{"id":121148,"date":"2021-07-29T07:02:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T07:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=121148"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:38:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:38:51","slug":"trichobezoar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/trichobezoar\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichobezoar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hair ball, sometimes formed in the alimentary canal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A mass of swallowed hair in the stomach. It is usually the patient&#8217;s own hair.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-109\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full gap-3 gizmo:gap-0\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c0bf9a9d-2edd-4058-b19f-973a033fdd94\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A mass of hair that has accumulated in the digestive tract, often as a result of individuals pulling out and ingesting their own hair. In cases where patients with mental health issues do this to an extreme, their stomach can become distended with what is known as a trichobezoar. Such hairballs may require surgical removal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hair ball, sometimes formed in the alimentary canal. A mass of swallowed hair in the stomach. It is usually the patient&#8217;s own hair. A mass of hair that has accumulated in the digestive tract, often as a result of individuals pulling out and ingesting their own hair. 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