Eating of non-nutritive substances

Definition

Consumption of non-food objects and materials (e.g., clay, soil, chalk, plaster, plastic, metal and paper) or raw food ingredients (e.g., large quantities of salt or corn flour).

Exclusions

• Pica (6B84)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Symptoms or signs involving eating and related behaviour

• MB29.0Avoidant or restrictive eating
• MB29.1Binge eating
• MB29.3Purging behaviour
• MB29.4Rumination-regurgitation
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified