I have a bad habit. I chew ice all day. I had to pull teeth because of it and i still don't stop. Why is this?

Does anyone else go throught this? Can you tell me why I crave ice? I love it, but Im addicted to it. My co worker and me still around all day and chew ice Help.

I have a bad habit. I chew ice all day. I had to pull teeth because of it and i still don't stop. Why is this?
Just a note, this is very bad for you in the sense of gaining weight. Anything cold especially ice is bad for you as it slows your metabolism actually like freezes it from what its meant to do and therefore does not work well in preventing you from gaining weight or losing it. just a thought for you to consider, try chewing on something else like licorice or ice cold yoghurt tubes.
Reply:You have a condition called pagophagia, or compulsive eating of ice. This is a form of pica, a condition in which people crave and eat non-food substances like ice, chalk, paper, laundry soap, starch, hair, dirt, clay, or paint. There have been several reports linking the craving of ice to iron-deficiency anemia (low blood count as a result of an iron-deficiency). In fact, there’s even a website called “All About Chewing Ice,” which also has a support group for people with this condition.
Reply:It's called pica and it most likely points to an iron deficiency. Please see your doctor ASAP. Good luck.
Reply:You may have pica - which is a compulsion to ingest things that aren't actually food. But there are usually nutritional deficiencies that cause it.





Because you're chewing ice, it could be that you're anemic. My mother chewed ice for years - broke teeth in fact - and it all was because she was severely anemic - and it was not diagnosed for years. When it was finally corrected, the compulsion stopped.





You might have an iron deficiency. Go get it checked out darling.
Reply:iron deficiency annemia. look it up.



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