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Guardian of a 5 yr 6 m old boy3 years ago
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Hello..my son is 2 year old and he eats lot of paint from walls,pencil lead also...please tell me reason and cure for this

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy3 years ago
A. 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 k soil or they may lick the walls. they may place footwears in their oral cavity. meet your doctor because iron supplements needs to be started and give food rich in iron
RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl3 years ago
A. It would be deficiency of calcium which is why your child is eating all these things a lot of times it would be two reasons behind it the most common is deficiency of calcium in the second could be that maybe your child is having worms in the stomach so you have to get a check with your doctorWrite Your Answer Here
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