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How to eliminate nocturnal leg cramps

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: 6 hours ago | Replies (32)
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@larryg333

For me, the two factors that I think are most related to my leg cramps at night are hydration and exercise. If I keep my water intake up through the day, and /or if I exercise that day, I tend to not get the cramps.

Is it an absolute, definitive coorelation? No. Sometimes, my theory doesn't hold up... but it does mostly.

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lorry | @lorry | 1 day ago

I agree. Hydration was a big one for me. Also accepting that getting a lot of work done whilst sitting is not exercise (movement of the legs) was also a basic paradigm I had to change.
I knew I had inflammation and that is a contributor. That can be caused by over exercise, arthritis, sugar and injury. I have 3 of those and sugar was the only one I could fix.
I think they are the base causes. If you fix those you won’t need the remedies of massage, electrolytes etc
If you have vascular disease and/ or peripheral neuropathy you will still need to find some remedies beyond water and exercise - which I agree are the basics.

Thanks for the reminder. It’s easy to get lost in the complexities of cure when you are uncomfortable and forget to seek the cause.
Thx

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