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Every so often i get a craving to eat chalk. I had never actually done it before till a few weeks ago. I've heard that it could the cause of an iron deficiency , and I believe that to be true. I have ... View answer
I have crohn's disease and sometimes have severe pica and eat chalk. I ate chalk last week (but it is not abnormal for me to have a stick or two a day) and now have severe diarrhea... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ratnakar Kini
( Gastroenterologist)
need to up my calories now because I'm already losing lots of weight and muscle on arms and legs, but ...?usp=share_link I've tried lowering my calories for several weeks now to less than 2000... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ramesh Kumar
( Gastroenterologist)
I have pica, I ve been talking to some doctors to get things under control, but I m just curious, are there calories in chalk? It s one thing I eat allll the time and whenever I ask a doctor that they ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Polash Sannigrahi
( General & Family Physician)
I have pica. My non food addiction is black board chalk. I m 21 years old and I have been eating chalk ever since I can remember. I usually consume two 16 packs within 8 days. Lately I... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
( General Surgeon)
I am certainly near my due to having my baby! And my cravings for chalk has gotten more intense. The kind of chalk i nibble on is the fat cylinder color ones made for drawing on the sidewalk. Does ... View answer
I have a habit of eating chalk. I am not able to stop it. I love it more than my daily food. How much harmful is it to havechalk (1 stick a day). Previously i used to eat cement on walls and... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Aashish Raghu
( General & Family Physician)
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