Suppresing Cravings?

mijotamagdalena

Is eating/sucking/chewing on ice a healthy way to suppress hunger and unhealthy cravings? I do it quite often, but I wanna check

FibroHiker

Chewing ice on a regular basis is a way to damage your teeth. I would find another solution.

https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2023/06/love-chewing-ice-its-not-good-your-teeth#:~:text=Chewing ice can cause small,of Utah School of Dentistry.

liwo81

No. If you’re hungry, your body needs something. It may just be the water that’s satisfying you. Drink at least 100oz of water daily, eat enough calories, protein and fat. Don’t restrict your calories to the point you’re always hungry. That’s a recipe for going off the rails and binging.

csplatt

liwo81 wrote: »

No. If you’re hungry, your body needs something. It may just be the water that’s satisfying you. Drink at least 100oz of water daily, eat enough calories, protein and fat. Don’t restrict your calories to the point you’re always hungry. That’s a recipe for going off the rails and binging.

I disagree to an extent. It’s a good thing to be able to feel a little bit of “hunger” but still choose to wait for the next mealtime.

yirara

On that note, eating ice can also be a form of pica, and related to things such an iron deficiency.

If you're really hungry then please consider whether your calorie deficit might be too big. There's no need to go hungry on a diet. The winner is the one who loses the weight with the least discomfort, and who keeps it up.

tulips_and_tea

In addition to what has already been mentioned, please be mindful of those around you (if applicable). Not everyone enjoys the sound of someone else crunching on ice. It is quite rude if you're in the presence of others.

If you're looking for a distraction for your mouth other than food, chewing sugar free gum can be an option, but that should be done quietly and politely as well. And sometimes, too much sugar free gum can bother your digestive system.

mrsmeteor

tulips_and_tea wrote: »

In addition to what has already been mentioned, please be mindful of those around you (if applicable). Not everyone enjoys the sound of someone else crunching on ice. It is quite rude if you're in the presence of others.

If you're looking for a distraction for your mouth other than food, chewing sugar free gum can be an option, but that should be done quietly and politely as well. And sometimes, too much sugar free gum can bother your digestive system.

I don't enjoy chewing on ice but I don't understand this comment. How is chewing on ice any different than chewing on any other hard, crunchy food that you may be able to hear others eating? Is the OP a kid or something and that's why you are telling him/her how to eat ice and chew gum? Is this misophonia you're talking about, because people who have that are expected to use coping strategies and not do things like ask people not to eat certain things.

kshama2001

mrsmeteor wrote: »

tulips_and_tea wrote: »

In addition to what has already been mentioned, please be mindful of those around you (if applicable). Not everyone enjoys the sound of someone else crunching on ice. It is quite rude if you're in the presence of others.

If you're looking for a distraction for your mouth other than food, chewing sugar free gum can be an option, but that should be done quietly and politely as well. And sometimes, too much sugar free gum can bother your digestive system.

I don't enjoy chewing on ice but I don't understand this comment. How is chewing on ice any different than chewing on any other hard, crunchy food that you may be able to hear others eating? Is the OP a kid or something and that's why you are telling him/her how to eat ice and chew gum? Is this misophonia you're talking about, because people who have that are expected to use coping strategies and not do things like ask people not to eat certain things.

Ice is the loudest.

kshama2001

mijotamagdalena wrote: »

Is eating/sucking/chewing on ice a healthy way to suppress hunger and unhealthy cravings? I do it quite often, but I wanna check

I agree with the recommendation to get tested for an iron deficiency, especially if you are a female with heavy menstrual periods. (However, I was severely anemic and never had any urge to chew ice.)

Don't just supplement as anemia is a serious condition. Also, too much iron can cause problems as well. Get tested.

Seffell

Find something to stay busy with.
The cravings for constant snaking are a habbit and will go away after a few weeks, months at most.

neanderthin

Depends, if you can't control your eating and excess weight is the result then anything that interrupts that is probably a good thing.

Satiety is a cornerstone for sustainable weight loss and maintenance, but that would probably include a lot of foods (whole food) that most would find boring and not a good replacement for the yummy and tasty engineered foods that people find irresistible which pretty much the majority of people consume for the vast majority of their calorie consumption.

It appears most people would rather eat these foods (UPF) and with the health dollars to keep people alive and still functioning is over 4 trillion dollars a year, which apparently is acceptable because I don't see main stream health care doing much about it, except maybe offering better medication. GLP-1's are the new darling and even has a jingle and great advertising to show the good life that awaits, so good, what would we do without a company like Novo Nordisk looking after our best interest .

mijotamagdalena

Thank you all for the feedback! To all the people telling me about Iron deficiency, I am somewhat anemic but not extremely. I also take supplements that include iron and other thing and I have been for years. Thank you all for telling me tho! I'll try to do it less

qfpprh2wdc

Coffee black no sugar or cream with some cinnamon on top does it for me.