What will it do to your body if you put laundry starch in your mouth and then spit it out?

Answer 1

Eating non-food items like laundry starch is a normal human behavior referred to by professionals as "pica." People have been know to eat everything from mud to tire tubes to laundry starch. Think of a stereotypical pregnant woman craving pickles and icecream: it's basically the same thing only they crave non-food items like packing peanuts. Basically, as long as whatever you consume is not toxic, you're perfectly fine chewing, swallowing, spitting, eating etc... Additional Information: This isn't necessarily about what laundry starch will do to your body, but it has do to with the desire, or unexplained cravings for peculiar substances, such as; laundry starch, cornstrach, chalk or even chewing ice. Often this is a signal from your body of an iron or zinc deficiency which you need to see you Dr. about as soon as possble. A link has been found between these cravings, the deficiency, and anemia and colon cancer. If your Dr. finds you to be anemic, please request that they don't just treat the anemia, but find the root cause of it. You need to be honest and open with your Dr. about your cravings, so they can treat you properply. Without full and complete information your Dr. may not know what he is looking for, or what the symptoms indicate.