Why Am I Craving Ice? Top 6 Ice Craving Reasons
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- Are you craving ice?
Do you have a strong desire to eat ice or drink cold beverages, even when the weather is warm outside? You're not alone!
Learn about some of the most common reasons for this strange phenomenon - including binge eating and hormonal changes.
Gender Plays a Role -
Scientists have noted that up to 50% of pregnant women can be iron deficient, and 20% of women generally speaking are iron deficient. This is an incredibly high number!
Women tend to become more iron deficient than men, although it’s estimated that around 3% of men are iron deficient too. The discrepancy is largely in part because of the iron loss related to menstruation.
You Are Vegetarian Or Vegan
Poor Diet Overall
Too Much Exercise
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I eat ice because it relaxes me when I'm having a lot of anxiety
I have been eating ice for a year now. I crave it. It's so refreshing. I can stop.Then I remembered what people say. Now I'm looking it up.
Thank you! That's me. I'd rather crunch ice than eat food. Makes no sense.
It can feel strange indeed, I hear ya
I eat ice because I like the crunch
Me too. I thought it was just me
i have terrible iron defiency and i literally eat ice every single day 😭 i used to eat big ice cubes but they made my teeth hurt so ive been tryna control it and get better by making the ice cubes i eat smaller and thinner
I can't stop eating ice , it's been years since i started eating and my teeth hurts so bad now . I really need help with this addiction 😩
Hey, hear you about the addiction. Try the eating enlightenment app and complete a journal entry before "giving in" to your ice craving. Not that journaling will solve all these problems, but may spark something
Start pumping iron into you
Yes yes yes!! Been eating ice 🧊 for 27 years. Started eating right and taking iron pills with foods with vitamin k and iron…shortly the cravings went away…for years I was good -no eating ice-cousin visits for 3 weeks eating ice 🧊 every day and when she left I picked the habit up because I kept hearing the crunches. 4 large cups of chick fila ice everyday . I also watch ice eaters on TH-cam to help me cope.
Hear you. Thanks for sharing. I know this food stuff can seem like we're all alone so thanks for sharing because people reading can know they are not alone and honestly, nothing wrong either
@@EatingEnlightenment You’re welcome 😇 Thank you as well.🙂
For 2021 up nw evenif am doing something i feel lky taking it $ before hving it i can't feel comfortable
Bro I keep craving ice literally so much, been going strong for 4 years and now my teeth are hurting/ when I drink smth cold my teeth hurts I’m scared lol 😀😀
Lmao, same. I got this since I was young (4-6 years old), recently my cravings went strong, from 30% to 80% . And now, My teeth is hurting like hell
@@blacklantern6592 oh my god. Do you know if we can do anything for it to stop being so sensitive and stop it from hurting??
@@Lyt110 Well, I'll gave this lil tips here for u;
1. Before you'll stop your craving,
Head back to why are you craving for it (Which is because of iron deficiency)
Drink some iron tablets recommended from a clinic or doctor.
2. To stop the toothache,
Stop/prevent yourself from eating/even touching an ice. If the toothache never stopped, better to consult a dentist.
(I should've done this but for some reasons, I can't😭😭)
@@blacklantern6592 I threw away my ice maker, but somehow I always end up making ice wether it’s from putting water bottles in the refrigerator or buying iced water from fast food restaurants, I think I’m doing a little bit better but everyday I eat ice 😔. I’ll see if I can talk to my doc ab iron deficiency
@@Lyt110 It's good to start little by little. Make sure you'll consult your doctor, maybe he can help you
this helped me a lot thank you❤
thank you , this was very helpful
Thanks Jasmine
I started to eat ice too & it's real nice
I've been taking iron supplements for a long time but I crave ice so much :(
Thank you for your video!
thanks Maryam!
I e been craving ice cubes since I was little. Mom got an ice machine and I've been abusing it 🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for sharing :)
Lmao 🤣 🤣 I abused the ice trey!
@@Dana93Korn hear you
I work at a sonic and we have the small hospital ice I get a R44 cup everytime I get off,also I have been eating ice for years I seen my mom do it and she would share and then I went to the dentist and when I got out I was told that ice makes your teeth stronger so I just kept eating and eating ice I have never stopped either. Most days I will just eat ice and not food I will be hungry but I go for ice instead I never knew why and my bf said it was bad for me,but I truly love ice I feel it calms me sometimes idk.
But how do I stop this because I didn't know I was losing iron or harming my body in some type of way?
I have been eating ice for a while I love it each time I looked at my refrigerator I have to go to it I love it by the time I wake up at 3am ice before I go to work I must have a tray
Funny he mentioned being a wrestler wanting grapes.
