the answer is Pica
Pica is a craving for nonfood substances. It is also known as geophagia when referring to clay eating and pagophagia when referring to ice cracking.
Pica is a craving for nonfood substances. It is also known as geophagia when referring to clay eating and pagophagia when referring to ice cracking.
Pica.
Pica is a craving for nonfood substances. It is also known as geophagia when referring to clay eating and pagophagia when referring to ice cracking.
Pica is the medical term meaning persistent eating of non-nutritive substances such as clay, starch, or cigarette butts.
If by soft rocks you mean clay or dirt you might be asking about pica. Pica is a craving for things that are not normally eaten. This sometimes happens with pregnant women. It could be the body's way of acquiring nutrients like iron.
From looking at the technical definition of pica, I would indeed say that your "craving" fits the bill.
Some of the most commonly described types of pica are eating earth, soil or clay (geophagia), ice (pagophagia) and starch (amylophagia).
you have pica
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! :-)
Pica is a medical disorder characterized by the consumption of non-nutritive substances, such as clay, dirt, or animal feces. It is seen in all age groups, but is more common in young children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. Pica is commonly associated with a mineral deficiency, but it has recently been linked to OCD as well.