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How To Treat Diarrhea?

i am 17 years old.i am eating raw rice for so many years(i think since 6 years) and in middle i had stopped eating but now it continues what to do and one month back i had suffered from nausea and diarrhea and needed hospitalization and now also there is stomach upset daily.can i know whether it is due to eating raw rice? please tell me the side effects of eating raw rice.And i forget to say that sometimes i wish to taste sand,cement etc. what's the reason. And also i had a habit of pinching of chalk pieces and making them into powder.But i don't eat them .can i know what is the reason for all these.
Fri, 1 Dec 2017
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Hello, your condition of eating sand, cement etc is called as Pica, and that of eating raw rice is Amylophagia which is again a type of pica.
It usually occurs in association with iron deficiency, so, I would advice you to get a complete blood count(CBC) done and then take iron tablets if anemia is revelaed by CBC. Also, spinach, pistacio, jaggery are useful iron rich foods​, which you can consume.
Another reason for your symptoms is behavioral problem, and this can be overcome with psychiatrist's help or indulging yourself in some other activity whenever you feel like eating those uneatable articles.
Raw rice can irritate your stomach leading to diarrhoea, or it could be just some other food which has led to diarrhoea. Whichever the case, remember to keep yourself hydrated during diarrhoeal illness, and if fever, abdominal cramps​ are associated, antibiotics are needed along.
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How To Treat Diarrhea?

Hello, your condition of eating sand, cement etc is called as Pica, and that of eating raw rice is Amylophagia which is again a type of pica. It usually occurs in association with iron deficiency, so, I would advice you to get a complete blood count(CBC) done and then take iron tablets if anemia is revelaed by CBC. Also, spinach, pistacio, jaggery are useful iron rich foods​, which you can consume. Another reason for your symptoms is behavioral problem, and this can be overcome with psychiatrist s help or indulging yourself in some other activity whenever you feel like eating those uneatable articles. Raw rice can irritate your stomach leading to diarrhoea, or it could be just some other food which has led to diarrhoea. Whichever the case, remember to keep yourself hydrated during diarrhoeal illness, and if fever, abdominal cramps​ are associated, antibiotics are needed along.