MB29.2

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Eating of non-nutritive substances

Description

Consumption of non-food objects and materials (e.g., clay, soil, chalk, plaster, plastic, metal and paper) or raw food ingredients (e.g., large quantities of salt or corn flour).

Index terms

  • Eating of non-nutritive substances

Excludes

Exclusions from above levels

  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Sibling codes

  • MB29.0 – Avoidant or restrictive eating
  • MB29.1 – Binge eating
  • MB29.3 – Purging behaviour
  • MB29.4 – Rumination-regurgitation
  • MB29.Y – Other specified symptoms and signs involving eating and related behaviour
  • MB29.Z – Symptoms and signs involving eating and related behaviour, unspecified

Foundation entity

Eating of non-nutritive substances – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2124949435

Part of: MB29: Symptoms or signs involving eating and related behaviour › 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified