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Trichophagia (Greek: τριχοφαγία, from τρίχα, tricha "hair" + φάγειν, phagein "to eat") is the compulsive eating of hair. Most often, long hair is chewed while still attached to the head and then swallowed.[citation needed] The hair eventually collects in the gastrointestinal tract causing symptoms such as indigestion and stomach pain. A purgative can be given to induce the elimination of the resulting trichobezoar..

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