Leg cramps while low-carbing.

Hi All,
What do you do when your calf and thigh muscles cramp up like a
super tight fist while your sleeping? It is very painful. I do
work-out daily and I believe the cramps are from a lack of potassium.
While I am against potassium tablets and bannana's are high in carbs,
what remedy is there to this painful problem? amy help would be
greatly appreciated!

Happy Holidays,
Tony

(TonyD) writes:

What do you do when your calf and thigh muscles cramp up like a
super tight fist while your sleeping?

You jump out of bed and walk until it's gone.

Then you add the magic 3 supplements to your diet:
Calcium, potassium, and magnesium.


Connie
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My mind is like a steel...um, whatchamacallit.

also add WATER, WATER, WATER!

why would you be against potassium supplements?
they do the trick for me......................

eating LC is such a powerful diuretic, and those minerals need to be
replaced.

--
rosie

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"TonyD" wrote in message
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Hi All,
What do you do when your calf and thigh muscles cramp up
like a
super tight fist while your sleeping? It is very painful. I do
work-out daily and I believe the cramps are from a lack of
potassium.
While I am against potassium tablets and bannana's are high in
carbs,
what remedy is there to this painful problem? amy help would be
greatly appreciated!

Happy Holidays,
Tony

"Beemie" wrote in message
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also add WATER, WATER, WATER!

If the OP is drinking enough water to begin with, adding more would be
counterproductive.

"TonyD" wrote in message
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Hi All,
What do you do when your calf and thigh muscles cramp up like a
super tight fist while your sleeping? It is very painful. I do
work-out daily and I believe the cramps are from a lack of potassium.
While I am against potassium tablets and bannana's are high in carbs,
what remedy is there to this painful problem? amy help would be
greatly appreciated!

Using some Morton Lite salt and choosing foods high in potassium would be
the first things to try.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcom...k/wt_rank.html
The USDA site has the option of choosing reports by nutrient content.
Obviously not everything is low carb but you can easily scroll through the
list to find the highest potassium containing low carb foods.

Just don't go overboard. Excess potassium is just as bad, if not worse, for
your health than an insufficient amount.
You might also want to start taking a calcium/magnesium supplement if your
multivitamin doesn't give you enough.
--
Jeri
265/189/120
Atkins since 11/5/01
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."

I'll bet this has nothing to do with the diet.

See a doctor. Duh.

You're an idiot.

--
JC

Eat less, exercise more.

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"Cubit" wrote in message
m...
I'll bet this has nothing to do with the diet.

See a doctor. Duh.

Just don't go overboard. Excess potassium is just as bad, if not
worse, for
your health than an insufficient amount.


it would be quite difficult to EXCEED the RDA of potassium, even
with over the counter supplements.

"Cubit" wrote in message
m...
I'll bet this has nothing to do with the diet.

See a doctor. Duh.





more than likely it IS the LC WOE................it happens all the
time!