Night cramp

[Alfabeta]

Hi

I've posted my numerous symptoms on here numerous times. Now I have started to get night cramps (oooohhhh! Painful) in my calf muscles. I haven't had such things for years but now I remember having them occasionally prior to my b12 deficiency diagnosis over a year ago.

Are they likely to be a symptom of b12 deficiency?

Thanks for any response

Chris

[Momac52]

Hi it might be your potassium level is a bit low , have found a banana or coconut water helps when I get bothered with cramping , but maybe the other members have other ideas 😊😊

[Sleepybunny]

HI,

I used to get agonising foot cramps but now take a magnesium supplement and make sure I eat potassium rich foods eg bananas.

[Hidden in reply to Sleepybunny]

Is your salt intake ok.

[kirsten555]

I had exactly the same problem - now gone, since I started supplementing with magnesium!

[jlee0614]

When I was pregnant I got Charlie horses in my calves and my OB said I needed Calcium. It worked for me but maybe because I was pregnant.

[LinBuer]

Do you drink filtered/bottled water for hydration? If you do, the filtration filters out those trace minerals. Take a trace multi mineral supplement or take magnesium/potassium/ calcium supplement individually. The muscle cramps are due to a lack of electrolyte minerals ( potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium in balance). Just using salt will result in cramps too. If no trace mineral supplement available take a multivitamin which has these minerals as part of the mix.