blood test detects current anemia. As in the case of B12 deficiency, previous anemia is not easy to detect, but will not continue to affect your son’s melanocytes.

Some Thyroid Disorders

Several thyroid disorders, particularly hyperthyroidism, reduce melanocyte activity while they are present. Disorders of skin pigmentation, such as vitiligo (which follows the destruction of melanocytes in the skin), can also result in a loss of hair pigmentation. A rare entity called Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome occurs in some children following a viral illness. In an attempt to fight the virus, the body makes antibodies that, unfortunately, also attack the melanocytes.

So, Debbie, it is possible that your son has a vitamin deficiency. It is also possible that the gray hairs are a visible sign of an important internal process. Gray hair in a child should be investigated. When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.

Even if we are unable to identify any cause other than his own internal melanocyte-clock, you can readily mask the graying if desired. Although a number of effective chemical rinses and dyes are available, there has been some evidence that their use in children may contribute to later skin cancers. This risk is avoided with vegetable dyes.

Resources and References

Kumar AB, Shamim H, Nagaraju U. Premature Graying of Hair: Review with UpdatesInt J Trichology. 2018;10(5):198-203. doi:10.4103/ijt.ijt_47_18

Pandhi D, Khanna D. Premature graying of hair. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013 Sep-Oct;79(5):641-53. doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.116733. PMID: 23974581.

Dr. Greene is a practicing physician, author, national and international TEDx speaker, and global health advocate. He is a graduate of Princeton University and University of California San Francisco.

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  1. Adithya

    My mother hair was white at young age but it turned black after some years ,my few hairs are tured to white in a young age can it turs to black after some years?

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  2. Gracia

    hello, my name is Gracia I live in Madagascar. I have gray hair at the age of 12
    and I want a fast solution please friend help me I hate my gray hair.

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  3. Alyssa

    I have overdosed on Vitamin A for 7 years using dreaded cod liver oil. I did not have grey hairs until I started taking it. Now I am detoxing the Vitamin A from my system and my daughters. I see the grey hairs falling out by the numbers in my brush. Now I only care about results. I received nothing but negative results from YEARS on vitamins. Within a few MONTHS of detoxing I actually have results for the first time!! I have lost weight easily, no more sun sensitivity, my skin is looking better, my hair feels silkier, my periods dropped to a consistent 3 days within the first few weeks and grey hairs dropping out of my head…Yay!!

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  4. Ashwini

    hi
    my daughter is 14 and she is developing grey hair every passing day, she don’t have ani thyroid disorders. she was having iron deficiency last year which is now cured after medication. but her are turning grey each passing day. so question is
    1. we have family history of grey hair from her father side. so does that affect her too ?
    2. should I start any vitamin b12 otc meds for her ?
    3. How do I stop her graying hair at this early age ?

    otherwise she is a very happy healthy teen.

    thanks in advance
    ashwini

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  5. May

    Hi, I’m May from England and only 12.
    My left eyebrow seems to be half grey and I really don’t understand why it kinda bugs me abit I’ve learnt to live with it but it just annoys me sometimes.

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  6. Anjali

    Will hair greying post viral infection in a 2 year aggravate??if yes,at what rate??
    Please reply
    Thaanks

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  7. Anjali

    Thankyou,for such a wonderful explanation on hair greying.
    My 2 year old got a strand of grey hair,post a viral infection(this article mentions about viral infection too),a month later i saw another strand of grey hair.
    Will this continue to increase??
    Is there any remedy??
    Thankyou

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  8. cindy

    Hi, my name is Cindy. My grey hairs had been growing when I was at the age of 8 and I had a lot but whenever I got to the age of 15 to 16 it kind of started going away but their now coming back with even more when I turned 17 and I kind have blonde hair but not a lot but I have a lot grey hairs and my hair color is black I don’t really care that I have grey hairs but I’m kind of worried if they is anything wrong with me having any disorders

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  9. bwalya mulenga

    my name is bwalya from zambia.i have gray white hair it was noticed during my early age maybe when i was 5 years old it matured into pure white grey hair my mom used to dye it using all sorts of dyes one of them was kiwi polish and other dark black solutions. i hate my white hair i have been looking for a way to stop it but i cant please kindly help

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    • Dear Bwalya,

      I understand your concern.

      Your gray hair may be caused by genetics. If so, there is nothing to do except either accept it or dye your hair. Using Kiwi polish and other dark black solutions not intended for hair dye can be toxic and is not recommended.

      If your gray hair is caused by a current condition, you need to know which condition in order to be treated. Have you been tested for vitamin B12 deficiency, anemias and thyroid conditions (especially hyperthyroidism)? If not, this is the place to start.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  10. Daniel

    Hi, my name is Daniel from Nigeria, i was born naturally with a gray hair at the left side of my back head. I disliked it a lot at my younger age and always dye it with battery powder in combination with a charcoal soot. When i got to my 18th Years, i saw in the Bible in the book of Proverb 16:31 that a ” gray hair is a crown of glory only when it is found in a righteous ways” with this insight, i began to live a life that would please God by departing from iniquity. Today am proud to tell you that a Gray hair is a gift from God because my life had become a massive testimony since i got this insight.

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  11. Obleep noobles

    Im running out of time, I feel sicker every day, I don’t know how much longer I have left. My hair is rapidly turning white, it started 12 years ago in my own classroom. My friends discovered a grey hair on my head and I started dying.

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    • Obleep,

      I’m not sure I understand your comment. Do you have symptoms that indicate you are sick and going to die soon? Or are you upset about your hair turning white so you color it? I do not mean to diminish your angst, but these are two very different things.

      @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  12. Esther

    Hi am a girl of 16+1year and i don’t know how to get rid of grey hair without any side effect

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  13. Lizzie Lee

    Hi. I am 12 years old and I just found a grey hair! What does this mean?

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  14. Manal

    im 12 and i have almost as many white hairs (white not gray) as my 42 year old mom. ive been growing them since about 7 years old. and btw im not white. answers please? most of my family on my dads side gets white hair early but, is there a way to stop it? what foods have B12?

