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Pica

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Pica is characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (such as clay or chalk). For these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than one month at an age where eating such objects is considered Intellectual development inappropriate. There are different v... Read more on Wikipedia

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and reduce his PICA reduce his iron deficiency anemia....
04/11/2013
...to bring my child out of autism. I am trying to improve his sleep and reduce his PICA reduce his iron deficiency anemia. May be such a thing as cure doesn't even exist. But i...  (from autismsymptoms.net)  Read full post
and reduce his PICA reduce his iron deficiency anemia....
04/11/2013
...to bring my child out of autism. I am trying to improve his sleep and reduce his PICA reduce his iron deficiency anemia. May be such a thing as cure doesn't even exist. But i...  (from www.autismweb.com)  Read full post
So I've had pica since I was a kid. When I turned 17, my...
01/18/2011
...So I've had pica since I was a ...stopped taking the iron pills but my pica didn't return. Fast forward to a month ago, my pica is back & I've ...of you ladies developed pica during your preg...  (from www.whattoexpect.com)  Read full post
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to control my pica, so all I've got left is pan licking....
01/04/2011
I'm trying to control my pica, so all I've got left...  (from forum.bodybuilding.com)  Read full post
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to you!) and I got the Pica as well! After looking at them...
04/12/2013
...I 'liked' thanks to you!) and I got the Pica as well! After looking at them more, it looked like the Pica had more space to possibly hold a bottle of...  (from www.disboards.com)  Read full post
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If you've got the pica under control it's fine,...
09/27/2011
Pica can be a sign of ...mental. If you've got the pica under control it's fine, BUT if ...of eating anything besides the pica craving then, basically, stop it...  (from www.mumsnet.com)  Read full post
added Zinc for pica. The pica has gone away pretty much...
09/30/2009
...I added Magnesium (oxide and stearate) this ...ALWAYS been). Hmmm... We added Zinc for pica. The pica has gone away pretty much totally ...old! yikes!!) Soooo..... we may lay off the Zi...  (from www.autismweb.com)  Read full post
added Zinc for pica. The pica has gone away pretty much...
09/30/2009
...I added Magnesium (oxide and stearate) this ...ALWAYS been). Hmmm... We added Zinc for pica. The pica has gone away pretty much totally ...old! yikes!!) Soooo..... we may lay off the Zi...  (from autismsymptoms.net)  Read full post
and none works for his PICA. My son's PICA behavior has...
04/12/2013
We tried many biomedical treatments, and none works for his PICA. My son's PICA behavior has reduced quite a bit since he started to play with IPAD. I agree with you that we need to be more...  (from autismsymptoms.net)  Read full post
and none works for his PICA. My son's PICA behavior has...
04/12/2013
We tried many biomedical treatments, and none works for his PICA. My son's PICA behavior has reduced quite a bit since he started to play with IPAD. I agree with you that we need to be more...  (from www.autismweb.com)  Read full post