You're fine, That is perfectly normal. Some ice just TASTES great. I eat it all the time too. Even get up in the middle of the night to munch. I have two counter top ice machines running all day long and can't leave the house with out a supply of cups full of it. Normal. Unless I am not normal, but I THINK I'm normal so you must be normal too. :D
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I've been eating ice for the past two years now , I'm extraordinarily addicted to it.. It's as bad as I'll go take the ice in the fridge , a conditioner , everything that looked like ice always found it's way into my mouth somehow .. Last summer I recently found out that I moght possibly have anemia , when I'm on , I lose alot of blood feel dizzy and faint .. I got checked and that's when the told me.. Due to this I ive lost a lot of weight dunno if it's the ice or it's the anemia my mum hates the fact that I'm addicted to it but I can't help it I try to reduce the way I take because now I'm looking even more skinner dunno what's really the Mayer with me , mums steady shoving food in my mouth these days cossa it
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In 1996, during a blizzard, I looked outside at the beautiful white snow and was overcome with an obsessive desire to eat it all. Shortly thereafter, I started eating crushed ice. I had to have a large cup every morning, noon and night. Next, it became so bad that I would drive to the store and purchase those large bags of ice, pour it in a bowl and consume the entire bag. The craving stopped suddenly in 1997. I did not think I was anemic because during that time, I had healthy dosages of protein in my diet. Now, I do not, as I eat more vegetarian dishes, no red meat, and on occasion, just a little chicken or fish. The chewing on ice returned with a vengeance in 2014, after a TIA and horrible rheumatoid attack. I literally cannot function without a large cup of ice in the morning, after lunch, and 3-4 large cups after dinner. If the ice cubes are softer and more "frostier", I will start moaning in ecstasy. My aunt, who died of heart failure, had this same craving. If I do not have this repertoire of ice every day, I will suffer withdrawal symptoms and have to take Dramamine to keep from throwing up. I know something is wrong, but I do not have health insurance right now.
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OMG, me too, it cannot be just any ice has to be that little frosty kind. Or a Slush Puppy. Good to know that that I am not the only one.
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I am anemic and have been for at least 20 years. What I was never told is WHY. I take a multivitamin and an iron supplement and my iron levels are still very low. It is believed that the kidney problems I now have are a result of my anemia as well as complications from diabetes. A hemotologist and help you find out WHY you are anemic, i.e. if you just need to add more iron to your diet, if you are losing the iron you have through your menstrual cycle or if you have a tumor/cyst that is absorbing the iron. Of course I am not a doctor but my nephrologist told me that something is happening to the iron. I would suggest that someone start with additional iron in their diet. If that doesn't work, go see your doctor and find out WHY and not let the anemia cause other problems in your body that could be avoided if you find out where your iron is going.
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Sonic Ice is the best. I buy the Route 44 size cup everyday after work, just to eat on the ride home. I'm addicted. My husband thinks I'm crazy when I get upset if he buys the wrong "type" of ice. He says ice is ice........ummmmm no. I'm glad to see there are more people out here that understand iceology.....lol
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I love crushed soft ice. WAWA has the best ice and it's free! I go in there and get 4 cups so it will last me til the next day. I have always been anemic and I know this is due to PICA. Not only do I have an iron deficiency, but also a vitamin D deficiency. I know I can take the iron supplements, but the constipation is what I don't want to deal with. On top of that, then I would have to take something to counteract the constipation...I'd rather eat WAWA's ice or better yet, the ice from my job which is in a hospital. Hospitals usually have the softest ice. I thought I was the only one, but when I went to one of the WAWA locations, the cashier told me they can't keep crushed ice in the machine long enough because sooooo many people come in for it al day long and the machine is empty usually. I personally think they need to get rid of the cubed ice in the other machine because who would want that??!
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I, too, eat a lot of ice. So much I even get the pellet ice (like Sonic ice) from a little café here in town as I love the texture! Crazy, I know! I Have an autoimmune disorder side effects are dry mouth and eyes. I'm on numerous eye drops and special mouth rinse. Ice does moisten my mouth but think it's probably more of a habit although it does soothe my mouth! Catch 22! I would follow up with your doctor just to make sure!
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My doctor says it called pica… I was anemic, got on iron supplements and even had a medical procedure done to help. But I always went back to eating ice. She said its all in my mind.
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I have been eat ice since i was 4 years old. As a child I would go to my neighbor house sneak in the basement where they had a large deep freezer. The freezer would be full of ice I would have a cup and spoon scraping the freezer. As i got older the problem got worse everyday I had to have ice i prefer the ice out of the deep freezer. With every pregnancy I kid you not I had 10 - 15 ice trays at all times in the freezer. I am 42 and I eat 3 bags no less of sonic ice a week. Everyone knows the rules do not touch my ice.
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you are making perfect sense, and because I am i ice connoisseur have been doing it for about 30 years now. But it is definitely caused by anemia, and taking iron supplements will get rid of it quickly. But the iron also has its side effects of constipation
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Eating the ice doesn't cause anemia, anemia causes you to crave ice. And some also crunch on chalk and red clay
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hello!we have a same problem..my day is not complete without ice..and thats also my problem..
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So I feel like I've stumbled upon family! Hi Everyone!!! I've been an ice eating since 2010. I also am only concerned about health issues. If it doesn't cause any harm besides damage on my teeth, I'm going too continue to chomp on my ice. It's everything took me. Gotta have it! I don't discriminate, but hospital ice ooh-la-la!!!
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Eating ice doesn't cause Iron Deficiency. You crave eating ice due to having low iron.
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