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  15. Devyansh

    My son 9 years white hair and grey hair .. Please solution and treatment sir

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  16. sera

    i’ve had 2 cases when i’ve had grey hairs and noticed it, first time when i was 10 and now when i’m 13, i have seen grey hairs with brown tips around my room for a while now and i’m not sure whats wrong! could it be that i’m not eating enough and not getting enough vitamins? because i’ve never really ate enough because i never have the appetite

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  17. Amelia

    Hi, I am Only 10 Years Old And I Have A Scattered Gray Hairs On My Head…Is That A Problem?…

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  18. SMRUTI RANJAN SAHOO

    Sir my girl baby now 2 and 1/2 years old.her hair is grey and thin.I saw a hair is white,what is the reason and how to treatment thus desease. Pl….

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  19. sachin

    I am 14th years old but i have many white hairs on my head and how can i get my black hair again please give me feedback

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    • SUSAN

      YOU NEED MORE VITAMINS

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  20. Tianna

    Hi I am only 13 yrs old and I am starting to get some grey hairs and was wondering what could cause this

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  21. Melissa

    Hi im 12 and my friend pulled out 1 grey hair out of my head im worried and what should I do to treat it

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  22. Gabriel

    I’m just an 11old but I have one white eyebrow,what does it mean?

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    • Athith

      You have overdosed off something. Check your bloodstream.

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  23. Rebecka Morales

    Hi im Rebecka and my age is 12. I know that’s a young age but I want to tell you this. I’ve been getting gray hairs all over my head. My mom said that its just from stress but, i just want to make sure.

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  24. Ankit

    Dear sir…

    Pls sir help me from white hair problem i am 25 year old pls suggest treatment….

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  25. Aman Kumar

    Hii doctor..I m Aman Kumar Studying in class-10 I m 15 years old my hair is becoming grey since 2years…30% of my hair become grey sir please help how to make them black….Sir my all friends are teasing me because of this grey hair…Doctor please help or name the medicine to make by hair black….please Doctor please….
    I m waiting for your reply

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    • Freya

      don’t be friends with your so-called “friends” is they are mean to you. Or just ask them to stop. Anyway good luck.

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  26. Aunetti smith

    My now 13 year old has alot of white/ grey hair. She was diagnosed at age 7 with CPP. & was diagnosed at age 10 with IGG & I GA immune system deficiencies. She also has sleep apnea and astma. And Amplified pain disorder. Why is her Brown /Auburn hair turning white? & why now? Their is no early greying in our families.
    Thank u
    Middle Ga

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  27. hasanthi

    Sir my daughter 13 years old, 8 to 10 hairs became white of a specific area back of head.please tell me treatment.

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  28. maggie

    hi doctor, I’m 16 years old and have found one grey hair. i am currently sitting my end of year 11 exams, i am not sure if it is from stress, genetics, or a deficiency??

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  29. jeewan

    Hi sir good evening my son is 14 years old now 50% of his hair is grey .started 3 years ago kindly pls sent the remedies for that sir .

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  30. L.meena

    Hi sir good evening my daughter had 4 years old now she having gray hair growth a lot so kindly pls sent the remedies for that sir me also having gray hair growth early age

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    • swatantrasahu

      My daughter 3years old a patch of greyhair on the middle of head what is it’s treatment

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    • KR

      Hi, first I would check for b12 defcy and thyroid problems. For thyroid problems if it were my kid, I’d make sure they check foe antibodies, not justify regular tsh, t3 t4. They’ll argue it, but just have them check thyroid autoantibodies. If everything’s fine, then just pick them out. My story: I’m the 4th kid of 5 and I was the only one that ever had white hair as a kid. I had white silver hairs scattered starting at the age of 3-4yrs old, but who knows when it really started. My mom would pic them out every 3 months so that kids wouldn’t make fun of me, about 40-80 of solid white hairs every 3-6months. It got less with the years. But by the time I was 12-13 I was still picking out about 30 every 3 months or so. I had jet black hair, so silver solid white hairs were very obvious, so I started dying my hair at 12. I’m now 33 years old and have had zero white hairs since I was 26. They just stopped. The only reason I say thyroid, is bc 26 was when my thyroid problems were fixed, I struggled with issues for 10 years before I finally got diagnosed, they just needed to check my antibodies. Perfectly healthy now and no white hair and almost 33 :) and if u have to pick them out, it really isn’t so bad, just don’t make a big deal about it and kid won’t, my mom never made me feel weird about having it, she would just brush my hair and pick them out routinely, there are worse things in life than a couple white hairs as a toddler. Best of luck!

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  31. Annie

    Hi, I have had gray hairs since I was 10 years old. However, I have noticed that many of my gray hairs are not completely gray, sometimes the bottoms will be gray but near the root it is black again. Can you please tell me why I might have hairs that turn gray then turn back to my natural color, then sometimes gray again???

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    • Joel

      Exactly like mine

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  32. Asha

    My son is 12 years old from past 3 years his head is full of grey hair we should to the doctors we also went to the homeopathy medicine and Ayurvedic oils but no improvement so please help me how to remove grey hair

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  33. Akash

    Dear sir…
    Pls sir help me from gray hair problem i am 19year old pls suggest treatment….

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  34. Jessica Cooper

    my son had a pimple like bump it popped and went away and in that same spot it became bald then weeks later his hair grew back white and i have took him to many doctors and they have no clue what it was or what cause that pimple to pop and make that area go bald and make the hair grow back white its been like this since he was 5yrs old and he is now 12yrs old

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  35. madhav

    sir i am 17 yeqr old and i have lots of gray hairs from about 2 or3 years please help.me and suggest me your kind suggesions

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  36. rajender

    Sir my daughter 8 years old, 8 to 10 hairs became white of a specific area back of head.please tell me treatment.

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    • Jodie watson

      My daughter is 12 and also have a patch of grey hair in the lower back of her head. From your experience , please tell me what cause that patch of grey her and what should I do?

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      • Milly D

        It’s probably a birthmark, which usually lack melanin to colour the hair.

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  37. saif

    hi
    I am Saif I have some gray hair
    so plzz
    you give me advice
    to remove gray hair
    thanks

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  38. saif khan

    hii doctor I am Saif my some
    hair is suddenly gray I use every day shampoo
    I disturb from this problem
    so plzz doctor advice me and send some tips
    too remove gray hair

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    • Thanks for writing in.

