Cramping

[crampy34]

What causes fingers and toes to cramp up?

[caregiver222]

Generally it is low calcium that causes the cramps. The drill is to drink two or three glasses of milk daily and see if that does not completely eliminate the problem.

Ocasionally is is low potasium or magnesium. Square two is to take a single magnesium glycinate supplement a day and eat one banana. Neither protocol has any contraindications in a healthy person.

Vitamin D itself comes in several forms. The D3 varient is the one you need. Daily exposure to sunlight generates vitamin D3 through skin exposure to the sun.

The medication sold for decades was quinine sulfate, but recently the FDA banned it for the purpose of relieving cramps. It is still available in some health food stores.

[Dr. A. Srivastava]

Hi, Thank you for your question. Your muscle & toe cramps could be associated with localized injury, arthritis( reactive or rheumatoid etc.), and gout etc. Calcium deficiency could be possible as your PTH level is high but you need to get it confirmed through blood test prior to treating the toe cramps through Vitamin D supplements. You may require an orthopedic surgeon to reach to the root cause of toe cramps.  Exact long term dose of vitamin D is not clearly known but individuals with high deficiency of vitamin are usually given 25 μg (1000 IU) of vitamin D daily. Hope this helps.