Calf muscle cramping during the night?!
Question: Calf muscle cramping during the night.?
I get woken up every few days during the night by a excruciating cramp in my left calf. Why is this.? And are there any stretches that I can do to prevent it.?Health Question & Answer
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'Charley-horses' is the first place your body targets when you are dehydrated. Drink lots of water! I recommend purified water and Mineral Water mixed 50/50. The Mineral Water is going to put back into the muscles the minerals they are losing on a daily basis. You must drink beyond your thirst to get the benefits of hydration.
I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body.
In the evening take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. Afterwards, if you have something shaped like a cylinder and made out of hard material (think of a large rolling pin you would use for pizza dough or something) place it under your leg and push down and roll it back and forth...this should massage the spasms out of your leg. It will hurt while you're doing it, but more so the type of pain that actually feels good, in the long run. Afterwards massage an analgesic cream into the area. You will start feeling better very quickly.
Take 500mg of calcium and magnesium every evening. This will help stop the cramp
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I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body.
In the evening take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts and soak for 30 minutes. Afterwards, if you have something shaped like a cylinder and made out of hard material (think of a large rolling pin you would use for pizza dough or something) place it under your leg and push down and roll it back and forth...this should massage the spasms out of your leg. It will hurt while you're doing it, but more so the type of pain that actually feels good, in the long run. Afterwards massage an analgesic cream into the area. You will start feeling better very quickly.
Take 500mg of calcium and magnesium every evening. This will help stop the cramp
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You're having what's called a charley horse. Look at my links for calf stretches and makes sure you drink a lot of water and consume extra potassium, like eating a banana in the morning. This should help out a lot! Health Question & Answer
Common causes include dehydration, too much caffeine or too much booze as well as a deficiency of potassium (bananas), calcium (dairy products), magnesium (nuts) and vitamin B6 (dairy products). Health Question & Answer
Many times I have heard of people getting these if they have to little Calcium or Magnesium in their system.Health Question & Answer
eat banana's. Dont drink too much water this can flush electrolytes out of your system.Health Question & Answer
Could be too much salt in your diet. Cut out salt and drink lots of water.Health Question & Answer
I think its called a charlie horse! i get them a lot too! drink waterHealth Question & Answer