Imagine having an irresistible urge to eat chunks of dirt. The condition known as pica actually happens to some people -- particularly pregnant women, as CBS 2's Susan Carlson reports.

People with pica compulsively eat nonfood items with no nutritional value. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Pica is more common in pregnant women because your body has increased nutritional needs during pregnancy. It’s easier to have a deficiency if you aren’t eating the right kinds of food or have ...

Pica patients eat dirt, paint, sand and sofas, say doctors. April 13, 2011— -- Adele Edwards has an unusual eating disorder: She consumes couches like they were candy, going through seven ...

The compulsion to eat what’s inedible is known in the medical world as pica (pronounced “PIE-ka”). This is the Latin word for magpie, a bird with a reputation for eating practically anything.