Its ment to be something to do with excess potassium and low sodium. the water is ment to help keep things moving (less sluggish). if they are happening at night try keeping your legs a little elevated. I suffer with them even before CD. They can be so bad you can feel the pain for hours like you've been kicked by steel toe caps. I once got sent to casualty with a suspected DVT because the muscles tightened so much my leg went purple and looked swollen. Well at least it got me out of work LOL
Fun you pick that one out hun as quite a few of the others are listed on many sites.Right after reading about a dozen sites on leg cramps these seem to be the reasons most commonly listed:
- Some drugs can cause cramps as a side-effect, or make cramps occur more often. These include: diuretics ('water tablets'), nifedipine, cimetidine, salbutamol, statins, terbutaline, lithium, clofibrate, penicillamine, phenothiazines, and nicotinic acid.
- Over-exertion of muscles.
- Dehydration. Don't let yourself get dehydrated during exercise as this can upset calcium and phosphorous levels in the body, which may trigger cramps.
- Conditions that cause alterations in the balance of salts in the bloodstream (such as a high or low sodium or potassium level).
- Some people who have renal (kidney) dialysis get leg cramps.
- Pregnancy - usually in the later stages.[
- An untreated under-active thyroid gland.
- Peripheral vascular disease (narrowing of the leg arteries which causes poor circulation).
- Excess alcohol.
- Some uncommon disorders of nerves.
- Rare causes include: cirrhosis of the liver; lead poisoning; sarcoidosis.
few pople are prone to cramp while using the 'Sole Source' programme. It is not caused by the diet itself, but by the increased throughput of fluid in the body's tissues. The muscle spasms result from changes in sodium levels as the water shifts between cells. Keep warm and try a drink of slimline tonic water just before bedtime. The quinine content may offer relief as may 'Crampex' tablets.
If you drink too much water you can affect the Potassium levels and this can result in muscle ache or cramp.