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      Based on Dr. Greene’s writings, it would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to dark color is to do is dye your hair.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  39. Reaksa

    Hello Dr,
    I’ve got grey hair since I was 12 years old and I am 17 years old by now. I usually dyed my hair whenever I cut my hair. Any solution to prevent from this grey hair?

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    • Dear Reaksa,

      Thanks for writing in.

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to prevent it — if it is preventable.

      Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      From the above, we can assume that it would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to continue to dye your hair.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  40. malik sufyan

    hi. I am sufyan. I am 12 years old and i have gray hairs. I sometimes used hair wax when i was younger. I used shampoo almost daily but now i have changed my habit.
    Is there a solution to this problem and is this normal or not?
    can this be cured and how?

    regard: malik sufyan. from pakistan.

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  41. emmanuel asrat

    Emmanuel

    I’m 16 years old and I’ve grey hair all over my head. I live in Ethiopia. I had taken some creams prescribed by a doctor for two weeks, but my grey hair still does not seem to be reducing and some people say I think too much, use a honey on head, but there has to be an explanation for all these. Please give some advice.

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  42. RATTAN KUMAR

    Hi Doctor,

    My grand daughter 2 years old has two small patches of white hair on back side of head (near to neck).Rest of the hair are jet black.
    Looking forward to your advise.
    Regards,
    RATTAN

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  43. Sara

    I’m 16 years old and I’ve grey hair. I got my first grey hair at the age of 10. I had taken a blood test and found out it’s due to deficiency of vitamin B12. I took medicines/injections and ate food rich with vitamin B12, all in accordance to the doctor. My grey hair still does not seem to be reducing. Please advice.

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  44. Mohammed ali khan

    Sir,I have some white hairs in an early age what can I do to remove it.

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    • Mohammed,

      Thank you for writing DrGreene.com.

      It is important to find out the cause of white hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “In my office, when I see a child with gray hairs [or white hairs], I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to remove your white hair may be to dye your hair.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  45. Estella

    Dr Greene
    My son is now 21 yrs old. I have been watching him as the years gone by….he was born with scattered grey hair. He is always tired..seems like an 80yr old but I think an 80 yr old has more energy then my son . Can you help us?

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    • Estella,

      Thanks for writing in.

      Dr. Greene says, “In the office, when I see a child with gray hairs, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      If one of these was the root cause of your son’s gray hair, it could also impact his energy level. Has he had these tests run?

      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  46. Chantell Brendell

    Hi my name is chantell I’m from Nambia Walvis Bay my son was born 13 May 2016 with gray hair on his left side of his head…I’m looking for a reason that what may have cause this and can it cause him problems in the future??

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    • Hi Chantell,

      Thanks for writing in.

      There are a few reasons for gray hair in children. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  47. zafar

    i am 19 year old i have white hair in my beard give me tips

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  48. ritvim

    Hello sir, I am ritvik currently giving my 12 boards.I have found a white hair ,so what should I do to turn it black again and stop hair fall…..
    Please reply …

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    • Ritvim,

      Thanks for writing in.

      It is not uncommon for young people to have a few isolated white hairs, particularly if it runs in the family. Do others in your family have early gray or white hair?

      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  49. Cathy :)

    Hi my name is Cathy. I have 12 1/2 years old.

    I have a few white hairs but I don’t know why. I don’t think this happened to my parents or grandparents. It may be the reflection of light, but I’m not sure. It may be stress.

    Do you know what is happening?

    Thanks!! :)

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  50. Ngawang

    I’m only 14 years old and got most of my hair grey,I even told my parents about it but they say that its natural for our family as my mom also got it from her teenage.so can u please tell me a solution for it if there is any

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  51. Kiara

    why do my hair turn gray but i’m only 13 years old but it started at age 10 or 11 years old

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    • Dear Kiara,

      Thanks for writing in.

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in my medical office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are abnormal, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are all normal, the gray hair may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair it’s natural color is to dye your hair.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  52. Ricardo

    My sister of 14 months has 2 white hairs. If more white hairs appear, I will tell my mother to follow the procedure of tests suggested by the doctor. Just to clarify, this applies to both white and gray hair in children, correct?

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    • Ricardo,

      Thanks for writing in.

      Yes, both white and gray hairs follow the same procedure.

      Thanks for being such a great big brother!

      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  53. Leslie Reid

    I have a 18mon old native boy who has gray patch at the back of the right side of his hair. It has been there since he was brought to us at 3 was old, so probably since birth. None of his other sibs have this that I know of.

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  54. Kayley

    My daughter is age 3 years and I have noticed strands of gray in her hair

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    • Hi Kayley,
      Thanks so much for writing in!
      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for your daughter to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change the gray hair color may be vegetable-based hair dye.
      Hope that helps!
      Alexandra (caring helper at drgreene.com, not a doctor)

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  55. Adrina

    Doctor I have been having white hair since I was 12. My parents say it’s because of genetics. My dad had his when he was 4 yrs old.My white hairs are growing more and more and becoming more obvious ,that the second someone’s sits behind me they ask “do you have white hair?” So how do I stop it?

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    • Hi Adrina,
      Thanks for writing in! I’m sorry to hear that your white hair is causing you distress. It can also be beautiful!

      Sounds like you’re pretty sure it’s genetic. Generally, it is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair color may be hair dye. This is not permanent and will need to be repeated as your hair grows.
      Hope that helps, hang in there!
      Alexandra (caring helper at drgreene.com, not a doctor)

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  56. Raman

    Doctor I have many white hair which is uncountable and I am 14 year old my friends and neighbours teases me a lot so is their any way to help me get my hair black

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    • Raman,

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to black is to do is dye your hair.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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      • Erick

        Hi I am 11 I am trying to help my friend with his grey hairs.He is 16,and he says he is very depressed I don’t know if that is causing the grey hair what can he take or how can we fix it

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        • Dear Erick,

          Thanks for writing in.

          It is important to find out the cause of your friend’s gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

          It would be helpful for him to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to make sure all of them are abnormal. If they are not normal, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are all abnormal, the gray hair may be caused by genetics and the only way to change his gray hair to black is to dye his hair.

          I hope that helps.
          Best, @MsGreene
          Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  57. Christine

    Hi, I have a son who is almost 12 years old and he has a few gray hairs here and there. But I am a little concerned that this is happening as this similarly happened to me when I was younger. Do you think it is genetic or will cause him any bad side effects health wise?

