iron deficiency and chewing ice

debbiestine

I used to have a craving to chew ice. I would drink lots of water with crushed ice (and I didn't realize how loud it was until I heard someone doing it-lol)
I started taking a multivitamin with iron and within a couple of days- no more cravings! Iron deficiency seems to affect a lot of women- my mom, my sister in law etc.
If you have this craving, try a multivitamin with iron. Now I can drink a glass of water like a normal person

Pheonix2010

Thats funny , I craved ice really badly during my second pregnancy , I never
linked the 2 things until Id had my son by which time it was too late to rectify it
Im surprised it was never picked up on
Its a weird one isnt it , seems no reason why the body lacking in iron would crave ice

I was even sucking on them during my labour and for about 6 months after I delivered and then it just stopped