Pica (disorder)

Pica
Classification and external resources
Stomach contents of a psychiatric inpatient with pica
ICD-10F50.8, F98.3
ICD-9307.52
DiseasesDB29704
eMedicineped/1798
MeSHD010842

Pica[1] (/ˈpaɪkə/ PY-kə) is an eating disorder where a person eats things with no nutritional value. A person with pica might want to to eat things that are not normal to eat, for example nails, rocks or feces. A person with pica may also have a strong urge to eat unusual things that are normally considered food but not in the normal way, for example, uncooked potatoes, flour or starch. It is common in small children.

References

  1. ↑ "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-04-05.
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