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Q: Eating Baby Powder

asked by: babymama_18 on March 4th, 2007

New User

okay i am 18 and i have an addiction to eating baby powder i love to buy the lavender baby johnson powder i have tried to stop but i just cant it taste so good and it makes me feel really good . i dont know y and i dont eat as much my family says that i am losing alot of weight i mean i am skinny but i kinda always been like that with more meet and more ass but thats all good also i find that for my age i have small breast and small breast do not run in my family but anyways about the baby powder could it prevent me from having kids . i would go through one bottle like every day and a half or if i am home all day one day and i like it after i eat or after i smoke when i wake up and b 4 i go to bed . some PLEASE HELP ME GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. i am trying to quit eating the powder and smoking . DO I HAVE AN EATING DISORDER?????? how could i stop eating it and when i do what should i do to prevent me from going back rite not as i speak i want it . BABYMAMA18

Replies(27)

tinkinpink84

replied on March 4th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

ah i forget the name of that where you eat things that are non edible . but yeah that is definately a problem, i would go to your dr and get checked out. Some pregnant women get that and crave weird things like dirt and such , can also mean your anemic. definately have a talk with your dr about that. that could have serious health affects. im not sure what kind but im sure some are involved.

cln1812

replied on March 4th, 2007

Active User, very eHealthy

It sounds like pica, I think that's the name of the disorder. You start craving weird stuff like dirt or chalk because your body is lacking nutrients. You should definitely see your doctor about it and get some blood tests run.

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tinkinpink84

replied on March 5th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

cln1812 wrote:

ah i knew it begain witha p just couldnt remember what it was. that is it hehe thanks Smile

KristieTbs

replied on February 12th, 2008

New User

PICA

I have the same disorder and have had it since I was 5. I eat chalk, dry wall, baby powder, and pumice stones. I need to get help as well. Baby Powder causes cancer, tumors, and messes up our filter systems. It's more serious then u think. Ur 18 and younger so get it fixed now. I'm 21 and just can't stop.

wavyhaired

replied on March 4th, 2008

New User

babymama_18, I commend you for reaching out now. It's a really hard topic to open up about, but you're headed in the right direction.

kisses1984

replied on August 7th, 2008

New User

EATING BABY POWDER

I AM 24 I CAN NOT STOP EATING BABY POWDER. I LOVE IT, IT IS SAD BUT SO GOOD. WHAT IS REALLY freaky IS THAT I AM anemic TOO. AND I CRAVE THIS I HAVE NOT WENT TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE I NEED IT TO LEAVE. I CRAVE THE SMELL AND TASTE, I WISH I COULD FILL UP A BATH TUB WITH NOTHING BUT BABY POWDER AND JUST SWIM IN IT ALL DAY OR HAVE A BABY POWDER FIGHT WITH NOTHING BUT BABY POWDER IN THE AIR SO THICK YOU CAN NOT EVEN SEE EACH OTHER. I REALLY NEED HELP I THINK I AM OBSESSED WITH IT.

PLEASE IF YOU HAVE inforamiton ANY OUT THERE THAT COULD HELP US PLEASE SHARE.

P.S. DO YOU THINK JOHNSON&JOHNSON COULD MAKE A EAT--ABLE SUBSTANCE THAT WE COULD USE FOR OUR ADDICTION.

adreona1209

replied on September 10th, 2008

New User

Just Good.

I have been eating baby powder for as long as I can remember. I always thought it was weird but I couldn't help but to eat it. It is really really good. And when I don't eat it, it's like i drag, or I can't function or something. I carry a bottle in my purse, one in my glove compartment, 2 in my desk drawers @ wrk. The huge bottles at that. I just can't stop. I don't even want to mention how many I have in my house. I don't know how to stop. I ate the chalk for a very long time then started on the powder. The only time I can remember stopping was when I was pregnant with my son. 9 1/2 Long months I waited. Then received like 20 bottles for my son at my babyshower.

It's always around me and sooooo good to me.

What can happen to my body being that I have been eating it for so long?

YoungAnaana

replied on October 7th, 2008

New User

Applying powder to baby's bum

Could applying baby powder to a baby's bum cause cancer too???

