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Is Chalk Eating Dangerous For Kidneys

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Dr. Minoo Bhagia MD

doctor. Anyhow, my questions are: Is eating chalk harmful to me? and Why the heck won't I stop bleeding ...Every so often i get a craving to eat chalk. I had never actually done it before till... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minoo Bhagia ( OBGYN)
Dr.      Ashish Mittal MD

would be bad for my health i tried to stop it by eating raw rice without boiling.At present i have stopped eating slate pencil and chalk but i am into the habit of eating rice without... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Mittal ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

I have a BMI of around 15.4-15.6, dropped around 3kg throughout the month. I do not have any eating disorders, nor thyroid problems. Is that too low and dangerous? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

[hi I am 33 weeks pregnant I had milk the milk was little hot and I mixed chocolate in it on a plastic container now I am worried what if plastic has melted I am afraid please help] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

I had an xray of kidneys done The only thing that the results state is "GI tract is superimposed over right kidney" What does this mean? Is this dangerous? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Anjana Rao Kavoor MD

hi, i ve been eating blackboard chalks for the past eight months now and i doubt if it s going to cause any serious issues regarding my kidneys n stuff. I m already seeing that by eating... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anjana Rao Kavoor ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Sourav MD

How harmful is eating chalk. I eat 1 chalk stick daily..... What can be the effects in short n long run. I hav been eating it fr 1 year. Nothing like crams or any stomach upset is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sourav ( Dentist)
Dr. Chirag Parmar MD

Hai, I am Shubhashini from Mysore, I have problem of eating chalk piece, but I know it is very harmfull of eating chalk piece, But only I bit the chalk piece I will not take into... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chirag Parmar ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

Hi, What dangers are associated with chalk-eating? My chalk addiction has returned after some 20-odd years and has lasted for some six months now. As soon as I eat, I m yearning for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva MD

I m a teacher and I cann seem to stop eating chalk. I started this craving when I was pregnant with my first baby and I ate a kind of stone that is like clay. I think some people call it calaba... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva ( General & Family Physician)