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Lately, my hair has been way more oily than ever & i've been bloated. only thing in diet that has changed is no more fast food/soda. what can it be?

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Depends: Good for you for changing your lifestyle. Go to your doctor to discuss possible reasons for the bloating and oily hair.

Answered 1/13/2014

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Oily Hair: Common causes of oily hair include: seborrhoeic dermatitis, oily skin, weather changes, hormonal imbalance, fungal infection of the hair shaft.

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