Natural Remedies For Night Leg Cramps
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2019
- Night leg cramps have got to be one of the most annoying ailments to have. I've heard many patient stories over the years about waking up in the middle of the night due to leg cramps. They don't just complain about the pain but more importantly, how theses interruptions affect their waking lives as well since they are unable to get the sleep they need.
[UPDATE] Dr. Lawrence Woods here! I want to express my sincere appreciation for your support and for finding value in my suggestions for natural approaches to address restless leg syndrome over the years.
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Integrating the Axial Ergonomic Seat Cushion into your daily routine might provide additional comfort that could positively impact your sleep and overall well-being. As always, I encourage you to combine this with the natural approaches and exercises discussed in the video for the best possible outcome.
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Thank you once again for your ongoing support, and I'm confident that, together, we can help you discover comfort and enjoy a happier, healthier life.
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Can you please tell me more about electrolytes you were talking about??? Thank you
Mustard works wonders for me! This goes with your “crazy” pickle juice.
1. PLENTY OF FLUIDS
2. STRETCH YOUR LEGS
3. RIDE A BIKE
4. SLEEPING POSITION
5. SUPPORTIVE FOOTWEAR
6. WALK ON SAND
7. LEG MASSAGE
8. APPLY HEAT
9. PICKLE JUICE
Thank you for sharing!
I am 70 and have had leg cramps all my life, even as a child. I have had some relief from magnesium and from iodine, but never totally got rid of them, especially when eating any sugar. I have recently been taking glycine and have not had a cramp anywhere since, even when eating sweets. I have never gone over two days without a cramp, but it has been 3 weeks since I discovered glycine and no cramps.
Would you please share how much glycine do you take? TYIA.
I take about 1 tablespoon in warm water two to three times a day. I use the powdered glycine. It looks just like sugar and is sweet but no calories.
Never heard of ingesting glycerine. Where is it purchased? In health food stores?
I recently went to foot doctor, he suggested to sleep with my feet up higher than my heart to stop nighttime leg cramps and IT WORKS! So far it’s been a week & no cramps! But for a former side sleeper, it takes time to get use to sleeping in my back… still a small price to not be woken up by pain.
It's not glycerine, it's glycine. It's an amino acid and I buy the powder from amazon. It comes in a 2lb brown bag and is the Pure brand. It looks and tastes like sugar but has no calories.
Muscle cramps are really hard to figure out what causes or triggers them. Dehydration is a major factor for me. Plus I have seen a relationship to having sugary foods before bed. I usually don't have sugar/carbs but when having dinner out ending with cake and ice cream almost always triggers leg cramps that night. I take magnesium malate every morning and then will take a smaller dose of a different form of magnesium before bed if I think I might have a leg cramp. That has changed things for me. Thanks for the information.
As a teenager I sometimes would get alternating leg cramps at night. Next day in school, I would hardly be able to walk. My P-E teacher never really believed me. But those next day after effects were painful. My main method to fix my cramps was massaging and beating them out. That takes time, which is why I had so much pain the next day.
My preferred method these days is stretching. Grab your toes, pull towards you and straighten your leg. You force the cramps to stop.
Sometimes when my wife gets cramps at night, I hardly wake up, just grab her foot and straighten her leg. Takes seconds, and I’m back to sleep.
Condolences to you! P.E. teachers NEVER believe you about anything; especially if you complain of pain. You are right about pulling the toes towards you; works for me.
I use dill pickle juice or green olive juice... when you are in the middle of a leg cramp the juice will relieve it almost immediately... I now put electrolyte drops in my water each time I fill my thermos...The electrolyte drops prevent the muscle cramps...
! tbsp of yellow mustard works within minutes!
Update. (You can read my original post below.) Neither pickle juice nor apple cider vinegar had an affect -- other than messing up my digestive system. Maybe vinegar helps people whose cramps have a different origin. My cramps happen at night. They're less likely to happen on days when I exercise. Stretching before bed helps. I suspect it has something to do with nerve impingement in my lower back.
Here's what I wrote previously:
Pickle juice! From what I've read, it's the vinegar in the pickle juice that makes it work. Why vinegar? The acetic acid in the vinegar has an immediate affect on the part of the brain that causes cramps -- cramps being neurological in origin. So I'm keeping a bottle of apple cider vinegar next to my bed. I'll post an update next time I get a cramp.
Yes pickle juice definitely works for leg cramps.
Also Tonic water with quinine in it works great
I by the six packs of Canada dry tonic water and keep one on night stand if I worked hard that day.
