Nurse eats soap and sponge to sate cravings

A British dental nurse has eaten 4,000 washing-up sponges and more than 100 bars of soap due to a rare condition.

Nurse eats soap and sponge to sate cravings

A British dental nurse has eaten 4,000 washing-up sponges and more than 100 bars of soap due to a rare condition.

Kerry Trebilcock, from Cornwall, has pica, which leads causes her to crave objects that are not food – and she even puts hot sauce or mustard on the bathroom items to make them taste better.

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