Pain

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 07:57:40 -0500, "Susan Jones-Anderson"
wrote:

I have been experiencing some uncomfortable leg cramps at night when I
finally get to sleep. What is it I'm doing or lacking in my diet? These
have been the type that wake me up out of a dead sleep screaming in pain
with cramps in my calves and feet. I am getting plenty of water and I am
also eating a banana a day normally. ALOT of leafy greens(spinach
mostly). This has only been happening since I lowered my carbs some more
to almost Atkins Induction levels (25-30 net carbs per day) to get
myself kickstarted again and added mileage to my walks and biking(a
total of 3) Any ideas?

Susan
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My fiancee was having leg cramps on occasion in his sleep. At the
time, he was also eating at least a banana a day... though he no
longer is doing that, since bananas are rather carby and he is
diabetic.

He has been taking a calcium, magnesium and zinc supplement for some
months and since taking that on a regular basis, no more leg cramps.
His brand is Spring Valley.

Might be worth a try.

On 30 Sep 2003 19:28:35 GMT, (jamie)
wrote:

Susan Jones-Anderson wrote:
I have been experiencing some uncomfortable leg cramps at night when I
finally get to sleep. What is it I'm doing or lacking in my diet? These
have been the type that wake me up out of a dead sleep screaming in pain
with cramps in my calves and feet. I am getting plenty of water and I am
also eating a banana a day normally. ALOT of leafy greens(spinach
mostly). This has only been happening since I lowered my carbs some more
to almost Atkins Induction levels (25-30 net carbs per day) to get
myself kickstarted again and added mileage to my walks and biking(a
total of 3) Any ideas?

A need for potassium supplement is a somewhat common cause for leg cramps
while low-carbing, but specifically night cramping might indicate need
for a calcium/magnesium combo.


Yeah, as I just posted, George was getting plenty of potassium, but
what took his night cramps away was calcium/magnesium/zinc.

I also thought the idea of drinking more possibly a good one... I
always get headaches when I am dehydrated.

i eat low carb, and have found that increasing my potassium
(suppliments) has decreased the leg cramping to almost never!

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"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
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I have been experiencing some uncomfortable leg cramps at night when I
finally get to sleep. What is it I'm doing or lacking in my diet?
These
have been the type that wake me up out of a dead sleep screaming in
pain
with cramps in my calves and feet. I am getting plenty of water and I
am
also eating a banana a day normally. ALOT of leafy greens(spinach
mostly). This has only been happening since I lowered my carbs some
more
to almost Atkins Induction levels (25-30 net carbs per day) to get
myself kickstarted again and added mileage to my walks and biking(a
total of 3) Any ideas?

Susan
260/219/160

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susan,
i take 2-3 99mg tablets of potassium daily.
i also take calcium/mag/zinc and some folks believe that helps with the
leg cramps also.

are you taking any meds that could possibly depleting you?

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read and post daily, it works!
rosie

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qualities beneath a rough exterior.
...........................juvenal (c. 55-130)




"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
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I did Atkins for 3 years about 3 yrs ago and I never had leg cramps,
but I
seem to recall them being mentioned in his book.... did you read the
book?


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I've grazed the book on several diff occasions, I am not doing Atkins.
I
am doing the Susan-WOL lol
Thanks for the information, I gotta figure out why I'm getting these
cramps.

Susan
260/219/160

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I get leg cramps when I don't have enough water. How much water you are
drinking?

Martha

"Susan Jones-Anderson" wrote in message
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"Brad Sheppard" wrote in message
m...
If your not used to exercise try cutting back your mileage - see if
that helps. Also try hamstring stretches after exercise.

I've been walking as much as 4 miles a day for 3 months Brad and cycling
for 6 weeks now and only just this week increased my mileage by a total
of 3 miles and lowered my carb intake. Because I have been eating too
many carbs due to quitting smoking. I am getting my potassium from leafy
greens and a banana a day. There's gotta be another reason for the
cramps. I may need the magnesium mentioned in one of the above posts to
my OP. I still have not found an encapsulated multivitamin that I want.
I do not want pressed tablets.

Susan
260/219/160

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