Sunday, January 17, 2010

Chewing Ice Anemia Is There A Certain Mineral In Ice That Makes Anemics Want To Chew On It, If Not Why The Urge?

Is there a certain mineral in ice that makes anemics want to chew on it, if not why the urge? - chewing ice anemia

I know some friends and colleagues who are diagnosed with anemia and was chewing ice.

8 comments:

parsleys... said...

It is not necessarily the ice, because ice is water, but often anemic pica, a compulsion, dirt and other non-edible things to eat, to fill up their iron stores.

parsleys... said...

It is not necessarily the ice, because ice is water, but often anemic pica, a compulsion, dirt and other non-edible things to eat, to fill up their iron stores.

Gayle M said...

Iron requirements. Anemia

Gayle M said...

Iron requirements. Anemia

Strawberry Pony said...

Strangely, ice does not contain ingredients that help anemia. But the desire for ice called PICA anemia. Some even want the ground tone, but do not know who has actually eaten clay. The cold helps to relieve the symptoms of the disease, but it has no advantage over anemia. However, the desire of the ice, often leads to the doctor, where anemia is diagnosed), by laboratory processing of blood for CBC (complete blood. I hope that answers your question.

SuzieQ92 said...

My grandmother had, until he began to iron supplements. I chew ice.
As a child ate the red clay.
This is a great question!

Mopar Muscle Gal said...

Condition is called pica

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotion ...

mom_in_l... said...

For if the mouth moves in one of the positioning signals to the brain EAT YOUR stomach to prepare food.

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