Anyone have bad leg cramps?

[rgallardo 30]

I'm 10days postop and have the worst leg cramps in my calves all day long..... I know it's not a clot cuz I was in hospital yesterday for chest pain and I'm negative for clots or leaks so was wondering if anyone had this and if so what did you do to relieve it?

[Dub 9,922]

YES !!

I distinctly remember having leg cramps in my calves for 2-3 days after getting home from the hospital.

I kept walking and ensuring that I was getting in my Water and what I could of my Protein. It passed and never returned.

Weird phenomenon.

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

Keep yourself properly hydrated and active (walking, treadmill, etc.).

If it continues, some people take magnesium or potassium supplements for leg cramps, but I would ask your surgeon or PCP first.

[rgallardo 30]

Awesome thanks guys

[Sharon1964 2,530]

I'm 6 1/2 months out, and for the last two days, I've had excruciating cramps, not only in my calves, but in the front of my thighs. The first night of this, I was awake every 90 minutes or so, walking them out.

I talked to my boss (a physician), and took a muscle relaxer (that I already had), potassium, and some extra Calcium. I already drink about 90 ounces of Fluid a day.

Last night was better, I only woke up once, but my legs are very tight and achy today.

I'm hoping this is a temporary situation.

[Jenyp8409 200]

I had the same problem and was diagnosed with low potassium. They said it sometimes happens to bariatric patients and they gave me potassium pills and told me to eat food high in potassium.

[songsmith 334]

I get horrible cramps in my calves, thighs, abdomen, hands and sometimes even my tongue (!). They're a side-effect of a drug I have to take. They're exacerbated whenever I'm low in electrolytes (potassium, Calcium, sodium, magnesium, etc.). It's hard to pinpoint which you're low in without a blood test. The best quick cure I can suggest is a sugar free energy drink like Powerade Zero.

In my case after months and months of trying the more likely candidates, I discovered that lack of magnesium (for me) is the culprit.

We're all losing weight. That means we pee a lot. When we pee a lot, we lose electrolytes at a higher rate--yet another reason to meet our Water requirements!

[RoscoColetrain 103]

For me cramps are all about the potassium dunno why. When they show up, in the past at least, i'd start eating Beans as much as possible and theyd go away.

Edited March 1, 2016 by RoscoColetrain

[BigTink2LilTink 723]

As someone else had said look at a potassium supplement. I did that for the first like 60 days after talking to my doctor about it. I stopped having crapping, achey, weak feeling legs after I did that. And I was walking daily at that time too. I was able to get at the 2 month post surgery mark about 1 1/2 miles in a day. Now 15 months out I'm getting about 3 to 5 miles of walking in a day if nothing (exercise related) else.

[livvsmum 2,368]

You can also get leg cramping if you are low on Iron.

[1SlimmerMe 122]

Try G2 Gatorade or Powerade Zero, until you can get to the doctor to have your potassium level checked.

Edited March 5, 2016 by 1SlimmerMe

[BigTink2LilTink 723]

I'll second Powerade Zero

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[rgallardo 30]

Thanks guys now that I'm on puree and out of liquid only my leg cramps have lessened enormously!!!! Thank u so much