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By huajai

| Mar 03, 2012

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how to prevent charley horse cramp in leg!

Sometimes I wake up with charley horse cramp in my leg and it hurts soooo bad! My calf would be sore for couple days after. Anyone know how to prevent this? I am 16 weeks pregnant...

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MamaBear0612

Mar 03, 2012

Increase your potassium intake...eat a lot of bananas.

kfrasher

Mar 03, 2012

Yep, as mammabear said, potassium def helps!!

Zombonnie

Mar 03, 2012

Bananas bananas bananas!!!!!! :-)

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