#asktheexperts hello my daughter is 6 1/2 years old she has the habit of eating cardboard,paper,sponge,pencil and it's lead,or sometimes wood, clothes of other or her's too am very much worried 😟 is it due deficiency of any thing or what plzzz help

1 Answer

ExpertDr Bandana JoshiAyurvedic Physician2 years ago

A. The problem is called PICA in which the child feels like eating unusual things and give her calcium abd Vitamin D rich foods and expose her to sunlight avd deworm the child once in six months

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