Man addicted to eating mud, rocks and building blocks
That's gone down like a ton of bricks: Indian villager is addicted to eating mud, rocks and building blocks... and gets through three kilos of debris a day
Pakkirappa Hunagundi, 30, started eating debris in Karnataka, India, aged 10
He has Pica condition, which causes sufferers to crave inedible objects
Claims he suffers no effects from disorder, can skip meals... but not bricks
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This Indian villager is addicted to eating bricks, gravel and mud, stomaching at least three kilos of his surroundings every day.
Pakkirappa Hunagundi, 30, first developed a taste for the seemingly inedible objects at the age of ten.
Ever since, he has snacked on walls and streets of Karnataka, India - and claims to suffer no ill effects.
The bizarre eating disorder is thought to be a form of Pica, an illness which gives sufferers an appetite for substances without any nutritional value.
Sporting a full set of normal-looking teeth, Mr Hunagundi blasts any suggestion he should curb the addiction.
He said: 'I have been eating bricks and rocks for around 20 years now. I love eating them. It has become a part of my life.
'I started at the age of 10. Now it feels like a necessity to me. I can skip meals, but not bricks or mud.
'I have suffered no side effects. My teeth are absolutely fine. I can bite into the hardest stone without a problem.'
I have seen a lot of strange people in india doing weird things in the village, some would even act like some spirit got in them while doing some ritual and idk i don't believe it. But this is something real
He hasn't felt the effects yet, but certainly eating rocks for 20 years will at some point wear down on your digestive system. It amazes me how his teeth are still intact, I mean I chipped mine with a curling iron once
