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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Diet and Recipes => Topic started by: tyefly on January 28, 2011, 12:41:19 PM

Title: Food cravings.....
Post by: tyefly on January 28, 2011, 12:41:19 PM

  I am developing food cravings.....   I have never had these before.... with the exception of a sweet now and then.... but now that I am on D..... I have been craving   MILK...     I really didnt drink mild at all..... before D.... and now that I have been on D for a year now...  I am craving things like  MILK ....  I could drink gallons of it....  and eggs......     I know we are to limit on those items...at least the Milk  but  I am not having alot of problems with my labs....I do  D  every day......   phos  has been a little high  like the high 5.... and I am trying to remember to take binders.....  whats with these cravings.... I feel like I need a bottle...... of   MILK...

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: Cordelia on January 28, 2011, 05:52:07 PM

I can so relate to you. I used to drink 5 glasses of milk a day before renal failure. Now I'm down to half a glass once a week, its so hard but my labs are better for it. My phophorus was very high and once I cut out milk .....and cheese, my phosphorus went down bigtime. They warned me having to take an extra phosphate binder with every meal. (I already take 2 with each meal) Motivation for me to cut back in the milk was just that. I'm happier for it......and I've lost a lot of weight--50 lbs since august.  :)

One food I still crave, which I've always loved, is CHEESE. I'm finding it so hard!!!!!! :(

Best of luck to you!! :cuddle;

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: gothiclovemonkey on January 30, 2011, 10:38:54 AM

I too have some very strange cravings, things i never used to like, i want. And smells too, I am always liking strange smells.
One of the things I want to eat( but know that I absolutely cannot eat!!) is alot stranger than milk, its not even supposed to be eaten! They say that pica is common in dialysis patients though...

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: kitkatz on February 06, 2011, 06:53:55 PM

DArk chocolate is a craving for me.  Also protein; cheese, lunch meats, hotdogs, beef.....  It is cookies this week.

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: Jean on February 07, 2011, 04:00:05 PM

On the other side of craving, and I am not yet on D, all of a sudden I cannot even think of eating an egg. Always liked them altho not to extremes, now cant even think about it withour becoming nauseous? Sorry, I did not mean to take over your thread.

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: tyefly on February 07, 2011, 07:51:14 PM

  Funny Jean.....  I couldnt even eat a egg before I started D......Now  I love them    two fried eggs  and  sour dough toast......   somedays I cant eat cheese....  and  somedays  I crave  fruit.....   hate red meat now.... 

 its crazy     somedays this and other days that.....

Title: Re: Food cravings.....
Post by: Jean on February 08, 2011, 04:20:06 PM

thats the crazy thing, the wants and do not wants are always changing. I just thought it was old age!!!!