• Question: What would happen if you ate your hair?

    Asked by camelialequeux to Andrew on 24 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Swale

      Andrew Swale answered on 24 Jun 2013:


      People who develop a habit of eating hair may experience diarrhea or constipation, poor appetite, excessive gas and other intestinal conditions. This is because hair is not easily digested in the stomach; it can form as a hairball and can lead to intestinal obstruction or bowel perforation

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