Legs Cramp at Night

@Tenshidc (584)
Philippines
May 11, 2021 1:49pm CST
Hi guy. there are times that I suddenly woke up at night and having a Legs Cramp and it so painful and I feel like my legs will explode and my breath suddenly stop for a seconds. then I realize that it happen because of the electric fan is near in my legs that makes my legs cold and got cramp. but I can't get rid of the electric fun because it's hot, so I always put some oil in my legs before bed and it will not happen again. have you guys experience it?
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egdcltd
@egdcltd (12060)
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11 May 21
Yes. One thing I've found to help is to stand up, lifting the toes of the cramping leg up, so the ball of the foot remains on the ground.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
oh thanks for the tips, now I know.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
11 May 21
It's often caused by a lack of circulation and your exercise will certainly help that.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
12 May 21
@owlwings yeah probably, I will start biking for exercise and for better body circulation. thank you.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40396)
• United States
11 May 21
I am not a doctor but I used to have terrible cramps at night. I started using magnesium supplements and the cramps are mostly gone. I started with a low dose and kept going up until the cramps stopped. I take that dose once a day. Maybe you could check with your doctor and see if it is okay for you to try magnesium.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40396)
• United States
11 May 21
@Tenshidc It worked for me. I started at 100 mg pills and went up to 250 mg and hardly ever get cramps anymore.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
@akalinus oh thank you, that is very helpful.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
magnesium supplements is one of the remedy? I will try it. thank you.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
11 May 21
I have sometimes had terrible cramps at night. It seems that it may be partly due to a lack of potassium in the diet. Bananas are a good source of potassium as are many dried fruits and spinach, broccoli, peas and cucumbers (to mention just a few!). Try to include more potassium in your diet and, in the mean time, I found that getting up and sitting in a chair for 10 or 15 minutes helped the cramps to pass. It's all to do with circulation (or the lack of it) really and also to do with what your blood is bringing to the muscles.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
11 May 21
@Tenshidc It never hurts to eat a banana a day!
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
nice information, very knowledgeable and informative. I will buy a bananas later. thank you, your so smart.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
12 May 21
@owlwings yes I will. thank you
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (35024)
• United States
11 May 21
It has happened, we use to just lick salt.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
11 May 21
@MALUSE Funnily enough, that's an old folk remedy. I presume that it really does help because salt (rock) is rarely pure sodium chloride but also contains a lot of potassium chloride and other salts and as a potassium deficiency is one of the causes of cramps, it is likely to be effective.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
11 May 21
@owlwings Thanks for enlightening me! I didn't know that.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
11 May 21
You aren't serious, are you?
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
• United States
11 May 21
I have read it could be a couple of things. Dehydration and deficiency of potassium. Maybe try drinking more water and eating potassium rich foods and see if that helps.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
• United States
17 May 21
@Tenshidc If water is not the issue, then yes. Potassium is probably it. I know potatoes, orange juice, and bananas are high in it.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
18 May 21
@porwest okay thank's for the informative comment it really helps.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
I always drink plenty of water, maybe I need more potassium. thank you
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Belex Hanns Abel
@Belexhanns (3431)
• Kampala, Uganda
11 May 21
And you take some glucose too, its also due to serious standing or walking up the hill
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
11 May 21
yes I will try it, thank you
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Belex Hanns Abel
@Belexhanns (3431)
• Kampala, Uganda
12 May 21
@Tenshidc OK hope you feel good
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325105)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 21
I get cramp from time to time but I don't know what causes my cramps.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
14 May 21
there's a lot of helpful suggestion regarding this problem, Just read those comment it might be helpful for us.
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Prabhat Singh
@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
12 May 21
Always. While sitting, sometimes moving, while sleeping. It comes instantly. It really is painfully for some time. I message it to get rid of it.
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Tenshi
@Tenshidc (584)
• Philippines
12 May 21
yes, probably, thank you
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Prabhat Singh
@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
12 May 21
@Tenshidc You're welcome.
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