is there anything wrong with eating ice while pregnant?

Answer 1

The craving for and uncontrollable chewing of ice is a type of medical condition known as pica, which is defined as the urge to eat non-nutritive substances. About two-thirds of people with pica crave ice; the other one-third craves and ingests substances such as dirt, flour, aspirin, chalk, and detergent. (I even read the case of a woman with schizophrenia who ate over $175 worth of change!)

There don't seem to be any side effects or dangers from eating ice, but ingesting the other substances mentioned does pose significant risks. The only potential problem with consuming a lot of ice may be urinating often and the possibility of causing an imbalance of electrolytes from the large amount of water ingestion.

The first and most important step in taking care of your ice craving is to see your doctor to determine and treat the underlying cause. Pica, which is more common in children and women, particularly during pregnancy, often represents a nutritional deficiency, such as low levels of iron or zinc. When a person's iron levels are low long enough to cause pica, that person usually has anemia, as well.

Although the solution for pica is generally to find and treat the fundamental cause, sometimes no reason for the unusual yearning is identified, particularly during pregnancy, when cravings are common. In fact, some suggest that there is an evolutionary reason for the development of pica during pregnancy, claiming that pregnant women in ancient cultures ate some of the substances mentioned to alleviate morning sickness, suggesting that the cravings for these non-nutritive substances have somehow been passed down through the generations.

Anemia and electrolyte changes are common in pregnancy, though, so the first step is still to see your doctor and look for an underlying, treatable cause. If no underlying, treatable cause is found, there may be other options to curb the craving I came across an interesting study published in the Journal of Nurse Midwifery (May 1999 issue), in which homeopathy successfully stopped the cravings of pregnant women with pica.

Answer 2

Effects Of Eating Ice

Answer 3

No there is nothing wrong with eating ice while pregnant...I did it with my first and i do it with this one I probly eat about 1-2 pounds of ice a day. When you go into labour Ice is very good to eat because your mouth gets so dry.

Answer 4

I'd say not. If you like ice, it is a good way to keep hydrated the more you eat. Just be careful...too much ice chewing may begin to chip your teeth. I know this because my mom loves to chew ice and recently chipped a tooth of hers. Also, since you are pregnant, your teeth are weeker because the baby takes away alot of your calcium. Other than that I say go for it and have fun.

Answer 5

No, you can eat ice all you want while pregnant! I did and still do (I gave birth 2 1/2 weeks ago and still crave ice!) The only harm it might do is to your teeth. I have heard that craving ice is linked to iron deficiency, so make sure to talk to your doctor about it, they might want to test you for it.

Good luck!

Answer 6

The desire to eat ice and other non-foods is calle pica and can be a sign of a nutritional defecit.

More specifically the desire to eat ice is called "Pagophagia" and is generally a sign of anemia. Although it can also signal that you are low in zinc, magnesium of phosphorus.

Talk to your doctor before taking any additional iron as iron can be toxic in high doses, and prenatals are high in iron already. If a blood test shows that you are low in iron you should stop taking your prenatal and start taking a good quality regular vitamin and a natural based iron suppliment such as floradix as obviously you can not process the synthetic iron in most prenatals.

Answer 7

Nothing wrong with it, it will only affect your fat because of its ingredients.
So, the point is, don't worry too much about it. Ice cream is generally good for health anyway.
What you've gotta do is not to eat way too much, for the sake of your blood tension( which is closely related to the fat in your body). Make sure you only have it not more than three to four scoops/day. That's gonna supply you with 700-1000 calories, depending on the flavour.
Pick banana, mango, strawberry, melon, or watermelon as the flavour. They contribute less fat, for sure.

Answer 8

No the more water you get the better it is for your baby. Eat as much ice as you like it's one of the best things you can do.

Answer 9

Not at all, as long as the water used to make the ice comes from a reputable source. Contaminated water used to make ice can cause hepatitis and other nasty infections.

Answer 10

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/gPKax

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.