When 16-year-old Aakansha Kumari’s weight dropped below 42lbs and she wasn’t able to keep food down, her parents were understandably worried.
Her father soon noted that there was a visible lump on her stomach and she was taken to a doctor.
What they discovered wasn’t something they were expecting.
Aakansha’s stomach was lodged with a giant ball of matted hair – known scientifically as a trichobezoar – that took up 80% of her stomach and was steadily making its way down her colon.
This was a result of a two mental health conditions known as trichotillomania and trichopagia that had been plaguing Aakansha for years. Read the full story here ▶
