Last night as I tried to sleep, I had the window open and could smell the iron in the dirt outside my window. My levels are so low right now that all I could do was fantasize about going outside to eat the dirt. I wondered if it would be gritty. I even thought, “If I rinse it off, maybe it will be safe enough to eat…”
Half an hour passed and I couldn’t sleep until I got up, went outside and dug a hole with a kitchen spoon and scooped a mug full of fresh dirt. I snuck back in the house and sat on my bed and stirred the dirt inhaling the scent of earth until my need was satisfied enough to go to sleep.
No, I didn’t eat the dirt, but god, I really wanted to.
It explains the lethargy and the bruising lately. It explains a lot actually, fatigue and odd cravings and all that.
I’ve been taking iron supplements and eating more red meat than normal, but it’s not helping as much as I’d hoped – in fact I already know what I need to do, but I’ve been trying everything else in hopes that it wouldn’t come to this….
I need to give up coffee. It’s conflicting with iron absorption. Five cups of coffee a day, sometimes more. Caffeine inhibits iron absorption along with other things, obviously.
I’m having a hard time with it in my mind.
It’s one of those things… I know I need it – but can’t seem to wrap my brain around it yet.
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