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What Causes A Person To Eat Or Crave Non Food Items Such As Paper?

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Dallas, TX

Why does a person crave toilet paper instead of eating food? I get hungry but since I can’t afford enough food I find myself eating toilet paper wth is wrong with me

November 4, 2019
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Myesha...maybe this is in the same category...whatever THAT is. As a child and young adult, everytime I would go into a store, I had the extreme craving to bite erasers! Especially the big, rectangular, gray ones - they were the best. I wouldn't chew and swallow, but I had an uncontrollable desire to bite them - all of them. Not so much the pink ones but way back they had big gray ones for like Art stuff. I have no idea why, where it came from and I told nobody about it as I think I new it was wrong but I couldn't help it. Just giving you a pal to talk to if you like.

August 20, 2023
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I don’t think ur stomach is equipped to handle toilet paper I wud talk to my dr ASAP .

November 4, 2019
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I would suggest talking to your therapist or doctor about this because it might mean that you are lacking something in your diet.

November 4, 2019
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I guess we all have a weird craving more be is tissue it used to be comet I love the way it smelled then I moved on to baking soda. I chew a roll of tissue per day n hide it. Trying to break the habit it’s hard but I’m getting better. It’s embarrassing to admit but I appreciate you Noella2 I be needing someone that understands me

December 16, 2023
A MyDepressionTeam Member

its called pica where u crave stuff that is not a food like dirty paint paper stuff like that sometimes alot of people can die from it esp with hair an toilet
paper is another one i do believe

January 7, 2020

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