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What Cause Cravings Towards Eating Sponge In The Elderly?

Yes I m a54 year old woman I have had six children which are grown now and I ate sponge through all six pregnancies I stop for 5years then ate it again for a month then stopped for good now I started back 8months ago and can t stop I used to wear 272 pounds 3years ago I stopped eating all that junk food no pork no salt and limit my self to not alot of starches but I eat sponge EVERYDAY first thing in the morning and all day is my body in trouble?
Wed, 22 Aug 2018
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The cravings are mostly psychological in nature. It is not necessary to be related to a pathology.

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What Cause Cravings Towards Eating Sponge In The Elderly?

Hello, The cravings are mostly psychological in nature. It is not necessary to be related to a pathology. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.