Craving salt.. loads and loads of SALT!

[Lyns06]

I have always heard about women craving chocolate and sweets during pregnancy and I feel so weird, but all I want is salt! Don't get me wrong, I've had a few sweet cravings, but mostly all I want is salty food.

Steamed rice with salt. Eggs with salt. Tomatoes with lots of salt. Is this normal or even OK?!

I try to keep my salt consumption down, but it's so hard to resist! Just curious if anyone else was feeling this way.. with my first pregnancy, all I wanted was oranges and grapefruit!

 

[Destin]

I have always heard about women craving chocolate and sweets during pregnancy and I feel so weird, but all I want is salt! Don't get me wrong, I've had a few sweet cravings, but mostly all I want is salty food.

Steamed rice with salt. Eggs with salt. Tomatoes with lots of salt. Is this normal or even OK?!

I try to keep my salt consumption down, but it's so hard to resist! Just curious if anyone else was feeling this way.. with my first pregnancy, all I wanted was oranges and grapefruit!

I have been and my blood pressure is normally below normal and last week it was higher. Doctor said salt is a no no,because you already retain so much water without the extra salt. Since I cut back again b/p went back down, but I am still craving salt salt salt.

 

[jenniferttc1]

The more salt the better for me! I could eat french fries with extra salt all day everyday. I find that I have to put more salt than normal to taste it. Its been this was since 2nd trimester, but I also crave the sweets now!

 

[Lyns06]

I haven't had any blood pressure issues.. my bp is usually quite low. However, I do cut back on salt about three days before my doctor's visits just because I figure I will retain water and it will show up on the scales! =) So, maybe it is affecting my bp, but not showing up because I cut back before appts? Maybe I'll check sometime between visits to see if I should be concerned. I feel like I could lick a salt-block. haha!

 

[mom and ttc]

I haven't had any blood pressure issues.. my bp is usually quite low. However, I do cut back on salt about three days before my doctor's visits just because I figure I will retain water and it will show up on the scales! =) So, maybe it is affecting my bp, but not showing up because I cut back before appts? Maybe I'll check sometime between visits to see if I should be concerned. I feel like I could lick a salt-block. haha!

are you having a boy?

i heard boys salt girls sugar...


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[TabbyCakes]

My doctor told me today it had something to do with iron i do the same thing salt and meat lots and lots of meat.

 

[Lyns06]

Yeah, I'm having a boy! I've never heard that one! Although, I craved citrus and sweets more during my last pregnancy and I had a boy, too.. so who knows! =)

 

[Pinkie88]

You may be craving salt of your potassium is low I think.

 

[MissyR]

My doctor told me that cravings usually means ur body is lacking in a certian way, it needs something from that particular item.. sodium, potassium.

I crave salt too.. doctor said I can indulge myself in it a little bit but not to go overboard. I kind of swing crave.. last week it was eggs and candy.. this week its salt and chip dip lol

 

[Stevielyn]

I'm craving salt also! I think i am low on potassium though.. Having charlie horses today

 

[kirsteen]

I love salt! got up last night at like 2 for a packet of hula hoops and been having chips caked in it probably not good... Eggs, I also want lots and lots and eggs and Melonx

 

[Bats11]

Im loving my salt also, especially on my eggs which i eat very often.

 

[NickyNack]

I craved salt like mad the last time and had a girl.....apparently if your bp is low, it craves salt to raise it - mines was always low to the point I fainted a lot lol. I'm craving it occasionally this time, but not so much as last (I was actually licking salt from my hand!)

 

[Crumbs]

Because of this thread, I just had to go downstairs and get a bag of chips

 

[rocknrolla]

i've gone through 2/3 tubs of salt and vinegar pringles in a week. oops. i always loved salty food but it's all i fancy now. alongside chocolate. bad bad habits!!!