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Kerry Trebilcock, 21, suffers from a condition called pica, The Sun reported. The disorder has caused her to eat more than 100 bars of soap and more than 4,000 washing up sponges.

Kerry's eating habits changed after a holiday to Morocco in 2008, during which she picked up an infection of hookworm.

Kerry, a dental nurse from Mylor, Cornwall, said: "After one dinner where I ate a double helping of lasagna and a tub of ice cream, I still felt hungry."

"To distract myself, I decided to wash the dishes. I took out a new sponge from a packet and had an overwhelming desire to eat it. I sat down with a glass of water and chewed the sponge until it was gone. Finally my hunger was gone and my stomach felt satisfied."

The next morning, as she washed herself with lemon and lime soap, she had an urge to eat some and swallowed a chunk. （點擊《太陽報》查看原文）

英國女孩愛吃洗碗海綿

???????據英國《太陽報》報道，21歲的凱里·特里比爾科克是一名異食癖患者。至今，她已經吃掉100多塊肥皂和4000多塊洗碗海綿了。

???????凱里的飲食習慣改變是從2008年開始的，那年她到摩洛哥度假，結果腸道受到寄生蟲感染。

???????凱里來自英國康沃爾邁勒，是一名牙科護士。她說：“有一次，我晚飯吃了雙份烤寬面條和一桶冰淇淋，但是飯后我仍覺得很餓。”

???????“為了分散注意力，我決定去洗碗。我從一整包刷碗海綿中拿出一個新的，當時，我就有強烈的愿望把它吃掉。然后，我坐下來一邊喝水，一邊吃光了整塊海綿。最后，饑餓感才消失，我的胃感到十分滿足?！?/p>

???????第二天早上起床，她用檸檬酸橙香皂洗手，非常想嘗一嘗，最后就吃了一大塊。

(China.org.cn March 2, 2012)