According to British media on April 6, Jessica knight, a 4-year-old British girl, is extremely fond of eating weird things, including carpet lining, furniture stuffing, and sometimes even sand and stone.
To stop this, his parents had to prepare a bag of sponges to ease her desire for these things.
When parents leave their children at home alone, they always eat. But 4-year-old Jessica Knight's situation is very special because she likes to eat the soft things in the house, even the stuffing of the Trojan horse, cotton in the armchair and carpet lining.
Jessica & middot; knight is extremely fond of eating weird things
Doctors say Jessica is a queer eater, a rare disease that often occurs in mentally retarded or pregnant women, with a strong desire to swallow non nutritive substances or small items.
However, doctors are not sure why young Jessica developed the disease. There is no suitable treatment plan, and said that it may be necessary to wait until Jessica is 6 years old before further examination.
Jessica's parents were so worried about their daughter's condition that they had to remove all the furniture that contained stuffing. But then they found out that Jessica would lick the sand on her hands in kindergarten, so Jessica's parents had to prepare a small bag of sponges to ease her illness and prevent her from eating things that could poison her body.
Because patients with pica do not have the slightest self-control ability, they may eat some chemicals or toxic substances and cause other complications. Some people even hurt themselves and eat their hair because of this desire for goods.