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<blockquote data-quote="hh1" data-source="post: 2340338" data-attributes="member: 146541"><p>[USER=469943]@Lee farrington[/USER] I get cramp too, though my kidney function is fine. I find that for legs, sitting for any length of time heightens the likelihood, so regular moving about helps me. Also doing any work which involve prolonged stretching of muscles can give me cramp later on. I'm also helped with avoiding calf cramp by really stretching my calves at bedtime - the stretch where you either draw your toes towards you, or stand on a stair and drop your heels.</p><p></p><p>I've never figured out what causes my (occasional) cramp in my fingers and toes, but I agree it's literally a pain and hard to stop. However, I did some research into vitamins/minerals/supplemets and decided the downside of all of them didn't appeal so I avoided doing any of that and try to keep the bits of me that do cramp more active. I don't know what your doctor meant by 'home remedies' but I don't necessarily think they include supplements etc. I certainly wouldn't take any without checking it out first, and I've found that often pharmacists are more on the ball with that than a lot of doctors. I really hope you find something as I truly know how bad thigh cramps can be - to the point of tears of pain. Good luck and lots of sympathy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hh1, post: 2340338, member: 146541"] [USER=469943]@Lee farrington[/USER] I get cramp too, though my kidney function is fine. I find that for legs, sitting for any length of time heightens the likelihood, so regular moving about helps me. Also doing any work which involve prolonged stretching of muscles can give me cramp later on. I'm also helped with avoiding calf cramp by really stretching my calves at bedtime - the stretch where you either draw your toes towards you, or stand on a stair and drop your heels. I've never figured out what causes my (occasional) cramp in my fingers and toes, but I agree it's literally a pain and hard to stop. However, I did some research into vitamins/minerals/supplemets and decided the downside of all of them didn't appeal so I avoided doing any of that and try to keep the bits of me that do cramp more active. I don't know what your doctor meant by 'home remedies' but I don't necessarily think they include supplements etc. I certainly wouldn't take any without checking it out first, and I've found that often pharmacists are more on the ball with that than a lot of doctors. I really hope you find something as I truly know how bad thigh cramps can be - to the point of tears of pain. Good luck and lots of sympathy! [/QUOTE]
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