The Most Bizarre Pregnancy Cravings That People Actually Have
By
Suzanne in
Bizarre
On 19th February 2016
Thanks to hormone changes and nutrient deficiency, pregnant women often experience cravings for foods they wouldn't normally eat.
Women are known to eat strange things, like ice-cream with pickles, when they are pregnant. The craving are generally considered to be normal during pregnancy and many husbands have stories about making midnight runs to the grocery store to get something for their pregnant wife. Some people have craving that go beyond the temporary pregnancy cravings and will eat items that are not only strange combinations but are generally not even edible and have no known nutritional value.
If you have ever heard of someone eating sand, paper, or compulsively chewing on ice, they may have a disorder called Pica.
Research shows that 84% pregnant women experience some form of food craving. And 0.02% of women are known to have experienced Pica.
#1 Liquid soap
She craved for liquid soap when she was eight month pregnant.
#2 Cleaning dusters
A woman started sniffing her cleaning dusters and later she actually started eating them.
#3 Sand and sponges
A woman with sponge and sand 'treat'. The Oddest Pregnancy Cravings Ever.
#4 Chalk Craving
A mum of two, says she experienced pica during both her pregnancies. She admits to craving chalk, but felt too guilty to eat it.
#5 Toothpaste
Toothpaste is also a common urge in women suffering from pica during pregnancy.
#6 Eating washing powders
A woman in New Zealand developed an 'insatiable craving' to eat washing powder after she fell pregnant with her second child.
#7 Toilet papers
Mom-of-five who developed the craving while pregnant , eats one roll of Toilet paper a day and says "different brands taste different"
#8 cigarette ash
Ashes are known to be a common craving for pregnant women with pica.
#9 Ice Cubes
Many Pregnant women experience craving for ice cubes.
#10 Eating Rocks
This woman was addicted to eat rocks when she was pregnant.
