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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 16 Jan 20

I was in bed last night before I realized I hadn't posted this. So, before I head out to rock painting, I'll let you all in on what was great about yesterday. I'm thankful I got to the pool and had a wonderful workout in the...

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aubrey @averygirl72 (38848) • Philippines 27 Nov 17

I had a very bad leg cramps this morning. I thought I'm gonna die. It was so painful. I thought it will not subside but it's just for a moment and it goes away. It's still painful when I wake up. Maybe the temperature is really...

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Trail Treats: Potassium Packed Banana Chips

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 18 Sep 16

Potassium can be a great weapon to have in your arsenal when preparing for a hike or going camping. They are crunchy, can help prevent muscle cramps and can be made for about $2.00 a pound (and that includes the cost of the...

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Do You Ever Get Leg Cramps

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 16 Sep 16

I have gotten them from time to time. Sometimes I get them in my legs and in my feet, when my toes turn down and I have to stand up to straighten them out. So, my herbalist gave me a list of foods, high in Potassium and low in...

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Do Bananas Help Leg Cramps?

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 7 Feb 16

Being a bilateral amputee I worry about getting leg cramps; just because they hacked off the lower (below the knee) part of my legs doesn't mean I can avoid leg cramps. One of the things I had to learn to not do is to contract my...

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Wow, What a Wake Up

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169534) • United States 17 Nov 15

At 3:30 this morning I had a muscle cramp in my leg that woke me up. At the same time we had a crash of thunder and lots of rain, very briefly. When the leg cramp stopped I went back to sleep. Not sure exactly what caused it,...

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churchill1980 @churchill1980 (764) • Philippines 25 Feb 10

i am 6 mos pregnant now, and suffer painful cramps on my leg almost every night. it is really painful that it makes me cry, especially that my husband is not around. we are apart because of his work overseas. i just want to know...

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Do you have bad experience about leg cramps?

lovelyn_medrano @lovelyn_medrano (3070) • Philippines 22 Oct 09

Have you ever wonder why pregnant women suffer much from leg cramps? Leg cramps is common for pregnant women specially those who are in their second trimester, the bigger the belly becomes the greater chance of getting leg cramps....

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I have high blood pressure, my heart keeps racing at night, leg cramps and ...

dragoncrystal @crysontherocks77 (1273) • United States 17 Sep 09

Here is my question. I've been trying to research what is going on with me. a few weeks a go I talked about my heart pounding and racing at night when I laid down along with the leg cramps. well I went back to the dr after the UTI...

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Leg Cramps at Night

ketybhagat @ketybhagat (4123) • India 11 Sep 08

Those painful night cramps that leave us sweating and weak. Well friends, here is something to cheer you up. A bar of soap between the sheets will prevent leg cramps. Read : www.snopes.com/oldwives/legcramps.asp You wont...

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Anyone else up in the middle of the night? I'm fighting sleep!

youdontsay @youdontsay (3497) • United States 10 Jul 08

Usually I'm chasing sleep because I have so much trouble getting to sleep. But tonight I'm afraid to go to sleep. Two mornings in a row I've been rudely awakened by extreme leg cramps that take my breath. My leg muscles are tender...

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I woke up yeaterday morning in pain.

Shaunee @Shaun72 (15959) • Palatka, Florida 20 May 08

I woke up yesterday morning with leg pain. My right leg was all tight with muscle pain. I belive it was from having ms but gosh it was painful. Does anyone else wake up with these kind of leg cramps? Or couse today I am having...

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Charlie Horse's

princessmom1011 @princessmom1011 (719) • United States 14 Oct 07

i have been having very frequent charlie horses especially at night or first thing in the morning when i go to stretch before getting out of bed. and i was wondering if there were any suggestions on why? have you heard of specific...

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Leg Cramps

crazy_ol_lady @crazy_ol_lady (1014) • United States 14 Oct 07

Lately I have been having a really bad time with leg cramps. Sometimes they attack at night, and sometimes it is during the daytime. No real rhyme or reason to this madness. I attempt to eat one banana every day to help prevent...

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Leg Cramps...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 13 Sep 07

Do you ever get these? How do you relieve them? Do you know what causes them? I get them all the time when I sleep. Recently I started getting them in the front of my legs between the knee and foot. Usually with the leg cramps...

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angelface23 @angelface23 (2494) • United States 27 Jun 07

Lately I've been getting these bad leg cramps. It starts in my upper thigh and then goes to my knee and then to my calves. I don't know what could be causing this because I am not doing any kind of strenuous activity and I'm not...

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Are you troubled with leg cramps at night?

sizzle3000 @sizzle3000 (3036) • United States 7 Jun 07

I am like so many of you and have problems with waking in the wee hours of the morning with leg pains or cramps. My mother was searching the internet one day and found a site with home remedies on it. The site explained how...

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Does anybody have Phlebitis? How was it dx'd?

sylviekitty @sylviekitty (2083) • United States 14 Mar 07

I believe that my grandfather had phlebitis, but he is no longer alive.. so I can't ask him any questions about it. I know he was on blood thinners for most of his life, and I want to say he had a vein removed from his leg....

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