A 54-year-old female asked:
ate spring rolls with shrimp&vermicelli inside.ate a piece if hair in 1 roll.can this hair infect &harm my digestive tract&other organs in my abdomen?
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Dr. Alejandra de Alba Razo answered
Specializes in General Practice
Eating hair: One single hair would be very unlikely to cause you any harm, it would be more problematic if you constantly ate hairs, like people with trichophagia.
Answered on Jul 16, 2019
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