Why Is This Florida Woman Addicted to Eating….Sofas?
- Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:25pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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“In the last year I’ve eaten seven sofas,” says Adele Edwards, who hails from Bradenton, Florida.
So what’s the deal with her sofa-eating addiction, which has plagued her for 21 years? She suffers from a rare disease known as “pica.” And if she keeps eating sofas, doctors say that she will die.
‘I unzip the cushions and snack on the foam inside. And once I start I just can’t stop.
‘But now doctors have told me that if I carry on, my addiction will kill me.’
Pica is a disorder found most commonly in toddlers and pregnant women who lack certain nutrients, causing them to crave non-nutritive substances like chalk, coins, batteries and even dirt.
Sometimes it’s caused by stress, and Adele admits her first time happened during a very emotional period in her life, when her parents were on the brink of divorce.
She tells her story here:
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Comments (167)
joefboschsr
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:51pmRemind me not to invite her to My house.She could get stressed and eat the couch and footrest. Seriously, when my wife was pregnant with both our kids, she chewed on sponges.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:07pmand i didn’t if my wife was alright she wanted tacos all the time.
Report Post »wayned315
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:17pmMine wanted Peas, literally a whole bag at a time, that and bacon, The smells that came out of her at night would wake you up out of a sound sleep.
Report Post »1911HeadBanger
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:50pmI wonder when Michelle Obama is going to show up and tell her about the nutrition of her diet? I wonder if she was allowed to bring her “lunch” to school.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:50pmDemocrat MSM headline: GOP “draconian” cuts force black woman on welfare to eat couches to survive.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:59pmcan’t keep up wit you
the blaze is to darn slow posting
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:48pmEat too much of that foam and you’ll get a huge butt.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:56pmthat what happened to queen obana
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:47pmGives “couch potatoes” a whole new meaning.
Report Post »Cherynn
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:02pmmmmmmmmmmmm ***** foam for dinner again! yummy
Report Post »fishandpoi
Posted on April 13, 2011 at 4:53pmwhat a great point of view… I like fish and poi myself…
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:45pmI just showed my wife this.
she said you better not go to bed with that gal.l.
you wake in the morning no pillow.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:45pmFoam isn’t for eating. It’s for making a 3 cornered hat and spraying it yellow-gold.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:50pmam from wis , that what l do with my old sofas
got a problem with that
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 6:02pmMarine, heck no, mine says NFL Owner
Report Post »prov1
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:44pm….would you like a side of coffee table with that ? Not invitin’ her to a superbowl party !
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:44pmHey lady, the cat pee’d on that couch.
Report Post »docwife
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:42pmWhen I think of what sofas go through…especially with pets and children….eeeewwwww. Get some gum.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:42pmMy sofas are especially delicious. Year after year of passing gas through my trousers to deep into the foam makes them a tasty treat for those who like Cajun style food.
Report Post »JSGRIFF
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:41pmI wonder how she’d do with a trip to Ikea
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:48pmrumor has it she has been banned from Sofa World….
Report Post »prov1
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:17pm….bet she would ask for samples…someone tell her Walmart is on a lowering price issue and I hear they are demo-ing futons this week-end.
Report Post »wayned315
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:41pmHere in NY, it would keep her under the 600 calorie “recommended” meal portions. She may die, but DA@# she won’t be obese.
Report Post »1911HeadBanger
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:39pmPeople who voted for Obama are willing to do anything to get the bad taste out of their mouth.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:56pmYou WIN !!!!!
Report Post »prov1
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:08pm4 more years and it might come down to that ! Hey R.Ray, how do you marinate a sofa?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:12pmBURN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EPIC WINNING LOL
( required lc )
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:38pmI‘m not sure who’s worse….the woman who eats sofas or the woman who was on Strange Addictions that loves to eat laundry detergent. What the hell is the matter with these people and why woyld you admit to eating sofas?? Maybe it’s past life karma catching up to them.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:37pmto each his own.
Report Post »Florida_Freedom_Fighter
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:36pmSTS … no….not a Cadillac …..Save the Sofas
Report Post »Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:34pmUnnatural and demonic. That‘s all I’m going to say about it.
Report Post »Waltermelon
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:32pmPica-chew…
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:31pmYou are what you eat. Could she become a comfy chair?
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:30pmHey, come on over. There‘s a couch in the basement my youngest wanted to have and he’d pick it up for his new place. That was 6 months ago. Take it for lunch and I’ll throw in a love seat for desert.
Report Post »wayned315
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:43pmIf she needs more, I got a lazy chair I just don’t need anymore. What a way to recycle, control population, and keep me from burning it, helps global warming.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:30pmAnd I thought my dog was bad….she must have the same problem….only, the dog can eat the remote control too….
Report Post »Waltermelon
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:30pmSofa-king disgusting…
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:46pmI once opened a family size bag of doritos and I couldnt stop eating them so I kinda understand….
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:54pm@Waltermelon,
“Sofa-king disgusting…”
LOL! ;)
Sofa King
Report Post »http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/sofa-king/91902/
tirepitstop
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:00pmMore Cushion For The Pushin?
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:29pmAnd what led her to the discovery of sofa yumminess? I mean, who even thinks to unzip the sofa and eat the foam?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:36pmTook a some time to make him stop. My cat liked foam cushions, didn’t bother to unzip the covers though.
Report Post »FromtheBasement
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:25pm@Beckwill, maybe when eating, she likes to feel “stuffed.” ;-)
Report Post »brickmoon
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:38pmHow long before they require nutrition labeling on those “do not remove” tags?
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 10:44pm@j.C. Mcglynn
Report Post »……………………………………..
Cats
TSUNAMI-22
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:28pmuhhhhhhh……………………..yeah.