I remember I had friends in highschool on the wrestling team. They were worse. They would suck on a sucker and spit out the saliva. To reduce body weight. Crazy. They would go running in outfits making them sweat more, shedding weight.
I was just kinda curious why I always want ice.
I’m sure a lot of it is because I have Crohn’s disease. I’m pretty much always dehydrated and yes often low on iron.
oh so that's why i still crave ice after getting iron back
Ice helps me keep my job. I have schizophrenia, and I work
Whenever I have proplem on the job. I have like 10 cups of ice
It helps
that's explain.. why i like crunching ice
Makes sense
*Me watching and eating ice worried
hear u
Plain shaved ice soo good. I blend my ice also .lol
I will ice everyday but I am scared that ice causes tonsils????
Hi Jared. I've always wondered...why I have to smash ice up and have to douse it in lemon juice and lemon cordial. I love the sour, refreshing taste. I think it's thirst?
Hard to say, but my first guess would be thirst too. A fun experiment might be to drink a lot of water one day and see if anything changes
I'm too obssesed with ice & sour things especially lemon
I’m embarrassed by this but I eat about 4 to 5 , 44oz cups of shaved ice a day
I went to my doctor and she put me as mild anemia
That was it and blood work showed my levels extremely low
I don’t know what to do I’ve been taking ferrous sulfate and eating better
It I still crave and eat 4 to 5 44oz cups of powdered ice
God I ruined my teeth. My back teeth and messed up, I keep saying this ice bottle will be my last I’ve been saying that but I still chew on ice twice a day, I need to stop
Journal before you eat. Seriously. Not calories. Just like why - how you feel, motivation behind eating ice. I know you're not asking for advice, but perhaps this sparks something.
I eat ice like a lollipop but I let it melt I don’t chew much
Cool, literally. Brain freeze?!?
I too eat ice everyday i crave too much
Av been eating clay ,stones and craving ice cubes for a long tym i really don't know how to stop it started when I used to eat more vegetables than meat.
Hmm. Try googling 'pica' and see if it describes what you're experiencing
I really want to stop eating ice,I'm tired of my husband saying something about it,I went to the dentist today and had a good report. I see my primary care doctor in a couple of days I will see what he says..
Good to hear! Ok keep me posted. Might try googling "Pica" too
I eat Ice all day everyday. I had to go see a blood specialist who gave an iron infusion and four months later got retested and they said that the infusion did nothing and it did not work. Now I’m eating ice non stop, I’ve got multiple ice trays and I feel like Drs don’t have the answer.
Hey Mikkayo. Freaking bummer to hear the doctor's visit wasn't helpful at all :/ At the same time, it seems more clear that it's not a nutritional deficiency. I'm a big believer in psychology around food so this would make sense to me. thanks for sharing your journey
@@EatingEnlightenment I think scientists should look into the water vs ice 🧊- ice has an oxygen molecule or something and I always wonder maybe that why people who are anaemic crave ice?
Could be Pica
@@josan9483 it is a form of Pica, pagophagia.
@@mikkayo Ye I know
My 10 year old has been craving ice for about 3 years and once she told me she wanted to eat dirt.
Hmm. It might be pica, but maybe not either. Hard to tell without knowing more. Can you try googling 'pica' and see if sounds familiar?
@Eating Enlightenment Definitely think she has pica. Thank you! Her yearly check up is coming up, I will bring it up to her doc.
Great! 🙏❤️
I love chewing rice and ice now leaving rice hope I can leave ice too n also I love clay
Could iron deficiency make me crave snow too?
Possibly.., unlikely direct cause, but maybe contributing factor
I replaced cigarettes for chewing on ice chips with a little liquid stevia and lemon extract on it. Now I'm addicted to the ice chips!!! Lol
I never had a sweet tooth until I quit smoking. Now I have a horrible need for the sweet taste. I don't eat any sugar, just artificial sweeteners.
I don't have anemia. I like the sweetness and the ice cools my mouth. I have full dentures and my mouth gets so dry and hot. I can't drink enough water to cool me down. I would be swimming and peeing every two minutes!!!!
I do get heartburn when I eat the ice. What is that about? Maybe my esophagus is frozen and doesn't close right??? Hmmm...
It's going into summer Hell in Las Vegas and I'm not about to give up my habit. Plus there are no calories in ice! I put on 45 lbs. since quitting smoking and need to munch on something at night. The ice keeps my snacking calories to a minimum. I am starting to lose weight again on Keto (low carb, moderate protein, high fat), after losing 75 lbs. before I quit smoking. I don't drink anything but water, I take multivitamin/minerals/ electrolytes daily, and I'm 69 years old. Maybe I just like ice!!! Sheesh! There is no easy answer....
