Leg Cramps...

My husband used to get them, mostly when he would sleep. A doctor, had recommended him buying some Vitamin E and taking it. Within two weeks he was cramp free. Maybe it would help.

I use to get them alot I talked to the doctor,she put me on magnesium.I do not have them any more.It can be for a lack of a mineral or something in your body.That what mine was.

I do get leg cramps on occasion and I would say that its the blood not flowing through your veins as smoothly as it should be..Perhaps taking a baby aspirin a day and thinning out your blood will heal you?

I get them sometimes. I normally get them in the back of my legs. Several months ago, I was getting them almost everyday. I have no clue what happened, but I don't get them anymore.

hello twoey68, its really sad that you have to face such pain.but i think as you age your body calcium decreases and that leads to such pains.i would like to give you some suggestions on this issue.if you feel like then you can follow them.i hope you will get over it soon. 1.allergen foods can trigger joint pain so identify these foods and eliminate them from your diet. 2.be sure to go low on tea,sugar,yoghurt,chocolate,tempting and spicy foods. 3.for such cramps antioxidant is the key.they ensure that the cartilage remains fairly intact.so go for fruits and vegetables as they are rich in antioxidants. you can have vegetable juices especially a mixture of carrot,beet and cucumber.green salad with lemon,cooked vegetables like pumpkin,spices like ginger,coriander,asafoetida and turmeric all contribute to the well being of joints. 4.fruits like apples,oranges,grapes and papaya should be taken liberally. 5.vitamin E is helpful not only in preventing breakdown of cartilage but also generating the components necessary for the manufacture of cartilage.even vitamin c works. 6.a low protein diet,no milk or milk products,no polyunsaturated oils,an increase in omega3 fatty acids,walnuts,flaxseeds will go a long way in affording relief.you can take 2-3 walnuts on an empty stomach. a radical change in your lifestyle can do wonders for cramps. besides for instant relief you can massage mustard or sesame oil on the areas of concern.ginger oil will also work. i hope these things will help you to some extent.

I've heard of lack of potassium being the cause of leg cramps. Try eating a banana, they have a lot of potassium in them. Can't say that I have leg cramps in the front, they are usually in the back of the leg.

I received the worst leg cramp of my life yesterday, and it lasted for about an hour. I thought that if it was going to last any longer I was going to have to call my grandmother and have her help me get to the hospital. I finally got rid of it by twisting my foot. Now, I know it sounds gross, but it worked for me. Twisting my foot took the pressure off of it.

Hi Twoey! I found a way to help my s/o. She would be woken up with leg cramps or even get them in the daytime. I mentioned to her to drink a lot more water because it was mostly coffee that she drank. She hasn't had bad leg cramps for a long time now, but i remind her now and then about drinking water to stay hydrated! Take care.

they said that eating bananas as often as you can helps!! you won't get cramps easily .well that's what my tennis player friend says...every lunch he always eats a banana..one banana a day keeps mr. cramps away!! so eat on... ;p lots of nutrients you'll be getting from it too...

I get them frequently too..! They are just so painful to carry..! But I know how to get away with that, just pull your leg sraight and lossen up the mass where you got the cramp..it goes away easily..!!

I get them in my toes and calves and below my calf and shins. They are dreadful...specially when I'm asleep and I make it go away only to have it keep returning when I try to lie down and go back to sleep. I got one the other day round my ankle on the outside. It felt like someone had shoved a broom handle up into my foot and were slowly turning it back and forth. The pain was really intense and I was so shocked and couldn't move then I got the foot caught in between my chair and the couch and I was really scared. I just have to think about it to feel it again. Horrid. I can only get rid of mine when I stand on them and apply a bit of pressure. If it's a toe, I bend it back towards me.

i have them too especially now that i am pregnant. here are a few tips i found, hope they are helpful =) drink 6 to 8 glasses of water daily stretch calves regularly throughout day and night do aquatic exercises regularly wear proper foot gear keep blankets loose at the foot of the bed to prevent your toes and feet from pointing downward while you sleep

Hello twoey68, Yes sometimes I do get leg cramps when I am playing basketball. Usually it happens when I forgot to do some warm ups and stretching before a game. I thinks its advisable that we do stretching before we do strainous work or exercise so we won't get cramps. :-)

The leg cramps are due to improper blood circulation in the body part below our knees.So to avoid it we would rather avoid sitting in a same position for a long time.

i get it as well all the time... i get it when i am sitting for too long with my legs folded and then trying to stand up after that... anyway, i try to stand up and walk a few steps... the cramps then will go away after a few minutes...

You are really not drinking enough water and vitiman B6 will take care of most of it but water is the main thisg for cramps in most any where is lack of water.

I used to get them all the time. Now when I stretch my legs and I feel one coming on, I stand up and stomp my feet. Believe it or not it stops the cramps in my legs.But if that doesn't help, before I stomped my feet, I would lie down with my legs stretched out until the cramping stopped.Or if I couldn't lie down, I would put a pain reliever rub on it like Aspercreme.

I get them from time to time and I think its because i don't drink enough milk LOL so my mother tells me! I got them badly when I was pregnant and in my last month - boy did they hurt bigtime! I have to stetch them out and hope that the it goes away. Sometimes it does right away and other times its there for a while.

I've experienced leg cramp before. It usually happens when I over exercise. Luckily I hardly experienced leg cramp nowadays

I was getting alot of leg cramps and I was told it was a lack of potassasium.So I started taking vitamin with that in it and I haven't had any for awhile but I can't say that the cause or relief for it.