Morning cramps.

I get really bad cramps, sounds like you get the same where it hurts for a surprisingly long time afterwards - I can have bad pain for days after a serious cramp in my calf. I do think mine probably has something to do with a lack of potassium though. I also remember reading something years ago about how it can be a sign of dehydration, and it did get a lot better after I started to drink more water

It can be from a lack of magnesium, which is also in many foods including but not limited to bananas. I am getting the cramps often and for me it also happens after I have gotten chilled. If I were to remember, I would do calf stretches before going to bed. There is a move that is called a wall push up that helps prevent them. Sometimes it can also be from dehydration. If you can stand and put all of your weight on the affected leg this will often lengthen the cramping muscle. Actually I appreciate this discussion because it is reminding me to take my own advice and go stretch.

I seem to have become very susceptible to cramp since I started ageing, although it may not be the only reason for it.

this isn't menstrual cramps right? Cramps are awful, but i rarely get them.. so yay all you have to do is wiggle your big toe?

Sometimes I have cramps and also for me it's not a lack of potassium. I do not know the cause.

I am not bothered by them but my wife gets them. But she only seems to get them when she is in bed.

I get cramps often at the arch of my foot so I just often massage that area with oil to promote good cirrculation and prevent it from getting cold.

I get those leg cramps occasionally and they are so painful....they make me jump out of bed too. Usually I just walk around until the pain subsides