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    • Kent

      At such a young age stress sgouldnt exactly be a concern as long as he has a healthy lifestyle, seeing as how you said you had this when you were younger it could most likely be genetic, check with your family and ask them if yhey had gray hairs when they were younger.

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  58. aradhaya

    sir,i have this problem of graying hair since 2 years but i cannot get a resonable cause of my problem . i don’t know whether they r increasing or decresing ,and i didn’t got any solution till now .as people suggest me to use hena and i have done so but i didn’t get desirable result because i want a permenant solution or cause why it was happening . so what should i do as i am a school going child my frnds teases me a lot so ….
    respected sir plz give me your suggestion … on this and any othere info u want abt i can give u
    but plz give me the solution
    age 14 years.

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    • Aradhaya,

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair color may be hair dye. This is not permanent and will need to be repeated as your hair grows.

      I hope that helps.
      Best, @MsGreene
      Note: I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, but I am not Dr. Greene and I am not a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  59. amire

    My name is amore iam 21 years old now my hair is mostly white how can get black hair

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  60. sanjay

    Hi, This is sanjay from india are 33 from past 6 years my whole body even eye brow turning into white hair so fast. what is the causes

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  61. Craig

    Hi I have a large patch of gray hair I recently checked my B12 and My thyroid but have not gotten the results back. If it wasn’t those what else could it be?

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    • Craig,

      Do you have family members with a similar patch of gray hair? Even several generations back?

      @MsGreene
      Note: I answer a lot of questions on DrGreene.com, I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, Dr. Greene’s business partner and wife, but I am a not doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  62. Kikrukhrielie

    Sir , I’m about 19 years old and I have white hair of about 900+ , can u please tell me is it some kind of disorder or its jest natural , and also can I have some of your advise of Turing my hair back to black , thanks

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    • Kikrukhrielie,

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If the tests are normal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to black is to do is dye your hair.

      I hope this is helpful.

      @MsGreene, Co-founder & Executive Producer DrGreene.com, Mom
      Note: I answer a lot of questions on DrGreene.com, I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, Dr. Greene’s business partner and wife, but I am not Dr. Greene, nor am I a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  63. Matthew Jones

    I’m 12 years old, and my first few months in 7th grade have been nothing but stress. One morning after my morning shower I notice that I have gray hair, a lot of it. I’ve always know that people in my grade were stressed, but when I looked around the room that day and realized that a lot of people had some gray hair. How do I get rid of it? I’ve been trying to stop stressing out so much because of school, so is that the solution? Please help.

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    • Matthew,

      I’m sorry your year is so stressful. In adults gray hair is linked to normal aging and stress. In children, it is important to find out the cause of the gray hair.

      Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to black is to dye your hair.

      I hope this is helpful.

      @MsGreene
      Co-founder & Executive Producer DrGreene.com, Mom
      Note: I answer a lot of questions on DrGreene.com, I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, Dr. Greene’s business partner and wife, but I am not Dr. Greene, nor am I a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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  64. Krishna

    Hello I am 17 years old and I am getting my hairs Grey& White since from 1 year . SO please give me some advice for turing it again into black hairs .

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    • Krishna,

      It is important to find out the cause of the gray hair to know how to stop or reverse it. Dr. Greene says, “When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause. First, I find out what I can about the family history. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      It would be helpful for you to have a vitamin B12 level, a CBC and a thyroid function test done by a doctor to see if any of them are abnormal. If they are, treating the issue could be helpful. If they are not abnormal, this may be caused by genetics and the only way to change your gray hair to black is to do is dye your hair.

      I hope this is helpful.

      @MsGreene
      Note: I answer a lot of questions on DrGreene.com, I am the co-founder of DrGreene.com, Dr. Greene’s business partner and wife, but I am not Dr. Greene, nor am I a doctor. Please keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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    • Luke Smalley

      I am 10 years years old and I have gray hair o my left sideburn and gray spots and small lines on the left side of my head. I just wanted to say!😁I really like it.

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  65. Ammar Mujtaba

    Salaam Dr. Greene!

    I’m a 16 years old boy having more than a half of my head gray. When I was about 14 years old, I saw my first gray hair which started spreading rapidly with the passage of time. And now, I’ve my 2/3rd part of head gone gray.I’ve heard the hair of my dad at these stages were gray too.
    I’ve some burden of studies in my life too. Does it happens by my routinely stress and depression?And can it be solved?

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    • Salaam Ammar,

      Your father’s early gray hair is a sign that this may be genetic. As Dr. Greene says, “The appearance of gray hairs may be the result of a child’s genetically determined maturational schedule. If so, it is likely (but not certain) that others in the family tree would have followed a similar schedule.”

      There are other causes. And it can be a combination of genetics and other causes. As Dr. Greene says, “Several conditions can alter a child’s preset melanocyte-clock…The most common of these is vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is present widely in foods from animal sources. Dietary deficiency is difficult to achieve, unless a person is eating a strict vegan diet.”

      Without testing it’s not possible to determine the cause of your gray hair, but if your diet is low in B12, it would be wise to add B12 to your diet or through a supplement.

      Best,
      @MsGreene
      Co-founder & Executive Producer DrGreene.com, Mom
      Note: Not Dr. Greene, not a doctor. Keep that in mind when reading my comments and replies.

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      • Ammar Mujtaba

        Hi Doctor!
        Can it be the possible cause that the less use of properly filtered water can also cause premature graying?

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  66. BrittneyMorales

    Hi I’m Brittney I’m 11 years old when I started growing gray hair my sister plugged them out and know they are growing mor plz help.

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  67. Elowen

    A few months ago I started getting grey hairs, and I am only twelve years old. This is very uncommon in my family. Neither of my parents are grey at all, and they are 53 and 47. I have vitamin B vitamins everyday.

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  68. Parashar Mahe

    Please tell me sir if there’s any relation of body height with whitening of hairs, I’m 15.

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  69. Parashar Mahe

    Hi sir ,
    I’m 15 & my hair are turning into white slowly please help me to prevent it….

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  70. Gaurav

    Hi,I am 16 and yesterday i found a single grey hair in the right side and front of my head..Can you please tell me that how can i get rid of it?

