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Eating human hair causes blockages in the digestive tract
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Eating human hair can lead to the accumulation of hair masses known as trichobezoars, which frequently cause blockages and obstructions in the digestive tract. Multiple clinical studies and case reports support this conclusion.

Evidence for · 9
2023 · cited by 11
Documents cases of gastric trichobezoars formed from swallowed human hair leading to obstruction.
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The retrieved papers consistently document that ingested human hair accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract to form trichobezoars, which cause various types of digestive tract obstructions (such as gastric outlet and small bowel obstructions). There is unanimous support in the literature with no papers refuting the claim.

More for · 8
2022 · cited by 5
Notes that trichobezoars typically consist of ingested human hair and cause obstruction and perforation.
2025 · cited by 3
Lists human hair (trichobezoar) as a cause of gastric and mechanical intestinal obstruction.
2024 · cited by 3
Examines gastric trichobezoars—rare hair masses that cause abdominal symptoms and obstruction.
2017 · cited by 1
Identifies gastric trichobezoars made of human hair as a cause of partial gastric outlet obstruction.
2020 · cited by 1
Discusses trichobezoars as a well-known type of bezoar formed by swallowing hair in the gastrointestinal tract.
2025 · cited by 1
Reports on trichobezoars composed of hair leading to complete bowel obstruction.
2026 · cited by 0
Describes trichobezoars (hair masses) extending into the intestine and causing bowel obstruction.
2026 · cited by 0
Notes that intraluminal masses formed from ingested hair can cause small bowel obstruction.
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  1. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Clinical Presentation, Current Treatment and Approaches Towards Novel Therapiespeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Treatment of large gastric trichobezoar in children: Two case reports and literature reviewpeer-reviewedsupports
  3. Acute appendicitis with associated trichobezoar of feline hairpeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Epidemiology and clinical presentation of kidney amyloidosis have changed over the past three decades: a nationwide population-based studypeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Gastric bezoar: a simple and innovative lithotripsy method—a case report and review of the literaturepeer-reviewedsupports
  6. Gastric trichobezoar as first presentation of psychiatric disorders in young women: case seriespeer-reviewedsupports
  7. Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of diseases caused by mercury overexposure: a systematic review of case reports and case series.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Trichobezoar in Paediatrics: An Uncommon Cause of Gastric Outlet Obstructionpeer-reviewedsupports
  9. Chewing gum bezoar as an unexpected cause of acute intestinal obstructionpeer-reviewedsupports
  10. Trichobezoar-induced intestinal obstruction-complete bowel obstruction in a young female with underlying psychiatric disorders: A case reportpeer-reviewedsupports
  11. Rapunzel Syndrome Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis With Biliary Ductal Dilatation in a Child: A Rare Mechanical Etiology of Pediatric Pancreatitis.peer-reviewedsupports
  12. Pediatric Small Bowel Obstruction From a Migratory Trichobezoar.peer-reviewedsupports
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first checked06 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8206 Aug 2026
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