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If your child eats paper, he/she may have pica. Pica is an eating disorder characterized by continual ingestion of nonnutritive substances such as plaster, paint, paper, dirt, string, wood, crayons, and clothes, etc.
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Can grown ups digest paper?
Answer:To digest paper means: a] to read and absorb the contents of any written work/paper b] literal meaning to eat and digest.Yes.Adults can digest papers/books with full understanding of its content.No. Adults do not develop any new enzymes to digest paper. Paper is made of cellulose and only herbivores (e.g cow) can digest it
Can your body digest kleenex's?
No. Tissues are made of paper which is made from cellulose which humans cannot digest.
Is eating brown sheets dangerous to children?
If you are asking about brown paper, probably not, unless a child eats too much of it. Llike most things....it will pass. If the child eats an inordinate amount of brown paper so as to interfere with the digestive process, a visit to the doctor may be necessary. Paper is a wood product, and humans are unable to digest wood. A little will probably not hurt, but there is a limit to how much paper a child (or adult) can eat.
Does paper have fiber?
Paper has cellulose fiber but human body can't digest cellulose fiber.
Does paper dissolve in the stomach?
we dont have anzim for hidrolis of sellolas in ather word i think that we cant digest paper
Why can you digest bread but not paper?
Hm... (first time answering a question on here) Well, you can digest bread because it is made of grains. Bread is a starch polysaccharide and is, therefore, made of carbohydrates. Paper is made of cellulose and nothing in the world can digest cellulose so... yeah... 0w0"
Why can't paper money be digested?
I'm not really sure. But since lead is used in the process of making paper money to keep the printing from fading...I'd pass on trying to "digest" it. Paper is mainly made of cellulose fibers and human body can't digest cellulose fiber.
Do you need to take your dog to the vet if she ate paper?
She definitely won't be able to digest paper so it can obsctruct her intenstines or something.
What are the release dates for TV Reader's Digest - 1955 Child Pioneer 2-1?
TV Reader's Digest - 1955 Child Pioneer 2-1 was released on: USA: 17 October 1955
What bugs eat paper?
The paper wasp. Doesn't digest the paper just chews it up, carries it around in its stomach then heaves it back up to make its nest out of.
Can dogs digest writing paper?
No, paper isn't digestable for dogs and so that stuff can accumulate in the dog's stomach and intestines and cause injury.
Why don't humans eat a lot of paper?
Paper is made of cellulose and humans cannot digest cellulose. Cellulose is another name for wood fiber.
