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Suggest The Cause For Addiction To Uncooked Rice

am sharda 40 yr old, am eating uncooked raw rice and am vry much addicted to that, it creates many health issues to me, constipation. abdomen bloating. heaviness n stomach n hvng mouth ulcers..i want to get rid of this habbit..what should i do and what will be the reason that am addicted to eat unccoked rice.
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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iron deficiency anaemia can cause pica ...craving for certain food items.... Get investigations like hemoglobin, etc to rule out iron deficiency anaemia.

when you feel like eating raw rice ...munch on an almond or roasted sesame seeds which are quite crunchy.
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Suggest The Cause For Addiction To Uncooked Rice

iron deficiency anaemia can cause pica ...craving for certain food items.... Get investigations like hemoglobin, etc to rule out iron deficiency anaemia. when you feel like eating raw rice ...munch on an almond or roasted sesame seeds which are quite crunchy.