How to prevent leg cramps?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

What helps me for leg cramps is to straighten my legs and then move my toe forward like to your knee for 5-10 seconds. Longer if desired.
The helps me especially if i'm not at home and none of the following at home that I have helps. Here is what else helps me for Leg Cramps:
1) RiceBag or Bed Buddy
2) A Muslce Relaxor that I got from my Dr. If the leg pain stay's for longer then a few days.
3) Potassiam as well. I agree with that along with everybody else!

Answer 3

I agree with Pundit. Potassium and calcium are the answer. The synapses in your muscles use those two minerals to transmit electrical signals. Lack of them can result in leg cramps, foot cramps, toe cramps... man I really hate those. If you are dieting or drinking an unusually large amount of fluids, you can be flushing those minerals out of your body. If you get sufficient calcium in your diet, milk, cheese, yogurt. You can take a potassium pill or eat a banana every day and stop the cramps immediately. It works!!

Answer 4

Preventing leg cramps, Eat foods with a lot of potassium, like bananas. Keep hydrated and strecth your muscles both before and after strenous exersice. get plenty of rest.

After a cramp. slowly stretch your muscles and keep your leg straight with your toes pointed up or back twards yourself ( if your laying down ) and keep the affected area warm. drink a glass of salt water. the salt will help take the water through the blood stream to your cramp.

Answer 5

Eat a banana a day. They are filled with potassium and cheap. I used to get leg cramps that would wake me up at night until I began eating a banana a day. I haven't had a leg cramp since!
Hope this helps!!
Good luck!

Answer 6

This is weird but it has been covered in Dr. Gotts newspaper column many times:
Put a bar of soap at the foot of your bed. Can be any soap EXCEPT Ivory or Dial.
My husband had this problem and I put a small travel size bar of soap under the sheets and did not tell him for three months. His nightly leg cramps dissappeared!

Answer 7

This is a common question for which modern medicine has not much of an answer. The cause is not systemic meaning that there is no test that may be done to determine the cause or to suggest an intervention. The problem seems to be intra cellular meaning that we are not able to test for a specific cause. It is true that some claim it to be an intra cellular electrolyte disorder involving calcium, potassium, or sodium but oral calcium potassium and sodium have not proved to be beneficial.

Answer 8

Make sure that you are getting plenty of potassium and stay hydrated. Stretch and warm up at least 15-20 minutes prior to significant exercise and cool down for the same length of time after that exercise with more stretches and sipping water or sports drinks like Gatorade that replenish your fluids and electrolyte levels.

Answer 9

bananas, bananas and more bananas, also, i would suggest vitamin b-6, sounds crazy but it just may help you to relax and not have cramps at night....
i must tell you though most of the answers before mine are great
good luck

Answer 10

Whenever you feel cramp is being start you try to stand straight immediate and also try to avoid chilld liquid

Answer 11

Stretching before any workouts and massaging helps but it is very important to drink lots water.