Posted on 01/07/2020 4:46:40 AM PST by simpson96
A woman in the U.K. was secretly gorging on baby powder for 10 years before her ex-partner discovered the bizarre habit, which she is now seeking professional help for. Lisa Anderson, who said she has depression and anxiety and has been told she may be suffering from pica, is awaiting a formal diagnosis.
She said her symptoms first started after the birth of her fifth son 15 years ago.
Pica is an eating disorder that involves eating items not typically considered food and that have no nutritional value.(snip)
Anderson, 44, said she spends around $13 a week keeping up with her habit, which revolves around bottles of Johnson’s baby powder.
“I’ve always had it in the house and would douse myself with it after having a bath or shower,” she told British news agency SWNS. “I’d use it on the kids after giving them a wash no problem. And then one day I remember being in the bathroom and the smell was just overpowering. There was a bit of dust that had come off the top of the bottle. I had this sudden urge to eat it and I just couldn’t fight it. I just licked it off my hand and really enjoyed it. It just hit this spot.”
From there, Anderson claims her addiction snowballed to the point where she can’t go more than 30 minutes without it. To satisfy her craving in public, she chews on mints for relief, SWNS reported.
“The longest I’ve been without it is two days,” she told the news outlet. “That was the worst time of my life. I hated it.”
Her ex-partner barged in on her in the bathroom 10 years ago after growing suspicious of her behavior and convinced her to see a doctor
Wonder if it’s keto-friendly.
Sometimes I think that’s the only answer.
Gee - is it any wonder?
Probably be for the best if you are.
Could be worse
Font (noun)
- A complete set of type of one size and face.
- A basin for holding baptismal water in a church.
- A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.
Girls still use baby powder in lieu of washing
Especially with time constraints
Judging from the photos, it must be pretty high in calories.
Like the stuff they serve at McDonald's?
Another example of the consequences of the poor choices made in the 1970s made by the states in reducing access\closing mental hospitals.
Holey Moley!
RE: pica and font...
Words are fun! Plus, I learn something new here every day.
Don’t know but do know some powders cause babies.
LOL! Gives new meaning to ‘Take a powder’.
well damn, i had no idea baby powder was so fattening.
Start a new fad. Put it on doughnuts. Does it have calories? Prolly not many.
Err, she looks pretty husky in that photo. Maybe it does have calories. I wonder how it affects bowel movements. Could it be like the guy who got an ED med mixed into his laxative? He didn’t know whether he was coming or going for a while there.
“There was a girl in first grade that would eat the Elmer’s glue. “I really like horses. Glue is made from horses - did you know that? I love horses.” Even as a first-grader I knew to stay away from HER.”
Then when we graduated to the more liquidy Elmers the taste was definitely unpleasant.
People with pica usually eat dirt
I learned about baptismal fonts in my formative Catholic school years.
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