sucking on metal

[tumla]

Hi All

I have a client, three year old boy, who lves to suck on metal, like nails,
screwdrivers etc.
I can't find any reference in my repertories.
Wonder if the group could help.

Thanks
Tumla

[Rochelle]

Could this be Pica? Or maybe he is lacking nutritionally in iron?

Regards
Rochelle
www.rochellemarsden.co.uk

[J.VENKATASUBRAMANIAN]

Could be any one of the rx in the rubric
Generalities: food: indigestible, desire - earth, chalk, etc
I remember Alum,sil,calc etc in it

Venkat
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like nails,

[yerewan]

I have a client, three year old boy,
who loves to suck on metal,
like nails, screwdrivers etc.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I have a two yrs old tommy cat,
(with his only sibling sister)
who also likes to chew on all kinds
of metal objects, windowhandels,
nails on the wall, hinges etc.
I took him last May to a homoeopath
vet who gave him Ferr-sulph.
I know this isn't a solution for anything,
just informing as an exemple.
His sis isn't keen on hardware tho,
on the contrary, she herself is more
like malleable.

-will-

[Rosemary C Hyde PhD]

What's the material? Iron? Aluminum? Might be one clue to plug into a case analysis of the totality... Rosemary

[Rosemary C Hyde PhD]

There are also rubrics for desiring inedibles:

GENERALITIES - PHENOMENA - FOOD and drinks - indigestible things - desires

abies-c.bg ALUM.k alumn.k AUR.st bell.k BRY.b CALC.k CALC-P.k cic.b con.st CYCL.hr ferr.st ign.bro LACH.st nat-m.st NIT-AC.b NUX-V.b psor.bg SIL.b sulph.gk TARENT.bg

It's interesting that both Aluminum and Ferrum are in the above rubric.
GENERALITIES - PHENOMENA - FOOD and drinks - strange things, desires

alum.bro atri.bro BRY.k CALC.bro,k CALC-P.k carb-v.bro CHEL.k cic.ptk CYCL.k HEP.k LYS.k,zzz mag-c.k,zzz MANC.k rheumptk sep.bro ter.kr

Rosemary

[tumla]

Thank you Rosemary, the remedy selection is very helpful.
At the moment this little boy is in a Tarent/Stram phase.
Tumla

[tumla]

Ferrum is certainly to be considered
Thank you
Tumla

[tumla]

That is definitely to be considered
Thank you Rochelle
Tumla

[dusty1197]

Can't help but wonder about a mineral deficiency. Maybe a
mineral/trace mineral supplement?

Toni
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