Some people are nicknamed "foodies" because they can eat and love to eat, but there are many things in the world. Besides "gourmets", there is another kind of people who actually like to eat things like metals and plastics. This kind of person is usually called pica.
The so-called pica usually refers to some people's physical or mental problems, which lead to improper diet and abnormal taste. At this time, they will habitually eat things that ordinary people don't eat, such as plastic, paper and soil.
They eat these things, because the stomach can't digest them, which aggravates their physical diseases or leads to metabolic disorders in the body. At this point, they can only return to normal through treatment. But not all picas are like this. There is a pica old man in France who likes to eat metal, but he is in good health.
This man's name is michel lotito. He was born in 1950. When he was born, he was actually quite normal. Fruit, biscuits and eggs are all his favorite foods. But somehow, his body has been growing slowly, and the whole person looks very small, which is why Lotito, who is small, is often bullied by some older children.
Once, Lottie was bullied again. In a rage, he picked up a screw on the ground and ate it. When the other children saw Lottie eating nails, they were very scared and ran away at once. Originally Lottie ate nails just to scare them, but he accidentally found that the nails were quite delicious, so he began to secretly eat some small metal objects behind his parents' backs.
After eating too much metal, I don't know why he began to dislike some ordinary food. Once, his mother prepared bananas and eggs for him for breakfast, but Lottie only took one bite and immediately spit it out. At first, my mother thought that he just didn't like bananas and eggs. Later, she found that Lottie couldn't eat many ordinary foods, and she vomited as soon as she ate them, which made her feel that something was wrong with him.
Once, Lotito was found by his mother while stealing small metal. Her mother was frightened and took him to the hospital at once. However, after a series of tests, the doctor found that Lotito was very healthy and had no problems. Finally, the doctor just told his parents to pay attention to their diet. On the other hand, Lotito ate more metal when he found that he was not sick.
When he was nine years old, he accidentally broke a glass bottle. Looking at the broken glass bottle on the ground, Lottie had the urge to eat glass again. So he picked up the cup and began to eat. This scene also frightened his parents, but no matter how parents stopped and persuaded him, Lottie just couldn't change the habit of eating glass and metal. In addition, he went to the hospital several times and said that there was nothing unusual in his body. Over time, his parents can only let him eat metal and glass.
When Lotito 16 years old, he began to formally show his "special functions" to the outside world. He once showed off eating metal and glass in public, and later ate a bicycle in public. Lotito's "special function" attracted many audiences. People were very surprised at his performance of eating metal and glass, and even some media interviewed him specially, which made him more and more famous. Later, Lotito even spent two years eating a giant plane, which stunned the audience.
Lotito's situation attracted the attention of relevant experts, who specially examined him and found that his stomach wall was at least twice as thick as that of normal people, so he was not afraid of being scratched by sharp objects such as glass. Moreover, his stomach acid concentration is also very high, several times that of normal people, and he can digest metal and glass. Lotito's symptom is pica, which is a combination of many diseases.
But strangely, Lotito's stomach is strong, but she can't eat bananas and eggs. As soon as he eats these two foods, he will immediately vomit and diarrhea, and his body is very uncomfortable, which may be related to his psychological factors. Now Lotito is 70 years old. He is still eating metal and glass, and his body is normal. In fact, there are some picas similar to Lotito in the world. They eat dirt, cinders, paper, etc. But they are in good health, which makes people feel that the world is really full of wonders.