Eating hair?!?!?!
Question: ok i cant stop eating my hair. Does anyone know why or is this just a bad habit. I wonder if ill get a hair ball lol?
Answers: ok i cant stop eating my hair. Does anyone know why or is this just a bad habit. I wonder if ill get a hair ball lol?
It could be from an eating disorder called Pika. You should look into it. When someone has Pika, their body craves things that aren't nutritious. It's not your fault.
No, but you can get severe gastrological disorders...... Constupation, diverticulitis, colitis etc..... Eat celery instead, it's the same concept.....Stringy, tasteless, and useless......
Hmmm
Do you just chew on it or do you actually swallow it?
I used to bite my nails, then I started biting my hair.
It was a habit, but I stopped.
I recommend, that whenever you catch yourself chewing your hair, just try to stop.
Take it step by step.
A plus is that your hair will look good.
Hahaha
GOOD LUCK!!!
its called an obsessive-compulsive disorder.lot of people have it,don't feel weird.but,you can develop a big hairball,that may have to be removed surgically.cats are able to throw up and bring the hair up.humans cant.
i am not a fan of cut and paste but this was an actual answer from a doctor on the same question about eating hair
Some people pull their hair out it is called tricholomania. Eating the hair is somewhat akin to this. You may have anxiety that you are not recognizing. I would think you need to see a psychiatrist and get started on some anti-anxiety meds like XANAX or VALIUM or other anxiety med. It is obviously a nervous habit and when you feel tense you are trying to relieve that tenseness by pulling out your hair. It is a tension relieving device that seems to work for you however destructive it is for you personally. In the short run you may need to have your hair cut short and wear a shawl. Until you get your tenseness or anxiety under control. There may be something in your life that causes you to feel this enormous tenseness , that could be school, a job, or a relationship in your life or family relationships. If you are also depressed you need to get on an antidepressant. Anxiety and depression often accompany each other. Your doctor is in the best position to recommend an antidepressant. Wellbutrin SR, Zoloft, Anafranil, Prozac, Paxil, Celexa and many others.
you eat your hair because when you a 2 year old you dont have hair.......................................