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My husband eats ice from the freezer constantly Is there something missing in his system,? Why does he eat ice???, should he see a doctor?

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This is actually known as pica. Chewing ice is a symptom. Which generally the person is iron deficiency anemia and need to take iron supplements with vitamin C too.

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