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Craving for uncooked rice, chalk pencil
Hello, I usually feel craving for slate pencil, raw uncooked rice and vibhuti, looks like it is some deficiency, can you please help me overcome it as it is very bad for health to consume them
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Yes the constant urge to nibbling non-edibles indicates unawareness abt nutrition rich food. Incidentally caused due to vitamins’ deficiency leading to polyphagia.
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-Take vitamin B12, silica supplements.
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Tab a to z once daily
Cap calcium 500 once daily
For 1 month
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May be a type of vitamin deficiency
Matter of concern
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Or 7500316-255
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