User:Ritik khatri (s.r.n)

Lithophagia(stone eating disorder)

Lithophagia is common in following people- 1)pregnant women's 2)in iron deficient patients 3)children's with low birth weight.

Sighns and symptoms. In this disorder people start to eat pieces of a variety of rocks. In this people with nutritional deficiency especially deficiency of iron. This is not a common disease and is found in people of age groups ranging from 2yrs and above.

Effects. 1.nutritional deficiency 2.damages internal organs. 3.can lead to blockage of interesting that can only be cured by surgery. 4. phychological problems

References. 1)Https://journals.lww.com 2)Https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov