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Fri 23 Nov, 2007 07:24 am
Surgeons removed a massive 10-pound hairball from the stomach of an 18-year-old girl suffering from a psychological condition in which she ate her own hair, according to a report in this week's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The teen went to her doctor after complaining of stomach pains and vomiting. She had also lost 40 pounds over a five-month period, according to a UPI report.
Doctors at Rush Medical Center in Chicago carried out a scan and were amazed to find the huge mass of hair blocking her entire stomach, according to NEJM.
The hairball measured 15 inches by 7 inches by 7 inches when it was removed.
Once the hairball was removed, the patient was discharged and given psychiatric help. A year later the teenager has gained 20 pounds and has stopped eating her hair, the journal said.
At least she didn't cough it up on the duvet.
Joe(Maxie!Maxie! Not there!! Not there, kitty!!)Nation
A good argument for classical conditioning if ever I saw one.
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Saved the hair for a wig, didn't they?
hair ball eating compulsion
Complications of pica include: inherent toxicity; intestinal obstruction (such as that occurring with trichophagia, or hair eating); excessive caloric intake (such as that occurring with starch); nutritional deprivation; parasitic infections; and dental injury. In many cases, complications do not occur or are not recognized, making the diagnosis of pica difficult. Moreover, many patients are unlikely to self-report such habits because of embarrassment or ignorance that the behavior could have medical significance.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/tips/9.html
story makes me gag ----uurp---urrp---urrp---pooowah
HEY_I DONT REMEMBER EATIN THAT
There's always a few kernels of corn.
Joe(What's up with that?)Nation
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