Rare Disorder Makes Girl Eat Sponges and Soap
Kids eating chalk were quite common back in our school days, and we often used to even laugh at them. We’re not sure we want to laugh at 21-year-old Kerry Trebilcock, though. The young dental nurse from England suffers from pica – a real disorder characterized by an appetite for substances that aren’t considered food. Trebilcock’s preferred choice of non-food? Soapy sponges.