Girl, 19, has dangerous soap eating compulsion doctors say could kill her

It's the toxic compulsion that doctors claim could kill her. But this 19-year-old girl claims she is hopelessly addicted to eating soap.

A rare medical condition has left Tempestt Henderson, from Florida, eating up to five bars of soap a week - and washing powder too.



Today, she faces a long road of recovery, but says she hopes she’ll never have to eat soap ever again.

'I suppose my Mum is secretly relieved that I was addicted to soap,' she admitted, 'and not dangerous drugs or something.'

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