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    • John A Citizen

      Pull it out
      It’s only one strand

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  71. Urmila

    Hello, i saw 1 white hair in my 5yr daughters hair.. plz help what to do??? m worried… plz help

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  72. Renee

    Hi- my 15 y/o daughter has strands of gray on top of her head I first noticed one strand couple yrs ago. Shes not a vegetarian but does not eat much red meat or vegetables. Her diet is mostly white meats, potatoes, cheese and pastas. Could that be the cause ? or heredity? because I, and my sister had few gray at that age as well. I make sure she takes a multivitamin and vitamin C daily. She was tested for thyroid and its negative. She did however suffer eczema as a baby.

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  73. Fahad Ansari

    Hey doctor I’m Fahad I’m 17 year old last 1 year
    i found my hair which are black it suddenly
    change in grey doctor plz help me

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    • Fahad,

      Does this run in your family, or are you the only one?

      Medical causes include vitamin B12 deficiency and issues with the thyroid. When Dr. Greene sees young patients with gray hair he runs three tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel. Do you have a way to have these tests run?

      @MsGreene

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  74. Madhav Vyas

    Dear sir,
    I am Madhav Vyas from india. I am facing white hair in my teenage. It make me feel sham on myself. So plz suggest me ways to turn again my hair to black. I didnt went to any doctor. so plz suggest some natural ways to cure my hair

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    • Dear Madhav,

      Hair can be prematurely gray naturally or because there is a health issue. If it is a health issue, it is important to treat that, not just the gray hair.

      Dr. Greene says, “The most common reason [for premature gray hair] is vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12, or cobalamin, is present widely in foods from animal sources [beef]. Dietary deficiency is difficult to achieve, unless a person is eating a strict vegan diet.”

      You can be tested by a doctor for vitamin B12 deficiency and if you are deficient, vitamin B12 supplements are in order.

      I hope that is helpful,
      @MsGreene

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  75. Madu

    Dear Doctor ,
    I have a 7months old baby girl. Today I saw a one grey hair on her head. I confused after see it. Please Doctor help me to prevent her on that situation and let me know what is the reason for that. Actually After delivery I suffered from anemia . Before 4 months of my delivery my blood had checked. One level had deducted in that blood report . My level was 345. limited level is F:376-500. Please Doctor tell me a solution to prevent my baby’s hair.

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    • Madu,

      As Dr. Greene says:

      “It is possible that your child has a vitamin deficiency. It is also possible that the gray hairs are a visible sign of an important internal process. Gray hair in a child should be investigated. When I see a child with gray hairs in the office, I look to three sources to try to determine the underlying cause.

      1. First, I find out what I can about the family history.
      2. Next, I perform a thorough physical examination looking for helpful clues.
      3. Finally, I obtain three laboratory tests: a vitamin B12 level, a complete blood count (CBC), and a thyroid function panel.”

      Best,
      @MsGreene

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  76. HUZZY

    Hi, my name is HUZZY I am (16) sixteen years old yesterday I found a grey hair on my face on the right chick can someone tell me how I got it and how can I get rid of it

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  77. efe olu

    Olu

    My son is 9 and already had about 9 grey hair, his upper iñner mouth and lips always turn black from time to time is so fraustrating trying to get answer to all these questions as doctors keep saying his ok. So worried don’t know what to do. Any help please. an

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    • efe olu

      What is the cause of his upper inner mouth and lip getting dark no

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    • Julie

      A black mouth can be thrush. A simple yeast infection….. it can be white, black or slightly greenish. Most common in babies, but kids and adults can also get it.

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  78. Neha patel

    hi sir I am from India my son is only 2 year old I found some gray hair for his please give me any tips I very worried about his hair

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  79. Sayed

    Hi ,Dr .Greene
    I have skin rash hyperpigmented , itchy ,specially when it’s hot , More in inner aspects of limps and the trunck , for more than 2yrs , easily removable black scars painless , with normal skin under it , not responding to steroids and moisurising creams , sometime decreased with dove cream ,
    CBC and serology were normal , age is 43 yrs , no Dm or HTN , please what can be ? Thanks for ur patience .

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  80. Mayur

    My age is 17 my hair is becomes white tell me medicine to prevent from hair become white

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  81. Vicky

    I have just noticed a very short but thick and wiry grey hair at the very top centre of my 6 year old daughters head, just the one.. Should I be worried ?

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    • Armando Vega

      Yes stop them from stress

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  82. Anurudh

    I am just 15 i have white hairs in my head it is might 15-20 or more than it plz advise me asap thx!

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    • A

      Don’t worry. This is happening to me too and I’m younger than you.

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  83. Pranu

    My son 5yr old only one batch area 7 or 8 white hairs how to cure the hairs i am feeling very sad

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  84. Caters

    I was born with salt and pepper hair and later it turned blonde all over and since then it has been darkening over 17 years and is now brown. It might become dark brown like my dad or even black

    My momma has had every hair color except black naturally in her life. She has had black hair but it was from hair dye.

    Why would melanin be unevenly distributed at first and then later on, evenly distributed? And is there a reason for this gradual melanism(increased melanin over years and years)?

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  85. Crystal

    Im 12 and yesterday at night i was brushing my hair and i found half a white hair like the half that is close to the scalp was white and the rest was normal why is this happening

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  86. Moey

    Hi, i am 12 and from i was 5 my grey hair has gotten more and more, my mother said from the time i was a baby she noticed strands of white hair and now %35 of my hair is grey. I am not stressed, just wondering WHY THE HELL I HAVE GREY HAIR??????

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  87. Rose Richardson

    In the Book of Jubilees (google it!), Chapter 23, verse 25-26, prophecy reads, “And the heads of the children shall be white with grey hair, And a child of three weeks shall appear old like a man of one hundred years. And their stature shall be destroyed by tribulation and oppression. #26, And in those days the children shall begin to study the laws, And to seek the commandments. And to return to the path of righteousness. #27. And the days shall begin to grow many and increase amongst ‘those’ children of men. Till their days draw nigh to one thousand years…….!! fountain of youth found!

