Posted on 07/01/2002 10:25:13 AM PDT by mattdono
Doctors in northern India have removed a 1.2 kg ball of hair from a 16-year-old girl's stomach.
The Dainik Ujala newspaper says doctors operated on Kiran Singh at a hospital in Dharampur near Shimla.
Her parents say she's pulled out her hair and swallowed it since early childhood.
Her father Ajit said: "No-one thought much of it initially. It was only when she came of age that she began to over-do the eating.
"Now the doctors have relieved her of her misery we hope she gives up the dreadful habit. Someone might just wonder whether we don't feed her enough at home."
Local doctor Shailendra Bisht said: "The habit of eating hair in children is usually indicative of stress arising from parental over-expectation. However, a thorough psychological evaluation of the girl is necessary to get to the root of the problem."
I would suggest a short hair but as a good start.
I would suggest a short hair CUT as a good start.
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