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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 465900" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Pica is NOT always caused by a deficiency, but it can be. It can also be neurological and might be a side effect from his surgery. But at least the deficiency should be ruled out. tests done a few years ago would not be valid because it could be a recent thing. You also might experiment with essential oils to see if some of those would fill the need instead of things he picks up. I sometimes put a few drops of peppermint and/or eucalyptus oil on a cloth for my kids when they get colds. The rubs with those in them irritate their skin. If you can provide whatever smells he is driven to seek out, or a substitute for them, maybe he would not focus on yucky things? Just another type of sensory input that might help. You can go to health food stores or Whole Foods and they have testers of a lot of essential oils, so you and difficult child could smell them before you buy.</p><p></p><p>just fyi, psoriasis is an immune disorder. If it flared once it may again and some people with psoriasis later develop psoriatic arthritis. I have it but a very atypical form. If/when it ever gets bad, there are new medications to treat it. Chances are if it flared when he was young it will at some point in the future. So it is a diagnosis that you will need to keep on all his forms, even if you don't see signs for years. It is a strange, tricky disease.</p><p></p><p>As for pica, it just occurred to me because his metabolic problems with medications. He might be getting the right nutrients in his diet but his body might not be able to use the properly. My body refuses to use or make vit D, so I know bodies can do this even though some docs have argued with me over it. But they come around when nothing gets my D levels to rise more than 3 points on their tests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 465900, member: 1233"] Pica is NOT always caused by a deficiency, but it can be. It can also be neurological and might be a side effect from his surgery. But at least the deficiency should be ruled out. tests done a few years ago would not be valid because it could be a recent thing. You also might experiment with essential oils to see if some of those would fill the need instead of things he picks up. I sometimes put a few drops of peppermint and/or eucalyptus oil on a cloth for my kids when they get colds. The rubs with those in them irritate their skin. If you can provide whatever smells he is driven to seek out, or a substitute for them, maybe he would not focus on yucky things? Just another type of sensory input that might help. You can go to health food stores or Whole Foods and they have testers of a lot of essential oils, so you and difficult child could smell them before you buy. just fyi, psoriasis is an immune disorder. If it flared once it may again and some people with psoriasis later develop psoriatic arthritis. I have it but a very atypical form. If/when it ever gets bad, there are new medications to treat it. Chances are if it flared when he was young it will at some point in the future. So it is a diagnosis that you will need to keep on all his forms, even if you don't see signs for years. It is a strange, tricky disease. As for pica, it just occurred to me because his metabolic problems with medications. He might be getting the right nutrients in his diet but his body might not be able to use the properly. My body refuses to use or make vit D, so I know bodies can do this even though some docs have argued with me over it. But they come around when nothing gets my D levels to rise more than 3 points on their tests. [/QUOTE]
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