But I recently was working. I'm in construction so I'm outside in the sun sweating a lot and going up and down ladders all day. My legs get a big workout. So I noticed on the way home my hands stated cramping to the point I had to pull over. I couldn't steer the truck. So I got out and stretched enough to get home safely. I researched and I've tried them all.
So this one day when I was cramping in my arms and hands, I grabbed some apple cider vinegar drinks I recently purchased. It was cold out of fridge . Well I guzzled half of it and within minutes I felt great again and had no cramps that night. So I'm starting to drink that each day now .. 🙏🙏
I loved your tips and really enjoyed your presentation 👍
!any thanks for your great medical advice AND your smiling demeanour. !!!! Best wishes. Warren
You are a joy to watch feel better already.
Terrific presentation. Lots of energy. Thanks
GREAT VIDEO. PROBABLY THE BEST ONE ON LEG CRAMPS, IMO
Great information, and tips. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your experience
Thanks.for the info. You have a smile which is infectious.
Fun, clear and to the point. Great video, thanks for all the info.
Thank you so much, great video. Very grateful to you
Great video, thanks for the advice.
Fabulous definitely very helpful thanks a mill. Great personality by the way. You are very gifted. Patricia
Thanks for your important advice .
Thank you for your advice and enjoyed your presentation.
Your explaination is good,clear.
Thank you for your information, very Helpful, I will try your 9 steps😊 I feel better just knowing someone Cares🙋🏻💙
Thank you very much! I suffer from leg/foot cramps and Charlie's horse. Your advice sounds very sound and logical. I will try these.
Amazing video with very important info. Thank you so much👍. I will try for sure.
Helpful advise, thanks .
I wish I knew this years ago!! Thank you doc🙏🙏👍⭐️⭐️
I get you right.simple and clear explanations.
Very good video.
Thank you.its very Informative.
Very very amazing tips thanks so much
Very useful . Thanks
Thanks for your excellent information
Thank you for the information
Omg😳I just found you by searching and I absolutely love you! Your information is great but your smile and your spirit and energy is even greater! 👀🙏🏽❤️ today I’m going to try and just run a marathon of all your videos to get caught up and take notes as well! But your spirit glows I wish I was surrounded by people like u in my life 100% of the time! I’m also missing the ocean badly when u mentioned walk on the sand I miss Hawaii it became my home in 2001 but I’m not there now 😭manifesting it back though so soon when the time is right🙏🏽💫❤️🌴🌺🌈 keep doing these please 🙏🏽and Thank you 🌈🌴💫☀️
Thanks for your kind comment Marie! I hope you can make it back to Hawaii! - Lawrence
Agree about the smile and energy
So grateful, thank you so much
Thank you love your explainations, thank you Doc it help alot.
Thanks so for the tips. Will try it.
BIG THANKS.
GREATFUL ADVICES.
Very helpful thank you
I would not go to bed without pickle juice in my fridge. I have terrible leg cramps at night. I dtink about a quarter cup of pj and in about ten minutes the cramps begin to get better. It definitely works. Been doing it for years.
You were most helpful.🙏🏿
Thank you for very important information.I always have leg cramp at night.thankyou again.
Thank you Dr Woods! I was expecting the usual advice - drink more water, take magnesium etc. This advice is so helpful. Thanks again 🙏
Great Tips
I'm a roofer, with drop foot, I'm always upright and on pitch...lumbar issues triggered the foot drop...double sciatica healed by core strength...I think the quinine tonic water has been the only help...also, a full bladder is a trigger, if I dont piss before bed and fall asleep I will wake up in cramp...I need some yoga, hamstrings are always tight since childhood.
Great information.Tq so much !
Merci beaucoup. Thanks for your advice.
Thank Doc good stuff. From South Africa. I need that.
You are great.
Great tips...❤ thank you so much...hope it helps...yes drink hot water before sleeps helps...
Thanks for sharing very interesting
I have almost completely eliminated night time leg and feet cramping while sleeping by leaving my sheet/bed cover untucked to allow for easier movement of body parts. Seems to have worked well for me.
I always leave my bedsheet loose.. tightly tucked in definitely causes cramps
I also get leg cramps at night. I have a friend who told me to put a bar soap at the foot of the bed underneath my bed sheet. That helps with leg cramps at night.
@@mariacortes8615 Curious as to why a bar of soap would help. Have you tried using a steak or baked potato? That might prove the soap is just a placebo...
@@mariacortes8615 😊
@@mariacortes8615 how to do this. please tell me urgently.
I need it badly
Thank you very informative..
