{"id":120752,"date":"2016-10-07T23:24:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T23:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/woman-has-hairball-the-size-of-a-melon-removed-from-her-stomach\/"},"modified":"2016-10-07T23:24:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T23:24:47","slug":"woman-has-hairball-the-size-of-a-melon-removed-from-her-stomach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/woman-has-hairball-the-size-of-a-melon-removed-from-her-stomach\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman has hairball the size of a MELON removed from her stomach"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Unnamed woman was rushed to hospital with a vomiting and swe<\/strong><strong>lling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Was unable to eat and vomited every time she took a sip of water<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Doctors discovered six by four inch hairball in her stomach and\u00a0<\/strong><span><b>intestine<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Diagnosed her with Rapunzel syndrome \u00a0&#8211; where people eat their own hair<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Kate Pickles For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  17:30 EST, 6 October 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  22:10 EST, 6 October 2016<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">          40<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A  woman who was hospitalised with swelling and vomiting\u00a0astonished doctors when they discovered the cause was a giant hairball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 38-year-old was admitted suffering from constipation and an enlarged abdomen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She had lost more than a stone after having no appetite for the previous year, which doctors said left her looking tired with an unhealthy pale appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tests were inconclusive and surgeons were first to explore after her condition deteriorated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-45eed7f633b48f02\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/16\/3928CEC600000578-3825099-image-m-4_1475768047984.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Surgeons were astonished to discover what was causing the sickness and swelling in the \u00a0woman's abdomen\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Surgeons were astonished to discover what was causing the sickness and swelling in the \u00a0woman&#8217;s abdomen<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When surgeons operated they discovered a hairball lodged in her stomach, roughly the size of a melon, with a &#8216;tail&#8217; going into the first part of her intestine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It measured six by four inches with another, smaller, one in her large intestine.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/16\/3929B95000000578-0-image-a-14_1475768239882.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>&#8216;It takes my mind off MS&#8217;: Woman with multiple sclerosis&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/15\/392AB0EF00000578-0-image-m-23_1475765371487.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>People are living 10 YEARS longer than ever before but spend&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/13\/3929317800000578-0-image-a-10_1475755368813.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Working night shifts does NOT raise the risk of breast&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/14\/39299AFF00000578-0-image-a-48_1475760555358.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><span>Do YOU have back pain? Expert reveals the 10 ways to ease&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She was diagnosed with Rapunzel syndrome, a rare condition in which a hairball (called a trichobezar) is found in the stomach, with its tail in the colon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Named after the Grimms fairy tale character, is associated with trichotillomania, where sufferers have an irresistible urge to pull out one&#8217;s hair, and trichophagia, the compulsive eating of hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After surgery she was discharged six days alter and sent to see a psychiatrist and nutritionist.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4845ec6d0037ef84\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/06\/17\/3928CECE00000578-3825099-image-m-15_1475771511181.jpg\" height=\"558\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A smaller hairball was found in the 38-year-old's intestine, according to the BMJ report\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A smaller hairball was found in the 38-year-old&#8217;s intestine, according to the BMJ report<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In addition to reporting on this case, the group of US doctors reviewed 88 cases of Rapunzel syndrome, highlighting the rarity of the condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They found that the condition is most commonly seen in children and adolescents, is associated with an underlying psychiatric disorder, and document complications from untreated cases, and recommend treatments.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wocc\">                    <span>WHAT IS RAPUNZEL SYNDROME?\u00a0<\/span>                <\/h3>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7d9110b2f6f9dc12\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/05\/16\/12\/343C434B00000578-3592648-Rapunzel_syndrome_is_a_rare_condition_where_hairballs_are_found_-a-40_1463398043990.jpg\" height=\"286\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition where hairballs are found in the digestive tract. Pictured is the mass removed from a 16-year-old girl called Komal's stomach after she had been chewing on her hair for five years\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/>    <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition where hairballs are found in the digestive tract. Pictured is the mass removed from a 16-year-old girl called Komal&#8217;s stomach after she had been chewing on her hair for five years<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition where hairballs are found in the digestive tract  after a person ingests their own hair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is predominantly found in young people who have learning disabilities or are emotionally disturbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A hairball &#8211; called a bezoar &#8211; extends from the stomach, with it&#8217;s &#8216;tail&#8217; in the small intestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hairballs are accumulations of human or vegetable fibers that accumulate in the gastrointestinal tract.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They increase in size because hair and fibre is not absorbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They cause abdominal pain and nausea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Sometimes people can present at healthcare facilities with a mass, but no symptoms, but it can progress to tearing and obstructing the stomach and bowel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Most hairballs in children are from swallowed hair from the head, dolls, or brushes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Source: Clinical Medicine and Research journal\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"social-stats social-stats-pipe\" id=\"shareCountBottom\">\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!-- NOTE: WARNING: render-partial is a function --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-fe-rotator-header channel-header\"> <span class=\"mol-fe-rotator-header-body\"> <span class=\"title\"> <span>Most watched<\/span> <span>News videos<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"items-holder cleared\">\n<li class=\"mol-fe-rotator-item news\">  <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/08\/09\/05\/3705FCBF00000578-0-image-m-19_1470718592328.jpg\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"colours-target description-wrapper\"> <span class=\"description\">CCTV captures final tragic moments of Mirna Salihin&#8217;s life<\/span> <\/span> <span class=\"colours-target description-mask\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"mol-fe-rotator-item news\">  <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/03\/16\/39104D8A00000578-0-image-a-42_1475509193548.jpg\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"colours-target description-wrapper\"> <span class=\"description\">Mother shaves daughters hair after she &#8216;bullies cancer girl&#8217;<\/span> <\/span> <span class=\"colours-target description-mask\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"mol-fe-rotator-item news\">  <span class=\"thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/10\/04\/13\/39170F7F00000578-0-image-a-6_1475585163630.jpg\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"colours-target description-wrapper\"> <span class=\"description\">GRAPHIC CONTENT: &#8216;Ghost&#8217; 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