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subignition ,
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I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice!

If this happens to you, it's time to check your electrolytes! Cramping can be a sign of low potassium. Most healthy people should be aiming for 2g+ of potassium per day.

Popularly known food sources of potassium (like banana and avocado) aren't super great in a pinch. Coconut water, or beverages like Electrolit / Pedialyte, do a better job. For your regular dietary intake, there are lots of foods better than banana and avocado at getting you the potassium you need.

This post brought to you by the fucking awful leg cramps I used to get when eating a low carb diet.

astrsk ,
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My remedy has always been to eat a banana every once in a while and drink a glass of water before bed.

ulterno ,
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There’s always W.H.O. ORS

Be careful though: Some of them are so tasty, you might end up overdosed, with kidney pains.

ChairmanMeow ,
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You likely have a potassium deficit. I had cramps all the time until I took vitamin supplements that contain potassium. No more cramps.

Of course you can also just eat healthier and get potassium that way. Supplements aren’t necessarily the solution for you.

PolarisFx ,
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I have really severe Charlie horses and started potassium when I heard this, it helped slightly but magnesium is what did the trick for me.

noli ,

The real answer is probably to talk to your GP about your issue.

chellomere ,

TIL that it’s called a charley horse in English

ChairmanMeow ,
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Yeah magnesium is another common one that can cause cramps.

ulterno ,
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Instructions unclear.

Ate the K and Mg pieces that the Chemistry teacher freshly sliced.

SmileyBMM ,

Also check out NuSalt, it’s a salt substitute that is pure potassium. Way cheaper than supplements, my local grocery store sells a container for under $2.

dariusj18 ,

Drink more water, that’s my solution

ChaoticNeutralCzech ,

I feel like drinking any more water mill make me become a solution

x4740N ,

Took me a minute to figure out the joke

x4740N ,

But on a serious note if you are drinking lots of water but it’s coming out as clear piss and you still feel dehydrated you need more water electrolytes

Also space your drinking out, chugging too much in a small amount of time can kill you from water toxicity or the brain swelling

Edit: corrected dangerous advice to proper advice

noli ,

Also maybe talk to your doctor. Chugging a lot of water constantly and still being thirsty is a potentially a sign of diabetes.

LifeOfChance ,

I get this all the time. Have your foot angle up towards your head. It’ll stop the cramps from happening. Picture standing up and trying to balance on your heels you want that kind of bend at the foot/ankle.

dafo ,

That works. Until you get a cramp in the opposite direction and the same time. It’s the 2nd closest experience to child birth I’ve had. The closest is a cramp stretching from the inside of my foot, up the outside of my thigh, up my back. Nothing but death seems to help.

Luvs2Spuj ,

I’ve had ones so severe I thought my tendons were going to snap, waking me up in the middle of the night and I’m screaming and doing sympathy whines pleading for mercy. I have genuine fear of the bed time calf and/or foot cramp.

AI_toothbrush ,

Near death experience

niktemadur ,

Or when you twist or stretch too suddenly and feel a little something go snap in your lower back, that’s when you know yer gonna be using Advil for at least a couple of days.

zea_64 ,

Countering those movements helps me

cmder ,

Sackboy ! :D

WalrusDragonOnABike ,

Most of the time, leg crams are intentional. Not really worried about the few that are unintentional as long as they go away on their own or can be walked out.

mysterytoy ,

Glad I’m not the only one. This is always a moment of pure terror

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