An eight year old girl who used to throw up after eating her meals found a pretty unusual cause to her illness… a 2kg hairball sitting in her stomach.
The girl from Henan Province, started causing concern when she wasn’t able to keep food down, and began losing weight. Fearing she was seriously unwell, her parents brought her to the hospital.
It was only after the doctor performed a CT scan of her stomach did they realuse she had a large lump in her stomach…
Delving deeper into her snacking habits, paediatrician Dr Zhang Shufeng uncovered that his patient liked chewing on her hair, biting her nails and munching on her clothes.
Performing surgery, the doctor removed a hairball (including clothing and food scraps), weighing almost 2kg.
Doctors told the girl’s parents that the hairball had taken the shape of her stomach, forcing all food out of her tummy.
So next time you plan on chewing those hair ends, maybe take a second look at this snap…
Images via Daily Mail
