A MOTHER has revealed that she has been battling “crazy”; cravings for years – and it’s not due to being pregnant.
Yaz Chapman, who is currently 36 weeks with a baby girl, has opened up on her “unusual”; , which see her munch on five pieces of A4 paper every single day.
Not only this, but the has also been eating kettle for years too – yes, you heard that correctly.
Posting on , Yaz opened up about dealing with Pica disorder, which according to her, is when you “non-nutritional items.”;
, also known as Pica, is a condition where a person compulsively swallows non-food items.
It’s and while it’s often harmless, swallowing certain items can make Pica very hazardous.
It’s often treatable with therapy and a modification to and circumstances.
As a result of her Yaz has three – the first of which is kettle limescale.
She explained: “As soon as I get a bit of limescale, I like to scrape it out and eat it, which sounds absolutely crazy, but I’ve done that for years.”;
Yaz’s second craving is dental stone – a high-strength gypsum product used in dentistry to create accurate and durable models, impressions, and moulds for prosthetics and orthodontics.
The revealed: “I buy the powder to make dental stone, I mix it all up, it turns into a paste and then I spread it on a plate on top of tin foil and then I peel it off.
“I break it up into little bite size pieces and then I bang all in a little tub and just eat it as and when I’m craving it.”;
Yaz’s third craving is paper, as she continued: “I also eat paper, I probably eat about four/five bits of A4 paper a day.”;
The mother acknowledged that while Pica is “very common in ,”; she has had it since she was a child.
Everyone’s always asking about my cravings and people are always completely baffled by it
Yaz Chapman
And not only can she not get enough of kettle limescale, dental stone and paper, but she also used to crave too.
She admitted: “I used to eat Rizlas, it had to be green Rizlas – but yeah, everyone’s always asking about my cravings and people are always completely baffled by it.”;
Social media users react
The clip, which was posted under the username @yazchapman2323, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 423,700 views.
Not only this, but it’s also amassed 51,200 likes, 608 comments and 6,889 shares.
Social media users were gobsmacked by Yaz’s “unusual”; cravings and raced to the comments to express this.
One user gasped: “That’s fascinating.”;
I started eating tile grouting, literally digging it out from the tiles craving something chalky so bad
Yaz Chapman
A second wrote: “Sorry I was literally expecting like gravy and chips or scraping the ice off the freezer, the limescale one took me out, but it’s so interesting!”;
Whilst someone else penned: “Oh wow that’s unusual.”;
At the same time, one user questioned: “How did you know you liked dental stone? I can’t imagine a scenario where you tried it for the first time to know you liked it.”;
In response, Yaz wrote back and confirmed: “I was eating anyway, then I started eating tile grouting, literally digging it out from the tiles craving something chalky so bad.
“I had a mould in my cupboard from when I had my grill made and I just thought ‘ooh I wonder what that’s like, it’s chalky’, and I literally ate a solid mould of my and then needed more.”;
Meanwhile, someone else asked: “Is that safe for you and though?”;
To this, Yaz replied and snapped: “It’s fine.”;
Not only this, but other social media users were eager to share the rather unusual cravings they have experienced.
One person said: “My craving is smelling products and washing detergents.”;
Another added: “I crave ice, love the crunch.”;
A third commented: “Wall plaster was my thing when I was a kid, reminds me of Parma Violets without the sweetness.”;
