I like to eat paper.........................?!


Question: I like to eat paper.........................…
I've been eating paper ever since i started college. I just cant stop, id say i eat 1 sheet a day, piece by piece. i just want to know if it can harm my body in anyway because i saw a show on TV and this lady couldn't stop eating toilet paper and they said she had to stop because her stomache couldn't digest it. plzzz answer i don't know if i should go to the doctor or if it can harm me.

Answers:

Don't know if this is real, but there is a disorder called "pica." Individuals with this
disorder eat ice, metal,soap, kleenex, paper, flour, starch, clay, sand, and various other
non-nutritive substances. Having worked with the developmentally disabled, I am somewhat
familiar with it. Ice is somewhat common, and is linked to iron defiency. A lot of anemic
females have a mild form of this iron defiency. It is seen too in children, pregnancy, and
some psychotic people.
It is also seen in some with celiac disease. It is treatable in some.
It is commonly seen in dogs also.



Go to your doctor. People who have pica eat non edible things because their body is craving some nutrient they are not getting. But in your case, it may be psychological as well. You sound stressed. I used to eat paper when I was a child. I think it was due to stress. However, it did not last long. I used to get overwhelmed in class (in first grade) and bit corners of the paper off. However, I outgrew it with no intervention. The teacher thought I was just messy and so did my parents. Sometimes in children it is seen as an autistic trait. I have one child with asperger's that also eats paper when stressed so I wonder if my eating paper was an autistic trait. I am not autistic but some people have just traits of autism, one of which is eating inedible substances.
The first step is to see your doctor. They can refer you to a psychiatrist or a counselor if that kind of help is needed. (and maybe it's not, maybe it's a simple case of pica) but only your doctor can tell you for sure.

my experience eating paper



It's called pica, which is the need to eat things that aren't food. It's common in pregnant women. You should see a doctor, because as you saw on television, it can become harmful.



Sounds like a medical problem to me... there's something wrong there. Effects would depend upon what the paper was made from and how it was processed.



Try putting it in a sandwich or adding some sauce. Or stop eating it.



I don't think so, but only if you don't eat 2 much. Chew gum instead of Paper.



um... I doubt this is real. But if it is then its a physiological thing. you need therapy.



it taste better with salt.
try it.



I like to eat p..... too!



Thats Plain Strange.... Go Buy Some Edible Sugar Paper :)



y u no eat wood?!?! taste beter!




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