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Do Any of You Freepers Suffer From Leg Cramps at Night?
Me
| June 26, 2011
| RetSignman
Posted on 06/26/2011 1:50:17 PM PDT by RetSignman
If any of you suffer from leg cramps at night when you go to bed, I have something you can try. I know it works for me and it's a cheap remedy.
Buy a bath size of bar of Ivory Soap and put it under your fitted sheet near where your legs would be.
I know, it sounds crazy but IT WORKS. If you don't like that big lump by your legs, just take a knife, stand the bar of soap on edge and slice it in half or thinner, if you can.
I have read that some people with restless leg syndrome have been cured with this but I can't vouch for that but I can tell you that I no longer suffer from leg cramps.
Try it and post back if it works for you, ok?
Sleep well, Freepers.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: legcramp
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To: RetSignman
I have tried that with mixed results. What worked best for me was to drink more water.
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posted on
06/26/2011 1:54:13 PM PDT
by
mlizzy
(Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee ...)
To: RetSignman
I tried Irish Spring, but kept waking up and doing a jig.
To: RetSignman
I have heard of this same remedy on a local radio show hosted by Dr.Zorba Pastor “Dr.Zorba Pastor’s On Your Health”.
He gets callers who vouch for this soap remedy. He does not professionally endorse it, but he says if it works for them, that’s great.
Thankfully I don’t have the leg cramping problem.
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posted on
06/26/2011 1:57:37 PM PDT
by
TheConservativeParty
(PALIN 45 The cure for "meet the new boss, same as the old boss." I Heart Herman Cain..)
To: RetSignman
you need potassium... you can get it at the dollar store
start with one before bedtime and increase till they go away
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posted on
06/26/2011 1:58:06 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: RetSignman
I found a good pair of rocker bottom soled shoes on e-bay.
If I wear them a few hours some days they stretch my leg muscles and I go quite a while without cramps.
I hate the shoes...they are stiff, heavy, and make my legs wabble, but they do the trick.
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posted on
06/26/2011 1:59:46 PM PDT
by
WestwardHo
(Whom the gods would destroy, they first drive mad.)
To: RetSignman
Go to the doctor and have some blood work done.You may be low on potassium.
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posted on
06/26/2011 1:59:56 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: RetSignman
It never worked for me, didn’t matter what brand or flavor.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:00:45 PM PDT
by
Pilated
To: Farmer Dean
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:01:12 PM PDT
by
chicagolady
(Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
To: Farmer Dean
Potassium, and I thought I also heard you may need more salt.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:01:48 PM PDT
by
truthkeeper
(Vote Against Barack Obama in 2012!)
To: Chode
I suggest bacon.
The salt helps.
If that doesn’t work, go outside and burn a koran. Roast marshmallows over it.
Then go back to bed.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:01:58 PM PDT
by
LyinLibs
(All moslems are somewhere on the killing-you spectrum)
To: RetSignman
Several nurses told me to take a spoonful of plain old mustard. Have not had to try it.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:02:09 PM PDT
by
MamaB
To: RetSignman
Blend a bannana with some cold orange juice.
Tasty and the cramps will go away.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:04:08 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite (Don't applaud. Just throw money))
To: RetSignman
Funny, my potassium is good but I sufferd cramps from neuropathy. The soap, any bar of soap, prevents them.
To: RetSignman; a fool in paradise; JoeProBono
None, that I know!
To: MamaB
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:06:22 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Liberals who graduate from Ivy League schools are the dumbest people on the planet.)
To: chicagolady
Exactly.Or try a potassium supplement.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:06:50 PM PDT
by
Farmer Dean
(stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
To: RetSignman
To: Tijeras_Slim
I tried Irish Spring, but kept waking up and doing a jig.Try Caress.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:07:00 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: chicagolady
Ditto the bananna. Plus eat eggs since they also add to mineral needs of your legg muscles.
Finally finish off your diet with this...
Once a night and multiple doses on friday and Saturday Night.
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posted on
06/26/2011 2:07:49 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
("Quae cum ita sunt" Since these things are so!)
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