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Am suffering form pica greatly....i eat weird things like raw rice,charcoal at times even match sticks......i try some times to fight it like chewing gum buh.all the same plizz help me?
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Pica: Cause may be physiologic or psychologic. 1st step is thorough work-up by your General Practitioner to determine efficiency or imbalance. Lab tests required. If there is no physiologic cause, the next step is to have your GP refer you on to a mental health specialist to determine if there is a psychologic cause. This is treatable. Start with GP.
Answered 7/23/2020
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