BANANAS !!!! for my FOOT CRAMPS!

[TheLordsWeapon]

Muscle cramps are sudden, uncontrolled contractions of the muscles.

They can occur when potassium levels are low in the blood. Within muscle cells, potassium helps relay signals from the brain that stimulate contractions. It also helps end these contractions by moving out of the muscle cells when blood potassium levels are low, your brain cannot relay these signals as effectively. This results in more prolonged contractions, such as muscle cramps.

Potassium helps start and stop muscle contractions. Low blood potassium levels can affect this balance, causing uncontrolled and prolonged contractions known as cramps. My regimen?, 3 bananas a day, foot cramps went from almost every night to 1 or 2 a month, for all its worth, GODSPEED!

[1jenny2]

2 l dopa Mucuna per day

[pvw2]

My doctor said magnesium can also help.

[rescuema in reply to pvw2]

Yes it does. Mg controls the blood K level, so deficiency in either should be suspected.

[TheLordsWeapon in reply to pvw2]

Yes take that too 8)

[Sane1]

I have a friend who also has PD. He was suffering with cramps so bad at night that he could not get any sleep. It was suggested by another friend that he eat a few bananas before bed. Saw him about 2 weeks later and he reported that he eats the bananas and does not suffer with cramps anymore.

[NewHope1961]

What about a certain dosage of Potassium each night such as a pill? If there is such a thing?

[rescuema in reply to NewHope1961]

You can take potassium citrate. Some people can't absorb potassium from food easily, so supplement can certainly help in that case. For cramps though, magnesium deficiency should be the 1st suspect, and a banana also contains Mg.