Good Morning Doctor my son is 18months old and he keeps on licking the floor I am quite concerned about it is it because of lack of calcium?

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy4 years ago

A. it occurs due to nutritional deficiency and the most common cause would be due to iron deficiency so kindly visit your doctor who will assess the child for deficiency and then give you adequate medicines

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