Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Joan, Is this chewing on plastic or symptoms of pica? If I remember correctly pica is from a lack of minerals. a --- In egroups, kenneth kersmanc <kenjoan@r...> wrote: > My son has been chewing on anything plastic. Any helpful suggestion? Any reason why he has started this since we have been chelating? > > Joan > > kenjoan@r... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 That's so weird Joan, my son did this before Chelation, and stopped post provocative! Wonder why!-Shari kenneth kersmanc wrote: > My son has been chewing on anything plastic. Any helpful suggestion? > Any reason why he has started this since we have been > chelating? Joan kenjoan@... > > > eGroups Sponsor > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Pica is chewing on things and it can be very dramatic, like chewing holes in a blanket for example. It is a known symptom of lead poisoning. Mercury is well documented to cause abnormal sensations in the mouth and peri-oral area so it wouldn't suprise me to know that I can blame mercury for the hours spent chasing my son to spit out acorns when he was 18 months old. I'm not sure about what other metals might cause it. Heidi [ ] Re: chewing on plastic Joan,Is this chewing on plastic or symptoms of pica? If I remembercorrectly pica is from a lack of minerals.a--- In egroups, kenneth kersmanc <kenjoan@r...>wrote:> My son has been chewing on anything plastic. Any helpfulsuggestion? Any reason why he has started this since we have beenchelating?>> Joan>> kenjoan@r... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Some plasitics, especially those made in Mexico, can contain lead. I was told awhile back that lead toxic kids crave things with lead in it, that it actually tastes sweet to them. My son did this a few times while chelating. I'd suggest getting all of the plastic out of the child's reach if possible. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Because plastic is high in phenols and for some cruel reason, our kids crave what they should not eat! Re: [ ] chewing on plastic > That's so weird Joan, my son did this before Chelation, and stopped > post provocative! Wonder why!-Shari > > kenneth kersmanc wrote: > > > My son has been chewing on anything plastic. Any helpful suggestion? > > Any reason why he has started this since we have been > > chelating? Joan kenjoan@... > > > > > > eGroups Sponsor > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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