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Pica Causes

Premium Questions

Dr.  Ratnakar Kini MD

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 . At the same time ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

im 36 year old female who had a vetrebral artery dissection and 5 strokes in the PICA October 2017. today my neck started twitching uncontrollably or pulsating. what could this be and should i be worried? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

Hey. My 16 year old son has pica and likes to eat flour plain. What are the risks involved besides constipation and diabetes? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

[What vitamin is a nineteen month old lacking when they always want to chew on metal? ] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. R.A. Singh MD

nails, pica etc. Please suggest me till how many months i can continue the medication safely and what ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Purva Patel MD

Hi...I gave a habit of eating slate pencil , and with has increased a lot in past 2 years , I consumed a lot of slate pencils .I just wanna know what are the side effects and causes ?How do I get rid ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purva Patel ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

Hello. I have been suffering from pica disorder since 10 years now.. recently when I started ... because of pica disorder?I have taken supplements for this... My pica disorder is also gone... How do I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Nupur K MD

Dear sir\mam I have been suffering from anemia from my child hood and I have pica that is eating ... what to do to come out of this pica ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

small for his age (14) probably 4 feet tall and he is very skinny. His mom says he has Pica. At school ... on average. I ve never seen him eat anything nonedible. Can Pica cause his very small size? Because ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Polash Sannigrahi MD

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)