As I was filling up my glass with crushed ice from the ice maker and then eating the very fine ice before I filled it with water-- I was thinking... I love ice, I crave ice, I so really like the freezer taste of ice. Thus having nothing else to do other then laundry, dishes, dust, and vacuum -- I googled "craving ice"Was I surprised at what I found-- I have pagophagia!
This is from Wiki Answer- Why people crave ice?
Low Iron
resulting in low hemoglobin the oxygen carrying blood cells
Pica is defined as an appetite for substances not fit for food, such as clay or paper products. Pagophagia is specifically pica for ice, and studies show this to be a specific indicator for iron deficiency anemia
Oh Wow... between my blood donation deferrals I wrote about a couple of posts back and my ice cravings... hummm... I may need to mention this to my Doctor.
2 comments:
so have you starting taking Iron supplements yet. I remember hearing that craving ice is a sign of Iron deficency a few years back... that's why they say many pregnant women crave ice cause they don't get enough iron. interesting.
I am going to get my multi-vitamin right now! I think that is the problem, I never take vitamins.
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