Pickle juice works great for me. I use Bob's Pickle Potion # 9, myself. The trick with pickle juice is not to sip it; gulp it down as quickly as you can. It takes a few times to get used to it but eventually, you get the hang of it. I also keep a folding walker by my bed at night. When I start to cramp, I get up quickly, place my weight on my other leg, while supporting myself on the walker. I gently start swinging my cramped leg slowly for a minute or so and the cramp begins to release.
I rub Mine . I will try that. Thanks .
@Albert Meza ~ I have found powdered organic pickle juice online. I mention this because (for me) having pickle juice at my bedside for the event of needing it for leg cramps and it does not need to be refrigerated as it can be quickly dissolved in plain water and drank when needed. I wish you success in conquering the dreaded night cramps.
@@yardner1963 Could you please provide a link for the powdered pickle juice
You are adorable!!!! Love your presentation!!! I just found you, and am so glad I did! Thanks for the info ~ I'll be trying some of your tips! Have a great day!
Thank you,God bless you
Thank you so much!
I keep a deep bucket in the bathtub with 3/4 cup of Epsom salt on the bottom... got a cramp? Turn on hot water to hot but comfortable. Fill the bucket. Sit on side of tub and soak legs while massaging them and moving them around. Very relaxing. Cramps gone for at least 24 hours. Will be trying glycine like someone else said.
Great info
V useful information thanks
Thank you very much. Very nice n useful video. We will follow your tips, also share with others. God bless.
Thanks a lot for sharing, very insightful! Greetings from a Swede in Beijing 🌆
1/8 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/4 cup water mix well and drink. Follow with a little more water to wash it down. Cramping will be gone in minutes. Works every time.
Pop a Tum.
@@stormyweather8798 I will have to try that, thanks.
Works great & sure tastes better than pickle juice at least for those of us who aren’t pickle lovers.
Did you mean to say 1/4 meaning quarter of a cup of water?
@@Now7518 well spotted
Thanks, very good.
Thanks very much !
love the way u r smiling while explaining.... certainly gives positive vibes...✌️
If I drink plenty of water prior to bed, I get up to release my bladder 6 times at night and this also spoils my sleep apart from the night cramps.
Amen, you only get up 6 times lucky you
@@sailboatbob3969 seltzer water WITH QUININE.
Absolutely stopped mine. Small glass before bed. Not one cramp since. I work hard in the woods. Had em Bad. Cured. I promise. Two weeks now. Tried so many things. Cal Mag Zinc n cranberry juice HELPED. Quinine pills from Dr also an option. I'd take a SMALL dose. Work upwards till it fixes it.
I understand you!
Funny all the research I read says don't drink any water before going to bed
Thank you so much
ThankThanks Doctor
Thanku very much for the video it was very helpful
After a lifetime of severe cramping I was prescribed Clonazapam 2mg before bedtime along with gabapentin 300 mg. Both have helped decrease cramps from 3 -4 nights weekly of painful cramping to maybe once or twice a month. My cramps have caused me to black out from the pain so it can be very serious and cause lots of other problems. One of my blackouts caused 3 broken ribs.
I use to take Clonazepam before sleep that made me black out and full.
Thanks❤. Great. Information
The solution for me was tonic water----it has a little quinine in it, enough to help with the night leg cramps but not enough to cause medical problems. I drink at least one glass (8 oz) per day, usually a bit more. Since quinine reduces the production of blood platelets, I make sure to get enough vitamin C and dark green leafy veggies to boost platelet production.
Me too! I keep it by the bed and let it go flat. I glug it down if I have cramps and it works well.
Me too.I take about 6 0unces. I'm 79.
I'm going to try it
I'm 65 and started to have cramps in both of the feet during sleep a year ago. I related it to stress and light sleep. When I started to take medications that helped me sleep the problem disappeared.
What medication you have done,pl.mention.
What medication
@@suziepeck5717 Mirtazapine 30 mg
Yep, that’s more my problem! I sit all day at work. I got a stand up desk which helps a lot! And a lot more leg exercises helps a lot!
I sometimes get leg cramps at night and I do drink plenty of water but I’ll try something else to. Thank you!!
Thank you.
Many Many thanks for this video. Could you guide us to control severe leg pain(from thigh to toe) or scitica.
I have always had very tight muscles in my calfs. Pointing my toes downward during sleep always triggers the pain. I have found that drinking pickle juice, taking aspirin, and massaging my calfs always helps the pain go away.
last night i took aspirin, drank pickle juice and ate a pickle. this morning i had the worst calf cramp in my leg. it is four hour since and my calf still hurts.
