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What Makes A Kid Eat Mud, Cement And Paper?

Dear doc Plz help me, my kid is 2n half year old n he use to eat mud, cement, paper etc he is also getting white patches in his face. Local peditr advised to deworm n I did but my kid doesn t stop eating garbage n his patches r also becoming prominent on his face... plz advice if any natural therapy is also thr fr daily r weekly basis cause I have heard that dewormimg should b done in 6 months interval. Plz help
Tue, 12 Aug 2014
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Pediatrician, Pulmonology ,  's  Response
Hi...the habit of eating dirt and biting cardboard so in all probabilities this is PICA..as described in medicine. Nothing like deworming should be done 6 monthly...it should be done only if symptoms are there.
He needs some iron supplementation and I suggest you consult your paediatrician for the same.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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What Makes A Kid Eat Mud, Cement And Paper?

Hi...the habit of eating dirt and biting cardboard so in all probabilities this is PICA..as described in medicine. Nothing like deworming should be done 6 monthly...it should be done only if symptoms are there. He needs some iron supplementation and I suggest you consult your paediatrician for the same. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,