{"id":777554,"date":"2020-01-07T09:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/07\/meet-woman-who-has-spent-8000-on-addiction-to-eating-baby-powder\/"},"modified":"2020-01-07T09:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T09:26:05","slug":"meet-woman-who-has-spent-8000-on-addiction-to-eating-baby-powder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/07\/meet-woman-who-has-spent-8000-on-addiction-to-eating-baby-powder\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Woman Who Has Spent \u00a38,000 On Addiction To Eating Baby Powder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lisa Anderson from Piagnton, Devon, says she has a rare addiction to eating Talcum powder.<\/p>\n

Talcum powder is made from talc, an ingredient used in making baby powder used to prevent rashes.<\/p>\n

Talc is said to be poisonous when inhaled consistently or consumed.<\/p>\n

Anderson(44) says she suddenly developed an \u201coverpowering\u201d urge to eat the powder after using it on her young son following a bath in 2004.<\/p>\n

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She said, \u201cI\u2019ve always had it (talcum powder) in the house and would douse myself with it after having a bath or shower. I\u2019d use it on the kids after giving them a wash, no problem. \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had this sudden urge to eat it and I just couldn\u2019t fight it. I just licked it off my hand and really enjoyed it. It just hit this spot. It was satisfying a craving I never knew I had.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the mother-of-five, that was how the addiction started and says she now eats baby powder after every 30 minutes and sometimes in the night.<\/p>\n

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Anderson who says she has spent an estimated \u00a38,000 on the baby powder, said the longest she has ever stayed without it has been two days.<\/p>\n

She reveals that she kept her habit secret for a decade before confiding in her ex-partner \u2014 who was said to have stormed into the bathroom one day after growing suspicious of her regular visits.<\/p>\n

Medical sources told her she could be suffering from pica syndrome, a psychological disorder characterized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do get it\u2019s a bit weird \u2013 but it just has this nice soapy taste,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can get through a 200g bottle in a day but the bigger ones I get through about one-and-a-half a week. I remember getting really drawn to its smell. Now I can\u2019t do without it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI go up and get some every half an hour. I can\u2019t really go half an hour without it. The longest I\u2019ve been without it is two days. That was the worst time of my life. I hated it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She also admits she can eat an entire tub in just a day (photo credit: SWNS)<\/figcaption>\u00a0<\/figure>\n

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