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cramps in legs in night
I am 61 YRS OLD get cramps in legs,some times left leg sometime right leg more during night rarely during day.
Pl help me, I had open heart surgery 07 & Angioplasty during 08. I also have cough in night due to REFLUX PHARYNGITIS. I take drugs for same. I also suffer HYPOTHYROID FOR which I take medicine & is in control.
what r the causes & treatment for Cramps in legs ?
Pl help me, I had open heart surgery 07 & Angioplasty during 08. I also have cough in night due to REFLUX PHARYNGITIS. I take drugs for same. I also suffer HYPOTHYROID FOR which I take medicine & is in control.
what r the causes & treatment for Cramps in legs ?
It could be dehydration, but the most common cause of cramps is calcium deficiency. Calcium is necessary for muscle contraction and when there is a deficiency a "charley horse" takes place.
Try a glass of milk in the evening.
Sometimes it is potasium. In that case try a bananna.
Circulatory problems can also cause cramps. 1000 mg a day of an omega-3 fish oil supplement will help with the microcirculation. In addition long acting niacin will help.
The specific product to treat such cramps was quinine sulfate, which was sold for a hundred years without a prescription. Recently the FDA took it off the market, but there may be some health food stores that still have a supply.
Try a glass of milk in the evening.
Sometimes it is potasium. In that case try a bananna.
Circulatory problems can also cause cramps. 1000 mg a day of an omega-3 fish oil supplement will help with the microcirculation. In addition long acting niacin will help.
The specific product to treat such cramps was quinine sulfate, which was sold for a hundred years without a prescription. Recently the FDA took it off the market, but there may be some health food stores that still have a supply.
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