Hi.I have read that the urge to eat one s hair is known as trichotillomania.I m wondering whether this name applies when one wants to eat only any follicles that come out with the plucked hairs—stripping the actual follicles off with the teeth and discarding the hairs.I m also wondering whether eating follicles only will lead to the formation of bezoars.

Summarized question: What is Trichotillomania?