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Today I Learned (TIL)English · 11 months ago

TIL that in 2017, a 16 year old girl died of complications from "Rapunzel Syndrome", which is a compulsion to eat your own hair

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TIL that in 2017, a 16 year old girl died of complications from "Rapunzel Syndrome", which is a compulsion to eat your own hair

www.healthline.com

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Today I Learned (TIL)English · 11 months ago

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Rapunzel Syndrome: Eating Hair Can Be Dangerous

www.healthline.com

The condition led to the death of a 16-year-old girl in the United Kingdom. Here are some of the symptoms and treatments for trichophagia.

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TommaClock on 2024-07-16 13:54:11+00:00.

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TL;DR the hair is not digested and builds up a ball in the stomach, an infection there caused organ failure.

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