I've had a craving for chalk for awhile now and am wondering if I am the only one out there that has ever craved this odd item. I know I'm probably lacking some kind of vitamin. Does anyone out there know if there is any significance to this craving?
2006-11-06 15:43:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Chalk is calcium carbonate, so there's a good chance you're low on calcium. You can get it in a number of forms, but plain old Tums antacids (calcium bicarbonate, which is why it neutralizes stomach acid -- same chemical layout as sodium bicarbonate) are a good and tasty way to add it to your diet.
2006-11-06 15:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like the disorder "pica". Patients with this disorder have a craving for non-nutritive things like chalk, sand, dirt, etc. I once had a patient with pica who had eaten a nail.
Look up pica on a medical website for more info - something like webmd.com.
2006-11-06 15:50:06 · answer #2 · answered by firemedicgm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's called pica. Are you pregnant? This happens a lot during pregnancy. As pp stated, go see your dr. You are definitely lacking in something.
2006-11-06 15:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by mountain_laurel1183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you are anemic, you are lacking some type of vitamin or mineral, go see your doctor. Its called PICA
2006-11-06 15:46:27 · answer #4 · answered by texascomet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but i would sometimes crave rubber or the taste of rubber which i know is pretty gross but i dont know why. What i would do is sometimes chew on rubber bands or even balloons, yes i know its disgusting
2006-11-06 15:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by Esme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm no!! Go get some multi vitamins.
2006-11-06 15:52:27 · answer #6 · answered by ret w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