And I just want to let others know they are not alone." "I spent years not knowing what was going on or happening. "I just want to raise awareness to others. "I went online and did my own bit of research then I decided to go to my GP. "My partner doesn't like me doing it because of the links it has to cancer and the impact it could be having on my health. Lisa said: "Despite doing this for years and years I sat down earlier this year and thought this just cannot be normal. Devon's wild beavers are doing well and helping the community.Manhunt continues after one arrested by armed police following machete incident in Bideford.She has been referred by her GP for counselling, due to start this month. It was not until Lisa visited her GP last year that she has been given a formal suspected diagnosis.Īlthough not formally diagnosed, doctors have told Lisa her cravings could be a result of a possible iron deficiency, OCD and PICA syndrome. She kept her condition secret for ten years until her ex-partner stormed into the bathroom having grown suspicious of her regular visits. "This has been going on for years now I just can't see a point when it isn't part of my life." "I wake up at least four times in the night as my body just craves it. "But when I got home I just went to have the powder. "The other day I was out for a few hours and I had eaten six packets of extra strong mints. If I do have to go out to the shops or go to hospital I eat mints outside. "I don't carry any around with me when I go out. "I only do the Johnson's powder in the house. "It can't be the Johnson's lavender or any one-off special flavour. "It does really dry your mouth out though. "I've never snorted it or anything like that. "I always have a glass of water after doing it so it doesn't upset my taste buds or anything like that. Council is 'finalising sale' of one of Devon's ugliest buildings.Bin lorry hit tree and caused another two-car crash, say police."The longest I've been without it is two days. "I can't really go half an hour without it. "Just like someone with an addiction I was just having more and more each time I went to have some. "I've never had it with any of the other children. "It was satisfying a craving I never knew I had. "I just licked it off my hand and really enjoyed it. "I had this sudden urge to eat it and I just couldn't fight it. "There was a bit of dust that had come off the top of the bottle. "And then one day I remember being in the bathroom and the smell was just overpowering.
"I'd use it on the kids after giving them a wash no problem. Lisa said: "I've always had it in the house and would douse myself with it after having a bath or shower. Lisa said: "Despite doing this for years and years I sat down earlier this year and thought this just cannot be normal.Lisa Anderson from Paignton, Devon, who has an unusual addiction to eating Johnson's Baby Powder. It is thought the mineral is poisonous to the body if either inhaled or consumed.īreathing problems are the most common side effect as well as a cough and eye irritation.īut it can also cause chest pain and even lung failure as well as low blood pressure, convulsions, diarrhoea and vomiting. Her habit is not without health risks - talcum powder is a powder made from a mineral called talc, a clay mineral made up of silicon, magnesium, and oxygen. It is most common in people with learning disabilities and during pregnancy. Pica syndrome is an eating disorder characterised by a compulsion to eat non-food items such as paint, dust, and dirt.
It was not until she visited her GP last year that doctors identified the possible causes - iron deficiency, OCD and Pica syndrome. Lisa first developed symptoms of Pica syndrome in 2004 just a few days after giving birth to her fifth child.
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