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19 March 2024

‘Hair-eating’ girl saved in Saudi

24-year-old Saudi girl suffers from Trichophagia, involving compulsive eating of own hair. (Supplied)

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A 24-year-old Saudi girl suffering from Trichophagia, involving compulsive eating of own hair, was saved after having a surgery to remove nearly 1.3kg of hair in her belly.

The girl was rushed to hospital in the Southern Jazan province suffering from severe pains and continuous vomiting, ‘Sabq’ newspaper said.

Scanning showed she has large balls of hair inside her stomach and intestines, prompting doctors to perform an urgent surgery on her.

“The operation was successful after surgeons removed nearly 1.3kg of hair balls from her abdomen. Doctors said her life had been threatened but that she is well after the operation,” the paper said.