Ugh!!! My legs! And my bowels!

mamaceltia · October 2014

Okay, so Charlie horses while trying to poo, finaly, for the first time is days... Help!

shoeflypie · October 2014

Gatorade? Avocados? Muscle cramps are usually caused by lowered potassium levels.

Could it be sciatic pain? I get it when I sit certain ways.

lneice0160 · October 2014

Bananas and like a tablespoon of salt! I'll get up during the night to pee and have a horrible leg cramp and if I eat about a tablespoon of salt it instantly goes away!

I've had bad leg cramps most of my life, this has always helped

Smash1215 · October 2014

Well, THAT is a wicked combination! Charley horses are usually issues with electrolytes. Salt, potassium and magnesium. PP have give good advice about eating some salt and bananas. don't forget the magnesium though!

starshollow · October 2014

I got horrible leg cramps with my last pregnancy. The best advice I got and the thing that helped the most was to flex my toes when it happened and not to point them.

KayDeeKay81 · October 2014

lneice0160 said:

Bananas and like a tablespoon of salt! I'll get up during the night to pee and have a horrible leg cramp and if I eat about a tablespoon of salt it instantly goes away! I've had bad leg cramps most of my life, this has always helped

Good lord! How do you eat a tablespoon of salt?!?

lneice0160 · October 2014

KayDeeKay81 said:

lneice0160 said:

Bananas and like a tablespoon of salt! I'll get up during the night to pee and have a horrible leg cramp and if I eat about a tablespoon of salt it instantly goes away!

I've had bad leg cramps most of my life, this has always helped

Good lord! How do you eat a tablespoon of salt?!?

I've always liked salt, sometimes I grab the seasoning salt...plus if i have one of those craps the pain outweighs the taste