What is PICA?: Addiction to eating corn starch

» lavettejames - Addiction to eating corn starch

In response to Addiction to eating corn starch posted by Trip7s5:

oh my you can eat a whole box in one day? thats one pound. ive been eating it for about 15 years or so. Off and on in the beginning. now i go through a box a week. Well make that a box and a half because i have one at home (Glabber girl in the can, i eat it with a plastic spoon straight from the can) and one box ( Argo) at my desk. its funny, i try to keep it a secrect ( and i do, only my kids and close close close folk know about this addiction. I hide it from my boyfriend big time. He's caught me with white residue around my mouth a few times lately but for the pass three years, i sneek a mouth full while he's not looking. Sometimes, i pack so much in my dang mouth that my jaw hurts afterwards. Ive tried to stop too, hundreds of times in the past but then i find myself going to the all night walmart to grab a box. it calms me. really. Now, i can tell you ive told my doctor about it in the past and ive even tried alternative meds like accupuncure. My doctor thought it was wierd but didnt really have a clue. I just this week found out about PICAS. there is thins one problem (i think) it gives me. its a little personal (womanly) if you get my drift. i guess it has to come out from somewhere.

-- posted by lavettejames