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	hair news - Hairball in stomach kills teenager
		Trichobezoars are perhaps the most common type of bezoar to develop, although this is a rare condition.
		Trichophagia is generally regarded as a personality disorder similar to finger nail biting.
		In turn, trichophagia is often linked to habitual hair plucking which is called trichotillomania.
	www.hairgrowthnews.com /ar/ar012.shtml (431 words)

	Trichophagia
		Trichophagia can cause serious stomach pain and on occasions surgery is needed to remove a hairball.
		About 40% of cases involve hair chewing while 10% of individuals with Trichophagia eat their hair.
		Eating hair is unwise as it is very irritating to the stomach and can lead to digestion problems and ulcers.
	www.hairlosstreatmentremedy.com /cause/trichophagia.asp (64 words)

	Trichotillomania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Prozac and other similar drugs, which some professionals prescribe on a one-size-fits-all basis, tend to have limited usefulness in treating TTM, and can often have significant side effects.
		A practice related to TTM is trichophagia, in which hairs are sucked and/or eaten.
		In extreme cases, this can lead to the development of a hairball or trichobezoar in the abdomen, a serious condition in humans.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/t/tr/trichotillomania.html (318 words)

	PCA volume 10 number 4/1
		A thorough wash-out of the peritoneal cavity was performed to remove all hair rests.
		After the diagnosis was established, it became evident that she was known for trichophagia years ago, but she claimed not to have eaten her hair in the last few years.
		The postoperative course was first complicated by a wound abscess, followed by an intra-abdominal abscess.
	home.tiscali.nl /staalman/PCA/pca11_1/pca11_1_4.html (587 words)

	trichobezoars info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		ust wanted to share some recent steps to dealing with my trichophagia (hair eating).
		On Sunday, January 25, 1998 I found the Fairlite BB and realized for the first time in my 27 years of hair pulling that I was not alone.
		I don't think people that eat roots only need to be worried, but I truly don't know for sure.
	home.intekom.com /jly2/ttmbezoars.htm (587 words)

	Trichotillomania (TTM)
		When patients also suffer from Trichophagia (eating the hair they pull) they may encounter significant issues with intestinal blockages (the Rapunzel Syndrome).
		Many patients spend considerable time in hair pulling and in their efforts to cover up the cosmetic damage, and the repeated motion involved in hair pulling can result in repetitive motion injuries.
		The cause of trichotillomania is unclear, but there is a theory that the disorder has a biological basis, whereby abnormal brain chemistry causes disrupted or muddled communication between the brain and the body.
	www.bipolarcentral.com /otherillnesses/ttm.asp (958 words)

	Eating Hair :-/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		(Trichophagia) Often found in humans that suffer from Trichotillomania.
		Hair can not be digested (or coughed up like our feline friends) therefore it gathers in the intestinal tract or stomach.
		If you suffer from Trichophagia, PLEASE consult a doctor as this can be extremely fatal.
	forums.livingwithstyle.com /archive/index.php/eating-hair-t38543p1.html (887 words)

	Help for Hair Loss: Hair Shaft Defects
		Either way, affected individuals are usually not aware that they are plucking their hair, and when they are made aware of it they often find it very hard to stop.
		Some individuals who pluck their hair also then eat it, a condition called trichophagia.
		This is a very dangerous condition that needs to be treated with some urgency.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/110/109708.htm (670 words)

	eMedicine - Anxiety Disorder: Trichotillomania : Article by Cynthia R Ellis, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A record of hair pulling and/or the saving of plucked hairs may be required to confirm a diagnosis of trichotillomania.
		However, use caution when depending on patient self-reporting and/or records from children, because some may engage in trichophagia and consume pulled hairs or pluck hairs in privacy to hide the severity of the disorder.
		Treating trichotillomania in children may be difficult due to the low reliability and validity of self-report.
	www.emedicine.com /PED/topic2298.htm (3537 words)

	The Rapunzel syndrome (Trichobezoar) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Rapunzel syndrome is uncommon, only 6 cases have been previously reported.
		Its characteristics are: 1) the body of a trichobezoar located in the stomach, and its tail in the small bowel and/or in the right colon, 2) small or large bowel obstruction, 3) occurring in psychiatric patients and, 4) trichophagia.
		We have added an additional patient, who was submitted to our hospital with diagnosis of abdominal mass, who, during his work-up was found with the above mentioned characteristics.
	www.imbiomed.com.mx /Gastro/Gav62n4/english/Zga74-9.html (91 words)

	three(365) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The only piece of advice I recall is this: a healthy person's bowel movements should be floaters, not sinkers.
		Trichophagia is the term to describe the disorder in which one pulls the hair from their head and eats it.
		People with this disorder suffer from a number of secondary symptoms, including intestines blocked by their hair.
	www.plinko.net /cw?x=4/20/2003 (146 words)

	The Virtual Hospital: Iowa Health Book: Trichotillomania
		All other causes of hair loss, including medical and dermatological must be considered and ruled out before the diagnosis of Trichotillomania is confirmed.
		The person may have such serious hair pulling that all hair is pulled, except a small rim of hair (Friar Tuck sign).
		Abdominal pain may result from trichophagia and a hair bezoar.
	www.janela1.com /vh/docs/v0000961.htm (302 words)

	eMedicine - Anxiety Disorder: Trichotillomania : Article Excerpt by: Cynthia R Ellis, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The resulting alopecia can range from thin unnoticeable areas of hair loss to total baldness in the area(s) being plucked.
		In addition, trichophagia (ie, mouthing and/or ingesting hair) is common in persons who pull out their hair.
		This chewing or mouthing behavior frequently can lead to the formation of trichobezoars (ie, hair casts) in the stomach or small intestines.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/byname/anxiety-disorder--trichotillomania.htm (530 words)

