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In cases of schizophrenia or other mental disorders require the counseling of patient to let him come to his normal mental state. There are various measurements taken for treatment of the pica syndrome:Īs in cases where pica syndrome occurs due to nutritional deficits lead to treatment by adding extra nutrients or multivitamins to diet. Treatment of pica syndrome depends on the type of substance eaten. Among adults, pica can start during the first trimester of pregnancy. Pica is the most common eating disorder and it is found in 20 percent of children. No, pica is not dangerous but eating indigestible things may lead to complications. When the consumption of such substances which are indigestible those are given above is more than a month then that condition is termed as pica. Consumption of hair and wood are known as trichophagia.Self-cannibalism is a rare condition where body parts are consumed.Consumption of ice known as pagophagia.Consumption of glass leads to hyalophagia.Eating soil, clay or chalk leads to a condition known as geophagy.People suffering from OCD’s are more prone to eat such indigestible substances as they have low mental stability.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is also one of the major causes that lead to eating substances rich in pica.
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It occurs due to celiac disease or in cases of hookworm infestation. In pica syndrome there occur appetites of these specific substances that do not contain any nutrient value, and the major cause of this appetite is any specific mineral deficiency, in many cases, iron deficiency is the most common. In pregnant women, anemia, or iron deficiency, may be the cause of pica. In some cases, a deficiency in iron, zinc, or another nutrient may be the reason. Eating these indigestible things is considered as a syndrome when patient eat these things for more than a month at an age.Ĭontinuous intake of these indigestible things in large amounts can lead to intestinal obstruction an emergency in which surgical intervention is the must. they will suck all your iron from the body and make you anemic I ate slate pencils ice crunching Eating Disorder Ice cubes Is binge eating a mental disorder? Who is at risk of getting a binge eating disorder? Chew & Spit Eating Disorder Tips for eating disorder eating q-tips/ toilette paper Binge Eating Disorder side effects on eating ice EFFECTS FROM EATING ICE what i should do after eating a slate pencils side effects of eating ice cubes chewing and spitting_eating disorder? What causes eating disorder? eating disorder and weight gain could I be having an eating disorder? is eating slate pencil harmful for me? child eating disorder Eating disorder 15 yo girl eating slate pencil Grateful for having eating disorder eating soap and eating ice Eating Disorder and diabetes Possible Eating Disorder.but really not sure.Pica syndrome is defined as a disorder in which a patient’s appetite is increased for indigestible substances such as chalk, clay, dirt, and sand. What are the most common causes of pica eating disorder? What is Pica disorder and how is it manifested? Can you tell me treatment options for pica eating disorder? ice cubes can harm you.