# I Suffer from Pagophagia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suffer-from-pagophagia/595639>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 8, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suffer-from-pagophagia/595639 "2011-09-08T18:44:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suffer-from-pagophagia/595639/21 "2011-09-10T02:02:38Z")

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I chew ice a lot, and my iron levels are fine. I try to limit it, because I also used to grind my teeth at night (not so much now) and I know eventually I’ll be paying the price in the form of dental bills.

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suffer-from-pagophagia/595639/22 "2011-09-10T02:28:24Z")

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I love chewing ice and have normal iron levels.

For me, it’s a texture thing. Soft ice is best. I like the way the ice compacts and melts as I bite down on it. Am I weird? No more so than most people. I also love the texture of champagne grapes, citrus fruit, raspberries, bean soup, bacon, fried eggs, etc.

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