Pica

Introduction The ecstasy is a very complicated syndrome of many diseases caused by metabolic disorders, abnormal taste and improper feeding management. In a broad sense, the eclipse also contains evil. People with this condition continue to bite non-nutritional substances such as dirt, paper, dirt and so on. In the past, people thought that the eclipse was mainly caused by the lack of trace elements such as zinc and iron. At present, more and more doctors believe that pica is mainly caused by psychological factors. But there is no substantial progress in its true causes and treatments.

Cause

Because it is not very clear. It is currently believed to be caused by a lack of certain nutrients or an imbalance of nutrients due to intestinal parasites. However, clinical observations have shown that some iron deficiency anemia and zinc deficiency in children have some foreign body expression, and when their anemia and zinc deficiency are corrected, the symptoms of heterosexuality disappear. Therefore, many children with polymorphism disappeared after taking iron in children with polyposis or supplementing zinc in the diet. Therefore, in recent years, it is believed that this disease has a lot to do with iron deficiency and zinc deficiency in children.

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The performance of a child with a different food is a heterosexual food. The smaller things are eaten. The bigger things are used to lick the tongue. They dont listen to peoples dissuasion. They hide and sneak away. The danger lies not in their behavior but in children. The harm to the body after eating can cause a variety of diseases.

Other sick children such as parasites, ascariasis, eating mud, wall skin, constipation or diarrhea, eggs in the stool, hookworm disease, yellow face, lips, nails are pale, weight loss, fatigue Poor appetite, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, in addition to some vitamin deficiency can also cause heterophagia, such as zinc deficiency, not only have foreign body behavior, but also tongue inflammation, stomatitis, affect growth and development, but also have a diet, hyperactivity Abnormal attention, such as inattention.

Differential diagnosis

Because the symptoms are not manifested by mental illness. It should be differentiated from emotional and mental symptoms.

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