“We don’t know for certain what causes pica, but it’s believed to be an underlying nutritional deficiency, such as iron, or other physical or psychological concerns,” Karen Fleming, a family medicine doctor from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, told Today’s Parent. What’s more, if you have symptoms of pica, there’s usually an indication that you are experiencing an underlying health condition during your pregnancy that needs to be addressed. I had no idea this was a thing, did you? But it totally is, and at times it can actually be pretty serious, because ingesting non-food substances can be dangerous (lead paint poisoning, ingestion of parasites, etc.). But the second most common group of folks to get pica, according to NEDA? Pregnant women. Pica most commonly affects children (up to 1/3 of young kids have it at one point or another). According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), pica is classified as an eating disorder usually caused by nutritional deficiencies like anemia and characterized by the consumption of non-food items that have no nutritional value. ![]() Yes, it sounds totally bonkers, but it’s actually a medical condition called pica. These women not only crave them, but might find themselves consuming them. You know, things like chalk, paper, soap, string, talcum powder, pebbles, clay, and bucketfuls of ice. However, a small number of pregnant women have cravings for even stranger things … non-food items, actually. ![]() ![]() I wanted pickles too (pretty classic), but I was most interested in pickle juice, and would drink it by the cupful.Īll of this is normal, and a little gross (when you’re not pregnant, that is), but almost all pregnant women experience odd cravings during pregnancy, and it’s totally normal. I had to eat about four oranges a day (or tangerines or clementines - any orange fruit would do) when I was pregnant with my second baby. We all have cravings during pregnancy, and some of them are pretty weird, amiright?Īll I wanted to eat with my first baby were chickpeas and mint chocolate chip ice cream – and honestly, if you put them both in a bowl together, I probably would have chowed down.
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