Cramps on the night... - Page 2 - SV650.org

Dave20046 · 29-08-13, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

It's not salt when it's the cramp you get at night. And most of us get plenty of salt but it can be caused by something related to calcium not being absorbed properly. Crampex tablets work really well for night cramp. You can get them over the counter.

Your body needs lots of nutrients , salt is one , calcium is another ,being hydrated properly gets them round the body. I'm under the impression it could be one of a number of things.

As for exercise I got it years ago when I did none, now I exercise pretty regularly I still get it..

timwilky · 29-08-13, 11:49 PM

Occasionally get them, bloody painful, feels like someone has just taken a slice into the muscle.

If you find a cure, let us know.

BanannaMan · 30-08-13, 04:06 AM

Same here but I usually get them just as I'm falling asleep.

Littlepeahead · 30-08-13, 07:26 AM

When I say it's not salt what I meant was simply eating a bag of ready salted crisps in bed is unlikely to help but will leave your bed full of crisp crumbs. The crampex do seem to work.

dizzyblonde · 30-08-13, 08:28 AM

Peggyleg gets it every night, every day and any given random moment.

Poor sod don't sleep well. However, his calf is collapsed, as is what's not attached to shin and knee. Nerve endings none existent, so where the cramps are might not be his calf at all !!The rod down his femur likes to pull against the bone its driven down, so generally sleeping is not a good experience.

I'm used to night time wakings, although it would be better if we had a bigger bed

30-08-13, 08:48 AM

yup I get that from time to time.... it sucks, what causes it - no idea, what helps, getting out of bed and stretching it *sucks*

30-08-13, 09:12 AM

i get them quite alot but always jump out of bed so fast!! we think we have it bad, watch this!! makes me cringe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbk-9lHrJ9k

30-08-13, 04:58 PM

I think mine is due to my multiple back injuries..
Excruciating pain!!!

ethariel · 30-08-13, 05:54 PM

Quinine Hydrchloride, get it off the doc for cramp (as long as i use them sparingly as they can effect your eyesight if taken regularly) once the cramp hits, pop one and in 10 min's it's gone. Great to take before a day out on the bike too. However the cramps are not 'salt' related, i had them for year before my low sodium diet kicked in due to high BP.

Kenzie · 30-08-13, 06:10 PM

I had a bad one a few months back. It woke me up and I felt like someone had stabbed me in the leg. Couldn't hold any weight on it either.

29-08-13, 11:49 PM	#12
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: Cramps on the night... Occasionally get them, bloody painful, feels like someone has just taken a slice into the muscle. If you find a cure, let us know. __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

30-08-13, 04:06 AM	#13
BanannaMan Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Appalachia Posts: 419	Re: Cramps on the night... Same here but I usually get them just as I'm falling asleep. __________________ ...Bill *"The Mountains are calling and I must go"*

30-08-13, 07:26 AM	#14
Littlepeahead Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Saaarrrfff Posts: 2,908	Re: Cramps on the night... When I say it's not salt what I meant was simply eating a bag of ready salted crisps in bed is unlikely to help but will leave your bed full of crisp crumbs. The crampex do seem to work. __________________ Tender is the day, The demons go away, Lord I need to find, Someone who can heal my mind...

30-08-13, 08:28 AM	#15
dizzyblonde Da Cake Boss Mega Poster Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a flying Horse Posts: 9,992	Re: Cramps on the night... Peggyleg gets it every night, every day and any given random moment. Poor sod don't sleep well. However, his calf is collapsed, as is what's not attached to shin and knee. Nerve endings none existent, so where the cramps are might not be his calf at all !!The rod down his femur likes to pull against the bone its driven down, so generally sleeping is not a good experience. I'm used to night time wakings, although it would be better if we had a bigger bed __________________ Suzy, yellow 2001 SVS. Kitty, V-Raptor 1000, ZZR1400<<its my bike now Pegasus! Hovis 13.8.75-3.10.09 Reeder 20.7.88-21.3.12

30-08-13, 08:48 AM	#16
nikon70 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cramps on the night... yup I get that from time to time.... it sucks, what causes it - no idea, what helps, getting out of bed and stretching it sucks

30-08-13, 09:12 AM	#17
granty92 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cramps on the night... i get them quite alot but always jump out of bed so fast!! we think we have it bad, watch this!! makes me cringe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbk-9lHrJ9k

30-08-13, 04:58 PM	#18
nikon70 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cramps on the night... I think mine is due to my multiple back injuries.. Excruciating pain!!!

30-08-13, 05:54 PM	#19
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Re: Cramps on the night... Quinine Hydrchloride, get it off the doc for cramp (as long as i use them sparingly as they can effect your eyesight if taken regularly) once the cramp hits, pop one and in 10 min's it's gone. Great to take before a day out on the bike too. However the cramps are not 'salt' related, i had them for year before my low sodium diet kicked in due to high BP.

30-08-13, 06:10 PM	#20
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 820	Re: Cramps on the night... I had a bad one a few months back. It woke me up and I felt like someone had stabbed me in the leg. Couldn't hold any weight on it either. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

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