BEZOARS

Bezoars are accumulations of undigested material in the gastrointestinal tact. This undigested material can cause sypmtoms and be difficult to pass.

What are they made of ?

• Most commonly  they are made of  vegetable fibres whic are indgestible and become entangled 

There are others including ones from undisolved medicines plus others from items like paper

• Symptoms of bezoars

Most bezoars cause no symptoms because they don’t completely block the digestive tract. Where symptoms do appear, these may include:

• feeling full after eating very little food
• a lack of appetite
• nausea
• vomiting
• abdominal pain
• weight loss

Diagnosing bezoars

Your doctor may diagnose you with a bezoar by any of the following tests:

• X-rays
• CT scan
• abdominal ultrasound
• endoscopy

Bezoars are typically observed as a single mass, but they can comprise multiple masses. They may range in color from brown, green, yellow, or even black.

Doctors sometimes try to remove a piece of the bezoar during the endoscopy and examine it under a microscope to look for hair or plant material.


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