Posted on 03/18/2016 9:11:39 PM PDT by 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.
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“Without even reading the article...must be a LIB.”
Oh, I don’t know...
I’ve become nearly obsessed with reading the posts of Cruz supporters. No matter how fluffy and illogical their arguments are, I can’t get enough.
(ducking and hiding)
:-)
bwahahahhahha clean up on the keyboard again
Some have chalk cravings.
Wow, Trump’s there, too...
Chickens can’t get enough styrofoam. They will get through any barrier, over any obstacle, under any fence to get to the stuff. Total obsession. Doesn’t seem to hurt them.
You are correct that this behavior sounds like pica syndrome. It is most often associated with iron deficiency anemia which is why it can be seen during pregnancy. Pregnant women generally need iron supplements starting about the fifth month of pregnancy and these cravings are an attempt to supply the nutrient that is lacking. One of the most bizarre substances I have heard associated with pica is starch eating - starch as in Argo starch used for starching laundry!
Slow news day, eh?
Eating foam or dirt or sticks or other items with no nutritive value is called “pica disorder” and it is fairly common.
Bad dog! Where to begin?
She needs some of the turkey sausage the hospital served me last week, it just keeps growing when you chew, can’t be swallowed.
Hope she’ll recover.
It *exploded* while you were gone, mom. Honest!
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