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Suggest Treatment For Addiction To Geophagic Material
hello doctor,i am a 23 yr old girl,actually i have geophagia...i can't
resist eating the clay stones (geophagic materials) sold in the market like baked mud.kindly advice me how to overcome this habit otherwise suugest the alternatives that i can prefer.Also is there any harm made to the body by eating this kind of stuff?
resist eating the clay stones (geophagic materials) sold in the market like baked mud.kindly advice me how to overcome this habit otherwise suugest the alternatives that i can prefer.Also is there any harm made to the body by eating this kind of stuff?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
Hello,
This habit of eating non eatable material is called pica. This can occur in nutritional deficiencies. Go for blood tests and get your vitamin B12, iron, calcium levels checked.
You can put a chewing gum in your mouth wenever you have desire to eat clay. The habit will go slowly.
Thanks.
This habit of eating non eatable material is called pica. This can occur in nutritional deficiencies. Go for blood tests and get your vitamin B12, iron, calcium levels checked.
You can put a chewing gum in your mouth wenever you have desire to eat clay. The habit will go slowly.
Thanks.
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