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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Is It Ok If A Child Ate Some Chalk

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Dr. Santosh Kondekar MD

Bonnisan (Himalya Drugs). I wanted to ask is it ok for my child to have constant vomitings? if not, please .... Is it ok to give my child this formula milk... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Santosh Kondekar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

Hi recently I have gone through full body profile routine blood test . I am sharing reports. Please let me know if it is OK or need some medical intervention. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Minoo Bhagia MD

Every so often i get a craving to eat chalk. I had never actually done it before till a few weeks ... doctor. Anyhow, my questions are: Is eating chalk harmful to me? and Why the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minoo Bhagia ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Deepti Verma MD

Hi , My wife is 2 months pregnant now and we have 8months baby too. Is this a problem to mother, 1st child and unborn baby. Shall my wife feed to the 1st child. if ok means,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Deepti Verma ( OBGYN)

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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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Arun Kaushik R MD

ate chalk as a child so I know the taste.. I recently gave in to the temptation and bought a bucket of chalk for my nephews and took one piece out and licked it. It... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun Kaushik R ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Taher Kagalwala MD

pill cuz he said he had a poorly leg. he finished nursery at 11.30 so it was some time between 9 am and 11.30. i haven t noticed a change in him. so it was at least 7 hrs ago and i can t... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Taher Kagalwala ( Pediatrician)
Dr. K. V. Anand MD

I started eating chalk when i got prenant with my 2nd child...my child is 3yrs now...i eat 1 or 2 coloured chalks daily..is it harmful...can it cause some serious... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. V. Anand ( Psychologist)
Dr. Shaikh Sadaf MD

Two year old had some chalk in his mouth and on his shirt when picked up from day care today. Seems fine - was colored sidewalk chalk but not sure how much he ingested. He ate well, is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shaikh Sadaf ( Diabetologist)