Trichophagia (hair, wool, and other fibers) Pica can have a wide range of effects depending on what non-food item(s) a person eats.Mucophagia (mucus of invertebrates and fish).
Subtypes are characterized by the substance eaten: Consumption of substances with no significant nutritional value (soil, soap or ice).Pre-school problem seen mostly below 3 years Pica is an eating disorder that involves eating items that are not typically thought of as food and that do not contain significant nutritional value, such as.Pica is the persistent eating of substances such as dirt or paint that have no nutritional value.