Leg cramps! - help!!

ChattieCathy57 · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: Leg cramps! - help!!

I've been getting these sporatic leg muscle cramps (like a charlie-horse so to speak)

but not in the back of my leg ... in the front muscle. It's not associated with excercise; It just happens at the weirdest times ... and it comes on hard ~ then goes just as fast. It's just scary (and it almost cripples me to the ground when it hits).

A girlfriend of mine thought that perhaps I needed some extra nutrient or "something" in my diet (neither one of us know what that 'something' is). Has anyone else had this problem happen? Does anyone know what I could take to make this not happen??

Thanks

Cathy

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that's happened to me, it's excruciating, but then just goes away.

try having some bouillon, extra salt, 2 pickles..., something to increase the sodium which might help, it helped me

good luck

dede4wd · Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: Hi

This sounds silly, but maybe a diet coke for some sodium too?

DeDe

Sarya · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:04 am Post subject:

I've been drinking water with electrolyte powder in it which helps.

GucciGoo · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:26 am Post subject:

I had these leg cramps while pregnant and the doctor recommended potassium.

ChiNut · Preferred Member #30 Club Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 269

Potassium is what I was thinking as well. My mother always told me to eat more bananas (which we can't on MF) when I had leg cramps.