Cramp

Anyone else suffer from cramp? Of late im shooting out of bed during the night like a scalded cat, damn painful.

Re: Cramp

Yes I get it in my legs, for no apparent reason, it's not as if I run anywhere!
Isn't supposed to be lack of calcium? I have lots of milk so I can't see why I'd be lacking it.

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Oh. So it wasn't because you thought I was tapping at the window to come in then . . .

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Try this, if it opens alright.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/legcram...roduction.aspx

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Statins gave me terrible cramp, but different from now. Statin cramps were in very small areas about the size of a 50p, very hot and intense.
Do you take statins Nom?

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used to get cramp in both my calves,,then after i had stents put in,i now get cramp in both my thighs,,mine caused by arterys hardening up

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No Statins TessA, they caused me a lot of damage. In my Martial art days we used to concentrate with a warm down after a session, to prevent the build up lactic acid to prevent cramp. But as im asleep and resting i do wonder what is the trigger.

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Nom, did you read the link I sent? It explains about night cramps there.

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Quinine was thought to help with cramp(drinking tonic water) but now it seems it's not proven to help.That's no help-sorry!

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This might be more useful as well Nom.

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...nal_Leg_Cramps


You are a poor old thing lately, aren't you. You must get pretty fed up at times.
Here, have a nice