This might sound weird but I know a boy who used to eat ashes. He is not a kid but a 16 year old grown up. I will not disclose his name but will tell you the story.
The boy one day while in a village on thanksgiving last year got hurt in nose which led to a lot of blood loss and he became pale after that. No one took it seriously and he was given basic first aid. A few weeks after that he wanted to eat something crunchy. He saw some ashes of a particular sacred tree (he didn't tell me the name) and just took a pinch of it and ate it.
He found it really interesting and urged his parents to take a small bottle full of ashes with them.
As the ashes were considered lucky, they agreed and whenever that boy used to eat a heavy meal, he used to eat half a spoon of those ashes without telling to anyone except me and his sister.
Days passed and he became more weak. I became concerned and searched on internet about it and I found that a disorder called pica syndrome can cause this. It can happen due to loss of blood or mineral deficiency. I read experiences of people who used to eat weird things like soaps, detergents and even sand. I asked my friend to stop eating it but I was too late as he became an addict. But he promised me that once the bottle is over he will never ask for more. I agreed with him and after it was over, he didn't ask for more. He had few sleepless nights but now he is becoming healthy again. Whenever he remembers those times he starts laughing. But he said that he noticed a thing, whenever he ate ashes, he felt better and used to feel that his stomach is light and one more thing, he only like the ashes of that particular tree.
The End
The boy one day while in a village on thanksgiving last year got hurt in nose which led to a lot of blood loss and he became pale after that. No one took it seriously and he was given basic first aid. A few weeks after that he wanted to eat something crunchy. He saw some ashes of a particular sacred tree (he didn't tell me the name) and just took a pinch of it and ate it.
He found it really interesting and urged his parents to take a small bottle full of ashes with them.
As the ashes were considered lucky, they agreed and whenever that boy used to eat a heavy meal, he used to eat half a spoon of those ashes without telling to anyone except me and his sister.
Days passed and he became more weak. I became concerned and searched on internet about it and I found that a disorder called pica syndrome can cause this. It can happen due to loss of blood or mineral deficiency. I read experiences of people who used to eat weird things like soaps, detergents and even sand. I asked my friend to stop eating it but I was too late as he became an addict. But he promised me that once the bottle is over he will never ask for more. I agreed with him and after it was over, he didn't ask for more. He had few sleepless nights but now he is becoming healthy again. Whenever he remembers those times he starts laughing. But he said that he noticed a thing, whenever he ate ashes, he felt better and used to feel that his stomach is light and one more thing, he only like the ashes of that particular tree.
The End
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