Anonymous

replied on December 16th, 2008

I want to stop

I love baby powder so well. I go though about 9 bottles a week. My husband is starting to question me about it, because I buy so much and in a week it's gone. My children have seen me eat it. I need help to control it. Last night while my husband was at work I sit in bed and ate 2 bowls full. Help Someone.

kinkyminky

replied on January 28th, 2009

New User

baby powder

Oh my gosh, I never knew so many people had the same problem as me:) I started when I was about 5, craving dirt, but I rarely could find the right kind of dirt I craved. I felt desperate, then I discovered chalk, it was irresistible, and then I discovered baby powder which was even better. And, I found out a few months ago that I'm anemic. I'm now 18 and still eat baby powder, I love it, I don't think I ever wanna quit.

And, btw, I've even had the same tub full of baby powder fantasy for years! Very Happy

Honey01

replied on March 22nd, 2009

New User

Baby Powder

I am 25 and eating powder has been my addition for the last 15 years. I first began with the original shower to shower and when they stopped making that I went to Walgreens version, it is something that I crave, I have tried to stop,but when I do I crave it like food. At this point I don't know what to do.

princessgf

replied on March 28th, 2009

New User

my daughter eats chalk too

i was reading all your posts i have been really worried about my daughter who is 2 she eats chalk dirt dust grit etc!!! and i cannot stop her do you think she has this disorder pica which i have never ever heard of?????

wondering12

replied on April 11th, 2009

New User

Chalk

I started craving for chalkboard chalk late in January and i dnt no why :S I really wanna stop eating the crap but it tastes soo gd and wehn i cant have it i feel like im gunna go crazy! I always steal like a whole bunch of pieces from skwl and i must eat like 9 sticks every week. what can happen to my body if i keep this up ?

jbpaddict

replied on April 22nd, 2009

New User

are we killing ourselves? i have the same problem but i didn't know it's sooo serious i'm gona quit right now!! i don't eat it, i sniff it and i get a weird flu everyday! help i don't want to die!!

mommy275

replied on April 22nd, 2009

Experienced User

Eating these things can cause sever anemia, your body is in need of vitamins and minerals this is why your craving these things. Those of you who eat this stuff need to see a dr and need to stop eating it.
JBPADDICT: I found this information on inhaling baby powder, "Frequent inhalation of talc has been linked to lung cancer, especially in those that mine talc".

Crazii_Never

replied on May 20th, 2009

New User

Me 2

Thank god that i found this website, i use to think that i was alone. i've never really been an addict of babypowder, though i've tried it. It was awsome at one time, but soon lost it's taste. Now i crave, catlitter, only the fresh kind right out the bag, it must be a certain brand. I eat styrofoam, chalk dust, defrost from the freezer, i think it's the best ice out there, and dry wall. I don't know what's wrong with me. Can it kill me. I seriously have cravings for these things. Please help. My family calls me crazy. I say NEVER

kfpscooter

replied on May 23rd, 2009

New User

stop eating the baby powder

I for years ate baby powder I am 38yrs old now and still crave it but stopped in my Jr high school age. Well now I am on dailysis 3 times aweek it seems my kidneys could not adjust to the baby powder, so I suggest you all get help before you are like me.

thankful714

replied on May 27th, 2009

New User

wow

wow i never knew that so many people had these same cravings.i am 19 will be 20 soon and i have been tempted to eat chalk and dirt but never have but, i am addicted to baby powder. i mean i crave it when i wake up, when im upset, when im bored, and i actually get cranky when i dont have it for a long time. i really wanna cry because i thought i was alone but now that i know im not maybe it will be easier to address the problem and get help thanks alot everyone for being so honest and sharing! Smile

babypowderlove

replied on June 1st, 2009

New User

I too crave baby powder, I don't eat nearly as much as the folks here have shared maybe just a squirt in my mouth twice a day and I don't inhale it anymore because that certainly was infecting my breathing. I can keep a bottle for about a month. I don't like it sometimes because of the dry taste it leaves in my mouth but I always go back. Looking at the lines in my carpet after it has been vacummed gives me the biggest craving. I have even used it in intimate foreplay.

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