Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 It's a sign that you're not getting enough potassium for sure and sometimes magnesium and calcium. The potassium is the biggie though. Good sources are broccoli, bananas, and potatoes, to name a few. There are a lot of good fruit and vegetable sources. When I get them, I usually force myself to stand and they do go away..nice to have someone massage them out though. You're right, the soreness can linger. People who take diuretics for blood pressure are more at risk for them, as the potassium and other electrolytes are flushed out. > My wife occasionally gets severe leg cramps at night, usually when it is a > little cold, but not > always. We massage them out, but the muscles get very sore, sometimes for > days. > > What can we do to prevent these cramps?? Is there any food or herb that can > be taken to > prevent cramps?? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 My wife occasionally gets severe leg cramps at night, usually when it is a little cold, but not always. We massage them out, but the muscles get very sore, sometimes for days. What can we do to prevent these cramps?? Is there any food or herb that can be taken to prevent cramps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 It sounds like a possible potassium or magneisium def. Is she on a diretic medication? Easy answer is to try taking a mineral supplement, It should take no more than 2 weeks to see the results, If no improvement then it is something else. If no diretic also excessive use of coffee, soda or purgatives/colon cleanses could also cause this. bob www.acuherbals.com Douglas Nelson <delong wrote: My wife occasionally gets severe leg cramps at night, usually when it is a little cold, but not always. We massage them out, but the muscles get very sore, sometimes for days. What can we do to prevent these cramps?? Is there any food or herb that can be taken to prevent cramps?? Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Is she taking any kind of Statin Medication? These cholesterol lowering drugs causes many different kinds of muscle cramping. My friend was having awful cramping along her rib cage. She tried mineral supplements and co-Q10. Didn't help. She got talking to a friend at work that said she was having bad leg pains and the only thing that stopped them was ending the Statin medication she was on. My friend was curious if her statin medication was causing her rib cage pain. She stopped the medication and the pain went away and never came back! Liz D. > > Douglas Nelson <delong wrote: > My wife occasionally gets severe leg cramps at night, usually when it is > a little cold, but not > always. We massage them out, but the muscles get very sore, sometimes for > days. > > What can we do to prevent these cramps?? Is there any food or herb that > can be taken to > prevent cramps?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 Some blood pressure meds increase potassium and decrease other minerals like magnesium... - " Bob Linde,AP, Herbalist " <boblindeherbalist <Chinese Traditional Medicine > Wednesday, March 22, 2006 11:07 AM Re: [Chinese Traditional Medicine] Night Leg Cramps It sounds like a possible potassium or magneisium def. Is she on a diretic medication? Easy answer is to try taking a mineral supplement, It should take no more than 2 weeks to see the results, If no improvement then it is something else. If no diretic also excessive use of coffee, soda or purgatives/colon cleanses could also cause this. bob www.acuherbals.com Douglas Nelson <delong wrote: My wife occasionally gets severe leg cramps at night, usually when it is a little cold, but not always. We massage them out, but the muscles get very sore, sometimes for days. What can we do to prevent these cramps?? Is there any food or herb that can be taken to prevent cramps?? Post message: Chinese Traditional Medicine Subscribe: Chinese Traditional Medicine- Un: Chinese Traditional Medicine- List owner: Chinese Traditional Medicine-owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/Chinese Traditional Medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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