Foot Or Leg Cramps Anyone?

[ranger]

I don't know if this is part of ciliac or not, but sometimes at night painfull foot and leg cramps will wake me up. I used to have to get up and walk around to get rid of them, but found this on Dr. Gott. Now, I throw a bar of soap between the sheets near my feet, and I never get them. The origial article said to put a piece in your sock, but I can't sleep with socks on. Don't know why, but it works. Hey everybody- have a good day. Susan

[maile]

I don't know if this is part of ciliac or not, but sometimes at night painfull foot and leg cramps will wake me up. I used to have to get up and walk around to get rid of them, but found this on Dr. Gott. Now, I throw a bar of soap between the sheets near my feet, and I never get them. The origial article said to put a piece in your sock, but I can't sleep with socks on. Don't know why, but it works. Hey everybody- have a good day. Susan

that's kind of wild!!

did s/he explain why that works? I'd always understood that it had to do with potassium and/or magnesium levels. (I don't get them while sleeping, instead I get foot cramps in the early evening and take potassium (if I can) as well as stretching my foot out)

[jerseyangel]

I've heard of this but have never tried it.

I get leg and foot cramps sometimes at night--I may have to give it a whirl

[Megan H]

Hello,

I have experienced that as well and was told by my GI specialist that it was a symptom of Celiac Disease. Being on a strictly gluten free diet I do not experience them as often.

Hope that helps.

Megan

[YoloGx]

I agree, it is wild.

I do take the magnesium citrate and find that helps plus co-enzyme B vitamins. I also stretch and do yoga plus deep breathing which usually works like a champ. Recently I have found that by doing daily "oil pulling" (I use olive oil) my nerves are more relaxed and the problem seems to have suddenly vanished!!

When and if I have the leg and foot cramp thing again however I will definitely try out the soap cure... I wonder if it has to do with the fat in the soap?

Bea

[mushroom]

I get leg and foot cramps at the same rate now as I did before gluten free. I always put it down to a lack of fitness. I might try the soap, however wild the idea seems. I always cramp WHEN I stretch.

[jerseyangel]

I always cramp WHEN I stretch.

Me too.

[Rondar2001]

That is too funny. A couple of months ago, my mother suggested I try this. I don't think it helped me very much but she swears by it. My husband thought she was a total nutcase when he ran across a bar of soap in our sheets.

I say try it out and hopefully it will work for you.

[flourgirl]

I have always had a terrible time with leg and foot cramps. I used to wake up with screaming pain in my feet with my toes curled over one another. Same with bad leg cramps....as well as twitches, some of them in some pretty odd places. I always thought it was from being so physically active. About 15 years ago I seriously bumped up my B vitamin intake. That pretty much took care of the problem, except for those times I was not absorbing (but didn't know it back then). My husband also had leg cramps at night. I talked him into taking "extra" B vitamins and now that's a rare event.

I will keep the soap cure in mind just in case though...

[cruelshoes]

I've read about that cure before, but have never tried it.

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Calcium and Magnesium have eradicated my nighttime leg cramps. But if the soap trick works, more power to you!