Why does this happen? / myLot

United States

July 9, 2010 7:55pm CST

Does anyone know why when you eat ice cream, it always makes you want to have ice cold water. It never makes sense to me, because the ice cream is cold. So I was pondering this.

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Memnon

@Memnon (2170)

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10 Jul 10

Hmm. I rarely have ice cream, preferring ice lollies. I've never experienced this before, so perhaps it has something to do with me not having a sweet tooth?

@aurorastorm (1131)

• United States

11 Jul 10

I have a wicked sweet tooth. My husband not at all. I think part of the sweet tooth is I own a small chocolate business, and am constantly working with chocolate. Plus I love sweets better than food.

Memnon

@Memnon (2170)

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11 Jul 10

I can see how that could be a temptation. We have a chocolate free household. I don't like it and my partner has a gluten allergy. It's surprising how much chocolate is made using plant that also processes some products which may contain gluten. Hence it's often more hassle than it's worth to trawl through the small print on a chocolate label!

Angelgirl16

@Angelgirl16 (2171)

• United States

31 Aug 10

Hi aurorastorm, Eating cold ice cream is a favor things I like to do, especially in the winter months. Crazy ugh? I think we all get thirsty for ice water, because of the salt in the ice cream. The explanation seems logical, because many people from all walks of life have this same problem. I remember the homemade ice cream in the big churning bucket, with lots of ice cream salt, a necessary ingredient for making ice cream. The finished product was always worth the wait.

@cream97 (29085)

• United States

13 Jul 10

Hi, aurorastorm. I have noticed this too. Whenever I eat ice cream, I end up getting very thirsty for something cold to drink, especially cold water. I think it is this way, because the cream and sugar in the ice cream makes a person very thirsty.

Shar19

@Shar19 (8236)

• United States

10 Jul 10

I have always wondered this exact same thing. Whenever I eat ice cream whether at home or out somewhere I always get so thirsty for water. It's almost like I have a craving for ice cold water. I guess the ice cream just makes us extra thirsty for some reason.