Not just in pregnancy: this is why people eat chalks
In an episode that aired last night, Ilana, one of the "Big Brother" participants, said that she used to eat chalks when she was pregnant, which caught the other participants in complete surprise.
But just before you raise an eyebrow, know that there is such a phenomenon and it can be treated
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27/06/2022
Monday, 27 June 2022, 09:13 Updated: 09:27
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If you watch "Big Brother" you must have seen in an episode that aired last night (Sunday) that Ilana told Daniel that she used to eat chalks (and cabbage) when she was pregnant.
Yes, yes - chalks.
And if you too have asked yourself "what ?!"
Let us explain that this is a fairly common phenomenon, and it does not have to occur during pregnancy.
Although the desire for different foods during pregnancy is a widespread phenomenon that exists all over the world, the type of food desired and the effects of the phenomenon vary.
A 1990s study examining the most coveted foods on 250 young pregnant women found that the most common were sweet foods, dairy products, high-carbohydrate foods and fast foods.
A similar but very strange phenomenon that may also occur during pregnancy is called pica.
Its name comes from the crow's Latin name, Pica - a bird that is known for not being picky when it comes to food.
Like the crow, the suffering producer exhibits a lack of choice in food matters and is interested in eating substances other than food products, including real objects.
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The list of "foods" typical of people with the syndrome is long and includes ash, balloons, chalk, metal, grass, colored pencils, insects, sand, soap, glue, wires, cardboard, plastic and paint chips.
Compulsive eating of ice has its own name - phagophagia, also compulsive eating of starch - amylophagy and eating of clay - viophage.
"What is?"
Ilana and Daniel, participants in Big Brother (Photo: screenshot, Network 13)
The three most common causes of pika are anemia, major malnutrition and pregnancy.
Although pregnant women often feel the urge to eat foods like pickles or ice cream, as long as they are food products - they are not pika.
But when the urge is for non-food substances it can be dangerous to harm the mother, fetus and pregnancy.
This usually happens due to iron deficiency.
What to do?
If it seems to you that you are suffering from a producer, go to the doctor and tell him about the problem.
To declare a pika condition the symptoms should last for more than a month, and other medical problems like anemia should be ruled out.
Apart from blood tests, a chest and abdominal x-ray or CT scan is sometimes needed.
In some cases, psychological or psychiatric treatment is needed.
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