My daughter (7) has been chewing her hair so much she gave herself a curtain bang. Has anyone else dealt with this? Just chews on the ends of it but due to bloody stool we have an emergency appointment for today. She’s had anal fissures in the past and I’m wondering if the hair chewing/eating has something to do with the constipation.
There is actually a scientific name for this, which I think is casually called "Rapunzel Syndrome." Hope you find answers and some coping mechanisms :)
I’m sorry I don’t have an answer about the constipation from hair chewing. I just wanted to say that the hair chewing is likely due to anxiety & if you can help ease her anxiety then this could also control the hair chewing. If she has an OT, she can provide your daughter a sensory diet which would give her tools to help calm her when her anxiety is high. I hope the Dr. has a solution to end the bloody stools.