iron deficiency and chewing ice

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debbiestine
debbiestine Posts: 265 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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 :)

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  • Pheonix2010
    Pheonix2010 Posts: 9
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    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

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