Is it possible to crave what you're allergic to?

Serious question. Emcee and I were talking about it. She's craving some kind of food and I wondered if it could possibly be milk, since she's never had it. (Deadly allergy) Any doctors in the house who would know?

I crave foods that I'm allergic to.. It sucks.. I dont know about craving something she's never had though

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I'm not sure you can crave something you've never had...

I've read that taste and smell are closely related... maybe you're craving a smell? If that makes sense... it's like you smell something and want to eat it since it smells good, or something like that.

Well, I'm definitely craving FOOD, not sex.
But, it's the same kind of idea, I guess. *wonders*

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Oh, sure! I'm the one with the dirty mind!

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Crepes...caramel...cockroaches...Whaaat? They're tasty with a pleasant texture!

I think it depends - if you've had a really horrible run in with whatever you're allergic to in the past, you should have been conditioned to dread that particular product. Then again, let's say you broke into hives and nearly died from yogurt--doesn't mean you won't crave chocolate.

That didn't make any sense. Did it? Well, I think my answer is Yes.

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Well, I'm "better" now, but I never really figured out what it was I was looking for. If you're lactose intolerant, though, you can have milk, and chances are you've had it before. I've had dairy, but not since I was about a year old, and I've never had peanuts. I guess what we were wondering was whether my body could crave something that I've never had, let alone know if I even like. In other words, maybe there's something specific in... I don't know... peanut butter, that my body could be craving? I think it's something I'll ask a doctor when I get a chance, just because I'm curious.

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Right, that certainly makes sense, just like someone could crave something they've voluntarily removed from their diet for whatever reason. But because the last time I've eaten any of these things was almost nineteen years ago, for all intents and purposes, I probably may as well have never had them, unless there's some way for my body to "remember" liking them, or if there's some inherent reason why it would be wanting them.

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This could be interesting. I mean, even if that's the case, I can't really do anything about it unless I have a death wish, but it might be nice to know if it's possible.

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They can, but unfortunately this probably won't. There's some pretty heavy research being done to try to make a shot that would work similarly to a flu shot for food allergies, but it's going to be a bit of time before that's even ready to be tried.

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There is an actual medical condition (can't think of the name at the moment) where someone will crave weird things like laundry starch or even clay dirt because of a serious nutritional deficiency. Women develop an iron deficiency from heavy bleeding sometimes.

But do you go "damn! I want some" because you're jealous and you think it looks good? I think there's kind of a difference. I mean, when my brother eats pizza and I'm around, I get really upset because that's one of the things I wish I could eat most in the world, it smells amazing, and I'm jealous. But I'm talking cravings like you get when you're PMSing and the food you think you're craving isn't around, you just need to have it. I think there's kind of a difference between wanting to eat something, and feeling like your body absolutely needs it.

I crave milk all the time. Like, crave it so bad I could drink a whole gallon.
Curious: does that mean you've had it before and know what it tastes like?

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