#asktheexpert my kid is 2.3yrs old and he is having the habit of licking walls and eating soil.other dr. told that he is having calcium deficiency may because of that he is having craving for soil so he prescribed calcium supplement syrup but after that he got constipation problem also and he is unable to eat one drop of curry in rice as his mouth got red because of the habit of licking. walls .please help me with this regard

Question

#asktheexpert my kid is 2.3yrs old and he is having the habit of licking walls and eating soil.other dr. told that he is having calcium deficiency may because of that he is having craving for soil so he prescribed calcium supplement syrup but after that  he got constipation problem also and he is unable to eat one drop of curry in rice  as his mouth got red because of the habit of licking. walls .please help me with this regard

Accepted Answer

this problem is also known as pica
due to iron deficiency as well as nutritional deficiency children place dirty things in the oral cavity as well as they may lick soil or they may lick the zwalls.
they may place footwears in their oral cavity.
meet your doctoxr because iron supplements needs to be started and give food rich in iron