answersLogoWhite

0

Treatment For CoprophagiaTreatments for Coprophagia (eating of feces) include behavioral intervention, supportive psychotherapy, elemental diets, tricyclic antidepressants, carbamazepine, haloperidol, and electroconvulsive therapy.
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Psychology
Related Questions

Why do humans eat there own feaces?

Because they think it brings us good luck!


Coprophagia refers to what vile practice?

Coprophagia refers to the practice of eating faeces. Many animals do this and so do the majority of insects and some carniverous plants. These species are known as coprophagous.


What are the treatments for intake of cement from humans through esophagus?

never heard.


Do treatments to kill sea lamprey affect humans?

No, it only affects the sea lamprey.


Coprophagia as one of feeding strategy?

Scrub that muck off at once, Hubert Cumberdale, I'll have no dirty immigrants in my house.


What are three animals that practice coprophagia?

There's quite a few - including Elephants, Pandas, Hippos and Guinea pigs (aka cavies). Rabbits, too, although it's more correct to say they practice "cecotrophy," not "coprophagia," because they don't actually eat their feces: they eat their cecotropes (a different kind of dropping).


What are the treatments of sporozoa?

Sporozoa is a species of obligate intracellular protozoan parasites. These are the causing agent of malaria in humans and animals, transmitted by female mosquitoes.


Does anybody eat feaceas?

It is not common for people to eat feces. Ingesting feces, also known as coprophagia, is a behavior seen in some animals but not typically observed in humans as it can pose serious health risks due to the presence of harmful bacteria and parasites.


What is Coprophagia?

CoprophagiaCoprophagia is defined as the eating of feces. While Coprophagia is often seen in dogs (1 in 10 eat feces at some point in their lives) and other animals, it also occurs in a very small number of people. There's not much information available about human Coprophagia; however, it has been observed in patients with dementia, severe mental handicaps, schizophrenia or depression.Coprophagia involves the risk of contracting parasites, as well as serious diseases hepatitis: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, pneumonia, and influenza. Harmful bacteria, including E Coli, in fecal matter also make eating it a potentially harmful practice.


Animals eating own dropping what are they called?

Coprophagia is defined as the consumption of its own or another's feces by an animal and is a common complaint of pet owners to their veterinarians.


What is it called when a male eats a womens scat and is it safe?

It's called coprophagia, and no, it's NOT safe. It can give you hepatitis, and several not quite as nasty diseases


What is the man-mouse link?

The man-mouse link refers to the ability to study human diseases and biological processes by using mice as model organisms due to their genetic similarity to humans. By studying how certain genes or treatments affect mice, researchers can gain insights into how they may work in humans, leading to potential advancements in medical research and treatments.