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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Hair Folicle Eating Pica

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Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

Hey. My 16 year old son has pica and likes to eat flour plain. What are the risks involved besides constipation and diabetes? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.  Ratnakar Kini MD

I have crohn's disease and sometimes have severe pica and eat chalk. I ate chalk last week (but it is not abnormal for me to have a stick or two a day) and now have severe diarrhea . At the same time ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

im 36 year old female who had a vetrebral artery dissection and 5 strokes in the PICA October 2017. today my neck started twitching uncontrollably or pulsating. what could this be and should i be worried? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

[What vitamin is a nineteen month old lacking when they always want to chew on metal? ] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Neeraj Kumar MD

im a 36 yr old female. october of this year i had a vetrebral artery dissection and 5 strokes in the PICA . im still feeling head tingling/ numbness and feeling of passing out. whats causing this and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Neeraj Kumar ( Neurologist)

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Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

Hello. I have been suffering from pica disorder since 10 years now.. recently when I started ... because of pica disorder?I have taken supplements for this... My pica disorder is also gone... How do I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Nupur K MD

Dear sir\mam I have been suffering from anemia from my child hood and I have pica that is eating ... what to do to come out of this pica ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

small for his age (14) probably 4 feet tall and he is very skinny. His mom says he has Pica. At school ... on average. I ve never seen him eat anything nonedible. Can Pica cause his very small size? Because ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Polash Sannigrahi MD

I have pica, I ve been talking to some doctors to get things under control, but I m just curious, are there calories in chalk? It s one thing I eat allll the time and whenever I ask a doctor that they ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Polash Sannigrahi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

[I eat crave clay and I eat clay. What can I do to stop this habit ? I have been checked my blood hemoglobin level it s fine and iron level was higher than a normal person. My doctor prescribe me some blood/ calcium... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)