Guest guest Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 Well, I may be wrong! I did a search on " zinc + licking " and I'm finding information that it may be a mineral deficiency. Can you believe stuff about AUTISM comes up when you search for " zinc + licking " ???? http://www.danasview.net/handlick.htm -------------------------------------------------------------- This one's about licking leading to high lead levels (scary): http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_health/Transcripts/s64812 2.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is interesting http://www.thundersnow.com/pdfdocs/EnzymeBookContents.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------- And a parent on Parent Center says I may be right: http://www.parentcenter.com/tips/326681.html Often times, this is the same thing as 'pica' which a select number of pregnant women go through due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency of some sort. If your child isn't taking a multi-vitamin, then start, and if they are already taking their vitamin, then the most common deficiency to cause this mouthing and licking is Zinc. There are plenty of zinc chewables out there for kids - try this and see if there's notable improvement! Good luck! Christy 08/13/2003 --------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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