My friend keeps eating dove deodorants,powders and chalk because of the talc I guess, I tell her to stop ive heard of the dangers of cancer associated with talc can you please tell me more details and what else i could say.
2007-02-18 15:35:52 · 7 answers · asked by Beautiful1 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
This can be extremely dangerous. Talk to her parents or your counselor at school. She can poison herself badly. There is a disorder called pica which makes people crave strange things and there is treatment. In this case it is best not to keep quiet, you can save here from herself.
2007-02-18 15:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by phylobri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of people who have vitamin deficiencies doing stuff like this. You might try to get you friend to take a multivitamin. But seriously I think this friend needs to see a DOCTOR right away. I am sure that there are things in those products that are really not healthy
2007-02-18 23:43:11 · answer #2 · answered by stone_lady2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition of Pica
Pica: A craving for something not normally regarded as nutritive. For example, dirt. Pica is a classic clue to iron deficiency in children. It also occurs in zinc deficiency
Go to this site for more info.: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/tsp/pica.htm
I hope this helps.
2007-02-18 23:44:54 · answer #3 · answered by miss_mwah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have in intervention. Bring a lot of people together that are concerned and tell her how bad it is for her health and that yo u want to try and help her no matter what. she might understand and try to help herself too!
2007-02-18 23:40:12 · answer #4 · answered by mmglus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call a poison control center immediately...lol
2007-02-18 23:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by midnight_shinobi619 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seriously get new friends, who eats deodorant?!?!
2007-02-18 23:44:29 · answer #6 · answered by DAVE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she has pica. she should be evaluated by a doctor.
2007-02-18 23:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by ALM 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