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About lead pencils
Are pencils still made with lead in India?
What happens if we eat graphite from pencils,I mean pencil leads..
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Please get blood tests done to check any deficiency. Also avoid eating pencil lead as may cause poisoning.
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Avoid eating
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Not to be tasted
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Hi pt. There are so many other things to eat.... Plz focus on it....
Anyway leading too much of lead can cause lead poisioning ...
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Please stop spamming
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Lead pencils don’t cause lead at all. The lead metal which you are talking about.
But you should not eat graphite beca it has no nutritional value and since it is clay it may contain parasites which is bad for your health.
Hope my answer has helped you .
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
General Physician
37 yrs exp
Delhi
Why shld one eat only
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Bijli Nanda
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Noida
There are tastier foods to eat.pencils are not food .
Thats the main reason for not eating them.
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
Neuropsychiatrist
6 yrs exp
Lucknow
You have to avoid.
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
12 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Avoid eating such things
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Dr. Nikhil Aggarwal
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Delhi
Yes, you are right. But you should not eat the graphite and if this problem persists, you can consult me for proper evaluation.
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