Report Post »1959
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:37pmWish Blaze wouldn’t cover stories like this….too much like the Enquirer, while it may be true and bizarre, I just don’t pick it up after seeing the headline.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:38pmAnd here I thought I was the only one!!!!!!
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:45pmShe must live near a food desert , ya know the ones Moochelle warned us about .
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:45pmshut the front door….
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:46pm@1959
Totally agree.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:47pm@ 1959 well your comment clearly contradicts itself . You read the headline , and opened the link .
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:50pmAt 1959, Agree 100%. I feel sorry for the woman but would rather read informative stories, seems the Blaze reporters are not investigating really important stories hardly anymore.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:50pmWho cares.
Report Post »http://bioterrorsurvival.com
GSP Guy
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:52pmMy response exacly. Dont really know what else to say
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:53pm@1959. I understand your comment but I got to say this is one story I am glad they posted cause I would not have seen it otherwise and this is just plain freaky….
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 2:58pmWhy Is This Florida Woman Addicted to Eating….Sofas?
Warning, politically incorrect joke ahead:
Because they taste like fried chicken?
nosycophant
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:00pmMO approves and the lady is not fat “lets Move” but wait we need oil to make this stuff mmmmm
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:02pmI’ll be right back, I have to get something to eat…..
Wow, that’s really strange.
Report Post »GrannyATL
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:04pmThis is what happens when you have no idea what self control is.
Report Post »and to the republic
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:18pmis it just me or does she look a little spongy around the waisteline?
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:55pm@1959
Report Post »right there with you…Blaze Staffers!! HELLO….please dump the fluff stupid stories like this…
stick with the political stories, business/economy stories, military/border security/law enforcement stories….
and maybe the REAL news and world events…not “woman eats sofa” garbage….or “people see UFO” …. or “face of Jesus in pizza” crap.. please…
or it looks like the Blaze will go down in flames….as we will all bail out
TXPilot
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:09pmAs high as Obama and his buddies are pushing food prices, it won’t be too long til we are all thinking our sofas are looking kinda tasty.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:15pmMy doctor put me on a diet. He said I had to cut back to Chairs.
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:24pmMmmmmm This is sofa king yummy!
Report Post »AriBenTZion
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:25pmHoly semantics Batman! That’s disgusting!
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:27pmwhen she see’s a yummy looking sofa, she starts foaming at the mouth.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:30pmPlease don’t tell anyone she is from FL.
Report Post »We just got rid of one idiot (Alan Grayson), and now, here comes another one looking for her 5 minutes of fame. While I am sorry for her plight, it seems like doctors could have figured out an alternative for her, and we wouldn’t be reading about it. It‘s not like FL doesn’t have some of the best hospitals in the country (Shands, Mayo Clinic, Wolfson Children’s Hospital), get a new doctor.
Joe_Anchorage_True_American
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:33pmIt’s like my grandpa always used to say: If you don‘t like what’s on your plate to begin with, I better not hear any bellyaching when you go for your second helping.
If you don’t like the headline, don’t read the article! What’s so hard to figure about that? Even a progressive lefty would figure that one out. Hell! They’re even giving you a picture of a crazy woman eating a couch.
Not your cup of tea — no pun intended — don’t read it.
Like my old grandpa … I don’t want to hear your bellyaching.
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:34pmI am
Sofa King
we Todd Edd.
Repeat it until it sinks in…..
Report Post »TNT1
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:07pm@ Vegas,Are you kidding with the pure mention of p/c.Screw the p/c.Say what you mean and mean what you say.Your worried people won’t like what you say so you put in the little disclaimer.You sound like liberal and I mean what I say.
Report Post »Joe_Anchorage_True_American
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:19pmVegas, hear this now.
There’s a difference in being politically correct — and I can’t tell you how much I hate that liberal hogwash — and being cowardly racist.
Tastes like fried chicken, huh? Just come out and say that all black folk love fried chicken. That’s funny. We all ain’t never heard that one before. No remark about watermelon?
(I love fried chicken.)
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 5:40pmThat’s nothing, I’ve eaten 13 cars in the last 9 months! I was feeling very iron deficient.
Report Post »watchmany2k
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 9:57pmpopcorn is a tad cheaper than a sofa…
Report Post »an usually nobody sits on it…
paperpushermj
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 10:38pmHope she stays in Florida. In my house eating sofas is my job
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 12, 2011 at 10:58pmShe doesn’t buy her own sofas to eat. She gets them free cause she’s on Sectional 8
Zing!
Report Post »PutMeInCharge
Posted on April 13, 2011 at 12:00pm@1959 – totally agree. Only opened the link to say I won’t be recommending the Blaze to friends any longer. Insensitive TV shows like Hoarders also prey on people’s curiousity about extreme or unusual mental illness. This should not be entertainment, and feature stories like this one do not edify this web site as a source of political news and the crisis we face as citizens of a great nation on the brink of disaster. There are other places to investigate mental illness concerns.
Report Post »BidBerthaDotCom
Posted on April 13, 2011 at 1:25pm@1959:
Report Post »Sorry, don’t agree. This woman is of voting age, and it‘s important to see what is important to the democrat party’s constituency, and how they act in their natural habitat. How many times will she vote before she dies of stupidity? Will she be running for office? Will her campaign slogan be “A cushion in every pot”? These are important questions, and I for one am glad The Blaze has the courage to present us with the facts about this strange breed of humans knows as “democrats”.
TammysStudio
Posted on April 13, 2011 at 1:35pmIf you don‘t like a headline you don’t have to read it. It‘s informative and important as it’s becoming a serious problem around the country. “My people perish for lack of knowledge.” Even though you might not like what you read at least you are more informed.
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