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What Is Chalk Mitti

Premium Questions

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 a few... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Minoo Bhagia ( OBGYN)
Dr.    Suresh Heijebu MD

I have been eating Multani Mitti (Fuller's earth) from last few years, sometimes I tried to stop myself, but I can't help it when I have a craving for Multani Mitti or any other form of such things ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Amit Jain MD

I have been eating Multani Mitti (Fuller's earth) from last few years, sometimes I tried to stop myself, but I can't help it when I have a craving for Multani Mitti or any other form of such things ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amit Jain ( Gastroenterologist)
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 diarrhea . At the same time ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Ramadevi Wani MD

Canesten pessary used no chalk or signs the next morning ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramadevi Wani ( OBGYN)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Polash Sannigrahi MD

Hi, i am having a craving for mitti, chalks sometimes, whenever i am tired. i sometimes feels that ... my health. is this due to any deficiency of vitamin. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Polash Sannigrahi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

My mother is 41 years old and she has a habit of eating multani mitti always... She has this habit around 3 months or longer... She roasts the multani mitti and eats it... So is it okay to do so... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. KRUNAL MODI MD

hellow dr....i am 19 yrs old and have a habbit of eating multani mitti every day. This habit is from 2-3 years. how to stop craving multani mitti. hemoglobin is also decreased. And also I tired... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KRUNAL MODI ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vikas Nagaraj MD

Which are the worms that can come due to eating multani mitti? hello..dr.gud eve! im sanjana..18yrs old.im addicted to multani mitti.i cant stop the craving.i ve heard that eating multani mitti causes some ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vikas Nagaraj ( General & Family Physician)
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 there.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sourav ( Dentist)