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How To Correct The Habit Of Eating Feces?

My little brother is 10 years old and he eats his own poo...why does this happen?? he knows he s doing it and its wrong, but he just cant seem to stop himself, his bed is covered in smeared poo every morning from him playing with his anus at night...please help??
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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hello,
welcome to HCM,
it is really a very abnormal behaviour.
there must be some psychiatric reason associated with it.
do consult a good psychiatric doctor,
he will go through his history and correctly guide you on his treatment.
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How To Correct The Habit Of Eating Feces?

hello, welcome to HCM, it is really a very abnormal behaviour. there must be some psychiatric reason associated with it. do consult a good psychiatric doctor, he will go through his history and correctly guide you on his treatment.