Results: PICA

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amymae1100

03/13/2013

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People with Pica exhibit an irrational desire to eat non-food items. This behavior can occur in pregnant women (where it is often associated with certain mineral deficiencies), but is especially prevalent in young children.
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1.
Have you ever experienced PICA personally?
Yes and I was/am pregnant.
5%
93 votes
Yes and I was not pregnant.
6%
99 votes
No and I was pregnant.
17%
305 votes
No and I was not pregnant.
26%
461 votes
N/A
46%
825 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
11 votes
Other Answers Percentage Votes
when i was 5 i use to like to eat buttons all the time 0.06% 1
not that i can remember 0.06% 1
no, i'm not an attention seeking idiot 0.06% 1
as a child 0.06% 1
i like eating mud as a kid 0.06% 1
never pregnant or not 0.06% 1
my autistic son ate toilet paper when he was little not anymore though 0.06% 1
yes when i was a little boy 0.06% 1
no whether i was pregnant or not 0.06% 1
no 0.06% 1
male 0.06% 1
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2.
Do you know anyone, other than yourself, that has experienced it?
Yes
14%
259 votes
No
86%
1535 votes
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3.
Have you heard of PICA before today?
Yes
45%
799 votes
No
55%
995 votes

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