Why Do People With Iron Deficiency Eating Ice

 Camila Farah    

 
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More blood in the brain means more oxygen in the brain.

It happens in children or in pregnant women with very severe iron deficiency but is very rare. Some of these people took oral iron supplements which ended up stopping their cravings for ice. I have never seen a case like that i only have read about it. Why do people eat it.

A study proposes that like a strong cup of coffee ice may give those with insufficient iron a much needed mental boost. Fatigue is the most common symptom of iron deficiency anaemia which occurs. This type of anemia compared to other forms of the condition is known to cause a red sore tongue glossitis and an inflammation on the inside of your mouth stomatitis as well as cracks at the corners of the mouth angular cheilitis source. I knew the ice chewing was a problem and discussed it with both my doctor and dentist.

People with iron deficient anemia have reduced alertness and perform worse on neuropsychological test. In fact pagophagia has been linked with iron deficiency. People may chew ice for a variety of reasons. Less commonly other nutritional problems may cause you to crave and chew ice.

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Some researchers believe that chewing ice triggers an effect in people with iron deficiency anemia that sends more blood up to the brain. Iron deficiency anemia is also the type associated with crunching on ice. When there is a severe iron deficiency it can show with a symptom called pica that is eating ice chips paint chips soil coins etc. At least one study indicates that ice chewing might increase alertness in people with iron deficiency anemia.

When eating ice their performance is improved while in healthy people there is no difference in performance. Craving and chewing ice pagophagia is often associated with iron deficiency with or without anemia although the reason is unclear. Another thing that i haven t seen mentioned here yet is that eating ice improves cognitive performance in people with iron deficiencies. I believe my doctors knew we needed to get the anemia under control and i did get lectures on what it was.

On average an adult should consume between eight to 18 mg of iron per day in their diets. Several studies have shown that people who consume the necessary amounts of iron per day are less likely to chew ice.

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