cramp

Toothsmith

iammumtoone wrote: »

Looking for suggestions/helpful hints to avoid cramp?

Thanks

Cramp is not something that should happen in normal circumstances.

I get it sometimes if I'm riding my bike more than 50 or 60 miles depending on how many hills I've gone up - and sometimes get it the day after a long ride.

When do you get cramp?

If it's just happening spontaneously then I would go and see a Dr for tests as to why. If it's some underlying problem - that needs sorting out.

No-one should be advising you to do anything without a proper medical examination.

Katiehound

There was a question about cramp on the Simon Mayo show only Mon & chat with physiotherapist on Tuesday!
Mainly happens in calf muscles and sometimes thighs.
Suggestions were:
eat banana- yes
warm bath
keep well hydrated

I sometimes get it in my feet when I've been swimming for a while. Ouch. Have to swim to shallower water and stand for a few moments

Think you can get quinine tablets on prescription

suejb2

I also heard the cramp question on Simon Mayo. There was a reply regarding corks. Place some corks in your bed at the bottom to aid a restful sleep! Never needed to do it so cannot vouch for it.

A.Penny.Saved

suejb2 wrote: »

I also heard the cramp question on Simon Mayo. There was a reply regarding corks. Place some corks in your bed at the bottom to aid a restful sleep! Never needed to do it so cannot vouch for it.

Sounds like some sort of torture technique to me. What next? Putting pins/drawing pins under your sheets for cheap acupuncture? lol

Pop_Up_Pirate

Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium deficiencies are the main causes of cramps.

Sodium, potassium and calcium are easy to address with the diet, however, magnesium is more difficult these days.
If you eat magnesium rich foods every day, you will still struggle to get enough.

Taking Epsom Salts baths every day will help with that. Epsom salts are magnesium. Or a magnesium supplement but only get one that is 'chelated', which means it will absorb much better.

Anyone who is interested, this is also the cause of restless leg syndrome, and increasing magnesium is the key.

kerri_gt

Another vote for bananas, I get cramp quite badly in my feet and unrelated, started running thus eating a banana in the morning before going out....cramps stopped. I find they can return when I'm not running and banana intake is reduced.

mcculloch29

I have very mild cerebral palsy and as I've got older cramps and muscle spasms have increased, so I have every sympathy. I cycle for exercise and the cramps are often worse after a day's heavy exercise when I haven't exercised for a week or so. Dehydration also makes things much worse. The snag is a full bladder before bed may well disturb your night just as much as cramp.

I've not found that any supplements or foods definitely help but bananas are said to encourage sleep as well as aid cramp, so I often have one before bed.

iammumtoone

Thanks all just an update it has got loads better I am now drinking tonic water with lime and spraying magnesium oil on before bed. I am also stretching thought out the day.

I don't know which has solved it or a combination of all three but it seems to have worked