@@bgueberdenteich5206 I feel for you. I also suffer from cramp and it is awful. Often people don't understand how painful it can be if they have never had really bad cramps.
@@dianepace7376 I had cramps in my left calf so bad , that it left permanent damage in my calf muscle. Now I take a big dose of magnesium complex, along with a pickle and pickle juice . I also make sure to have a tall glass of water . I am fortified against the EVIL PAIN ,
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a doctor told me that taking before bed 6 onz of Tonic water the one with quinine helps and is true. I note that it hasn’t a residual effect that means you need to drink it every night
Thank you,I will try this.God blesa
Any one heard of using yellow mustard? I had a very bad cramp and was told take mustard. By gosh it worked instantly.
Great ideas
Glad you like them!
Glad you like them!
Tablespoon of French's plain mustard with a glass of water is the fastest relief for me. I find a better diet helps, more greens, and less alcohol.
I heard. That
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Any idea what ingredient that contains that's improving things?
Good call. I don’t know why all the experts don’t know this... When one or both legs lock up at night and you're in that horrible excruciating panic, seconds count. Hobbling to the frig to retrieve the yellow mustard bottle may not be your best option, especially if you're on another floor. Keep the mustard bottle on or in your nightstand. Immediate, direct administration of mustard into your mouth via a squeeze bottle with a flip lid is your best bet. In your haste, don't bite the lid off in the dark; you might choke on it. With this procedure, you don't have to fool with utensils. Store the bottle upside down with the lid secured. When right side up, some liquid separates to the top and you have to squeeze past that. Pain relief is dose-dependent, but a mustard slam is self-limiting because you can feel the pain draining away. Wash down a big dose with water, as recommended by Fred N.here, (if you reach the dry-gag limit). Sounds counter-intuitive, but mustard does not have to be refrigerated. See ref. below. French's mustard has a recommended shelf life from manufacture of 18 months in plastic, 24 months glass. Not medical advice, here; just home-spun relief from old-time experience. Good luck.
www.purewow.com/food/does-mustard-need-to-be-refrigerated#:~:text=According%20to%20French's%2C%20%E2%80%9CThe%20product,your%20mustard%20at%20room%20temperature.
(following on from above) .....separates to the top and you have to squeeze past that. Pain relief is dose-dependent, but a mustard slam is self-limiting because you can feel the pain draining away. Wash down a big dose with water, as recommend by Fred, if you reach the dry-gag limit. Sounds counter-intuitive, but mustard does not have to be refrigerated. See ref. below. French's mustard has a recommended shelf life from manufacture of 18 months in plastic, 24 months glass. Not medical advice here, just home spun relief from old folks gone before us. Good luck.
www.purewow.com/food/does-mustard-need-to-be-refrigerated#:~:text=According%20to%20French's%2C%20%E2%80%9CThe%20product,your%20mustard%20at%20room%20temperature.
thanks for this remedy very informative i didn’t know i was on agony just the other day and let it goes away by itself very painful i used hot water bottle and it gradually went away, it does take your breath away. Thanks
Thank you for your Info
My pleasure!
Yes to pickle juice, eat a pickle or two a day, it helped us. Now we just have a top up and now drink a magnesium drink each night.
My foot cramp nearly every 3 days please help.Than you for sharing this wonderful video
Thank you so much. I hope It will be the end of my crying every night from leg cramps.🙏🏼
Same I also cry at night bc my leg cramps
Thank you so much. Truly It sure has ended my crying every night but I also use 1/2 can tonic water before I go to sleep. The quinine in the tonic is what helps also.🙏🏼
Awww...we're sorry girls. That's a shame. Dam cramps. I have a hot water bottle w a wooly sheep over it. Wish I could give u one. Try the pickle juice or maybe that awful mother apple vinegar would do itvand help us w various other miseries. I can,t forcemyself to drink it-- or take a dam calcium. That stuff plugs me up aNd upsets my gut..
@@simsim7935 .
So glad it stopped SimSim.
Quinine is harmful for some reason I can't recall ..Google why.
Would a gin n tonic work? I like those . Ha!!
@@stormyweather8798 ~ be sure to rinse your mouth and teeth very well after drinking the apple cider vinegar as it can be very harmful to your irreplaceable tooth enamel. You may try molasses to cut the astringency of the apple cider vinegar for drinking.
I had been having cramps in my legs and feet for years. I read every article and listened to so many videos to no avail.
My sister, who is a vegan, had been wanting me to try it for years but I was not interested on ANY level. I finally tried it for a few weeks so she would leave me alone and it was like a miracle for me. I pretty much immediately stopped having cramps.
