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My son Is eating chalks(blackboard chalk
My son eats blackboard chalks,is there any problem with calcium or protein even his teeths are also getting worst day by day. even he cries alot during brush
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Add calcium rich food in diet .
Many issue may be due to taking chalk ,avoid it and follow calcium rich diet .
Contact me for coustamized diet plan through practo u will get good result .
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Greetings for the day!!
There are chances that your child is deficient in calcium, protein, etc. We need to assess the nutritional status, food pattern, medical history to identify the cause of this behaviour ( pica). To discuss further kindly contact directly.
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Ms. Geetanjali
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20 yrs exp
Mumbai
Hi, It is an eating disorder called Pica which is due to deficiency of minerals like calcium. Kindly increase intake of milk ,curd, Paneer, Ragi (Nachni),Leafy vegetables. Supplementation with Calcium will help at this stage. Kindly consult your pediatrician for the same.
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