Suggest Treatment For Addiction To Raw Rice In Children

Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2016

Question: how to stop my 14 year old grand daughters addiction to raw rice?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Consult a pediatric psychiatrist

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for asking on this platform

I can understand your concern.Eating of non nutritious substance or abnormal eating of some food in raw form (like rice) is a habit disorder and the condition is called Pica.
It is usually a behavioral disorder although it may be associated with iron deficiency.
I would suggest you to consult a pediatric psychiatrist for behavioral treatment and give her iron and multivitamin supplement.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar