When Tamika first visited The Doctors, she was eating two to three clay pots a day. Has she beaten the bizarre habit?
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Tamika is coming clean about an eating addiction she is both embarrassed about and concerned how it might be affecting her body – she is addicted to eating clay pots.
Taneah, a nurse and mother of two, has been eating baby powder and chalk every day since she was 3 years old. She reveals her addiction for the first time on The Doctors.
A nurse and mother of two has been eating baby powder and chalk every day since she was 3 years old. She reveals her addiction for the first time on The Doctors and says she knows she needs help.
The Doctors ask Dr. Kim Dennis, medical director of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, to address the emotional issues that could be leading to a woman’s addiction to chalk. Find out what treatment she recommends.
Gastroenterologist Dr. Su Sachar explains what could be leading a woman to crave chalk and reveals whether the condition has affected the woman’s long-term health.
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