My ankles are swollen. And I had night cramps.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
October 29, 2021 10:16am CST
I woke up with cramps and swollen ankles.
Google did not help at all so I am drinking lots of water, had a strawberry smoothie instead of my usual coffee and made a sandwich of a mixture of Philadelphia and blue cheeses.
Later on I will eat a couple of oranges. I do not have bananas at home although I know that is the best.
I read that I could probably have a lack of water. So I will drink more than usual as it is warmer now.
And the other cause is to be sitted for a long time. So I´ll mylot for a while, walk some and be in bed for a while too.
Do you have such problems? What do you do when you have them?
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
29 Oct 21
Sorry to hear this I hope it goes away soon
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@DaddyEvil (174657)
• United States
29 Oct 21
Do you have pickles in juice at your house? If so, you can drink 45 ml of pickle juice (approximately 1.5 oz.) and the cramps are normally gone in less than two minutes.
If you don't have dill pickle juice at home, I can give you the recipe to make it. I keep some stored in my fridge in case I have leg or arm cramps at night.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
29 Oct 21
I love dill pickles so I´m sure I have some at home. Thank you.
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
30 Oct 21
Sometimes my feet swell up when I'm retaining water. It's usually because I had too much salt. I do have water pills; but I usually just wait until my body gets rid of the excess. I hope your cramps and swollen ankles go away soon. If not, maybe you should see a doctor.
@Vree0937 (3878)
• Indonesia
29 Oct 21
swollen ankle, rarely unless I did some misalignment move. Leg Cramps at night, happen many times. Especially if I drive too long on traffic jam ( I still use manual car), so it happen. What I do when cramps happen, then I will push thumb of cramps leg with other leg while lying straight on my bed. It works reduce and eliminate cramps eventually
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Oct 21
My ankles tend to swell up when the weather gets really hot and humid. I drink a lot more water and iced tea and they stop swelling after a while. Right now with cooler weather, my ankles are fine I hope your ankles stop swelling soon,
