Hairball: Cats will usually vomit them up. People don't usually do that. Sometimes has to be removed surgically. Or their endoscopy depending on how far down it is and symptoms it is causing and how big it is.
Answered 12/19/2015
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How do you know?: Hair ball in the stomach is usually discovered when a patient presents with stomach pain and loss of appetite and on endoscopy we find hair ball which can be few pounds in weight in the stomach and has to be removed The condition in which people eat their own hair from the scalp is called TRICHOTILLOMANIA usually associated with depression and stress mostly in teenagers and young people Consult MD
Answered 12/19/2015
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