Re: Re: Wrong time of year/craving ice

[Guest guest]

I looked up Pica in my medical books. It says the cravings are for some

other things, didn't specifically mention ice or anything else, but the one

craving it did say was a craving for dirt. I think I'll stick with my ice

crunching, thank you.

Judi

4/24/00

>>>>>What other cravings? Geez, I hope it isn't chocolate!

in NJ

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[Guest guest]

I have worked with the mentally retarded (hate that term) on and off for

some 10 years. I have had several that have had pica cravings and they

are usually cigarette butts, which I find totally yuck. For others it

was paint chips.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 06:31:48 -0700 " Judiann " writes:

> I looked up Pica in my medical books. It says the cravings are for

> some

> other things, didn't specifically mention ice or anything else, but

> the one

> craving it did say was a craving for dirt. I think I'll stick with

> my ice

> crunching, thank you.

> Judi

> 4/24/00

>

> >>>>>What other cravings? Geez, I hope it isn't chocolate!

>

> in NJ

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[Guest guest]

YEah, ice being the first one, then laundry detergent (often brand

specific) and dirt. Scary, huh?

Test, test, test. Honest, takes 15 minutes (and mosta that to park) to

find out. Iron inusions take all day, shots are more annoying.

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Re: Re: Wrong time of year/craving ice

> I looked up Pica in my medical books. It says the cravings are for

some

> other things, didn't specifically mention ice or anything else, but

the one

> craving it did say was a craving for dirt. I think I'll stick with

my ice

> crunching, thank you.

> Judi

> 4/24/00

>

> >>>>>What other cravings? Geez, I hope it isn't chocolate!

>

> in NJ

> *********************

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lori, is what you describe the result of a nutritional and/or mineral

imbalance in these people, or something more psychologically/developmentally

based?

I've seen a young man eating cigarette butts too, but he was in a state

hospital and I assumed it was an affect of his mental illness. Lucille

In a message dated 12/20/2003 4:14:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> I have worked with the mentally retarded (hate that term) on and off for

> some 10 years. I have had several that have had pica cravings and they

> are usually cigarette butts, which I find totally yuck. For others it

> was paint chips.

> Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

>

[Guest guest]

Lori, is what you describe the result of a nutritional and/or mineral

imbalance in these people, or something more psychologically/developmentally

based?

I've seen a young man eating cigarette butts too, but he was in a state

hospital and I assumed it was an affect of his mental illness. Lucille

In a message dated 12/20/2003 4:14:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> I have worked with the mentally retarded (hate that term) on and off for

> some 10 years. I have had several that have had pica cravings and they

> are usually cigarette butts, which I find totally yuck. For others it

> was paint chips.

> Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

>

[Guest guest]

The individuals that I worked with that ate cigarette butts were severly

mentally retarded. There was no evidence it was a nutritional deficiency

so we suspect it was due to their mental illness.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:04:08 EST DisDog@... writes:

> Lori, is what you describe the result of a nutritional and/or mineral

>

> imbalance in these people, or something more

> psychologically/developmentally based?

> I've seen a young man eating cigarette butts too, but he was in a

> state

> hospital and I assumed it was an affect of his mental illness.

> Lucille

>

> In a message dated 12/20/2003 4:14:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

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> > I have worked with the mentally retarded (hate that term) on and

> off for

> > some 10 years. I have had several that have had pica cravings and

> they

> > are usually cigarette butts, which I find totally yuck. For

> others it

> > was paint chips.

> > Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

> >

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