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Because i have a problem for putting foreign objects in my mouth etc, bottle caps coins spoons etc could that be pica?

Q: because i have a problem for putting foreign objects in my mouth etc, bottle caps coins spoons etc could that be pica?

: Pica ingestion is associated with iron deficient anemia. See an internist for an exam and blood testing to be certain.

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Dr. John Berryman answered

Pica ingestion is associated with iron deficient anemia. See an internist for an exam and blood testing to be certain.

Answered 6/23/2021

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A member asked:

Because i have a problem for putting foreign objects in my mouth etc, bottle caps coins spoons etc could that be pica?

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