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What would you do if you found out you suffer from pagophagia…

Pagophagia is the compulsive consumption of ice.

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info2x offline Verified User (5 years, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Troy, NY, US | 4 years, 7 months ago (2 minutes after post)

I would probably eat some Ice…

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4 years, 7 months ago (3 minutes after post)

How did u find this out?

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Troy, NY, US | 4 years, 7 months ago (4 minutes after post)

How does this affect your life… it seems like there are worse things.

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (11 minutes after post)

hahah.. its not like what you think. i’m kind of addicted to it. i can finish like 2-3 trays of ice cubes a day and i just found out about it while i searching on anemia. My doctor once told me that i suffer from iron deficiency but i thought it was normal. then when i was doing research on anemia i came across an article which says that those who are iron deficient tend to hunger for weird objects such as paper, ice and inedible things. The doctor i went to recently said that its rubbish so i went to research on pagophagia and found out that it can even lead to cancer. i feel depressed.

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (24 minutes after post)

hmmm.. i’m no expert in this. so i’m not exactly sure whether it really is true.

maybe this helps: http://glenntismanmd.com/2007/01/pago…

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An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (29 minutes after post)

thx! (: i just felt depressed when i found out about it. guess i’m better now. life still goes on no matter what. (:

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An Unknown Location | 4 years, 4 months ago (3 months, 1 week after post)

Ive been addicted to ice for 6 years. Its seems harmless but its not- I have broken nearly every back tooth I have. So just stop right? But I cant seem to. Ive tried blocking the freezer but as soon as I have a chance (or excuse) I go right back to it. Almost no-one is aware of how bad it makes me feel. My doctor said I must go for blood tests. I suppose I will when I build up the courage to. My husband just laughs but Im afraid I wont have any teeth by the time Im 43.

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