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Q: What is the name of the weird cravings for the non-food items during pregnancy?
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Cravings of non-food items during pregnancy?

It is Pica


What is the weird name for cravings of non-food items during?

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What is the craving for and consumption of nonfood items such as dirt clay or laundry starch?

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Do you eat a discoball?

If you eat a disco ball you probably have an eating disorder known as "PICA." It is an eating disordered diagnosed when a person eat nonfood items.


Weird cravings of non food items?

That is a disorder called pica.


What are large self serve sotores that carry nboth food and nonfood items named?

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What are other eating disorders other that bulimia anorexia and binge eating?

Pica is an eating disorder that makes a person crave nonfood items such as staples our other dangerous objects.


Is craving plastic during pregnancy is normal?

No, it's not. Craving non-food items like plastic is something called pica. If you're having cravings for plastic you need to talk to your doctor so they can monitor you. Pica can become an overwhelming urge and lead to ingesting things that are very harmful for the baby. It is usually an indication of anemia, though generally the things you crave contain no iron.


Is eating ice cream and pickles Pica Disorder in pregnant women?

No, it is not. Pica is eating substances with no nutritional value, such as ice, dirt, clay, starch, detergent, etc. Since ice cream and pickles are food items, they are considered just your standard strange pregnancy cravings! :-)


What is the meaning of general merchandise?

General Merchandise is widely considered to be nonfood items. For example, a grocery store is generally broken up into the grocery section and the general merchandise section. This may include cleaners, personal hygiene products, paper goods, seasonal items such as cards and decor, and auto/electrical items.


What are pregnant cravings?

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Can you buy paper products with an EBT card from FL?

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