leg cramps

[Bret4207]

I wish you guys would stop saying, "Brets right." I don't hear that much and it gives me the creeps...

[btroj]

Bret is right, it is creepy.

[429421Cowboy]

[QUOTE=Echo;1610447]My problem is potassium loss due to diuretic prescription - QUOTE]

Me too.

[runfiverun]

I wish you guys would stop saying, "Brets right." I don't hear that much and it gives me the creeps...

somebody's gotta do it, i usually have the got/doin it wrong covered...

[jsizemore]

How many bananas should you eat in a day to make the cramps go away?

[DIRT Farmer]

Lipator was the main culprit in my case. All satins can cause problems.

[Bret4207]

Bret is right, it is creepy.

HAR!

[Bret4207]

How many bananas should you eat in a day to make the cramps go away?

I don't know. All I know is that when I get crampy in the legs and I eat a banana it stops pretty soon. I'm sure some people might need 2 and other 1/2 a banana. I imagine a couple a week would help or a multivitamin that's gots lots of potassium.

Actually, we probably would have lots of potassium in what we eat, it's just that most of it is so processed and adulterated that the "goodness" is worked right out of it.

[btroj]

There is no "right" amount of potassium to get in order to stop the cramps. Depends on diet, how hard you are working, the temperature, hydration level, and many other things. You lose potassium thru sweating, the more you sweat, the more potassium you might need to replace.

My suggestion is to learn what your body needs. Try a banana or two before you get into a situation that may cause cramps. That plus good hydration may well prevent them. If they occur daily, eat a banana or two, or three, a day and see how that works. Again, hydration is also important.

If you have chronic leg cramps and are not working Hardin the heat where swearing is the problem I would suggest seeing ypur MD. Could be low potassium due to some other cause and a potassium supplement via prescription could neon order. That is a last resort as the potassium tabs, or caps, you get on prescription have WAY more potassium than even 2 or 3 bananas.

[MT Gianni]

How many bananas should you eat in a day to make the cramps go away?

2-3 a month does it for me in the winter, double that in the summer.

[Stick_man]

There is a bottled water on the market that is super high in electrolytes and works great at quickly re-hydrating you. The water is pulled from deep in the ocean below Hawaii. It is not yet available in every corner store, but it is available through Amazon.com. It is a "premium" water, priced near the same as Smart Water or Fuji, but it is the only unflavored bottled water I can stand to drink. (it is available locally for me) It is high in potassium, magnesium, and a bunch of trace minerals. (much higher than anything else I have seen).

I have a couple friends that are competitive cyclers that swear by it for keeping them hydrated and eliminating the cramping in their legs.

[Johnk454]

There is no "right" amount of potassium to get in order to stop the cramps. Depends on diet, how hard you are working, the temperature, hydration level, and many other things. You lose potassium thru sweating, the more you sweat, the more potassium you might need to replace.

My suggestion is to learn what your body needs. Try a banana or two before you get into a situation that may cause cramps. That plus good hydration may well prevent them. If they occur daily, eat a banana or two, or three, a day and see how that works. Again, hydration is also important.

If you have chronic leg cramps and are not working Hardin the heat where swearing is the problem I would suggest seeing ypur MD. Could be low potassium due to some other cause and a potassium supplement via prescription could neon order. That is a last resort as the potassium tabs, or caps, you get on prescription have WAY more potassium than even 2 or 3 bananas.

This is VERY true. Hypokalemia is the name for "low potassium". Muscles need it to function, so everything from your leg muscles to your heart and even your bowels are affected. Some people need the prescription potassium pills. My doc said I couldn't eat enough banannas to get my potassium up into the proper range, so I take the horse pills.

I really hate HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - the pills and diuretics are hard on nearly everything else.

[MtGun44]

The wife gets leg cramps occasionally, and bananas is the solution. Potassium.

Of course, bananas are pretty radioactive due to the K-40, but since our bodies are
made to REQUIRE potassium and all postassium has a fraction of K-40, there is nothing
to be done about it.

I just thought it would freak some folks out. Folks get really wrapped around
the axle when somebody says "radiation" !!! Boo!

A truck load of bananas will set of radiation detectors, really.

I'll bet you'll ALL freak if I said that a moderate continuous dose of radiation, well above
most background radiation, is really GOOD for you, prevents cancer and prevents birth
defects.

I'm trying to guess how many will say I'm nuts.

Bill

[btroj]

And don't ever forget that too much potassium is just as bad. A large dose of potassium can be used in lethal injection. Stops the heart cold.

[TCLouis]

I have leg cramp issues after hard work out and about or a big sweaty day ( I sweat like a racehorse) but dilute gator aid (1/3 strength) takes care of it.
July and August can have one "stewing in their own juices around here and electrolyte loss is a BIG issue for me.

Banana is really good too.

No matter the source of your electrolytes, start with some before, use throughout and then some after.

There are other sports drinks out there and most likely do what they advertise.

[TJF1]

Drink pickle juice it works

[longhorn]

Usually magnesium, potassium, and calcium, in that order. I believe most of the population walks around magnesium deficient. Potassium deficiency is almost always a drug side effect.

[Bob Krack]

I am guilty of not drinking enough water. Bananas do not help the leg and feet cramps for me. Big glass of water before bedtime (with enough time for a pit stop too) and I sleep with no cramps.

'Course, I'm not sure what causes all these cramps in my head........ since it only happens after an hour or so in front of the computer.

Bob

[MtGun44]

So nobody bites on the radioactive thing?

Think I'm kidding or just don't care?

Bananas are good for you, and they are radioactive.

Bill

[catmandu]

I tried the bananas and they took a while to work.

I tried the put a bar of ivory soap under the sheets when you go to sleep, it helped.

But my dad told me of an old remedy and it worked instantly.

Take a mouthful of yellow mustard. Swallow. Go back to bed.
The taste isn't so hot, but it does work.

It's hard to argue with success.

Paul in WNY