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Baby eats soaps and sprays
My 3 yr old baby is so fond of things like body sprays, soaps , powder, paste etc. And eats these things . He is not fond of any sort of food or fruits. . Why is this so? What is the remedy .
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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao
Pediatrician
32 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
If he's 3 years of age,get him checked for iron levels in blood.
Iron deficiency anaemia is the commonest cause of pica,i.e,eating non edibles.
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