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Hope im not the only one

Im 32+5weeks prego and im starting to have bad craving for dirt. No matter how hard i try to get rid of the thought i still want it. Only thing my doc said was to eat carrots but its not working. I know its disgusting but i cant help it; Can anyone give me advises plz...
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I was gonna say eat beets also i cant stand them because i think they taste like a spoon full of dirt :'
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3224409 tn?1356206827
When u r craving for dirt etc its mostly because you could hve deficiency of vitamin c or d... I hve both lol... And i crave for dirt since i m 29wks buh hvnt eaten it once.. Now i have been given vitiamin c tabs from doctor...  buh i just try eating nuts...
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Doctor got me taking the hard flinstone vitamins still have the crave but not as bad
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4545793 tn?1394592544
My old co worker told me that her gf ate dirt and chalk and it was a sign of low iron get iron pills bc prenatals dont give u enough iron that u need and zinc is also good to take
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2189208 tn?1339572701
Dirt has iron in it thats what,u might need eat it ull be fine just make sure u pick a clean area to get it from
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4531714 tn?1357076338
Try the gummy prenatal vitamins.. those work for me.. good luck:)
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I did stop taking my prenatal pills because they were making me sick a lot so that could be the problem
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3588173 tn?1357317184
Thats a sign of pica which usually means low iron
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4046749 tn?1357103996
Eat beats.. Lol my sister had the same craving and those were the only thing that helped get rid of it.
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My doctor told usually when you crave something that is unhealthy or unedible its usually because you are missing something in your diet. Maybe your body is wanting the minerals in the dirt. Do you take your vitamins? My daughter loved dirt when she was 3-4 so I gave her vitamins & she stopped eating it.
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