eating hair

[missmay]

as horrible as it sounds i eat my own hair,im really not proud of this but i dont know how to stop any advise???????

[B00]

Not sure what this has got to do with parenting..........but anyhooooooooos!

I presume you've got long hair? The obvious solutions would be to either get it cut so it's too short for you to put in your mouth, or put it in a bun so it's out of reach.

Other than wearing a balaclava 24/7 I really can't thing of anything else- good luck!

[maggie01]

I would agree with Boo. You can only chew it if it is long enough to reach your mouth. Have it cut or tie it up.

[electricblue]

I used to do this when i was little until my nan told me that when you do this it gets wrapped round in your stomach and can make you really ill or worse,,,,,,,,,,,!

[missmay]

i didnt mean to put it in parenting!!!in the colder months i may resort to the suggested 'balaclava' approch!!but my hair also falls out at the back quite regulaly (i now sound like a bald hair eating freak!!!~)so tying it up really doesnt mak much differance

[helliebobs]

I think you need to look at why you're doing it missmay - is it a comfort thing? Do you do it when you are stressed out? If so, then maybe you need to address those things first and try and find another way of dealing with problems/stress or something that takes your mind off it.
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[name8]

maybe you should stop

[TheGopher]

Please take advice from a counsellor or similar on how to stop this habit. Your GP might be able to advise you on where to seek help. A young lady I know was taken seriously ill and had to have a major operation in her teens due to a hairball being lodged in her intestines. It had built up from years of hair eating. Electricblue's grandmother was not wrong.

I don't wish to frighten you, just to advise you to take steps to stop this habit as soon as possible.

[superswally]

This is really quite a dangerous habit the body as can not digest hair you need to see your gp.

[bubbly girly]

I once got one little strand of hair down my throat and nearly threw up and couldn't breath! How the heck do you possibly eat your hair!!!!!!!!