anyone know how to relieve cramps in legs especially at nights.quinine sulph already taken does not help?

Answer 1

My wife has this problem and drinks 8 ounces of tonic water every evening. It seems to help tremendously.

Answer 2

I found that consuming less salt and drinking more water each day really helps and when I do get a cramp i can usually relieve it by massaging the area quite hard- it's painful but it makes the cramp go quicker, although it does feel strange for a while after like my leg keeps trying to seize up again, Just remembered! When I get the twitchy feeling in my calf (which is hardly ever now) I take a hot water bottle to bed with me wrapped in a towel and rest my leg on it all night, the heat really loosens the muscles. Hope some of this helps I know it's one of the most painful things I have ever felt next to giving birth especially in the middle of the night!!! good luck.

Answer 3

fairly, there are no longer any prevalent nutrition or mineral deficiencies which will reason leg cramps. A extreme sodium or potassium imbalance could reason them, yet no longer and not making use of an entire host of different greater great indications. fairly that the reason for many leg cramps is unknown. If it relatively is from a deficiency of something, that's going to be water, which bills for an significant minority of circumstances. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, probability is you're purely between the final public who gets leg cramps for no medically obvious reason.

Answer 4

There's insufficient background to answer this properly. Quinine is prescribed for patients - usually elderly - with 'restless legs syndrome', and the success rate is variable. (Tonic water, I believe, has a minute quantity of this in its ingredients). I
have known patients to be prescribed low dose Baclofen (a muscle relaxant) if the problem is seriously debilitating. (But don't know of anyone resorting to rolling pins! - Massage doesn't seem to affect this problem to any lastiing extent).
Frequent cramping is said to be caused by poor oxygenation of muscles, usually because of compromised vascular status (ie blood flow). Raising the foot of the bed slightly may help.
Potassium imbalance (particularly 'hypokalaemia' referred to in other answers ) causes weakness rather than cramping - so I wouldn't fret too much about your banana intake!

Answer 5

Cramps can be a sign of a lack of potassium. Go to the Dr and get a blood test to have it checked out. If you are lacking then they might either give tablets for a short while or advise you to eat bananas.
Lack of potassium DOES cause cramps despite what the srn says . Read this
http://www.health911.com/remedies/rem_cramp.htm

Answer 6

Try this acupressure technique: Grab your upper lip between your thumb and index finger, and squeeze for about 30 seconds.

Although there's no definite explanation for why acupressure works, it's a pain relief technique many athletes have found to be effective.

Vitamin E and magnesium will help prevent the cramps .

Answer 7

I have heard that tonic water is effective too. If it is indeed cramp you are suffering from i would recommend stretching thoroughly before sleeping! This is the tried and tested way of relieving muscle cramps - along with massage.

Answer 8

i am an alternative medicinal therapist and i have a lot of patients with this problem. You may have a circulation problem or the problem may be in your back meaning that you may have a compressed nerve when you lay down. Why not go to a massage therapist or have acupressure it really does help and it is better than taking all those pills
You could also try aromatherapy oils in your bath
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Answer 9

I had a problem with Charley horses in my calf in the middle of the night. It was horrifying to be woken up like that. But friend of mine told me it was a lack of potassium. I started eating a banana every other day and I haven't had the problem since.

Answer 10

Before going to bed try this.

take 4 table spoonful of sea salt.
place a pan on the stove and put the sea salt into it. warm it until the salt is hot.
put the hot salt into muslin cloth or any cloth that do not leak.
Format your legs until the wormth goes off.
or
wash your leg with the salt water.