OUCH my aching calf

That happened to me a few weeks ago, and I know exactly what you are talking about. I think I actually screamed out, it hurt so bad. It was still achy for a day or two afterward. It started feeling better once I drank a powerade which has potassium in it. I think that is what causes those type of cramps in the calf, is low potassium.

I didn't do anything yesterday to cause muscle aches either but my left calf muscle has been annoying me all day. I have rubbed it and even decided to go for a walk and still hurts.Even made sure to take my multivitamin. I wish my hubby was here so could send him out for bananas!

When that happens it usually means one of two things or both. I am lacking potassium and didn't drink enough water the previous day. That is when I begin a regime of eating a banana everyday for a week and consuming more fluids (mainly water) during the day.

it happens once in a while.it happens sometimes in winter season.you might have bumped into something and probobly might have forgotten all about it.a local application of painkiller may give relief.

Yes, I have gotten leg cramps like that before. It usually means I need some potassium. I will eat a few bananas and then I don't have any problems for a long while. Even after the cramp passes, the soreness will last for a bit. At least you know you are not alone.

I wake up quite a bit with leg cramps but I am on my feet all day long so I just chalk it up to that,my feet too.Have you ever had a cramp in you foot OH that hurts really bad.You have a great night.

I got one of those when I was pregnant with my first child (pre-fibro). The darn thing last for at least a week, maybe two (it's hard to remember back 15+ years). I thought, at the time, that it was more severe because I was pregnant. I don't often get muscle cramps in my legs so having one that lasted for so long was pretty bothersome. It's not like it only hurts when you USE the muscle; it hurts all the time. I think I don't get them anymore because I am in better shape now, that is, I exercise (walk) often. Take care. This too shall pass.

I get those a lot and it took me forever to figure out what was causing them. Turns out that I rock myself in my sleep by pushing against the blankets. My husband says I do it all the time. I had no idea! Must be my subconscious way of keeping my muscles from stiffening up on me. I rock myself back and forth when I'm awake because my back gets so sore sitting at the computer. I know I'm doing that though. The rocking in my sleep was a surprise, but some days I wake up with my one or both calves hurting so bad I can barely walk so I know I do it often. I don't know if you're doing something similar in your sleep but it explained a lot for me.

I sometimes get leg cramps in the middle of the night. I always still feel it later that next day. It is just a slight aching, but it still hurts. I have been told it is a lack of potassium and that I need to drink more water.

If you sit in a weird position for too long (on an airplane, in a car or at a desk) you can have this happen. It can also be from new shoes, if you walk a long distance. Or it can be a early sign of diabetes or a lack of potassium in your body. I get them occasionally, actually if I've been mylotting too long. I think I end up sitting in the same position for too long..... And yet.....Does it keep me away? hehehe