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I am eating slate pencil since 7 years. I just want to knw that what kind of disease I could have?
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It is a habit,sort of obsessive compulsive disorder and I will not give you any medicine but you can do deworming and take Calcium tablets or chew saunf etc whenever there is an urge to eat slate.
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Hello, This is known as PICA. Often seen with iron deficiency anemia and helminthiasis. Please get a stool culture and iron studies done.
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