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painful muscle cramps in abdomen

I have been experiencing for the last six months to a year, painful muscle cramps and spasms in my lower abdomen and right under my breasts. It used to only be on one side of my abdomen, the lower right, now I am experiencing them on both sides of my lower abdomen and at the top of my rib cage under my breasts. This happens if I cough or move a certain way, and today while riding in the vehicle, I leaned forward and that's when I got the muscle cramp under my breasts. When this happens I have to stretch myself as far as I can to get it to release. The ones that happen in my lower abdomen, cause me to have to stretch and arch so far back, almost into a bridge formation. When the muscle finally releases, the spasms or twitches remain for approximately 1 hour afterward s. Does anyone have any idea of what is going on? Could this have come from my recent weight gain?
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My doctor gave me Mag Oxide (magnesium) and the spasms stop days after starting to take them.  These spasm would have me pulling over my car to hop out ot jumping out of bed so that I could stretch out.  
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107366 tn?1305680375
You can also have a blood taken to test your mineral levels. If you have problems absorbing minerals like potassium and magnesium, it could result in muscle cramps.  I get these same type of cramps in my sides and abdomen.  When I cough, they come on fast, and it's all I can do to stop what I'm doing and get into a position to try to relieve them.  I have mineral absorbtion issues, so I take lots of supplements and still don't have nomal levels.  Not sure if this is the root cause of them, but because I have Crohn's Disease, it's a pretty sure bet.  

Best wishes to you.

Gail
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1088235 tn?1259303811
Ask your doctor about Quinine sulfate for immediate relief, while on a stretching and exercisr program.
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