Jeremy Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Got really bad cramp on wednesday (always get it 5 minutes before the end these days). Anyway got a game today too and legs still hurt, anybody got any tips on how to help it and prevent it in the future. Thanks muchly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberjambo Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Take a salt tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Le Clos Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Eat bananas, the potassium in them helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 Take a salt tablet. Eat bananas, the potassium in them helps Cheers. Hate bananas but could choke one down. Got another game today. Is there any point rapping them up? My legs not the bananas:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Fruit juice with a pinch of salt well mixed ... wala isotonic drink. Minging but works.. Cramp is caused by lactic acid build up from exercise the salt helps break it down... if mempory serves... learnt about it 10 yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narre Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I used to suffer chronic leg cramps,two thing that will definately work,tonic water which has quinine in it,but by far the best is magnesium tablets,get them in any health shop possibly even morrisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I had the weirdest cramp last week. It started in the top of my foot and spread towards my big toe, which automatically started to curl up the way to combat the pain. It then kicked into my calf - which needed my leg to stretch out straight, toes pointing down, to combat it. Obviously I could only curl my toes one way or the other so I basically just had to stand up (I had been in bed at the time) and take the pain (what a hero!). That's when it got even worse. I started to fell sick, then light headed. The other half said I went chalk white. I hobbled through to the bathroom as I did think I was going to spew. Eventually the feeling past and the cramp eased and I sat on the edge of the bath for a few minutes until I felt normal again. I lived to tell the tale but it was bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acey Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 About a month ago I woke up in the middle of the night in the worst pain imaginable (and I'm a really heavy sleeper). The muscles in my left leg were so knotted, I genuinely thought I'd broken it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 About a month ago I woke up in the middle of the night in the worst pain imaginable (and I'm a really heavy sleeper). The muscles in my left leg were so knotted, I genuinely thought I'd broken it! Night after a long haul flight I once woke up (and that is putting the shock of it mildly) with cramp in both legs. Not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Cramp is worse than death. FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I had the weirdest cramp last week. It started in the top of my foot and spread towards my big toe, which automatically started to curl up the way to combat the pain. It then kicked into my calf - which needed my leg to stretch out straight, toes pointing down, to combat it. Obviously I could only curl my toes one way or the other so I basically just had to stand up (I had been in bed at the time) and take the pain (what a hero!). That's when it got even worse. I started to fell sick, then light headed. The other half said I went chalk white. I hobbled through to the bathroom as I did think I was going to spew. Eventually the feeling past and the cramp eased and I sat on the edge of the bath for a few minutes until I felt normal again. I lived to tell the tale but it was bizarre. What were you doing at the time?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackaysCentreSpot Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 About a month ago I woke up in the middle of the night in the worst pain imaginable (and I'm a really heavy sleeper). The muscles in my left leg were so knotted, I genuinely thought I'd broken it! I too have suffered this in the night mate. What gets me and I do not know if you had the same is it is painfull for the whole day and you can actually find yourself hobbling about for most of the morning. A very sore thing indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McNulty Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 A buddy emailed me yesterday asking if I had ever had a back spasm in the middle of taking a dump.... he said it was a "weird" experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Say What Again Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 What were you doing at the time?! What I usually do in bed - nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladtheexhaler Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Passive stretching is the solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Yep, waking up with cramp in you legs and the inhability to do anything about it is a nightmare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavsy Van Gaverson Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I used to get cramps in my sleep all the time. I'd wake up and literally leap out of my bed in agony. I'm glad thats not happened for a few years now. Its bloody painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Mid pump cramp is the worst.... any man who can fight thru the pain whilst at it deserves a medal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N User Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 The worst is getting cramp at the match. You just pray that there is a chance/goal/sub asap so you can stand up to stretch your leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthy2k Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Got hamstring cramp one night when staying over at the gf's place. Ended up shouting insults in the general direction of heaven but only after I headbutted her full in the coupon as she was resting her head on my chest! Hate the feeling of hamstring cramp... feels like somebody has taken your muscle and scrunched it up into a tiny ball. Hate the limping about the next day like a queer also. So basically... cramp = gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debaser Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 take loads of laxatives.. you'll soon forget all about the cramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 I once took terrible cramp after playing 2 rounds of golf in the same day. Was sitting in the dormy house at Gleneagles having something to eat afterwards and it shot right up my leg. Had to practically crawl to the bathroom and sit on the floor with my leg stretched out for 10 minutes! One of the guys I was with was a doctor and recomended salt tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Fruit juice with a pinch of salt well mixed ... wala isotonic drink. Minging but works.. Cramp is caused by lactic acid build up from exercise the salt helps break it down... if mempory serves... learnt about it 10 yrs ago. So thats why I dont get cramp these days then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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