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I eat a lot of hair. what's going to happen to me?
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Trichobezoar : Indigestion, stomach upset or distress, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pain, gastric ulcers. Even bowel obstruction or perforation have been reported. I would cut back.
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Hair : You are eating hair? If yes, then you need to seek psychiatric care before you develop a bowel obstruction from the hair. Please seek help.
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