Causes of Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children

This section discusses 15 medical conditions causing Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes in Children: Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children

Some of the causes in children for Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children may include:

• Emotional deprivation
• Neglect
• Child abuse
• Psychiatric disorder
• Iron deficiency
• Anemia due to hookworm infection

More Information About Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children

• Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children: Introduction
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List of 15 causes of Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children in our database from various sources.

• Acquired brain injury
• Anemia due to hookworm infection
• Autism
• Child abuse
• Culturally normal
• Developmental disabilities
• Emotional deprivation
• Iron deficiency
• Malnutrition
• Neglect
• Normal developmental stage - age 2-3 years
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Psychiatric disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Zinc deficiency

Eating dirt and other non-food materials in children: Tools

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