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  88. Rafael Fuentes

    Hello Sir, I am a 14 year old boy who happens to have around 50 white hairs, you can’t see them very well but they are there and my mother is worried because I get angry a lot during the day. Could this be the cause of it. If not, can I get some info on what could cause this all of a sudden?

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  89. gurmeet

    I am 17 year old isuffering from white hair plese help me

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  90. Sidra

    My hair were perfect till 15 but afterwards its colour started fading …. now am 16 and most of my hair are gone white… am very worried…

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  91. rylee

    hello..i just turned 9 years old. i am very stressed and i never get to relax. i am abused by my mom and yelled at by my dad. they are rarely nice to me. i am starting to get gray hairs. help!

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    • Soukna

      Please seek help if you are getting abused…. Please. I beg you.

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    • Moey

      Get help! I beg of you! Do it, tell anyone please, i beg!

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    • Anonymous

      It is because u are stressed. Please seek help

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  92. Chaina Acuzar

    My hair was fine at 12 and suddenly I started getting white hairs then a year later I got more than 200 white hairs, please help me stop these white hairs…

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    • UnKnown

      First you have Die your hair very dark and do it every 2 weeks that’s all

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  93. kiran yadav

    Sir my 3 year daughter has one grey hair and her hair are very rough and thin kindly help me

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  94. saqib

    Sir..I have only one hair grey at the age of 10 but now about 40%of my hair turnstile grey and this process is increasing so,so please give me some special advice…
    From INDIA

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  95. Abeer

    Sir, my 12 year old daughter has about 4 gray hairs and that has never happened to any one in our family tree so neither me or my daughter are sure of the cause please reply asap

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  96. Pankaj Rout

    my hair was good when i was at the age 10.But now its gonna to be worse.Now i am and i have more than 100 white hairs. Please sir, advice me something to stop this.

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  97. nishu (india)

    sir…4 the very first time I noticed my white hair at the age of 14 .then suddenly it disappeared ….at the age of 16.5 it agn came …n dis tym in larger amount… now m 19 n I have almost in total of 40 white hair….some of them are also becoming black agn… means I saw 3 white hair who was white from root…but now black… but others are still the same…. and its increasing too….m not able to undrstnd why this z happening with me…. I don’t have any genetic issue… neither from maternal nor paternal…. and mie diets are also good….plzzzz suggest….. m vryyy worried……..

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  98. shikha kulshrestha

    i have a 5 year old child. Today I saw one grey hair in his hair. Kindly advise what we can do for it and suggest foods for the future that may help.

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    • sahani

      Sir, daughter is 5 yrs. She has got a 1 gray hair. Plz suggest me a solution to over come and scared if it continues in future too.

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  99. charlotte

    hi im 11 years old and i have 3 to 5 white hairs i do stress a lot i want to know if i can find a way to fix this

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  100. Shivam gohel

    I am 14 years old . I have many grey hairs . I don’t have any vitamin deficiency . please tell me what to do

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    • Lucy

      I’m 13 and my mum was plaiting my hair and she found a few grey hairs under my top layer of hair, I was really confused and a bit upset. My mum said it was manageable but I wonder if there is any way to stop grey from coming through, please help!…

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  101. Richard Qin

    Hi, I am 12 and I have more than 50 white hair. Help! My sister counted.

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  102. Armando vega

    Hi im 12 years old and i have gray hair plz help peiple say its from stress and I don’t stress.

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  103. Yuvraj

    I am 14 years old I am having about 10-15 white hair .what should I do help plzz

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  104. Ami shah

    Hi my 6yr old son had 1 grey hair.can u help me out with wat shld I do.i m really scared .

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    • Axel

      It’s probably not anything bad because I am 11 and I have 1 facial hair on my left cheek since I was born.

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  105. Stephanie

    I am 11 years old and I have ? grey hair plz help

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  106. Shawn

    I’m 17, and have a lot of grey hairs that get pointed out on a weekly basis at school. I’m sick of hearing “you have grey hairs”, and “your an old man” and because of that I’m very self conscious about it now :(

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    • Carrie

      Hi Shawn,

      There are several possible reasons you are starting to get grey hair early. It could be genetic or a vitamin deficiency. The best thing to do is to visit your Dr. To be sure it’s nothing serious (it’s likely nothing serious). I started going grey at 16 and people always mentioned it! I started using some gentle hair dies to cover it up until I was about 20. Then I just went with it. Be confident, if you act like you don’t care about the grey others will think that’s cool. Now people compliment my grey; I’ve been called a silver fox lol. Not my favorite but I’ll take it. : ) good luck

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  107. Kc

    I’m 16 & I found one white hair.. What does it mean??

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  108. fahad

    hi sir i have white hairs plzz help how to keep them black

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  109. ghanchi rizwan

    i m 16year .. i can many white hair pls help me .. i m very hardly life pls help me….pls send message for black hair pls help

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  110. Amanda

    13 year old girl getting grey hair (head) and coarse black hair in her upper chest.
    She is also Autustic. Any ideas were to start for an explanation

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  111. Sharjeel

    Hi dude ! whats up, i am (16 years old) . My hairs are becoming white when i was (8 years old). I have family history of graying hairs also of very severe acid reflux,peptic ulcers etc. Question: Have any connection between digestive disorders and childhood graying hairs???? Please answer everyone!!!

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  112. Nishant

    I am 19 years old and have grey hairs from past 6-7 years…So I really want a permanent solution for this …Can you please suggest something to me from which I am able to prevent white hairs into black permanently….Please give me solution for this.!

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  113. zaw sai

    im 14 and i have been growing gray hair since i was 12 and my parents keep saying that don’t worry about but whenever my mom would pluck them out, it seems more keeps growing.
    Is this natural or do i have a problem?

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  114. Reema

    Hi, I’m 13…..I tried coconut oil almond oil etc But no use..Its spreading everywhere.Is there any solution to cure grey hair?I’m so tensed?

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  115. Estimating1

    Doctor, can low level (or High level) external doses of Ionizing radiation from the fallout / airborne particles from the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdowns cause late onset (1 or 2 year) grey hair by damaging the melanocyte cell dna or structure??
    please refer to the below link for case in point…
    http://enenews.com/nasa-experts-anomalously-high-levels-polonium-found-southeastern-after-fukushima-explosions-never-recorded-before-except-during-volcanic-events-fallout-detected-mississippi-river-polonium-rel

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  116. Mohammed

    Dont be sad!! this was written in Quran Millions of years ago which was revealed by almighty to his messenger prophet Mohammad in chapter 73 verse 17. you nay refer the Quran!!

