I have to get out of bed and walk it off, then it's soar the next day
2007-01-13 19:09:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Eat a banana. The cramp is from low potassium, bananas are a good source.
2007-01-13 19:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by anthrotistic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have to take prescription meds for night cramps.
It is an involuntary pulse of the muscles and it can cause so much pain, you feel like you are having a heart attack in the leg or foot.
I have carpel tunnel in both wrist, so I get them in my hands and fingers also.
Next time you get a cramp, go to the fridge and get the mustard bottle. POUR it in your mouth and swallow a few good mouth fulls. The cramp will be GONE in a few seconds, not minutes. This stuff is so effective, I don't even worry about taking my prep. drug, and it taste alright too.
Cramps happen if you eat a banana, drink water, or exercise all the time. I have done all of these and still get the cramps.
At a certain age, women going thru menopause, start having night cramp most every night. It is a chemical or mineral in our body that the mustard replenishes
HURTS like crap but sore as all get out the next day too. The cramps do leave a calling card the next day. Soreness.... lol
2007-01-14 03:22:39 · answer #2 · answered by Mary D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've had it happen a few times. Try getting more potassium in your diet. You could do this by eating a banana every day. Maybe for the next few days, you could eat a couple bananas to build up potassium. Or you can drink Gatorade.
2007-01-14 03:13:59 · answer #3 · answered by tookabackroad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes- I have restless leg syndrome as well, the pins and needles feeling drives me bonkers so I think I can relate to what you asked. Try not to sit on a nerve though, makes it worse, like having your foot fall asleep and you wind up walking it off for 3 minutes.
2007-01-14 03:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, typically you can get leg cramps at night if you're losing potassium and calcium too quickly. that happened to me when i first went on atkins (lost 40 pounds) as soon as i added a supplement the cramps went away.
2007-01-14 03:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happened soooo many times, especially when I was pregnant, I heard that the cause is the lack of some kind of vitamin in the body .
2007-01-14 03:14:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happened 2 me once but not coz of stretching..
it was 2 cold & it affected my leg...
if its still soar, fill ur tub w/warm water & then soak ur leg for 20 mins...
2007-01-14 03:18:23 · answer #7 · answered by 2D1iLuV 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've had that happen, OUCH. and, i've slept on my arm half the night till it becomes numb, then when i went to turn over, i smacked myself in the face really hard (because my arm was numb) and gave myself a black eye. i hit myself so hard, i saw stars. everybody at school asked what happened, and i told everybody i had a dream that i got into a fight, and woke up with a black eye. they believed me....ok i'll stop now.
2007-01-14 03:16:57 · answer #8 · answered by superyduperymommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a few times -old folk cure put a little salt in the palm of yo hand & lick it of & go back to bed shortly bless U
happy day
old geezer
2007-01-14 03:17:06 · answer #9 · answered by Charles W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it hurts. You need more potassium. A banana a day is good or supplements.
2007-01-14 03:12:41 · answer #10 · answered by LittleBitOfSugar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