Cure for leg cramps

[Carld]

I think it was this site I was reading a thread about some work some members were doing on their summer camps and one of the posters mentioned a supplement he is taking for leg cramps. I have searched for that thread and cannot find it. Does anyone remember a thread on summer homes or camps with that discussion in it?

[woodchuckie]

I haven't seen the thread but maybe the cure is potassium. A bananna a day...

[bones1]

Originally Posted by woodchuckie

I haven't seen the thread but maybe the cure is potassium. A bananna a day...

Potassium supplements work for this.I take 1 potassium,two magnesium a bananna and 1 Gatorade every day without fail.

[mudcat]

Think I read somewhere that the old saying should be changed to "A banana a day keeps te doctor away".

[Bird]

Originally Posted by Carld

I think it was this site I was reading a thread about some work some members were doing on their summer camps and one of the posters mentioned a supplement he is taking for leg cramps. I have searched for that thread and cannot find it. Does anyone remember a thread on summer homes or camps with that discussion in it?

Carl, that was starting with about the 112th post in this thread.

[Carld]

I eat a bananna every morning and get lots of liquid. The health books suggested several things and I guess I will start using some of them.

Bird, I don't think that was the thread I was reading. It could have been on another site. They had photos of their camp sites and the cramp thing was just a mention.

[Bird]

Carl, that was the only thread on this topic I recall, but I may have missed one. My wife eats a banana every morning, and she sips coffee from the time she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed at night, so she should get a fair amount of liquids, but she's had problems with her legs hurting for several years.

[JerryG]

Originally Posted by Bird

Carl, that was the only thread on this topic I recall, but I may have missed one. My wife eats a banana every morning, and she sips coffee from the time she gets up in the morning until she goes to bed at night, so she should get a fair amount of liquids, but she's had problems with her legs hurting for several years.

I've heard that too much coffee can cause leg cramps. If she would quit drinking coffee, the craps might quit. But, then she might be hard to live with for a while.

[midlf]

I had leg cramps, banana a day and a crocheted coverlet on the bed at night that covers from my knees down, in addition to whatever other covers I'm using, took care of the problem.

[BillyP]

Quinine tablets and plenty of fluids seems to work best for me. I've tried the banana a day things with no luck.