    73:17. But if you also disobey (the Messenger sent to you), how will you then guard yourselves from the (calamity of the) day which will turn (even) children (prematurely) gray-headed.

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  117. ann

    Hi, I’m 20years old. I started getting gray hair since I was 3 years old and it only became more and more. Most of my hair is gray now. I was bullied throughout my primary school years. It was terrible.

    I started dying my hair since the age of 16 but the gray hair grows back fast, so I have 2 dye it like every week. I even cut my hair short at a time do to frustration. I’m now 9 months pregnant and fear for my baby’s hair color….all my siblings and cousins from my fathers’s side are going through the same thing. How can I prevent my baby’s hair from being gray?

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  118. precious bello

    I’m 13 and I was born with grey hair. What does it mean?

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    • Suni

      Hi….
      My son is 5 years old…he is having 2-3 grey hairs….
      What is the reason and what is the remedy for it…?

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  119. Nikki

    Hello I am 17 and I am discovery grey hair. At my age I don’t know if its normal. I discovered my first grey hair when I was in elementary school then it stopped until I got into 10th grade. What should I do? I need to know if its normal…

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  120. simon zhang

    I’m 14.5 years old. My mom discovered my first white hair when she was breast feeding me and now I have about 25 white hairs. I’m Asian so my original hair color is black/brown.

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  121. Ameliah Haneh

    Massage with egg oil. Massage your scalp twice a week with egg oil and leave it on overnight. Egg oil contains anti-oxidant xanthophylls like lutein and zeaxanthin which arrest premature aging (graying) of hair and even reverses early stage grey hair. Hope this helps :)

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  122. arpitha

    My daughter 3yrs & 4months has a single white hair on her head it was shocking and please….advice any deficiency…..

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  123. kazi md. zahangir

    My ten years daughter’s hair is graying. Please provide me good solution for stop graying. Can she take B 12 vitamin supplements? Please do something about the issue.

    Thanks
    kurigram. Bangladesh.

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    • Sabana

      Hello my daughter is only 8 years old before 3 months I saw only one grey hair but now it’s like seven grey hairs I m so much worried so I already went to her doctor he told me it’s normal but I want to give her proper treatment so please give me some guidance.Thanks

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  124. lavette

    I am 16 and my hair is packed with shiny gray hair. I don’t know why, but my mom said I was born with strains of gray hair, but some people say its wisdom. Can I get an explanation please?

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  125. Ram

    Hello,
    I would like to know more about your reply – I too found 1 hair in my 7 daughters hairs, should i go for blood test?
    what did you do for your kid? : please reply

    thanks
    Ram

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  126. susan

    It’s 3 months since I took my daughter off gluten for her white hairs and it stopped spreading since. I am doing a stool culture to test for bacteria and will give her vitamins I hope her hair will turn dark again. But in the meantime I’m thankful that it is not spreading.

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  127. ANu

    Sir, I am 26yrs Indian girl working as a nurse. My hair started greying from age age of 7.

    Since I was 18 years old, twice a month I used to colour my hair, but no benefit. It has increased and now my 90% of the hair became white. I had so much tension. I have goitre, but my T3, TSH, T4 levels are normal and now I am ashamed to face public.

    Hope that I will get a suitable reply as early as possible. Thank you.

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  128. pearl

    I have 2 daughters 13 and 16. My 13 yr old was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome at 2. I noticed about a year ago she has some grey hairs. I thought it might be neurological, never talked to dr about it, but i just noticed my 16 yr old does too. Kind of want to know why now, a little concerned…

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    • Carolyn

      I began turning platinum in my 20s. I remember my mother had to have B 12 shots when I was very young, and the platinum hair ran thick in her family and down to me and my kids. I’ve been searching through the literature, trying to find answers to my health issues. A few months ago, I found literature about MTHFR and B-12 deficiency. I self prescribed B-12 shots and then followed with sub lingual B 12. My health finally began improving. I also have the lumps under my skin. I had asked doctors about before and the only reply was they were just insignificant fatty tumors. There is definitely something going on with my nerves. I am thankful to have found an amazing functional doctor to help me with all this now. Thanks for the article!

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    • anna

      I’m 29, have noticed a little gray and white hairs, and I have Aspergers, too! I was wondering if it was stress, I have been exposed to a heck of a lot of stress this year that was uncalled for, also my dad went gray at 28, my grandmother also had gray hairs at a young age, I may need to change habits to prevent and stop any grey hairs too.

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  129. suraj

    My kid has white kind of shiny hair. He is 8 years old. What can I do?

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  130. Mackenzie

    I’m 18 and have been greying since I was 8. I’ve been dying it for over 9 years and yes the greying is slow but never stops and only continues to progress. Lately though, I’ve come to embrace it. I’m perfectly healthy, not anemic and hardly ever sick. In my scenario, it just seems like a freak mutation (but I kinda like it).

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  131. lupe moreno

    I’m fourteen and have a lot of gray hair I’ve tried dying it, but then it will end up fading. I.m tired of dying it. Any help of how to get rid of gray hair?

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  132. Anonymous

    A girl in my school noted I had grey hairs. I can’t go to a doctor. I remember noticing a few when I was 7 or 8, but my parents thought it was from clothes bleach or something. I’m 13. Anything I should do?

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  133. sumitra

    Dear sir
    I sumitra from India….west bengal ..my 5 year baby getting hair grey slowly slowly..
    suggest me i m tense….

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  134. mehak

    Hi Dr. Greene. My son is 9 years old. He has had many white and grey hairs. I have asked his docter. No one has been able to tell me why. I’m worried.

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    • hamida

      Hi Mahek,
      I am going through the same problem. My son is also 9 and his grey hair started at age 6. I am so worried. He’s seen so many doctors and they did blood work, but no answer.

      We live in Canada and you?
      Hamida

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  135. Chili

    I was born with gray hair. According to my mother, she asked the doctor, why I had it & his reply was that it was nothing to worry about. No test were done. I’m 41 now, I do have more gray but still not completely gray. Should I get any test done?

