Pakkirappa tucks into his favourite snack – bricks [BARCROFT]His odd habit is thought to be caused by a condition called Pica, which is characterised by an appetite for substances without any nutritional value.
Pakkirappa, from Gadag district in Karnataka, India 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.”
Pakkirappa’s mother has tried in vain to stop him but he insists that bricks, mud and gravel tasted “A1” meaning “the best”.
Pakkirappa has been addicted to eating inedible objects since he was a child [BARCROFT]I love eating them. It has become a part of my life
Pakkirappa Hunagundi
“My mother says don’t eat all this. She keeps insisting, but even if she gives me chicken fry, I don’t eat it. I don’t like that at all.
“I need mud and bricks to eat. I can’t help my own habit.”
A local villager who has known Pakkirappa for decades said that the labourer has eaten debris for as long as he can remember.
He said: “Even a tiny stone in the mouth hurts so much. But he eats mud and stones everyday with so much ease. We find it extremely strange.”
People come from far and wide to watch the labourer snacking [BARCROFT]We don’t have any income. So I want to make use of my talent.”
“I want to show people what I can do. I want to earn some money.”
A friend added: “He has become very famous, but he is a poor man. We wish someone would help him.
“When we see him, we feel very bad. We have tried to convince him many times, but he does not listen. We have given up now.
“We advise him not to eat. But when he comes to our field, he goes around eating mud. He relishes hot charcoal too like a snack.”
(via Express)
