YOUR WEIRD CRAVINGS – and what they mean

GHERKINS SLATHERED WITH peanut butter, pickled onions by the jarful, raw mushrooms on brown bread? Anything seems possible when it comes to food cravings and an expecting mother. But what makes our bodies crave things we’d normally never eat – or feel sick at the thought of everyday favourites?

“Cravings in pregnancy are quite common and usually harmless,” explains Dr Deon van Zyl, an obstetrician at Mediclinic Panorama.

Indeed, findings published by cited that 60 to 90 percent of pregnant women will experience cravings during