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I would like to know can eating dove soap while pregnant harm your baby, if so in what ways?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pica Syndrome: is characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, sand, or dove soap in your case. There are different variations of pica, as it can be from a cultural tradition, acquired taste or a neurological mechanism such as an iron deficiency, or chemical imbalance. Get an eval and routine labs, not usually toxic in adults, but not normal or good either.

Answered 5/30/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Just see your doctor: You don't need to be eating soap. Get worked up to check for any nutritional deficiencies.

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DO NOT EAT SOAP: Discuss this with your OB or get counseling if you have a fetish for soap.

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