Mother can't stop eating her ARMCHAIR due to bizarre addiction that makes her crave foam

The Daily Mail ^ | March 17, 2016 | Alley Einstein

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

A mother-of-one who developed cravings for sponge during her pregnancy has spoken out about her unusual addiction to foam.

Vicky Cullen, 28, not only eats the padding in her own armchair but buys washing-up sponges to snack on and likes to add foam to her recipes when cooking.

The single mother from Wakefield, South Yorkshire, estimated she has eaten her way through 2000 sponges since she developed the obsession when she was five-months pregnant with her daughter Olivia, now five.

Vicky, who has been diagnosed with pica, an eating disorder which means adults ingest non-nutritive substances, said: 'It's weird to tell people I have eaten a sofa chair and to hide their foam cushions when I visit.

'I've only just started revealing the extent of my cravings to friends and family because of a commitment to help make people more aware of the problem.'

Vicky's mainly snacks on a large armchair in her living room: 'It's a single yellow and white-coloured chair and I particularly like jam or Nutella on the foam pieces. In the morning I like to dip them in orange juice.'

She said: I have tried the foam in shoulder pads and bras but it doesn't beat the foam in my particular chair.

Vicky's cravings began in May 2011, when she was five months pregnant.

She said: 'Most women experience weird food cravings during pregnancy and often well after giving birth.

'My friends have told me how they craved pickles and honey or tuna and ice-cream. But not me, I have been shoving foam and sponge into my mouth for the past five years since the cravings started midway through my pregnancy.

[bgill]

I've only just started revealing the extent of my cravings to friends and family

Sure, no one ever noticed big hunks missing from their furniture.

[llevrok]

When she say someone is “sponge worthy”, that's not necessarily a good thing!

[tumblindice]

I saw a show ‘Intervention’? about a woman who claimed to be addicted to eating toilet paper.

[Jonty30]

I cant imagine just how thirsty she must be.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Would you like some whine with your chaise?

[grey_whiskers]

Rubio’s syndrome?

[grey_whiskers]

+1

[grey_whiskers]

Go ahead, say it. Out loud.

[faithhopecharity]

probably much better for her than a certain big fastfood hamburger

[KarlInOhio]

After eating a typewriter my doctor diagnosed me with pica pica.

[hal ogen]

Without even reading the article...must be a LIB.

[howlinhound]

Note to self: Turn down all dinner invites from Ms Cullen..

[alexander_busek]

Note to self: Turn down all dinner invites from Ms Cullen..

Oh, you can by all means accept a dinner invitation from Ms Cullen. Just don't forget to bring a "host gift" when you come - maybe a throw-cushion, or some shoulder pads!

Regards,

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I doubt anyone develops something like this in the places where actual starvation or even severe malnutrition regularly occurs.

Yeah they do.

Partly because they eat things that we would not normally because they are hungry.

Over time they come to crave it.

It is called "earth eating" and it usually shows up in pregnant women.

[PGR88]

Have they tried giving her a salt-lick?

[tumblindice]

But I’ll bet she makes a sponge cake to die for!
“Ma’am, could you bring me another pitcher of water?”

[acad1228]

Maybe she can be recovered?

[CivilWarBrewing]

If she lives to be 100 there’s going to be a serious run on armchairs.

[henbane]

KEYBOARD CUISINE

[easternsky]

You owe me a sponge to clean up my keyboard.