[mom4kittys]

What are the other symptoms of anemia? Caould I be anemic and not know it? Does even slight anemia cause ice cravings?

[TrishaSC]

For me it's the craving of the ice. Crushed ice and iced shavings..it's like a compulsion. Also very heavy periods which makes the problem even worst. Fatigue and sometimes chills.

[Kimberly GG]

I was always borderline and then had a sudden drop.

I had some strange symptoms...cuts in the corners of my mouth, surface of tongue appeard 'cut' and burned from silly things like certain kinds of tooth pastes, and I eventually developed dysphasia (difficulty swallowing).

[spectre]

My Doctor is a specialist in blood disorders and he says that most women are slightly anemic.

I don't like the B Vitamins or Iron supplements.

I take a Folic acid pill EACH day. Cheap at Wal-Mart or Sams..

Google "folic acid and anemia" and you'll learn how beneficial it is for you..

[Arizona Carolyn]

The way I understand it craving for ice (Pica) is actually a signal that you are anemic -- one common example is pernicious anemia.