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The hair had completely "captured the cavity" of her stomach and even some part of her intestine, doctors said.. Doctors in Bareilly successfully extracted 2 kilograms of human hair from the stomach of a 21-year-old woman suffering from a rare psychological condition known as Rapunzel Syndrome..
The woman, a resident of Kargaina, had been consuming her own hair for 16 years, a condition medically referred to as trichophagia.o)..
The hair had filled her stomach cavity and extended into parts of her intestine, preventing her from consuming solid food and causing her to vomit liquids, doctors at the district hospital said..
"Rapunzel syndrome is an unusual form of trichobezoar found in patients with a history of psychiatric disorders, trichotillomania (habit of hair pulling) and trichophagia (morbid habit of chewing the hair), consequently developing gastric bezoars..
The patients family reported that she had long exhibited signs of hair-pulling, but her condition came to light after she experienced intense abdominal pain, leading to the CT scan diagnosis..
