What to do if you swallow hair

In our lives, some people always accidentally eat hair into their stomachs, especially for some women, because most women's hair is relatively long and easy to fall out. If it accidentally falls on food or is accidentally swallowed into the stomach, it will feel uncomfortable. Many people think that hair cannot be digested if eaten into the stomach, so what should you do if you swallow hair?

1 Don’t worry too much if you accidentally eat a hair

If you accidentally eat a hair, there is no need to worry too much. The hair you eat will be excreted from the body through metabolism and will not stay in the body and cause other physical discomfort. If you want to get rid of the hair as quickly as possible, you can try the following method.

2 If you accidentally eat hair, you can eat black fungus to clean your intestines

If you accidentally eat hair, you can eat more black fungus in your diet to help the hair out of the body as soon as possible. Because wood ear has a certain adsorption capacity, it can help clean the stomach and digest cellulose.

3. If you accidentally eat hair, you can eat apples to promote gastrointestinal motility.

If you accidentally eat hair, you can eat more apples, or drink honey water and other foods that can effectively promote gastrointestinal motility, help promote body excretion and accelerate the excretion of hair with feces. In addition, you can also eat more whole grains and other foods rich in dietary fiber, which can also accelerate gastrointestinal metabolism and expel hair from the body.

4 If you accidentally eat hair, drink more water to promote excretion

If you accidentally eat hair, you can drink more water to help your body excrete it faster and promote the excretion of hair along with the stool. You can also eat more fruits and vegetables to avoid the occurrence of hair growth and causing it to remain in the body for a long time.

5. If you accidentally eat your hair and experience discomfort, you need to see a doctor

If you accidentally eat a lot of hair or your baby accidentally eats hair and has choking, difficulty breathing, purple lips and other symptoms of hypoxia, you must seek medical treatment immediately. Try not to induce vomiting or forcefully cough out the hair, as this can easily cause the hair to enter the trachea and cause more serious problems.