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  136. pavithra

    My age is 14, but I have grey hairs. I am a vegetarian. Can you give a solution for this please?

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    • precious bello

      stop being a vegeterian ur lacking vitermins

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      • wowursocool

        Says who? I know many of vegetarians who are lacking zero vitamins and are perfectly healthy including me. In fact I’m lacking less vitamins than many people I know who eat all types of food.

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  137. Darlene

    I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY ONE YEAR OLD GREAT-GRANDSON WHO HAS GRAY HAIR SCATTERED THROUGH HIS BEAUTIFUL DARK HAIR. BUT THEN, HE HAS RED AND BLONDE IN THERE TOO. CAN YOU EASE MY RISING CONCERN???

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  138. susan

    I found white hairs in my 12 year old daughter. She also has some stomach aches and is pale and pretty thin. I did all the blood work but haven’t gotten results yet. However, I think I am taking her off gluten in any case because blood tests are not accurate only stool cultures. My niece had alopecia. She went off gluten and all her hair grew back!

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  139. kiran

    hi, Dr. Green, I am three years daughter mothers,I find in her hair three hair is grey, I am worried, uwe are vegetarian, her cbc, b12, thyroid bkood test is normal, niw what shiuld I do for her, hos cure this problem can you give me guidelines, please thank u

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    • jayasree yelvarthy

      Hi, Dr. Green, I have a son who is three years old. I found one hair is white on his head. I am worried. We are vegetarian. Now what should I do for him? How can we cure this problem? Can you give me guidelines? Please don’t forget to give your feedback.

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      • Khushbu

        Hi, Dr. Green, I have a son who is two years old. I found one hair is white on his head. I am worried. We are vegetarian. Now what should I do for him? How can we cure this problem? Can you give me guidelines? Please don’t forget to give your feedback.

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      • kanchan

        Hi Jayashree,
        I am also a mother of 3 years son & suffering from the same problem. I also found one or two white hair and some redish white hair on his head. I am so tense about what to do? Please, if you get any solution, please inform me.

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        • Dhanashree Patil

          have you found any solution so far?

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  140. Koko

    Please answer this query. My younger brother is age 14 and his grey hair is distressing him as he is getting severely bullied at school. His grey hair started when he was around 5 as a few but now 20% of the strands on his hair are grey. We do not want to dye the hair and blood tests have revealed no deficiency. I don’t have grey hair and my dad didn’t start graying till late 40s. My older brother and mum started graying pretty early in their 20s and 30s respectively which they knew how to deal with as adults.

    My younger brother however is having a really hard time.
    Please help.

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  141. Juleah Beth Weikel

    You should absolutely get him to a gastro doc right away. Have him checked for Celiac disease, request the genetic panel as well as the regular initial blood test.

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  142. Swadha Srivastava

    Hi. I am swadha and I am 13 year old . I started finding grey hair from six months. Is there anything I can do for me? Please tell me .

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  143. christy

    My daughter is 10 yrs old and she has had white & grey hairs since she was about 6 yrs old. I have asked doctors and no one has been able to tell me why . But its nice to know , in a way, that it has to do with her hypothyroidism.

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  144. Thara

    Hello Doctor, One of my friend’s son has complete silvery / grey hair by birth. Is there something we can do about this? The family is worried.

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  145. rell

    I am a child tween 12 and I found gray hair in school then went home and found more

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    • Tilan

      cool story bro

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  146. omar mohamed

    hi I’m 13 years old and i am really starting to worry about my grey hair . Is there anything else i can do instead of dying my hair every more please if you know anything please tell me i really need to know because people have been taking the mik out of me and its really annoying please tell me thanks Omar Mohamed i have been trying to find a solution for this
    Omar Mohamed cool_omar_mohamed@hotmail.com

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  147. JAGANNATH DAS

    My 2 year old son has had scattered
    white hairs for about born . Does he have a vitamin deficiency ? Does
    this mean he will be prematurely white ?

    Jagannath Das

    Kolkata,India

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  148. Jayne Ives

    Hi, my son is six and has autism, he has just recently had a clump of hair turn white! With little white highlights also! He is a strange but lovely little boy!! Animals flock to him and his hearing is amazing to say the least x he can hear word perfect underwater, with external noises! Erm.. Getting to the point, should I be worried?

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    • Juleah Beth Weikel

      He may have vitiligo.. My 9 year old has autism and celiac disease, I have Celiac and Lupus (mom) and most of the boys in our family have vitiligo including my Dad. The point is that auto immune issues and gut issues along with autism seem to have a strong connection. One of my brothers was born with grey hair and my other brothers have patches of white where the vitiligo is present. Hope that helps.

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  149. Raj Vijay

    dear sir,

    i am 17 years old. my friends plucked a grey hair from backside. As i read all your report i came to know that it is not about the vitamin deficiency i am worrying about. My father used to say that he saw grey hair on his head when he was 30 years old.COULD LIVESTYLE AFFECT IT?

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  150. Stephanie

    Im worried about my Two year old in which I found grey hair in his head and one on his eyelash. I have a Dr apt set up for later in the month but i have reason to think he might have a bigger issue. He been have the loose stools like his body isn’t processing his food right. Might even be allergic to dairy. He’s also delayed in speech for almost a three year old. Doesn’t count, say ABC’s, nor speaks in sentences of any kind no matter how hard I try. I dont know whats wrong with him but I feel like its all related some how.

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    • Amit Tamakuwala

      For delayed speech, you should consider a hearing test right away.

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    • Juleah Beth Weikel

      Please take him to a pediatric gastro doctor ASAP. Get him tested for Celiac disease, request the genetic panel as well as the standard blood test. My autistic son became highly verbal after discovering that he has Celiac disease and changing his diet. I was misdiagnosed until 32 because all tests came back negative including biopsy, however my genetic came back positive and I was diagnosed after my son was. Your son very much sounds like he has all of the symptoms of Celiac. Also take him to your local Regional center for autism support and diagnostic testing.

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    • Kitty

      Look into methylB12 injections. Dr Neubrander protocol.

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    • Piya

      Hello Stephanie! Hope your child doing well. Could you share what the diagnosis was for the greying of hair and eyelashes…

      My son is going through that now and I have a doc appointment soon

      Thanks!

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