This Morning pregnant guest eats 1,000 sheets of toilet roll a day
This Morning hosts Josie Gibson and Rochelle Humes tried their utmost best to hold in their laughter and remain professional while interviewing a young woman with a condition, which means she eats up to four rolls of toilet roll a day.
Kinah Moore, who lives in Baltimore in the US appeared on This Morning on Monday to open up about her condition, called Pica, which involves her eating up to 1,000 sheets of toilet paper every day.
The This Morning guest suffers Pica, which the NHS describes as 'a feeding disorder in which someone eats non-food substances that have no nutritional value'. Kinah told hosts Rochelle and Josie that before finding a love for toilet roll, she used to eat baking soda and talcum powder, but toilet roll is the one non-edible food that brought her 'immense joy'.
This Morning guest eats 1,000 sheets of toilet roll a day on a 'good day' (ITV)Kinah began eating random objects when she was just eight-years-old and explained that it started with baking soda and baking powder. "One day, I don't know what possessed me to try toilet paper," she recalled. "Baking soda dissolved too fast and the toilet paper sticks, which is why I preferred it right away."
Asked by Josie if it was a craving for the paper which led to her eating it, Kinah replied: "I believe it was a craving because I used to crave a bunch of different things. I don't know it was just a craving I had and everything else just dissolved too fast. It was like a cotton candy that doesn't melt. It tastes really good. You have to try it to understand where I'm coming from."
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The This Morning guest went on to explain that her disorder hasn't caused her any health complications as of yet but admitted that if she eats too much toilet roll, she will be full for hours on end and won't eat normal food due to having no hunger cravings.
Josie and Rochelle were left baffled by the guest's condition (ITV)However, resident This Morning Doctor Sara explained Pica could be harmful and even require surgical intervention as she warned viewers at home not to attempt to try eating it after Kinah's confession.
"People will eat harmless things like ice. But for some they will consume things which are more harmful or toxic and it doesn't get revealed until they have medical issues. It can lead to stomach pains and in severe cases require surgical intervention," Dr Sara shared. Kinah then revealed that she has had to drastically cut back on the amount of toilet roll she consumes after discovering that she is pregnant. "I've cut back a lot," she told Josie and Rochelle.
Kinah has drastically cut back on the amount of toilet roll she consumes after discovering she is pregnant (ITV)"If I get a bad craving I will chew it up and spit it out. I take as many iron supplements as I can. I cut back a lot since the baby and it hurts my heart because I want it so much. Prior to the baby, one a good day, I get my 1000 sheets, I will look up and I'll be 2-3 rolls in. It can get pretty excessive."
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