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Eating ice cube
I'm a 19yo girl, 5'6" tall and 80kg. I've been eating ice cube since September 2016, and since then i can't stop. It feels wrong if i don't eat at least a bowl of ice cube in one day. When i was a kid i never had any eating disorders. Could this be a PICA?
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Well.. Ice has nothing in it except its cold.... You have craving for cold. Simple. Don't complicate more. PICA happens mainly in pregnancy due to mineral deficiency.. Not much common nowadays.
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try to drink cold water when u get a feeling of craving to eat ice cubes. stop browsing internet for too much information.
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eat frozen fruits and try exercise of mind to control.
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