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My mother eats lots of black soil but do not intake it as she spits after chewing it. Does the eating of soil has any problem as she is age of 38, whats it advantages and disadvantages please suggest.
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Eating of soil is not healthy one. She may be deficit of Calcium. Start Calcium tablets.
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It can lead to worms in stomach. + other harmful chemicals in the ground may enter the body and cause harm.
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it will cause anemia or obstruction in intestines which needs surgical treatment...so avoid it...its very dangerous for the health.....take proper medicines
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