	Trichobezoar - a condition to think of in case of mobile abdominal mass
		Findings on physical examination included pallor, patchy alopecia and a soft mobile, non-tender mass in the epigastrium and left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
		When questioned she admitted to a history of trichophagia for as long as she could recall.
		Although trichophagia is not frequently related to full blown neuro-psychiatric disturbance but it is said that the trait represents a personality disorder analogous to the finger nail biting.3
	neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu /fellows/qureshi/Trichobezoar.htm (531 words)

	trichotillomania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		teeth, or trichophagia (eating hairs) may occur with Trichotillomania.
		There may be areas of absent hair on the limbs, or torso.
		Trichophagia may result in bezoars (hair balls) that may lead to anemia,
	members.networld.com /sooz/trichotillomania.html (966 words)

	Rogers Memorial Hospital :: Trichotillimania Symptoms
		People suffering from trichotillomania symptoms may attempt to hide or cover bald areas by using hairstyles, scarves or clothing, or makeup.
		Trichotillomania symptoms of some individuals also may include playing with their hair, chewing on their hair, or digesting hair (trichophagia).
		They also may pull hair from other people, pets or sweaters.
	www.rogershospital.org /ocd_trichotilimania_symptoms.php (373 words)

	Trichotillomania
		Presence of other associated behaviors such as inspecting the hair root, twirling the hair, pulling the hair between the teeth, chewing on the hair or eating hair (called trichophagia)
		Many people who have trichotillomania try to deny they have a problem and may attempt to hide their hair loss by wearing hats, scarves, and false eyelashes and eyebrows.
		People who engage in trichophagia (eating hair) are at risk for forming trichobezoars, or balls of hair, in the stomach or small intestines.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/118/112870.htm (831 words)

	Wordcraft Archives, August 2005
		Harry Potter, Book I: bezoar, (monkshood, wolfsbane, aconite, trichophagia trichobezoar); dumbledore (albus); smelt; viridian (virid, vindictive); dittany; olivander/olivaster; pince-nez
		It can occur in humans, too, as a result of trichophagia (chronic pulling and eating of hair) and then is usually called trichobezoar.
		The answer will come tomorrow, as we start our new theme.
	wordcraft.infopop.cc /Archives/2005-8-Aug.htm (1679 words)

	Peer Reviewed Pediatric Radiology Case : Pedrad :: Rapunzel syndrome grade I° due to trichobezoar -- The peer reviewed ...
		Bezoars in humans are differentiated due to their make-up.
		Most common are phytobezoars, which consist of undigestable plant material (cellulose, lignine), the second most common form are trichobezoars, which are usually due to trichophagia (eating of hair) combined with a psychological illness (trichotillomania).
		Bezoar, trichobezoar, hairball, foreign object, stomach, trichophagia, trichotillomania, hair eating, Rapunzel syndrome,, child, childhood, pediatric radiology
	www.pedrad.info /?search=20060104123424 (1138 words)

	Trichotillomania: What You Should Know
		Some, instead of discarding the pulled hair, swallow it.
		The term for this symptom is, "trichophagia." Some children are more prone to developing trichophagia.
		The problem can be a serious hazard to one's health as the hair cannot be digested and processed like food.
	www.mindpub.com /art448.htm (767 words)

	I like that in a man.
		"Not bad, Krycek," said Mulder, tossing the agent's report across the desk, "but trichophagia is spelled with an "h" not a "k".
		You might also want to use the proper medical term for "hairball"."
		Mulder's face colored, and Krycek left, evil chuckles trailing him down the hallway.
	www.drizzle.com /~eliade/short_two.htm (485 words)

	OCD Message Board - FACTS ABOUT TRICH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It's suggested that to help trich,it's best to have therapy and med's.
		Trich can also,carry the risk of trichophagia(eating of or chewing the hair)people who do this are said to have trichobezoars this can causes a blockage to the digestive system and can be serious.
		To look into trichophagia,me and ashgrove found this site was helpful
	www.stuckinadoorway.co.uk /topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3675 (5336 words)

	Tricho Trichobezoar Trichoid Trichomona Trichophagia Word Roots Medical Etymology
		Tricho Trichobezoar Trichoid Trichomona Trichophagia Word Roots Medical Etymology
		Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients
		~ TRICHO~ prefix for HAIR gr TRICHO = HAIR ~ TRICHOBEZOAR med> HAIRBALL WITHIN THE STOMACH OR INTESTINES ~ TRICHOID id+ ALIKE TO HAIR ~ TRICHOMONA biol> HAIR LIKE FLAGELLATED PARASITE ~ TRICHOPHAGIA med> ABNORMAL HABIT OF EATING HAIR ~ TRICHOPATHY biol> HAIR DISEASE ~ TRICHOTILLOMANIA med> COMPULSIVE HAIR PULLING
	www.consultsos.com /pandora/trichomo.htm (107 words)

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