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How To Quit Eating Slate Pencil?

my friend have been eating slate pencil habit and she couldnt stop also...perday she is use to take one slatepencil box without slatepencil she cant live and she is audited for it ... is there any problem for her health...we dontknow how to stop her... for past 4 years she has this habit...
Wed, 4 Jun 2014
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Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query.

I understand that you are concerned about your friend's habit of eating slate pencil. This habit of eating non-edible substances such as chalk / slate pencil is called Pica.

Pica can be due to a variety of causes, one of the most common causes being nutritional deficiency - like iron deficiency. I would suggest that you take her to a doctor for a medical examination and lab tests so that the cause can be determined and appropriate treatment can be started.

Wish you all the best.

Regards,
Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar
Consultant Psychiatrist
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How To Quit Eating Slate Pencil?

Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query. I understand that you are concerned about your friend s habit of eating slate pencil. This habit of eating non-edible substances such as chalk / slate pencil is called Pica. Pica can be due to a variety of causes, one of the most common causes being nutritional deficiency - like iron deficiency. I would suggest that you take her to a doctor for a medical examination and lab tests so that the cause can be determined and appropriate treatment can be started. Wish you all the best. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist