Sporadic Calf Muscle Soreness and Stiffness in both legs at once

[JNGW]

I am not sure if anyone has experienced this.. for the past 6 months I have been experiencing a sore tightness in both of my calf muscles sporadically. It does not seem to be related to exercise since I can go for a run and feel nothing... but then I can be sitting and all of a sudden my calves (always both at the same time) start to ache and feel tight. Sometimes they feel so sore that I can almost not walk. Water seems to help on occasions. I can't understand why all of a sudden I may be becoming dehydrated so that doesn't seem logical...

The aches come and go without warning and sometimes it's much worse than other times. There have also been times when I may not experience any aching for several days.

My doctor, general practitioner, has no explanation. I am thinking that I need to see someone else... any ideas? Endocrinologist?

Any ideas would be great.

[niquette]

I've also had muscle cramping for years and found the cure.  I stopped drinking coffee.  Coffee is a stimulant that depletes your vitamins and can reek havoc on your body.  If your a coffee drinker.  Give it up.  All you have to loose is your pain.  Good luck to all of you.

[niquette]

I've also had muscle cramping for years and found the cure.  I stopped drinking coffee.  Coffee is a stimulant that depletes your vitamins and can reek havoc on your body.  If your a coffee drinker.  Give it up.  All you have to loose is your pain.  Good luck to all of you.

[bigmamafolk]

Oh forgot I'm 38a yrs old too.

[bigmamafolk]

My father always had these severe leg cramps &I knots, he was told it was a potassium shortage. He says eating s banana helps. I now have this problem but I had an almost crippling back pain a week ago, related hum???

[heymanisth]

Do you find yourself drinking much more water and peeing much more frequently also. Is your pee almost clear?  If so your body may not be using its water properly, lack of water will give you cramps.
Diabetes insipidus may be your problem, Yes it is a form of diabetes but is so much less severe than the other types of diabetes and can be easily controlled. Google it to get more info.

[terj]

I amd a 39 year old, white male who having read the symptoms above and began nodded enthusiastically since I have been experiencing the same thing.  Here is what just worked for me...

PROBLEM:  focused muscular pain on the outside of both calves that was exceptionally strong.  I found it not able to be releaved by massage and it was particularly bad after not having moved for a few minutes or hours.  First thing in the morning was the worst, but even standing up from a seated position. I walked with a pronounced limp.   It also began to move up into my thighs a tough and was focused on the lower part of each outer thigh.  This was not as severe and it felt like a bruise on each thigh.

SOLUTION:  based on what I read here, I figured that I'd try a supplement or two.  I originally thought I must have been low on Potassium, but that wasn't it.  I went to Walgreens drugstore and picked up a single supplement called "Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc".  (It was the only one they had with Magnesium in it.  Each pill contains 33% of the FDA recommended levels of Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc and also contains 50% of the Vitamin D3.  Well, after a couple days of taking this supplement 3x per day, my legs have dramatically improved.  I would say the pain level went from a pain level of 7 out of 10 down to about a 2 out of 10 and it is improving daily.  I'm not a big holistic guy or a supplement guy, but it appears that my leg pain originated from a deficiency in Magnesium.  I just wanted to share that information here since it could help others experiencing the same thing.  Good luck!