What is a good way to stop cramps????
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when a cramp occurs, go to the middle of the belly of the muscle. \n\nPlace your fingers about 2 inches apart, in the middle of the muscle, with your fingers and hands parallel with the muscle.\n\nPush the middle parts of the muscle towards each other, as though you were trying to shorten the muscle. Dig in a bit, be quite firm about this. \n\nKeep it up until the pain stops. Keep repeating this on any muscle or part of the muscle that is cramping.\n\nThis can give almost immediate relief. You may be surprised at how fast this works!\n\nIf you are still unsure of what I am saying, attend a "Touch for Health" weekend seminar, where you will learn this technique. (It's called "unblocking the muscle"). See www.tfhka.org or your local health food store for details.
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Eating foods high in potassium can relieve cramps.  Bananas are good for that as they are high in potassium.  Likewise doing regular stretches will help relieve the potential for muscle cramping.\n\nIf you do a lot of swimming, you will be using your calf muscles a lot and if you don't stretch them out before and after you swim, you can get muscle cramps.
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Natural Ways to Ways to Cure and Prevent Leg Cramps - More Than Home Remedies\nIf you get a leg cramp (or charley horse), the quickest way to get rid of it is to walk on the leg. If the person can't get up and walk on the leg, either heat or ice along with massage will help.\n\nDrinking two ounces of natural apple cider vinegar has been reported to relieve involuntary muscle contractions or cramping in 35 seconds.\n\nBut, if you get leg cramps often, the best thing is to prevent them from happening in the first place.\n\nTaking calcium  and magnesium supplements (or calcium magnesium combination) and eating a banana daily prevent most leg cramps. If this alone does not do the trick, these will help increase circulation: Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. And, zinc helps your body absorb the calcium and regulate the B vitamins.\n\nLeg cramps caused by insufficient fluid intake are prevented by drinking about eight glasses of water each day.\n\nLeg cramps that occur during or after vigorous exercise can be prevented by eating a few bites of something salty and drinking at least half a glass of water before, during and after exerting yourself.
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whenever i get a leg cramp. if i stretch it out, it tends to feel better. if that doesn't work, try something to make you body relax, aspirin, warm milk, you get the idea.
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Try eating a banana. These are good for muscle cramps. They are high in potassium.
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Evening primrose oil capsules! Get them in your pharmacy!#\nSeriously they are a godsend. They lighten the flow and take away the cramps. Honestly!! Try them out!\nPs - yes its normal to bleed more when active.
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You can stretch by raising your foot backwards and pulling it up with your hand until you feel pressure in your thigh. If this does not work you can apply warm water to relax the muscle and alleviate your cramp.
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drink warm tea usually the best is chamomile because chamomile is a natural sleep aid or a relaxant or w/e. i always drink tea and it helps me out a lot, and i have real bad cramps i've had to go to emergency rooms because of them before. so drink tea and get some heat pads for the tummy!
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For potassium pills you will need to see a Doctor, which is always a good idea.\n\n  Eating Bananna's helps too.  Google Potassium sometime, it will help you find all the natural sources.\n\n  But leg cramps are not Always caused by low potassium, and too much potassium can be a problem as well, so my first advice is still best.\n\n  Talk to a Doctor.
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Interesting Q.  I've never heard of this before so I did a quick search.  Here's what I found:\n\nseems to work for leg cramps, wrapped or unwrapped, any brand will do \nhttp://www.snopes.com/oldwives/legcramp.asp\nhttp://www.healthdiaries.com/blogs/parentsfault/archives/2006/01/soap_for_leg_cramps.html\nhttp://www.peoplespharmacy.com/archives/home_remedies/soap_under_the_sheets_for_rls_leg_cramps.asp\n\nand there are numerous other pages touting the benefits of this strange alternative remedy
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The best pain relief I have found for cramps is motrin.  Yes you can take it.
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First, the best advice I can give you is to speakto your mum. She will be able to buy you some sanitary towels and tell you how to use them, when to change them etc.\n\nIf you get crampy pains in the lower part of your stomach, a hot water bottle often helps, as can a warm bath, or some pain killers. Gentle exercise usually helps as well.\n\nHaving your period shouldn't stop you from doing ANYTHING you would usually do. For things like swimming etc, you can use tampons, although I'd advise you stick with towels just now andjust avoid swimming when you're on your period. Having your period is not an illness and should not be treated as one. It is not an excuse to lie about the house and slack off your chores or anything like that - sorry!! It happens to 50% of the population once a month and if we all treated it as an illness, the world would grind to a halt!\n\nBut seriously, speak to your mum about it. She'll be able to help you out much more than anyone on the internet can.
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Leg cramps...\nAdd some rock salt to a bucket of hot water and a bucket of cold water ( running tap water is also ok ). Dip ur legs alternatively in the buckets for 5 mins each. This should feel u relaxed
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ok this used too happen to me all the time and i used to cry every night and this is what i did to stop it:\n\n*eat bananas (seriously potasium will stop the cramps)\n*prop your legs up on a pillow (works like a charm)\n*don't over exercise (sometimes if you run or bicycle it will cause cramps)\n*drink plenty or water during the day\n....and don't forget the bananas or potasium supplement!!!
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Your muscles are tired from the day.  Massage your muscles before and after you run, and don't forget to stretch before and after as well.\n\nLow potassium or high sodium are also linked to cramping.  A little less salt, and more bananas and you should be fine.
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I used to be the queen of crams...it was just horrible!!\n\nHere are some tips that help me out and will most deffinately help you.\n1. being on the pill helps a bit with pain but most importantly with  the timing of your period so its not late or early.. but exact\n2. dont know if anyone has heard of this but it WORKS!... try some fish oil softgels (i  take 1000mg).. their pills and you will notice the difference within your next period or second period if it takes longer.\n3. chamomile tea is good too try it out, it helps with the pain\n4. finally, a really good advice the heat patches, put them on your tummy and they will calm the cramps away!\n\nthese are some tips that i want to pass on to you any all the girls who suffer from bad cramps..
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try chewable motrin. i have serious cramps too and i take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4-6 hours those days i have cramps. it helps a lot. i think you should try to learn how to swallow pills. you probably will need to in the future so better to learn now, but try a chewable version of a pain reliever\n\ngood luck