how does potassium help with cramps?

Answer 1

You have your answer already, but I am going to suggest another way.

Mint tea or mint extract at half a capful in four ounces of water, shoot it down. Bye bye cramps.

Answer 2

Potassium helps with cramps, usually in the leg muscles. It is taken from the muscles when you eat a lot of sugar and carbs (it is needed for their metabolism - use in your body) if you don't consume enough. You can add potassium to your diet by eating bananas, or by eating potatoes (baked, not boiled). Potassium is water soluble - it leaches into the cooking water. The up side of that is that you can take a raw potato, slice it thin (with the skin - all the minerals lie just under the skin of the potato) and let it sit in a big glass of water. In the morning you drink the water.

The kinds of cramps you get from menstruating is different - that is helped best by taking magnesium every few hours while you have the cramps.

Answer 3

Potassium is an electrolyte which helps the muscles work. If it is too low the muscle can't function properly so it contracts or cramps.

Answer 4

Potassium regulates the water and electrolyte balance. Potassium also regulates muscle contraction by its action on nerve impulses