A member asked:

What happens when u eat and crave bathroom tissue? i eat and crave bathroom tissue. i've been eating it since i was 5yrs. old im 33yrs. old now. i lso crave ice the same way, and so far with the tissue my brand is scotts because i don't like thick tissue

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Hello. : Hello. It sounds like you have pica. Craving ice can sometimes be associated with iron deficiency anemia. Would be concerned that if you ingest large amounts of bathroom tissue due to the possibility of this congealing into a mass and obstructing your bowel. Recommeind that you see a psychiatrist. Clearly eating tissue paper is meeting some form of need and in your case may be part of an obsessive/ compulsive disorder. Take care.

Answered 10/3/2016

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