I have posted this before. First of all make sure you're not dehydrated when
you before you get into the pool. After that it's potassium.

To cure leg cramps: eat loads of Brazil Nuts to boost potassium, drink diet
tonic water (Gin and Tonic!), or drink a herbal drink as recommended by Brenda
Gray back in 1998 on this ng:

"My son found advice in a book on herbs.... worked too. You make a tea
using 4 cups of water, by simmering (only just) 1 level dessertspoon
full each of marjoram, basil, oregano and parsley. (all dried
measures) After 15 min. turn it off, and when cool strain. Keep in the
fridge. Drink ½ to 1 cup morning and night (we add some boiling water
to dilute it and warm it up) and that stops cramps. Morgan had a bad
cramp the other night (just as he was answering the phone too ... poor
guy!! - he had to call back and explain what the moans were!) and he
hadn't taken any of his herbal tea for about a week ... he used to
always be getting them."

I prefer to throw the herbs on my salad / cooking. If you can't be bothered to
buy a bottle of each of these herbs, the Italian Mix or Provencal Mix would have
just about everything you need.

The Queen and Cans and Jars say that too much Brazil Nuts wouldn't be very good
for someone who's trying to lose weight as they're calorie laden. The Queen
recommended spinach, cabbage, avocado, tuna, or yogurt instead.

For more remedies on leg cramp, browse through these:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...iet.l ow-carb


Lily wrote:

Recently, mostly while swimming but sometimes while at work, I have started
to get the WORST foot cramps. I had been mowing before I went swimming for
about 3 hours, and i had plenty of water while doing this (not sure if its
related but it seems to be since I do not seem to get them as often if I
dont walk or mow first). They are sort of like a charley horse because the
more I try to stretch out my arch the worse they get and then my calf will
start up as well. I had to get out of the pool the other night after only
22 of my 35 laps completed because I was pretty much incapacitated by it.
My friends magic answer was "Eat a banana or drink some gatorade before you
swim you probably need potassium" but neither is low carb and I already
take a vitamin and extra calcuim daily. What might be another solution
that IS lower carb?