Question:
Why do I love the smell of Magic Markers?
— kelley G. (posted on July 28, 2004)
July 27, 2004
Be careful. They can be deadly. Are you saying that since surgery you
like the smell and didn't before? It's also called huffing and very
addictive.
Marsha
— MARSHA D.
July 27, 2004
This could be a sign of anemia. Check out these previous posts where
someone says that when they craved the smell of magic markers and were
anemic. Have your iron levels checked.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/question.phtml?N=s1090389959 Tina
RNY 12/4/03 288/178/150?
— tmchase62
July 28, 2004
'Cause you're a FREAK! BAHAHAHHAHAHAAA!
JUST KIDDDING!
I think it's just one of those things, I like the smell of Mulch!
— ScottieB86
July 28, 2004
Smell is one of the most potent senses and smells stay in our memories.
Newborns recognize their mothers by scent. Perhaps there is some connection
between a happy time in your life when you were making posters or coloring
and the smell of magic markers reminds you of that. Anyone old enough to
remember the smell of mimeograph? Crayons? There is a certain flower that
blooms in the spring, and I have a memory "picture" of sitting by
the window in my 6th grade classroom, and the smell wafted into the room.
Everytime I smell that certain scent in the spring, that picture comes back
to my mind. Okay, I "like" the smell of gasoline - not that I
intentionally inhale it, but getting a waft at a gas station does not
offend me. Wonder what is wrong with me???
Maybe it is anemia or just weirdness. (I my kids would vote for the later!)
— koogy
July 28, 2004
We're all different. I like the smell of gasoline too, and skunk. Of
course, I also love real lavender and gardenia! ;)
— Jeanie
July 28, 2004
I love it when a certain scent sparks a memory. Every time I smell jasmine,
I remember my first boyfriend, and gasoline reminds me of my dad (he's an
aircraft mechanic and would come home smelling like jet fuel). There is a
certain perfume that reminds me of my first day of high school (can't
remember the name now, but I still smell it every once in a while). And
these are STRONG memories, it's almost like being there again.
— Ali M
July 28, 2004
I just read your question about your hemoglobin. Smelling markers goes
along wilth symptoms of Pica which is a symptom of anemia. Have you had
blood work done recently? If not, you need to get your iron levels checked
along with your ferritin levels.
— Pamela B.
July 28, 2004
please LET ME RESTATE THE QUESTION!!
For the last 2mths, why do I CRAVE strange smells? i.e...markers, nail
polish etc..?
— kelley G.
July 28, 2004
Nobody knows a nose like a nose knows a nose LOL.
— mary ann T.
July 28, 2004
Over active olfactory glands/nerves making up for all the food changes
since surgery. My nose can smell things now that it never could before. I
like it except when it's a bakery or a pizza place, then my mind wanders to
the good ol days before wls. It's like ppl who quit smoking can smell a lit
cigarette a mile away. If you think you are craving 'strange' smells, not
everyday common smells you are probably missing some nutrient in your diet.
My iron is low and I'm chomping ice all day and evening. I love the smell
of my fruit cellar under my house. It smells damp and earthy. Not a bad
smell but only I like it. When I sit outside, I sit beside the window just
to get wiffs of it. Strange, eh? Ps--I never even noticed the smell of my
fruit cellar before my wls.
— mary ann T.
August 2, 2004
I am 51 years old, and the smell of Right Guard deoderant takes me back to
the 8th grade and a boy I was crazy about. Magic Marker scent sounds tame
now, doesn't it?
— yvonne1953
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