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Charlie horses

ntbck8
ntbck8 Posts: 29 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is anyone getting Charlie horses? I'm only two weeks in and they've already started. Uggg. I've gotten them thru out weightloss and pregnancies. My secret weapon was a lot of bananas and a lot of water but now with my weight so high and me doing minimal carbs (20 Max a day) I don't want to add the extra sugars. Any secrets?

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  • tryett
    tryett Posts: 530 Member
    It's the potassium in bananas that work. So I would imagine other foods high in potassium would be also.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    One word: Magnesium :smile:
  • rsleighty
    rsleighty Posts: 214 Member
    Potassium and magneium. I stopped having leg cramps when I added a 400 mg magneium suppliment.
  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
    I personally take one Magnesium pill every other day, I get plenty of potassium in my foods so no need for that one and make sure you are getting enough fluids
  • ladipoet
    ladipoet Posts: 4,180 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    One word: Magnesium :smile:

    Yep, this ^^^^! :)
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