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Hi just a quick one see if anyone has any ideas,I'm having regular flare ups of my asthma,which I'm under a resp team to change meds etc but my question is whenever I go to the hospital I have nebs,preds and antibiotics,but I end up getting terrible foot cramps especially toes or spams toes stick together at the weirdest angles haha I came out of hosp at 4pm and still suffering terrible with them,anyone else experience this and anything that can help,they did mention some time ago as my blood levels were off something about lactate levels and not drink much water can cause it thanks

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It could be due to the medication you've had, maybe needing to drink plenty or simply because of breathing too fast. I would have thought one of the latter two - so drink plenty and rest and try and keep your breathing relaxed (now you're not in an acute phase) and hopefully that should help.

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gemmaashy in reply totwinkly29

Thank you 😊 I've been drinking more as now it's easier to eat and drink coz can breath lol this bloomin excabation coz of second covid Jab

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Poobah

It's a good idea to have Dioralyte after intense asthma treatment. It replaces the electrolytes and helps with cramping etc. I always keep a box in the medicine cabinet. If you're continuing to suffer from cramping then it could be a low potassium issue caused by asthma inhalers - the patient leaflet will indicate if potassium levels can be affected. Eating a potassium rich diet should help.

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gemmaashy in reply toPoobah

Thank you for that idea,I just get odd cramps bit after a&e they are dreadful

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Dogruff

I get this on the higher doses of fostair. I find a banana a day keeps the crampin' away! Also a great excuse to have a bag of chips...... potatoes have potassium.....

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gemmaashy in reply toDogruff

Yea im on fostair nexthaler 200 and get occasional cramps but after a a&e trip they are worse than ever or they are rather toe cramps spasm in ways toes don't 🙄😁

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Dogruff in reply togemmaashy

Oh dear! I once broke my big toe and had a trained nerve then got the foot cramps on top of it. Words can’t describe how painful that was!

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Poobah in reply toDogruff

Ah yes, chips. My preferred potassium booster. 😄 Skins on, of course. 🙄

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Chip_y2kuk

I used to get terrible foot cramps and I had low potassium... and inhalers with formoterol / salbutamol are potassium leaches ..... I found eating a banana as often as I fancy one helped the issue and now my potassium is in the "normal range" ... so maybe eating potassium rich foods may help or get your potassium levels checked by your GP

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