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    Eating Disorder PICA

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    Pica is an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items, like soap, clay, or paper, for over a month. It most commonly affects children under age 2 and pregnant women. People with pica may experience malnutrition and health issues like lead poisoning from ingesting non-food substances. Treatment focuses on addressing nutritional deficiencies, medical problems, and using behavior modification programs.

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    Pica is an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items, like soap, clay, or paper, for over a month. It most commonly affects children under age 2 and pregnant women. People with pica may experience malnutrition and health issues like lead poisoning from ingesting non-food substances. Treatment focuses on addressing nutritional deficiencies, medical problems, and using behavior modification programs.

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    Pica is an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items, like soap, clay, or paper, for over a month. It most commonly affects children under age 2 and pregnant women. People with pica may experience malnutrition and health issues like lead poisoning from ingesting non-food substances. Treatment focuses on addressing nutritional deficiencies, medical problems, and using behavior modification programs.

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    Pica is an eating disorder characterized by eating non-food items, like soap, clay, or paper, for over a month. It most commonly affects children under age 2 and pregnant women. People with pica may experience malnutrition and health issues like lead poisoning from ingesting non-food substances. Treatment focuses on addressing nutritional deficiencies, medical problems, and using behavior modification programs.

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    What is PICA Eating Disorder?

    Children under 2 years People with Pica eating


    Pica is an eating disorder marked of age are not disorder often experience
    by eating non food items diagnosed with Pica malnutrition

    Soap
    During gestation women are known to
    Cloth have a form of pica that may be caused
    by a craving for certain nutrients
    Plastic
    Most commonly seen in childhood Paint
    Mud
    but can occur in adulthood

    Can cause stomach upset, teeth Paper Cigarette Butts


    injury and major complications like
    lead poisoning, intestinal parasite. Treatment for Pica
    Medications
    Nutritional supplements
    Copper
    Addressing other medical
    Qualifying factors for a Pica Diagnosis:
    problems
    Persistent eating of nonfood substances for one
    Behavior modification programs
    month or longer.
    Ingesting a nonfood substance when it's not part Contacts:
    of a culturally or socially supported practice. Tel: 044-24981939
    Eating nonfood items when it is developmentally Mobile: 9283142341
    inappropriate. Email: [email protected]

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