Pica

Guys I am addicted to eating drywall. I am 33 weeks and I crave it so bad. At this point, I know that my hemoglobin levels are low and that I’ll have to get iron infusions…

Is anyone else having weird cravings?

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Go to a psychologist!!!!!!!

i crave cleaning supplies real bad.
i could eat it genuinely ill pour lysol bleach and laundry detergent in a cup and put it on my nightstand just to sniff it throughout the night.

Oh this is an issue of nutrition depletion! That’s why you’re craving weird things. Means that your body isn’t getting a nutrient it needs. Maybe it is the iron that’s causing anemia that’s making you feel that way. But worth also checking other nutrients. Hope you’re taking your prenatal vitamin everyday!

You are lacking nutrients yes but where would one even find drywall to eat?! Lmao. Do you have a hole in the wall or something 😂 even if I craved drywall, where would one get their hands on some lmao

Get hemaplex if you have low iron. And take it with vitamin c for absorption.

Ladies…. Please don’t eat dry wall or cleaning supplies.

Poor thing, pica is so hard. Call your ob and they’ll get you iron infusions fast that fix those drywall cravings

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