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Q: Pica symptoms ?
asked by: tigresacanela24 on April 20th, 2008
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I'm starting to wonder if I have pica, I'm going to ask my doc about it when I go in on Tuesday because I'm starting to get a little worried. In addition to wanting to eat tons of food that aren't exactly safe in large quantities during pregnancy, I want to eat weird caca. Like ice. I crave crushed ice. Plain or in slurpees or the small cylinders you get from the gas station. Plus I wanted to eat dirt when I was planting my flowers the other day. I didn't do it cuz that's just weird but I seriously wanted to eat the dirt. And corn starch. I don't even think that stuff has any nutritional value. It's odd. And if it is pica, what exactly does that mean? I've read about it a little bit (mostly just read that if you want to eat weird things tell your doc because you might have it) but what exactly is it? Anyone know?
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mc4ever02
replied on April 20th, 2008
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http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy health/unusualcravingspica.html
Pica and Pregnancy : American Pregnancy Association


I found that website, it seemed to be pretty informative.

I don't know much about it at all. I know my mom craved dirt when she was pregnant with me.

It basically just says to let your doctor know. I would assume the would run some blood tests (specifically iron) and check your levels to make sure you don't need any supplements.

Are you taking prenatal vitamins?
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sweet_mom
replied on April 20th, 2008
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I used to crave ice chips so bad closer to the end of my pregnancy,I used to almost hope to go into labour just so that I could have the ice chips from the ice machine.I would go to the store and buy slurpies and then get my boyfriend to suck all the flavour out of it then I would just eat the ice.It was the weirdest thing for me.

I looked at that website and it said it could have something to do with low iron levels and I was anemic so that could have been the expanation with me.
Hopefully your doctor can tell you more and get it all figured out for you.
Good Luck!
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tigresacanela24
replied on April 21st, 2008
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I am taking a prenatal. Stuart's or something. Maybe it is an iron thing. I've been anemic my whole life so that could be it, although my first pregnancy I wasn't anemic during pregnancy. Confused Guess that doesn't mean that it couldn't happen this time.
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