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There are different types of pica, depending on what type the person has usually defines what they'll eat which is anything from dirt to feces, a person who craves feces,blood or urine this type is called vampirism pica, which is the worst.
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Do other people with pica eat mint?
i have had pica for cornstarch for almost 30 years and i don't eat mint.
What is the name of the disease in which people eat rocks?
pica
Why do anorexic people eat baby powder?
People who eat non-food items have a condition called Pica. A common variant of Pica is a compulsion to eat chalk, coal, baking powder, talc or other items with a powdery texture. Neglected children sometimes develop Pica, as do anorexics.
Do people with pica still eat food?
DAAHH u would die they just eat very little amounts
What is it called when you eat your hair?
pica
Do dogs eat wood?
Not usually. However, like humans, they could suffer an eating disorder such as pica. Pica is when you eat things that are not food.
Why do i eat bricks and similar substances?
you have pica
How is it possible for people to eat above 2centimeters of dirt everyday?
This rare health problem is called pica disorder.
Who is most likely to have the eating disorder Pica?
Yes, Pica is a type of eating disorder, but not in the traditional sense. People with pica have an appetite for non-food items, such as dirt, chalk, coal, baby powder, etc. They also eat foods that are considered raw items, such as flour or salt.
Why do people eat paper boats?
People have many eating disorders, called pica people eat rocks sand ice cubes baby powder because that have a habit that is not the proper nutrition and doctors call it the pica disease. eating paper boats may be one and it can go out to all outrageous ideas. just encourage them to stop as it is bad for their health and body
Why do people eat talcum powder raw rice blackboard chalk and uncooked?
It might be that they have an addictive eating disorder. *** Known as pica.
Is chalk eating unusual?
There's a disorder called "pica" where people eat things not normally considered edible. Chalk is one of the more common "inedible" substances that people with pica eat (dirt is also ... "popular", if that's the right word to use). In short: yes it's unusual, but it's not so unusual that there isn't a name for it.
