Cramps

[wolram]

Very often i get foot, leg cramps in bed, the only way i can stop them is to walk around for 5 minutes or so, do any of you guys suffer from it.

[nucleargirl]

I hate leg cramps in bed!!! so painful!!! I soak my feet every night in hot water before I sleep :) I hardly ever get leg cramps, so comfy! I also stretch before I sleep... and do leg massage... to reduce veins... dunno if its working... hate seeing veins in my legs! and sometimes headstands.... to get blood back to my upper half....

[Grep]

From the Cramp wiki:

"Common causes of skeletal muscle cramps include muscle fatigue, low sodium, and low potassium. Smooth muscle cramps may be due to menstruation or gastroenteritis."

It's at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramp

I've been known to get them, though it's relatively rare. Really hurts, doesn't it?

[Dadface]

I sometimes get cramps but I don't suffer from muscle fatigue low sodium,low potassium or gastroenteritis.How odd!:bugeye::smile:

[wolram]

I hate leg cramps in bed!!! so painful!!! I soak my feet every night in hot water before I sleep :) I hardly ever get leg cramps, so comfy! I also stretch before I sleep... and do leg massage... to reduce veins... dunno if its working... hate seeing veins in my legs! and sometimes headstands.... to get blood back to my upper half....

Hey, you are a young kid, you should not suffer from such things.

[nucleargirl]

lol I'm a hypochondriac... prevention is better than cure!

[dlgoff]

lol I'm a hypochondriac... prevention is better than cure!

:rofl:

[Mororvia]

Eat more bananas. Drink more water.

If those fail, then seek alternatives

[Lacy33]

For a second I thought I was on the woman's forum.
Yes wolfram, I get them for years now too and they are horrid painful. I suggest wearing legwarmers. That's that I do.. good luck.

[dlgoff]

You don't have to be old like me to have cramps. For years as my daughter was growing up and involved with martial arts, I had to rub cramps out of her calves at night.

[wolram]

:rofl:


Can you do a hand stand.

[wolram]

lol I'm a hypochondriac... prevention is better than cure!

OMG. i suppose i should volunteer to rub your imaginary bits then. :devil:

[Lacy33]

OMG. i suppose i should volunteer to rub your imaginary bits then. :devil:

I finally get it!!!
A wolf in sheeps skin.

[Averagesupernova]

Drink tonic water.

[Newai]

I used to get some that were like root canals. They were very frequent. Increasing your water and potassium should help. I get a big cup of orange juice every morning and water (not coffee or soda) throughout the day. I haven't had much problem with them after that.

[Evo]

Very often i get foot, leg cramps in bed, the only way i can stop them is to walk around for 5 minutes or so, do any of you guys suffer from it.You might want to have your blood checked, I have extremely low potassium levels and have to take a potassium supplement.

[FlexGunship]

Very often i get foot, leg cramps in bed, the only way i can stop them is to walk around for 5 minutes or so, do any of you guys suffer from it.

Eat a banana each day; raise your potassium level.


OMG. i suppose i should volunteer to rub your imaginary bits then. :devil:

Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it's imaginary.

[Evo]

Eat a banana each day; raise your potassium level.Bananas aren't that great a source of potassium. Potatoes have almost twice as much potassium.

225g of banana has 806 miligrams of potassium

1 299g baked potato has 1600mg of potassium

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2770/2

[Proton Soup]

Hey, you are a young kid, you should not suffer from such things.

nonsense. i got them all the time when i was young, hardly ever now. but i was a lot more active then and had not a clue about nutrition.

the banana and potatoes suggestions are great. in general, though, just eat more veggies. the DASH diet is good for a lot more than your leg cramps. milk is good stuff too, and if you're one of those sunlight-deprived upper brits, consider that vit. D improves muscle function as well.

[Evo]

Damn, throw away the fruit and veggies, a pork chop contains 2,347mg of potassium!!

[hypatia]

I get muscle cramps so bad, that the muscle may hurt for days afterward.Damn, throw away the fruit and veggies, a pork chop contains 2,347mg of potassium!!:!!)

[Proton Soup]

i can see wolram's next topic now: "Scurvy"

[lisab]

i can see wolram's next topic now: "Scurvy"

:rofl:

[HeLiXe]

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2770/2

This site is cool! Thx Evo.