Leg cramp/pain! Leg is 75% better.

[sunsaver]

I have a pain deep in my calf muscle. It comes on real sharp sometimes. Other times it just aches. This has been going on for three days now and i'm getting worried that it will never go away. What is this? What should i do? I have been sitting around a lot. I used to walk all day in the garden, but it's been too hot. Any advice or idea what this pain is?

 

[Marianne]

Have you been drinking enough water? Kind of easy to get dehydrated with this weather, and that's one thing that will cause leg cramps.

 

[sunsaver]

Yeah i know i'm dehydrated, but it seems to be cramping in the same spot. It hurts worse when i'm standing.

 

[Wifezilla]

It can be a lack of potassium and/or magnesium. I get them sometimes when I lose weight. I had one spot on my calf the hurt for a week after a charlie horse in that spot woke me up at 3am. Grrrr.

 

[sunsaver]

No bananas here. What are some other potassium rich foods?

 

[Wifezilla]

Dried peaches
Coco powder
some fish
Figs
Dried apricots
Bacon
Beef
Nuts (especially almonds, brazil nuts and pastacios)
Curry powder

 

[sunsaver]

What about canned fruits and veggies? Thats mostly all i got right now and greens, beans, pasta and rice.

 

[Beekissed]

I have a pain deep in my calf muscle. It comes on real sharp sometimes. Other times it just aches. This has been going on for three days now and i'm getting worried that it will never go away. What is this? What should i do? I have been sitting around a lot. I used to walk all day in the garden, but it's been too hot. Any advice or idea what this pain is?

Could be a deep vein thrombosis(blood clot)....might want to get this checked by your doc. A deep pain doesn't exactly sound like a cramp and a DVT can be preceeded by "sitting around a lot".

 

[dragonlaurel]

Beans, yogurt, spinach, Brussels sprouts, prune juice, and blackstrap molasses are a few more.

 

[sunsaver]

I have a pain deep in my calf muscle. It comes on real sharp sometimes. Other times it just aches. This has been going on for three days now and i'm getting worried that it will never go away. What is this? What should i do? I have been sitting around a lot. I used to walk all day in the garden, but it's been too hot. Any advice or idea what this pain is?

Could be a deep vein thrombosis(blood clot)....might want to get this checked by your doc. A deep pain doesn't exactly sound like a cramp and a DVT can be preceeded by "sitting around a lot".

What is the treatment for that? What are the dangers of not treating?