PROBLEMS arose for a little girl who enjoyed chewing her own hair in the form of a giant hairball inside her gut.
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| A hairball weighing a kilo was removed from an 11-year-old girl's gut |
Everyone knows sucking hair can be dangerous but one young girl is paying the price for her lock-licking.
An 11-year-old girl from Kazakhstan has had a whopping hairball removed from her gut after years of ignoring her parents' advice not to suck her hair.
The hairball weighed an eye-watering KILO and was removed from the stomach after emergency surgery.
The discovery was made in one of the hospitals of the city of Taraz in southern Kazakhstan's Jambyl Region.
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| It was said the youngster was sucking her hair for years |
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| The surgeons were surprised to see how far the hairball stretched |
The mega hairball was found after the girl was delivered to the local hospital suffering from a severe stomach ache.
It was reported the youngster was unable to eat and couldn't even drink a glass of water when she arrived at the hospital.
Surgeons decided to carry out immediate surgery and were shocked when as a result they discovered a huge ball of hair located in her stomach.
The hair ball filled a massive 17cm of the stomach and also continued around 35 cm into the girl’s bowel.
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| The hair ball filled a massive 17cm of the stomach |
The parents said the youngster was spotted chewing her long hair, but they didn't realise it was detrimental to her health.
Often referred to as Rapunzel syndrome, the ingested here eventually clicks in the patient's stomach and can cause severe stomach problems as it did with this 11-year-old.
In less serious cases the patients can be given medication to induce vomiting.
After the hairball, which scientists call a "trichobezoar", was removed doctor said that they were confident she would now be able to eat and drink.
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