Bezoars--hair balls?

[kjt1994 2]

How do you know if you have one? I have been avoiding all the foods that the NUT said could result in bezoars but then after a friend read through the paperwork on post op diet was asking how do you know. Has anyone had one of these, are their symptoms to be on the look out for?

[Tobeornottobe 89]

I personally had never heard of this before so I googled the term. Unless you are eating hair it would see that you have nothing to worry about.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I have never heard of this either as it relates to sleeve patients. I have seen these things that were in horses - not hairballs but rather some kind of mass of undigestable material. Are you sure this is what your NUT meant?

[2goldengirl 2,076]

Bezoars are quite rare; I've only seen one in 30+ years, and that one was am emotionally disturbed young woman who was eating her hair and other nonfood substances.

[angelstwo 11]

Bezoars as related to wls are masses of undigested food. They can occur anywhere in the digestive system but most commonly in the stomach. Small ones can pass without any symptoms. Larger ones can cause symptoms of GI tract blockage. I have heard of them occurring in RNY patients but not so much with the sleeve.