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How To Stop Habit Of Eating Slate Pencils?
I AM 39 YRS OLD LADY -WHEN IWAS ACHILD USE TO EAT SLATE PENCILS ,AT THE AGE OF17 I HAD INTESTINE TUBERCULOSIS, I TOOK MEDICINE FOR 3 MONTHS BECAME OK , BUT NOW I AM MOTHER OF 3 YRS OLD CHILD, AGAIN FEEL LIKE EATING SLATE PENCILS,..WANT TO KNOW THE EFFECTS OF THIS HABIT AND HOW TO STOP IT.
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
Your condition called 'pica' is associated with iron-deficiency anaemia. So, you need to have Hemoglobin levels, MCV, MCH, MCHC done.
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