Onion Craving

I know this is weird, but every time I crash I get this overwhelming urge to eat onions. Has anyone have this? I know when you crave ice it means you could be anemic, but has anyone ever heard about an onion craving?

An internet search doesn't give any big consensus (kidney issues, liver overload, vitamin C..but no big answer).

Thats an odd one, as one of the foods I have been advised to avoid is onions!!!
(tried avoiding all the foods on the avoid list, platelets went up by 1, gave up after that!)

Wonder if anyone else has any ideas!

Never heard that one! I love onions all the time.

Ok there is a current thought that there is a compound Quercetin in onions that acts as a anti-inflammatory and antihistamine effect (study done Ex vivo not in a human) But not sure why ITP sufferer would crave it for either of those reasons

There is a list of food on the PDSAs website that are thought to be linked to reducing platelets, included on this are Onions, garlic and tomatoes (my favourite foods!), and alcohol!
I spent 6 months following the list to see if this could help, as while my levels tend to sit at 35-50k and they have been there for the last 4 years, (since diagnosis) I do bruise really badly.
My Doctor tells me I bruise worse than I should, but they are unwilling to do anything unless my levels drop below 20- and in fact have been signed off by my consultant as he can see nothing he can do to help!

After 6 (boring) months with no improvement in my platelets I went back to eating and drinking as normal.
I know that if I am tired, and drink a bit more than normal for a few days my levels do drop, and if I get plenty of sleep and eat healthy they come back up.

Most of the foods mentioned including onions and tomatoes reduce platelet aggregation and not actual platelet numbers. Apart from the two things we know about, quinine in drinks and walnuts for the few sensitive people, no foods are known of yet that affect platelet numbers.

Katz, that sounds like a brilliant experiment and I applaud you for keeping to the diet for as long as 6 months. One thing, are you sure that your platelet count falls because you are tired or is it the other way around and that you feel tired because your count has fallen? I know for me it's the latter, I can tell when my count is below 100 because I feel far more tired. When I'm perky and sleeping well, I know my count is good.

Hi Ann- thanks for you reply!

The job I do involves travelling a lot, and we have a few conferences we have to go to and these involve long days and late nights, afterwards my platelets have dropped to around 35 and I feel rotten. (have had the levels checked after 3 conferences and each time they are down!)
Ideally I would change job to one with less travel and thats less tiring, but I enjoy my job, and dont want to have to change career due to ITP.
My boss tells me to rest as much as I can, but I have found the more I try to do the better I cope, and if I take time out and try to rest I am just as tired!
I have perfected the art of napping, and often have a 30 min doze in a motorway services if I need it on a long drive.
I tried the diet, as I thought it was worth a try, as if someone found a food to give up that increased my levels and reduced the bruises I would think it was worth the sacrifice!

wow, this is funny.. and im glad to see it wasnt just me....
i was diagnosed with itp and have been on several medications... anywho.. yes i had a strong craving for onions... i ate them with onions and the crazy this about it is i really dont like them. i also had a craving for chocolate mint ice cream...that im not a fan of either.

Onions make me insanely thirsty after I eat them. No cravings tho.