[silentlyscreaming]

I have recently been diagnosed with pica disorder ...

(Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g. metal (coins, etc), clay, coal, soil, feces, chalk, paper, soap, mucus, ash, gum, etc.)

i am wondering if there is anyone here who shares this dx. not much info on the net and would love to talk with someone who does

[Evening]

I have never been diagnosed with anything like that, BUT, I have been eating paper since I was 9. I still remember how it all started, it was just a joke with my friends because we were hungry so we decided to make fake food out of paper. The joke lasted a few weeks, and now it's just a habit I have. Magazines, newspaper, notes, if it's paper I'll eat it. All my notes from when I was studying are eaten around the edges, I try to go around the writing and just eat the blank stuff.
I've never really thought much of it though.

Hello, silentlyscreaming.

http://eatingdisorders.suite101.com/...m/what_is_pica

Good luck in getting this sorted out.

[Perna]

Did you have a full medical checkup, silently? There are often mineral deficiencies that make a difference in some pica symptoms:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chewing-ice/an01278

[elliemay]

Originally Posted by silentlyscreaming

I have recently been diagnosed with pica disorder ...

(Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g. metal (coins, etc), clay, coal, soil, feces, chalk, paper, soap, mucus, ash, gum, etc.)

i am wondering if there is anyone here who shares this dx. not much info on the net and would love to talk with someone who does

Pica can be associated with anemia. Be sure you get a complete physical. If there is an underlying physical disorder that can be treated your condition will likely go away.