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Should I Be Concerned If My Child Eats Stationary, Hair And Nails?

Hi Dr. Grief, My 6 year old daughter eats crayon, pencils, erasers, paper, elmer s glue, glue stick glue, her hair, her finger nails, her toenails, and the soap foam in her bathtub. She says they taste yummy and that is why she eat them. Should I be concerned? And what should I do about it?
posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014
Twitter Sat, 29 Mar 2014 Answered on
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Hi Dear
Welcome to the HCM.
This is called as PICA.
Many times it is the representation of some mineral,iron deficiency in the body.
GIT infection, worm infestation and lead poisoning is the possible complication expected.
Iron , multivitamin and calcium supplementation usually help in relieving these symptoms.
Hope the query is answered.
Thanks
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Should I Be Concerned If My Child Eats Stationary, Hair And Nails?

Hi Dear Welcome to the HCM. This is called as PICA. Many times it is the representation of some mineral,iron deficiency in the body. GIT infection, worm infestation and lead poisoning is the possible complication expected. Iron , multivitamin and calcium supplementation usually help in relieving these symptoms. Hope the query is answered. Thanks