Mom used to get them. You need to eat bananas and drink milk (calcium and potassium are essential for your body, and are especially essential for proper skeletal muscle function, calcium especially, your muscle cannot actually contract at all in absence of calcium).
Also, stretch every once in a while to prevent cramping, especially if you work hard and are on your feet most of the time. Drink lots of water. Also, just for the future, get enough variety in your diet to make sure you don't miss out on vitamins.
My mom started to drink a glass of milk every day and plenty of water and it went away.
2007-05-27 04:24:12
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answered by Anonymous
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This is the first place your body targets when you are dehydrated. Drink lots of water! You should be drinking 8-10 glasses of water each day. I recommend purified water and mineral water mixed 50/50. The mineral water is going to put back into the muscles what they are losing on a daily basis.
I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body. One tip for athletes: it is healthier to drink a sports drink or water than fruit juice, soda, coffee, or milk during competition or active training periods.
In the evening take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. Afterwards , if you have something shaped like a cylinder and made out of hard material (think of a large rolling pin you would use for pizza dough or something) place it under your leg and push down and roll it back and forth...this should massage the spasms out of your leg. It will hurt while you're doing it, but more so the type of pain that actually feels good, in the long run.
2007-05-27 04:28:51
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answered by Cherokee Billie 7
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It begins as a strange feeling in your legs that seems to get worse until you stand up and move around. Deep inside your legs you can feel burning, creeping, and crawling sensations that are hard to describe, even to your doctor. Meanwhile, you cope with your condition the best you can.
If these symptoms describe the way you are feeling, you may have restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sensorimotor condition that affects millions of Americans.
Restless legs syndrome can be a primary or a secondary condition. Primary restless legs syndrome is the main form of the disease. While no one is sure what causes primary restless legs syndrome, nearly half of the time it can be traced to a family history. There is currently no cure for primary restless legs syndrome. Secondary restless legs syndrome is caused by an unrelated condition such as pregnancy, anemia, or iron deficiency. Once the unrelated condition has been treated, secondary RLS will usually go away without further treatment.*
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2007-05-27 04:34:07
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answered by Judy M 1
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Are you doing workouts that are new or extra strenuous? normally, cramps of this way are led to with the help of a build-up of lactic acid on your muscle mass. Lactic acid builds up from no longer stretching and warming up or cooling down genuine from actual interest. now and returned it extremely is diffused, such as you moved some heavy bins then plopped down on the settee for awhile. Cool-downs help your blood flow do away with the lactic acid build-up on your muscle mass. Getting sufficient potassium additionally helps with this. as quickly as I ran track, my coach informed all people with cramps to "consume a banana." Taking a on an popular basis diet, a potassium pill, or eating meals wealthy in potassium could shrink or do away with your symptoms. stable success. i'm hoping it extremely is not something extra desirable than in basic terms known cramps.
2016-10-06 03:17:53
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answered by ? 4
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It could be that your room is too cold. If not you might be lacking in potassium. Try doing some stretches that lengthen the muscles of that certain leg. And be relaxed. Tension could also cause that I think.
PS - Yes bananas are a really good source of potassium.
2007-05-27 04:22:08
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answered by Daniel O. 3
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Potassium is great for leg cramps but you may want to ask your doctor about restless leg syndrome as well. You cannot buy the type of potassium needed for this over the counter...just eat lots of bananas, green leafy veggies.
2007-05-27 04:28:12
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answered by Michelle O 3
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I believe its caused by a build up of acids in your muscle, the best way I know of to cure cramp is to stand on a step with your heel hanging off the edge and "bounce" up and down on your toes, stretching the muscles in your leg. (depends what muscle is cramping though I suppose)
2007-05-27 04:23:30
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answered by chris_uk23_uk 2
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It's actually a cramp in the blood vessels. That is usually from a lack of vitamins. It is either A or D - I forget. Drink more milk and eat bananas and if that doesn't help, see a doctor.
2007-05-27 04:23:10
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answered by Chloe 6
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Your age, smoking history, medication history and past medical history are all important. You need to see your GP to exclude any underlying cause.
The commonest type, where there is no other health issue, is said to be due to toxins leaking out of the veins into the tissues. The usual treatment for this type is quinine sulphate.
2007-05-27 08:22:32
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answered by Dr Frank 7
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one- you should drink way more water than you are drinking.
two- eat a banana a day
three- stretch your legs (especially the one that has the cramp in it) 3 times a day. and when i say stretch, i mean really stretch.
2007-05-27 04:24:10
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answered by Anonymous
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