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beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member

January 2016 in Social Groups

So I've been getting cramp more than usual since back on lc. How do you combat this if you suffer in a safe way?

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  ms_smartypants Posts: 8,278 Member

  January 2016

  up your sodium if you haven't already .....salt your food .....drink bullion....drink pickle juice etc. etc.

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  nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member

  January 2016

  Ditto. If it is for muscle cramps, 3000-5000mg of sodium per day, and supplemented magnesium and potassium may help.

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  auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member

  January 2016

  Is it muscle cramps? I found magnesium to take care of that, it even stopped my shoulder and upper back pain I used to get consistently after to much exercise or over use

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  beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member

  January 2016

  calf muscle mainly in the night. i'll get some magnesium an up the salt intake and see how i go. thanks

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  auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  Be sure to get magnesium citrate or any that end in ate (malate, glycinate, etc) they are the most absorbable

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  CrewZen Posts: 26 Member

  January 2016

  Yeah.... it's magnesium (IMHO)

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  beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member

  January 2016

  thanks all.

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  KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member

  January 2016

  Electrolytes.

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  DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member

  January 2016

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