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The main symptom of pica is eating non food stuff and it is diagnosed when this habit persists for at least one month duration. Lastly people may eat non food items just because they like the taste and texture of them and enjoy and relish eating them. Also in people of some cultures eating certain non – food items is considered to have some healing properties so considered normal. Other than above it can be present in people belonging to certain nations where eating clay is common and is also acceptable. Persons with autism, intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities are also at high risk of pica. Few examples of these conditions include OCD – obsessive compulsive disorder (A psychological disorder in which a person has compulsions to repeatedly perform certain activities / behaviours or have repeated unwanted thoughts in mind) and schizophrenia (it is a serious psychological disorder characterised by abnormal interpretation of reality, hallucinations, delusions and disordered thinking). Pica can also be seen in persons having some psychological condition. Sometimes in case of children who eat dirt, sand and other non food items doesn’t indicate pica and may be it is just a child’s way of exploring his / her surroundings with senses. In such cases may be the body is demanding non food items to fulfil the nutritional demands of the body due to deficient nutrients. Mostly it is associated with iron deficiency anaemia. Pica can arise in cases of nutritional deficiencies like that of iron and zinc. Homeopathic medicines for Pica offer a natural solution for cravings and for mild to moderate cases of pica. For example, a person having pica may eat chalk, sand, ice, paper etc.

Pica is a disorder that refers to compulsive eating of non – food items or non – nutritive things by a person.