Usually they are in the bottem part of his leg but last night he had a really bad one in his upper thigh.
2006-06-24 13:31:19 · 14 answers · asked by quilter 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
he needs more potassium in his diet, also drink lots of mineral water in the evening...like Apollinaris etc.
2006-06-24 13:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a diabetic and also get very bad charlie horses in my legs-wake me up and I fling myself out of bed-have to stand on it. I then drink diet tonic water which contains quinine. It helps me I hope hubby will try it and it works for him. I know how very painful these are. In fact I did a lot of walking today and just had one in my upper leg-usually they are in calf. Good luck to him!!
2006-06-24 20:47:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For immediate relief, tell him to extend his leg and press down with his heel as far as he can. This should relieve the charley horse. I've read also that potassium supplements might help for a longer term solution.
2006-06-24 21:14:29 · answer #3 · answered by lprlab 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to relieve a cramp is to put pressure on it. So if his right leg hurts have him stand on his right leg. Cramps often come from a lack of potasium. Have him eat a bannana a day to keep potasium up.
2006-06-24 21:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Name one way your not Hitler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have leg cramps! Yuk! Does your husband take a statin drug?
Like Lipitor or Tricor? One of their side effects are leg cramps.
My doctor told me that Quinine Sulfate 325 mg. helps - and by
God - it does! It's a prescription. If I don't take it - boom! Leg
cramp! You have no idea how much this has helped me -
those things are so painful - I understand completely!
Try asking the Dr. for this and see if it helps....
2006-06-24 20:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sometimes bothered with this same problem. It tends to happen when I have perspired a lot, usually while doing some outside activity. What works for me is to increase my sodium intake or drink orange juice and other fluids.
2006-06-24 20:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try either a B complex vitamin or perhaps milk thistle capsules. I don't know if it will work for you, but I used to have a horrendous problem with charley horses and lost many hours of sleep because of it. I don't any more.
2006-06-24 20:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing is to get salt tablets he obviously has a deficiency it was the standard supplement in the army.
2006-06-24 20:43:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have him lay on his back spread his legs and put his feet together. then you straddle his chest facing his feet. the last step is hit him in the balls with a rolling pin.those pesky cramps will be no bother then...
2006-06-24 20:38:47 · answer #9 · answered by professor dewell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he needs to drink more water throughout the day; he's getting cramps b/c his muscles are not being fed properly.
2006-06-24 21:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