May 2020 Week 2 - Craving ice is a symptom of iron deficiency.

Post date: May 14, 2020 6:20:39 PM

If you like crunching ice after you finish your soda, you might be suffering from anaemia. Also known as "pagophagia," the compulsive eating of ice may not just be a nervous tick, but a way of cooling inflammation in the mouth caused by a lack of iron, according to the Mayo Clinic. So if you like chomping down on those cubes, get thee to a doctor, stat.