The most important thing is to inform your doctor and make sure you have a complete understanding of the specific risks associated with your particular cravings. Other pica craving substances may wear down teeth or create bowel obstructions and constipation.ĭon't panic it happens and is not abnormal. The incidence of pica in children and adolescents with developmental. Some pica craving substances may actually create weight gain. It is the most commonly observed eating disorder in these clinical populations. Pica substances are also a concern because non-food items may contain toxic or parasitic ingredients. Eating non-food substances may interfere with the nutrient absorption of healthy food substances and actually cause a deficiency. People with certain mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. If you give into pica cravings and eat non-food substances it is potentially harmful to both you and the baby. Your unusual cravings may be a sign that your body is trying to replenish low nutrient levels. The most common substances craved during pregnancy are: Sometimes pica cravings may be related to an underlying physical or mental illness. Some speculate that pica cravings are the body's attempt to obtain vitamins or minerals that are missing through normal food consumption. The brain certainly tells them, Hey, it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea, but hopefully, they refrain. The cravings found in patients diagnosed with pica may be associated with a nutitional deficiency state, such as iron-deficiency anemia, with pregnancy or with mental retardation or mental illness A few of the posters experiencing symptoms mentioned they are not pregnant now. There is currently no identified cause though there may be a connection to iron deficiency. But just because the craving happens doesn’t mean women take a spoon to their flower pot.
The reason that some women develop pica cravings during pregnancy is not known for certain. Pica cravings among pregnant women are less common but are most commonly seen in children. The majority of women will experience cravings during pregnancy however, most of these cravings are for things like pickles and ice cream. The word pica is Latin for magpie which is a bird notorious for eating almost anything. No, we are not talking about ice cream! Most pica cravings involve non-food substances such as dirt or chalk.
Pica is the practice of craving substances with little or no nutritional value.
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