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Cramps?
I keep getting muscle cramps in my lower calf.
It happens at night, like recently, it's been every night :\
I wake up due to killing calf muscle cramps, like they almost make me cry.
What could be causing this? :\
Thanks!
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It could be lack of salt but if you eat any processed foods its unlikely to be that.
Could be just general growing, try going to your doctor.
I know thats not terribly helpful but here comes the good part, I have a very good cramp remedy: Quinine.
Its in tonic water, so drink a glass or two of that (depending on how bad the cramps are) before you go to bed and it should soothe if not stop the cramps.
Hope it gets better!!
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Well first of all; these kinda cramps,are often called Charlie horses. They are quite common, especially in your legs and when you sleep. There are several causes for Charlie horses, over exhaustion, lack of potassium in your body, as well as many others.
How to get rid of them:
* Try not to drink caffeine,that means staying away from soda, and coffee as much as you can (it dehydrates your body and depletes the minerals that help repair your muscles)
* Eat more bananas (it will give your body the potassium that it needs)
* After you've exercised your legs a lot during the day, take a hot bath, take a hand full of Tylenol and throw them in the bath water. (Do not actually take that many Tylenol orally!)It will relax your legs so they aren't so overworked and sore at night.
*And when you do happen to get Charlie horses. Massage the muscle that is cramping, as firmly as you can, this will help it go away faster.
-CalamitySami
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Ahh, could be a sign of a stretched or slightly torn muscle. (And I use the term slighty very lightyly because if it was a serious tear, you would definitley see/feel it.) Have you been doing any physical activity recently? Make sure that if you do, you always do wholesome stretches to your legs before AND after, to prevent any injuries. When I started lifting weights three years ago, I didn't stretch nearly as much as I do now, and I ended up tearing a muscle in my bicep. : If you do tear a muscle, there is ussually a nasty looking bruise where the pain is. If it keeps bothering you, try to do some stretches to both legs and see if it helps the pain go away. When you do a stretch, don't "bounce" while your doing it; hold a firm, solid stretch and inhale and exhale deeply while you do so. This helps the oxygen to travel throughout you and get your muscles limber. For your calves, and great stretch is to simply stand up straight with both feet pointed forward, and a simple lean forward until you touch your toes (or as close as you can get.) If your pain doesn't seem to go away, try to ask your doctor about it and see what they say, but I believe it should only be a temporary thing! Hope this helps! Dave
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