Midnight Calf Cramps (Read 818 times)

Last night I was awakened by an excrutiating cramp in my right calf. I streched out my leg and rubbed it away and as soon as I laid back down, whammo another one. Now today it feels like someone kicked me in my calf. I eat at least 1 banana a day and a cliff bar (usualy). I think I hydrate well. Anybody know of anything else I can do to keep this from happening again? It was not at all fun. Thanks, ~Gordo

Hmm, are you pregnant? That's the last time it happened to me. Ouch!

Me too! MTA: I actually had one or two outside of being pregnant, but other than that I got them all the time when I was pregnant. THEY HURT!

Only time I had them was when I was dehydrated as a kid. Lots of fruits can help besides bananas, I think it gets the nod because it is easy to eat quickly before, during, right after exercise. Do you do calf stretches after your runs? You could also massage them a little bit when you get back, some lactic acid and what not like to hang out down in the calfs.

I used to get incredible calf cramps in the middle of the night quite frequently. A friend of mine told me about her husband who had the same problem. To help he would place a bar of Ivory soap at the foot of the bed, wrapped up in a pillow case under the sheets. I thought this was the craziest thing going. But still, I tried it. You know, for whatever reason, it stopped my leg cramps. I have given this advice to others, who thought I was crazy but they too tried it and it helped. Maybe its mental, maybe not. But for 3 bars for 99 cents, what do you have to lose.