A 17-year-old girl's hair was found in her stomach

 

In India, a 17-year-old girl was found to have a 7kg bundle of hair extracted from her abdomen. The girl had been chewing and eating since childhood.

According to Indian media, a 17-year-old girl from the state of Jharkhand was brought to the hospital in critical condition. The girl was identified as Sweetie Kumari.

According to Sweetie's parents, she used to chew her hair since childhood.

When she underwent an ultrasound three years ago due to abdominal pain, doctors feared she may have a tumor in her stomach, but soon found out that it was a tuft of hair that had spread all over her stomach. Is.

Doctors at a private hospital later removed the lump in a 6-hour-long operation and cleaned Sweetie's stomach. Trapped in the stomach, the bundle weighed 6.8 kg.

GN Sahu, head of the team of doctors, said he had never seen such a patient's stomach condition during his 40-year career.

In medicine, this tendency to eat hair is called Reponzel Syndrome rather than Reponzel, the character of the Diomalai stories. Rapunzel is famous for its beauty and long hair.

Doctors say the syndrome can affect fewer people, but people who are accustomed to eating hair suffer greatly and may have to undergo lengthy and complicated surgery.