chewing on his shirt

[Guest guest]

Almost 3 months ago my 4 year old son began chewing on his shirt. He

pulls it up at the neck and shoves it in his mouth. He does this non-

stop throughout the day. His shirt is soaked with saliva.

Is this a deficiency of something?

Or an overgrowth of something else?

Any suggestions as to how to deal with this are appreciated.

Thanks,

.

[Guest guest]

>

> Almost 3 months ago my 4 year old son began chewing on his shirt. He

> pulls it up at the neck and shoves it in his mouth. He does this non-

> stop throughout the day. His shirt is soaked with saliva.

>

> Is this a deficiency of something?

> Or an overgrowth of something else?

Commonly associated with zinc deficiency. Try adding zinc and see if

that helps.

Can also mean he is eating a food/supplement he does not tolerate.

Dana

[Guest guest]

My older son did this all the time. Sometimes called 'the chewies'. The kid

just wants to chew and gnaw on all types of things. Our son gnawed our

furniture as well. Mineral deficiencies can cause this so consider

magnesium, zinc, or possibly calcium. Zinc and magnesium helped my son.

You can also look at some oral sensory therapy as it helps in this area too.

.

[Guest guest]

Hi !.......Im not sure if it is any type of defficiency..but my son is 6

and periodically during teeth growth surges..If seen Him do this..even now when

he has already lost 3 of his teeth and about to loose another...for him it again

seems like it was

always prior a surge.....or prior a tooth coming out....I give him cold very

wet wash cloths ..he loves them..plus it is an additional teeth cleanser to

supplement brushing...hope this helps......blessings ....................freenow

michelle garland <mngia@...> wrote:

My son did the same, at the same age. When we were filling out questionaires

when he was being diagnosed for ADD, that was one of the questions.

I don't know what it means, but shared the same experience and would like to

know more too.

MIchelle

allison_lillies <caneng@...> wrote:

Almost 3 months ago my 4 year old son began chewing on his shirt. He

pulls it up at the neck and shoves it in his mouth. He does this non-

stop throughout the day. His shirt is soaked with saliva.

Is this a deficiency of something?

Or an overgrowth of something else?

Any suggestions as to how to deal with this are appreciated.

Thanks,

.