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Pica Questions

Total questions: 343

Why do people eat talcum powder raw rice blackboard chalk and uncooked flour?
Popularity: 285

Is it harmful to eat baby powder?
Popularity: 247

Is eating raw rice unhealthy in any way?
Popularity: 246

Can eating just plain flour or chalk hurt you at all?
Popularity: 193

Will eating talcum powder harm you?
Popularity: 125

What is the treatment for pica?
Popularity: 101

If you have a pica condition and eating powder does it mean you can put on weight?
Popularity: 74

What kind of mineral deficiency does one have if they eat five boxes of chalk every day?
Popularity: 72

Mixing water and letting it dry out to make the cornstarch crunchy is that harmful?
Popularity: 69

Is eating chalk harmful?
Popularity: 61

Will it affect someone's health if they eat chalk every day?
Popularity: 60

Is it harmful if you eat stones because you like the taste?
Popularity: 60

Can eating flour hurt you?
Popularity: 57

Why do most people have cravings for baking soda talcum powder plain flour ice dirt and chalk?
Popularity: 55

Why do people eat toilet paper?
Popularity: 54

Can eating flour harm your body?
Popularity: 54

What is the deficiency when you crave flour?
Popularity: 52

Why would you crave cornstarch?
Popularity: 52

Is it harmful to eat Argo cornstarch every day?
Popularity: 49

Is eating sand bad for you?
Popularity: 48

Is eating plain raw flour healthy?
Popularity: 44

Will eating chalk cause you to have a fever?
Popularity: 44

Is chalk eating and cement eating considered the same?
Popularity: 42

What can you do if you're addicted to Argo corn starch and can't stop eating it and you're up to a box a day and know that you need help but you just can't stop eating it?
Popularity: 42

Is eating the sponge part of sponge hair rollers a form of pica?
Popularity: 41

What illnesses can you get from eating cement?
Popularity: 41

Can eating plain cornstarch be harmful?
Popularity: 41

Can pica be inherited?
Popularity: 40

Why do people eat powder?
Popularity: 39

What will it do to your body if you put laundry starch in your mouth and then spit it out?
Popularity: 39

Is it possible to become addicted to eating flour and can you go through withdrawal if you stop eating it?
Popularity: 38

Is blackboard chalk non-toxic?
Popularity: 37

Is mining chalk safe to eat?
Popularity: 37

Will eating chalk have and effect on getting pregnant in the future?
Popularity: 36

How do you stop your toddler from eating clay?
Popularity: 35

Can eating talc powder kill you because you've been eating it for about 3 years and can't stop and now you're scared for your kids and you want to stop but you can't?
Popularity: 35

If you have an addiction to eating cement what can you eat that would give you the same satisfaction?
Popularity: 35

Is eating cement bad for you?
Popularity: 35

Who still sells the block form of Argo laundry starch?
Popularity: 35

What should you do if you want to stop eating chalk but can't?
Popularity: 34

Can you get constipated from eating cornstarch?
Popularity: 33

Why would someone crave dirt?
Popularity: 32

Can you get sick from eating paper?
Popularity: 32

Is chalk a normal craving?
Popularity: 31

Is eating ice healthy?
Popularity: 31

Can eating cornstarch from the box be harmful in the longrun?
Popularity: 31

Can a baby digest toilet paper?
Popularity: 31

What is wrong with you if you like to eat dirt and like the taste of metal?
Popularity: 31

If you are addicted to eating pieces of bricks what home remedies can you use to stop if you can't visit a doctor?
Popularity: 31

How can you stop eating chalk?
Popularity: 31

What is a small flakey skin rash?
Popularity: 30

Where do you find chat groups or communities for chalk eaters?
Popularity: 30

If you have been eating chalk for three years but are trying to stop how can you curb your chalk cravings?
Popularity: 30

Should you see a doctor if you can't stop eating flour by the cupfuls?
Popularity: 29

Can eating chalk dry skin out?
Popularity: 29

Can eating chalk hurt the mother or baby during pregnancy?
Popularity: 29

Is it harmful to sniff powder with clay?
Popularity: 28

What is it called when people eat paper?
Popularity: 28

Can eating cornstarch harm you?
Popularity: 27

Can you die from eating starch?
Popularity: 27

Is eating raw starch harmful to your health?
Popularity: 27

Is eating chalk better than eating cement?
Popularity: 27

What is the name of the disease in which people eat paper and paint?
Popularity: 26

If you are addicted to eating Johnson pure corn starch baby powder and now you are pregnant is it harmful to the baby and you?
Popularity: 26

Can you digest toilet paper?
Popularity: 25

Argo laundry starch side effects?
Popularity: 25

Can eating cornstarch harm pregnant women?
Popularity: 25

What causes a person to eat ice?
Popularity: 23

Do most women that eat cornstarch have vaginal odor?
Popularity: 22

What do you do if you cannot stop eating chalk?
Popularity: 21

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