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Is it normal to bite one's nails, chew them up and swallow the bits? Does anyone think this is a form of pica? Is it worse to do this with one's toe nails?
^ Toilet bowl isn't that disgusting, you clean it.
I bite my skin around my nails and eat it, but not the nails... that's a bit gross. Soft chewy skin beats sharp annoying nails.
Biting fingernails is quite normal, common and harmless and I wouldn't say that it's a form of pica.
However, picking off toenails is normal I think, but swallowing those bits is not really normal. Still not pica though.
Pica is a craving for non-food things, so do you crave eating your toenails?
I do the exact same thing. I've been a nail biter since forever and never fail to eat what I bite off. I really like clippings from my big toes as the are the best to chew on, I find those really satisfying. Yep you're normal to me.
do you also use the nails to pick between your teeth
and so on do you crush your nails into powder then snort
them as cocaine
REAL MEN EAT NAILS!!!!!!
Oh, I see, you didn't mean those kinds of nails...
I did it throughout my childhood. I have completely stopped now, little more than a year ago.
Ever heard of a bezoar? You should look it up. A doctor may have to remove one from you, some day.
unmarked beauty - yeah i bleach mine every week and clean off any skid marks but it still has germs all over it!! i guess it is still cleaner than your average dish cloth though. thank god i have a dishwasher!
apparently chewing your nails is the same as licking the toilet bowl because of all the germies.
You know there's a thing called 'eating food' out there. Have you heard of it?