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Eating Hair Follicles Health Risk

Premium Questions

Dr. Shubham Mehta MD

why do I eat my hair folicles ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shubham Mehta ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

attached, could this be hpv? I'm thinking it could be hair follicles, but they are raised, is that possible for hair follicles to be raised? They are white in appearance, and slightly raised .... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

inflammation of the hair follicles ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Rahul Kumar MD

what will detox all chemical, drugs, toxins from your hair follicles? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Naveen Kumar MD

I had surgery and medical glue was used on my incision. The glue was in my hair. I tried to use nail polish remover to help get the glue out. As I was trying to comb the glue out of my hair, I pulled ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar ( ENT Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  K.S.V.Ramesh MD

follicle eating? ? ok so I really didn t know how to ask this so here i I go I am almost 23 and I have a wired addition of eating my hair follicles is eating hair follicles... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K.S.V.Ramesh ( Dentist)
Dr. Nazma.amman MD

Hi, for the last 4 years I have been eating my hair follicles. I do not eat the full hair only the follicles and sometimes a little bit past. I do pull my hair out due to stress... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nazma.amman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

—stripping the actual follicles off with the teeth and discarding the hairs.I m also wondering whether eating ...Hi.I have read that the urge to eat one s hair is known as trichotillomania.I m... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar MD

I pull out my hair and eat the follicles, I can t seem to stop. I was almost completely bald on the top of my head a few years ago. Thank goodness that my husband has been helping by pointing out when I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Neera Kataria MD

started to eat the follicle of my hair. I know eating the actual hair can cause a bezoar, but can eating the follicles do the same? And do you recommend anything that may possibly help... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neera Kataria ( Dermatologist)