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Leg Cramps At Night


austengirl

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austengirl Newbie

I'm starting day 8 of gluten free eating and I have noticed a couple nights I have had leg cramps. This is new to me....never had them before. Could this be due to the change in my diet?

I'm trying not to give up, but sometimes I have felt worse than I did before starting this diet! Anybody else experience these frustrations in the very beginning?


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JenCO Newbie

I don't know specifically why your change of diet may have caused the leg cramps, but I used to suffer from morning calf cramps myself, and I found that it was due to a calcium/magnesium imbalance.

Basically calcium help muscles to contract and magnesium helps them to relax. I took 2 doses of 300mg magnesium per day (taken in magnesium citrate form), and found that within a week, the cramps went away.

The only way of knowing whether this will help is to try it.

mushroom Proficient

I had been suffering badly from calf cramps lately and began taking a mega multi-mineral. Voila, no more leg cramps.

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I'm starting day 8 of gluten free eating and I have noticed a couple nights I have had leg cramps. This is new to me....never had them before. Could this be due to the change in my diet?

I'm trying not to give up, but sometimes I have felt worse than I did before starting this diet! Anybody else experience these frustrations in the very beginning?

Anemia can cause leg cramps. I would venture to say that it is not the Gluten Free Diet as much as it is probably a need for increased iron (through a good multi-V).

:)

jerseyangel Proficient

Adding calcium supplements (Caltrate) helped my nighttime legs cramps immensely. :)

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