Letter: Hairball which weighs about 500 grams is removed from the stomach of a girl who studies in class XI.
Surgery is done in a new civil hospital (NCH).
The doctor found that the girl had developed a problem for the second time.
About four years ago a hairball was almost the same as the size was removed from his stomach.
The doctor said that the girl began to eat her hair because of depression.
The 16-year-old girl, resident of Jalan Ghod Dod, has stopped eating properly which caused it to lose weight.
Seeing changes in his food intake, his family got the girl being examined at a private clinic.
Medical examination reveals hairball in his stomach.
Doctors suggest surgery to avoid further health problems.
The girl worked as a housemaid and could not pay for the operation at a private clinic.
Then, the girl was brought to NCH where the doctor did the operation and remove the hairball.
“This is a rare case where the girl has developed the same problem twice because of her habit of eating hair.
After the previous operation the family did not treat it because she continued to eat hair,” said Dr.
Nimesh Verma of Nch.
The doctor noticed that the girl suffered from depression.
He picked hair from or head and also ate gathered in a comb.
The reason for surely behind his depression will be known only after his psychiatric treatment, the doctor said.
The psychiatric treatment is likely to begin in NCH.
The girl died a year ago.