how to relieve severe leg cramps?

Question

When I exercise i have sever leg cramps in my calf muscle as well as lower thighs. Any advice...

Answer 1

Try a Yahoo search for "leg cramps" + "natural remedies".

Answer 2

try muscle relaxers.

A few years ago, I was getting HORRIBLE leg cramps every night. my entire right leg would fall asleep, and cramp up at the same time, and stay that way for hours. it was the most miserable thing I've ever been through in my life. I started taking a supplement called "glucosamine chondroitin" (glucosamine for short). It took about a week but my cramps went away. It really works because I take them every night, and if I quit taking them for a while, I pay dearly (the cramps come back). glucosamine can be bought at stores like walmart,walgreens, etc, and its a miracle drug. almost everyone in my family is taking it for something or other (various aches and pains) and it has worked for all of us.

Also drink more water while you're working out. you need to stay hydrated or you're definitely gonna get cramps

Answer 3

Muscles cramp for one or more of the following reasons: dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and muscle tightness. So, to stop cramping, you need to drink plenty of water, replenish magnesium levels with food or supplement, and begin a stretching program for the muscles that cramp. If you decide to take a magnesium supplement, its best to get one that is combined with calcium. The magnesium doesn't stay in the blood very long, so you need to wither take it regularly with meals or before you exercise.

Contrary to popular belief, muscle cramps are seldom caused by potassium unless the person has some medical problem causing a potassium deficiency. Exercise causes muscles to release potassium into the blood stream, and potassium makes muscles contract. Usually, magnesium is the culprit behind muscle cramps because the blood concentration of magnesium becomes too low relative to the potassium concentration. Magnesium is stored in bones, and it takes a while to get magnesium back out of the bones and into solution. Sometimes after exercising, people cannot replenish magnesium fast enough to balance the increased potassium unless they have elevated amounts of magnesium in the blood stream due to dietary intake. That's why a magnesium supplement helps.

Answer 4

Often cramping is a lack of water or a lack of potassium. Try eating a banana each day as part of your diet and make sure you drink enough water before you exercise.

Answer 5

theres some natural stuff called
hylands leg cramps
you can get it at walmart on the vitamin aisle
i get bad leg cramps at night and this is what i use

Answer 6

I have heard that some cramps are a sign of dehydration.... so drink more water. See if that helps.

Answer 7

ive heard bananas or gator aid.