Hear you. It is tricky. Ice makes sense with your story plus location. Hey not bad for replacing cigarettes even if not perfect
I've had iron deficiency anemia since I was a child alo have bad pica so I chew ice or crave the powdered lemonade
Thank you for sharing, yes pica is more common that many people think and that makes sense too
I'm addicted to eating ice,kashmiri raw rice & lemon what can I do to rid of this
I always say to journal to discover your own relationship to food. If I or someone else "tells" you what to eat, etc ... it won't go deep enough to actually change anything.
Sir I'm passing through 37th week of pregnancy or I'm facing the severe problem of ice cravings though I regularly used iron suppliment of nem ferolet_F but my carvings of eating ice are going to be intense day by day or I'm eating ice cubes in different interval of times in a day...can uh please tell me why I'm facing this...I'm much worried about this as,is it safe or not for my fetus??? Or it effects on labours or not??? Please please reply me I'm much confused or worried about this ..awaiting for ur kind response..
Ok, I am glad to hear about iron supplement. Just curious, how much water are you drinking? It's possible it's hydration related (but I suspect more emotional). You're having a baby! You're probably anxious, and chewing ice helps distract you in some way? If that's the case, totally understandable. Just curious, would chewing other things like gum help, or only ice?
@@EatingEnlightenment sir I'm drinking much more water like I drink 1.5 litter water bottle at a time but I only prefer those bottles which are fully freezed and having ice in it...I am trying to get rid of this habit by chewing almonds but the cravings of ice never vanished...the main thing I'm worried about is whenever I chew ice cubes my baby movements get faster or I feel strong kicks from inside the belly ..I'm confused is it harmful for my fetus or not ..please tell me what can I do ...
@@iqrachoudhry9977 ice not harmful. My guess is that you are worried / very stressed and the baby kicks because senses you worried. Possibly at peak anxiety is when you crave ice and then baby kicks. This is what makes most sense to me right now. Do you notice higher levels of anxiety when chewing ice?
@@EatingEnlightenment actually in the end of 8th month I suddenly feel the Cravings of ice or fresh pot soil but my mother in law never allow me to taste the soil of plants though I hv also craved for ittttt ...but then I started eating ice ...my cousin said ice is harmful for stomach or fetus as well from that time I controlled my self never to eat ice but i could not controlled my self ..😶😑 now a days I eat ice but my mind is actually divert either my fetus is save or not from it and then suddenly I feel movements or kicks from inside😑😶 or sometimes there is as dub dub or dhakk dhakk sound I feel like heart of fetus but I think this is my Thinking of getting worried...
@@iqrachoudhry9977 So good news - ice will not harm your fetus. But, it does sound like your cravings are a serious problem. For example craving for dirt is a common sign of "Pica Eating Disorder". Google "Pica" and you will learn more. This is often related to obsessive worrisome thinking too. But! The ice itself will not harm your fetus. However, if you eat ice instead of eating other foods, this may mean you are NOT getting enough nutrition for you and your baby
Nah i just like ice
Is sucking on ice bad for your teeth?
@tiffany 99.99% of time fine, but if done for awhile and frequently can wear away enamel
Long term vegan here and I've always crunched ice since I was a kid.. For me it's just habit. All my blood tests are awesome with zero deficiencies and I eat 90 percent carbs.. Lol. Telling people it's from vegan diet is ridiculous.
Hey I hear you I think. Certainly being vegan can be a great choice. I know back years ago I was "vegetarian" but really just ate restrictively. Long story short I got an iron deficiency, went away easily after identifying.
To my understanding there is minor correlation between iron deficiency and ice cravings. Not significant according to research, but something.
This video is just about listing potential reasons why. So, deficiencies from vegan diet if you're somehow overly restrictive or just missing a food group, could potentially lead to ice cravings.
Certainly not true for all vegans though
Yess this helps bc I have been becoming dehydrated after basketball alot and I started eating ice after. I don't like big ice, so I get chomped ice sometimes after work 😅🧊
I’m on hemodialyses 3 days a week
They recommended that I suck on ice cubes 🧊 to help me with my lower liquid intake
Now I can’t stop eating the ice ( I’m limited to 1liter of liquid) I take the whole amount in ice cubes 🙃🙃🙃
N here i was thinking im only one who crave for such weird things 😪😪🥲🥲ohh god didn't know how to cure it i always crave for ice due to this i am having a throat infection now🥲🥲😪😪😪plz help me