Pica Pica... Chu?

What do these two things have in common? Well, I guess they both clean things. That's probably the most common answer. But its not MY answer.
             My answer is weird. I didn't even know my answer was a problem until today.
If somebody were to ask me what these two objects have in common, I would say that they both make me salivate. Or in other words, drool. Weird? Yeah, I know. But I CRAVE these items as one would crave ice cream or chocolate. Although I know both taste extremely nasty ( trust me, I've tried many times) I can't help but want to taste them. I've been aware of this for a long time but I didn't know it was anything until today.
I was looking at my webmd app on my ipod trying to look up bronchitis. I saw a random symptom that said "Craving to eat ice, dirt or paper." I kinda laughed to myself. Yuck who would want to eat dirt. So, being curious, I clicked on it. the possible conditions were Pica and Anemia. I already knew what anemia was but I had never heard of Pica so I clicked on it.

Eating Disorder. Pica is an eating disorder that is characterized by the repeated eating of non-nutritive substances over a period of one month or longer. Patients may eat non-edible objects such as paint, plaster, dirt, ice or laundry starch.

 Wait what? Laundry starch?
Next I typed into google "crave laundry detergent"
Yeah. Turns out I have an eating disorder that I didn't even know about.
Every single time I do the laundry with powdered detergent I salivate like crazy. I imagine it in my mouth. I can feel it, I can taste what I think it tastes like until I eat it and remember it is yucky. I remember being at Mitch's house one day. Starting a load of laundry. I noticed he had the powder detergent. I put some in my hands put it up to my nose and started smelling like crazy hoping I could kinda taste it through the smell if that makes sense. I wanted to eat it so badly.
    The same happened to me with that specific face wash. Every time I would wash my face I would eat a little just to satisfy I don't even know what. I never knew it had a name. Pica. It is common among pregnant women as well. I found out you can treat it by increasing your iron intake.
You learn something new everyday.