"What to Know About Dermatophagia, the 'Skin-Eating' Disorder That Causes Me to Gnaw at My Own Fingers". ^ a b Benecke, Mark "First report of non-psychotic self-cannibalism (autophagy), tongue splicing and scar patterns (scarification) as an extreme form of cultural body modification in a Western civilization"."Two cases of self-cannibalism (autosarcophagy)". ^ " "Man-eaters: The Evidence for Coastal Tupi Cannibalism" mei(sh) dot org".
The 18th century also produced a considerable amount of literature on the subject. Rohr also describes particular sounds that are heard from the graves when a corpse either "laps like some thirsty animal" or chews, grunts and groans. The book brought together a wealth of accounts of the corpses found to have "consumed their own shrouds and winding cloths, and even their own limbs and bowels". In 1679, Phillip Rohr published a scientific study of the practice of "grave eating" which he called "manducation" (" Dissertatio de masticatione mortuorum"). In an Arthurian tale, King Agrestes of Camelot goes mad after massacring the Christian disciples of Josephus within his city, and eats his own hands. The ancient symbol Ouroboros depicts a serpent biting its own tail.Įrysichthon from Greek mythology ate himself in insatiable hunger given him, as a punishment, by Demeter. Another wild rat snake was found having swallowed about two-thirds of its body. Self-cannibalism behavior has been documented in North American rat snakes: one captive snake attempted to consume itself twice, dying in the second attempt. This has been used as evidence that the purpose of brain and nervous tissue is primarily to produce movement. The sea squirt (with a tadpole-like shape) contains a ganglion "brain" in its head, which it digests after attaching itself to a rock and becoming stationary, forming an anemone-like organism. There is evidence of certain animals digesting their own nervous tissue when they transition to a new phase of life. The short-tailed cricket is known to eat its own wings. In the 1990s, young people in Sudan were forced to eat their own ears. Incidents were reported in the years following the 1991 Haitian coup d'état. Erzsébet Báthory allegedly forced some of her servants to eat their own flesh in the early 17th century. As a crime įorced self-cannibalism as a form of torture or war crime has been reported. However, scientific research is inconclusive as to whether consuming the placenta has any health benefits. Human placentophagy after childbirth is touted by some as a treatment for postpartum depression and fatigue, among other health benefits, given its high protein, rich iron and nutrient content. Įating one's own placenta has a small following in Western cultures, fostered by celebrities like January Jones. Others will drink their own blood, a practice called autovampirism, but sucking blood from wounds is generally not considered cannibalism. Some people will engage in self-cannibalism as an extreme form of body modification, for example ingesting their own blood or skin. Self-cannibalism can be a form of self harm and a symptom of mental illnesses such as personality disorders, psychosis, or drug addiction. Left untreated, this can cause death due to excessive hair buildup. Other forms of pica include dermatophagia, and compulsion of eating one's own hair, which can form a hairball in the stomach. Fingernail-biting that develops into fingernail-eating is a form of pica.
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