People eat dirt, clay, stones, laundry starch, baking soda, hair, crap, you name they eat it.  If somehow it can be swallowed (or doesn't have to be) they will eat it.\n\nDoes anyone know someone who has this condition?
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It's more common with pervasive developmental disorders (i.e. autism, asperger's) and mental retardation. It is very odd.
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You've got a mineral defficiency, and like a headache signalling to you to take action to heal your body, your behaviour pattern is an expression of your mind signalling to you that you are not well. The need to keep on eating is because your body isn't getting what it really needs, so it craves for more and more, and you keep feeding it sugars and fats - all acid forming, which in turn craves for even more. What your body needs is to become balanced with more of an alkaline intake - more greens and vegies. Although becase you're craving for sugars, etc, it's highly unlikely you'll opt for spinach over a slice of chocolate cake. So  we need to get you on some colloidal minerals - fast! I recommend you take 10mls a day, alongside multivitamins and antioxidants. You can by them wholesale from Neways (www.neways.com.au) - please feel free to email me for more product info and advice. I also recommend you have a minimum of 3 litres of water a day with fresh squeezed lemon juice to alkalize and flush out your system. Doctors and psychiatrists/psychologists are not trained in nutrition; they only cure the effects, not the cause of the problem. If you don't take action now, you'll go on and continue your BS story that you tell everyone, when in truth you are undernourished and misinformed - as are the majority of the population. Why do you think there is so much illness/disease? Because everyone keeps blaming the problem as some disorder that they have no control over. Choose LIFE.
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1. We found out my son had cancer when he was examined in a hospital for what we thought was hypothyroidism\n\n2. He had a difficult time eating at first because the cancer had metastasized. The primary tumor was extremely large and had displaced his heart and compressed his stomach. He could only take small bites. Oddly he didn't look like he'd lost weight because his belly was swollen with fluid.\n\n3. He eats a lot of pizza!!\n\nWe found out that finding something that appealed to him was the most important thing. It's all about calories at that point! It seemed to have worked too . . . he's doing quite well, and still eats pizza. ;-)
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The grossest thing I've ever eaten before was dirt, and that was before I was even old enough to walk. I've never eaten my boogers though. Don't think I ever will either.
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yes. very (i need to emphasize it) unhealthy. eat and dont throw up. you are too thin (even for my taste). dang.
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It is probably a myth.  I eat fish chowder all the time, made with fish and milk.  I don't ever get sick from it.
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*** dad always used to tell me "eat a piece of bread" if you had a fishbone or anything stuck in your throat...just a dry piece of bread.  not sure i ever did it...i hated bread...but it's worth a shot...i spose.
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Yes, it's disgusting to think about that. However, germs are everywhere, there's no avoiding them. Have you noticed though, that the most sickly children are the ones with the most neurotic parents, who make them wash up all the time, don't let them eat from anything, etc.? Maybe, as gross as it sounds, we really need to ingest all these germs, and that's how we build up a healthy immune system.
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Hmmm well eating ballons isn't that healthy no matter what thhy are coated with, just beacuse of the material they are made out.  But other than that there should be no other effects, talk to a doctor if you get any other symptoms though!
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I know what the problem is, if you want to stop it... You might have to go to a specialist..\n\n You have a vitamine diffentcy... There is an area in Alabama, where the people,especially women, eat the clay. This has been studied and determined to be the answer.
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i have it. i have to take nexium for it...any acidy fruits like lemons, oranges, cherries, kiwis, are terrible. grapes, bananas, pears, apples(red) are good for it. pop and fruit juices are not that great. veggies are good, they are bland. but tomatoes are nt too good for it. and make sure he doesnt eat after 6 pm because since he has this it means that he doesnt digest as quickly as you and it will just sit there in his esophogas and he will be miserable......genler100@yahoo.com if u nd to know anything else...i feel for him...i go through this everyday.
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Sounds like pica - eating non-nutritive substances.  Some people eat bizarre things, like clay, hair or raw potatoes, so ice is pretty benign.\n\nCauses include nutritional disorders, stress, pregnancy, epilepsy, and developmental disorders.  We know you're not pregnant or mentally retarded, and you'd probably know if you had epilepsy, so I'd guess that it's a nutritional deficiency or stress.\n\nYou should see a doctor and have a complete physical and blood work done.    If you don't want to do that (or while you are waiting for an appointment) I'd suggest starting a multi-vitamin with iron, and perhaps some additional iron supplementation as well.\n\nIt's very easy for women to become anemic (iron-deficiency leading to low red blood cell count), so you may need to be on iron supplements long term.\n\nHope that helps!
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WHY CAN'T PEOPLE DIGEST HARD FOOD IN THE SPIRIT?\n\nWow.  well...Mr.Opinion.  Your question asks a direct question to everyone.\n\nHave you not digested the fact that all Christians are not the same Spiritual fortitude? not all Christians are eating hard food?  some eat manna? I believe it is called, Spiritual growth. As a Christian man, giving his humble opinion, I would think you would know this.\n\nWhy is a 6 year old in the 1st grade and a 16 year old a sophomore in High School?\n\nJust because a person is 50 years old, and a new Christian makes them a 1st grader.  Now....if you want to reword your question. I'll explain that one also.\n\nI DON'T KNOW WHAT CULT...YOU PRACTICE.  I SUGGEST YOU GET TO KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR.
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Recent research in this area suggests that there may be multiple factors involved.\n\nFirst of all, there is a correlation with overeating and sleep deprivation; under-sleep, over-eat.  Try getting 7 to 8 hours a night.\n\nSecondly, there is, apparently, a group of people who eat food the way an alcoholic drinks.  Several physiologic feeds have been identified for that.\n\nThird, there is a psychological component.  People commonly eat as "displacement" activity: they want to do something, but cannot, so they eat instead, or they turn to food for solace when they're distressed, lonely, depressed, elated, etc.\n\nFourth, there's an age issue.  If you're still young enough to be growing in linear height, physiologic changes occur right before a growth spurt and they'll give you an insatiable appetite.\n\nFifth, some medications will cause excessive eating; I recall being on high dose corticosteroids for a medical problem I had, and I was eating everything in sight for a couple of weeks.  Got off the high dose steroids, appetite disappeared, and so did MOST of the pounds gained...  Some street drugs will produce the mega-munchies, too.\n\nSixth, some people develop excessive eating habits after stopping any one of a handful of street drugs; amphetamines and cocaine are big players, here, but don't figure they're the only ones.\n\nSigh, wouldn't life be nice if it was simple, and our wills controlled everything about ourselves?
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Never seen an adult eat one (aside from social services)...\n\nI use a tissue behind closed doors, then flush it. (About once a day)\n\nHope that helps.
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Eating peanut butter off the roof of your mouth works for some people.  *shrug*  Could not tell you why.  ^_^
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I've done this forever.  There are many people that do it.  It's a condition though I cannot remember the name off hand.  I'm not aware of any suppliments to keep that from happening.  You'll need to ask your doctor about it.\n\nI had a "quarter" dish on the kitchen counter next to a bad of oreos.  I was eating oreos and quarters and didn't know it until I tried to swallow the quarters and couldn't and woke myself up.