I am not completely vegan(still eat a little dairy) but I have not put meat back into my diet, and the cramps have stayed away.
Do I want to eat meat, of course. Is it worth the cramps HELL NO!!! Pain will make you change, or lack there of it. Will I ever eat meet again? Most likely. Probably not any time soon and especially not in the US
I think you are right I have this problem had an ultra sound yesterday for this and it didn’t show any blood clots I feel better about the results so I need to stop sitting too long and get out walking Thanks for your information
i walk a lot but i still get the cramp i think he is saying drink fluid yes lots of water help
Thank u for sharing very interesting xx
GOOD INFO
Thank you for your enthusiastic video and trying to help we sufferers of nocturnal cramps. I first saw this 2 weeks ago and took on board your recommendations. However, I'm not doing too well...in that time I've had cramp in one or both legs at the same time or in my feet too most nights. I haven't got an exercise bike but as have bilateral hip replacements (1 cemented, 1 not) I find bike riding can cause groin cramp. I'm at an absolute loss what to do next as have tried and do it every day, the stretches, eat certain foods stay off others, drink apple cider vinegar in my water and drink 12 ozs of that throughout the day as well as drink plenty of other water. I only have 1 cup of tea a day and occasionally a coffee a few times a week. I even bought that expensive Caleb Treaze ACV with ginger and garlic to no avail.. Heck that stuff is hard to take neat too, getting the top off the bottle when you're in excruciating pain is no mean feat! I have moved every 15 minutes as recommended by many...I drink tonic water before bed...I have a product with 14 essential oils in it that I put on before bed and during cramps...I tried 1 bar of soap...painkillers before bed, plus a banana, listening to sound frequencies and healing meditations and hypnosis on here (those really do help btw) but nothing really stops them or eases the severity. I'm seeing my GP in 4 days time...if this is due to my herniated discs and stenosis as well as scoliosis, is surgery my only answer? I am at my wits end as this is impacting my quality of life so much now. Driving, walking, standing to cook or emptying the dishwasher etc all aggravate it and my legs and feet are threatening to cramp constantly. Sorry to be a moaning Minnie but anything else you could suggest perhaps please? My GP isn't a functional doctor so I am not holding out much hope for a great outcome but he may be able to add some leverage to the waiting game for my neurosurgeon appointment. I'm not a suitable candidate for amitryptalline either due to having an auto immune condition which would be aggravated by it. I'm not an advocate for medications, would much rather find a natural method to heal. 🤞🙏 Maybe 3 bars of soap is next...😁
Sunny7 i am also suffering with leg cramp i use tonic water but it did not help so i put mental cristial in rubing alchole and apply it when i get the cramp . also drink magnisum 500g every day
@@bebiramsarran2529 I've found a great deal of help in Magnesium oil spray...I put it on before bed and also again if I do get the cramp..I bought it on Amazon after reading many great reviews. Perhaps try that or Magnesium butter?
And don't know if you are Christian? But go to a church that does healing prayer..its amazing..Jesus still goals!
Heals!
try ropinirole...4mg up to 14mg
I started with horrendous hamstring cramping about 7 months ago and so far nothing has stopped them. They all began a few months after I began donating plasma so the initial thought was electrolyte deficiency and dehydration but increasing both hasn't helped. I stretch every day and I walk to/from work (12km) every day so it is not due to lack of motion. The only thing that brings relief is to use my TENS machine but it's not possible to sleep this way so I have to wait until it ends and this has caused a definitive reduction in the quality of my sleep. I've always been a side sleeper as laying on my back hurts my lumbar area quite a lot. TBH I have just gotten to the point where I've accepted that I'm never going to have a good night's sleep again and I'll spend the rest of my life living in pain.
Like. Others.. I like your smile, aside your info. Good luck doctor.
GM Beautiful Day i love it th u for sharing GB u sir.i am surfering night leg cramps.
thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Useful information! 👍🏼
Pickle juice really helps me, but I’m going to try the electrolytes and bicycle riding. Thank you for this list of what you can do for leg cramps@. 😊
water is the master of all with a few drop of apple cider vinegar
Wow.. Really wow.. How I sleep really is really important.. How I sit.. But fortunately I don't spend very. Much Time on my but!! It's great to know that I am doing something right. I stretch all day.. I'm a builder!!!
This guy is pure common sense... I don't know about the pillow... Move the legs around when you sleep.. And go around without footwear whenever possible..bedroom to sidewalk if there is no sand or even better.. Grass..make a sandbox... Keep moving!!! He is great.
A sandbox will net u cat poop. Ha!