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rurallib

(63,567 posts)
16. this really works - I do it all the time - I get leg cramps all the time
Mon Nov 25, 2024, 12:12 PM
Nov 2024

pinch you upper lip where the lip and skin meet directly below your nose.
Pinch hard and don't let go until the cramp has fully subsided. Mine usually takes about 30 seconds.

https://www.wpr.org/shows/larry-meiller-show/physical-therapy-advice-charley-horses-more#:~:text=Right%20away%20when%20you%20feel,for%20leg%20cramps%20every%20time!

Many callers shared some folk remedies that they swear by. A listener identifying herself as Bobbi from Stoughton said, “I have something that works well for me when I have a leg cramp. I heard it on public radio years ago. Right away when you feel the pain you grab your upper lip and pinch the sides of your lips together “pinching” the lip as hard as you could stand. You will immediately feel the cramp loosen. I hold the pinch until the cramp is completely gone.” Interestingly, several other listeners agreed that they’ve used that technique successfully.
Other ideas included a widely held idea that a bar of Ivory soap tucked in the bed sheets helps, although no one seems to know why. A listener identifying herself as Amy in Appleton shared that her grandmother recommended 2 tablespoons of white vinegar taken orally. She swears that “It works for leg cramps every time!”


Believe me it works. I have been doing it for 30years or so

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Try some electrolytes like gatoraide LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2024 #1
Are they mainly in your calves? LuckyCharms Nov 2024 #2
Nope Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #14
Have you had bloodwork done? LuckyCharms Nov 2024 #17
Yes Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #31
I too suffer from debilitating leg cramps that attack in the middle of the night. My granddaughter Ninga Nov 2024 #3
That is what BigMin28 Nov 2024 #30
Yes, our granddaughter was written up in the local Ninga Nov 2024 #34
Mustard?............... Lovie777 Nov 2024 #54
I was just going to suggest the mustard myself! It works! yellowdogintexas Nov 2024 #62
Have you given bananas a try ? magicarpet Nov 2024 #4
Water. I wake up occasionally with leg cramps and now I go for water. c-rational Nov 2024 #5
Both legs? Calves or thighs? Do you have problems during the day? CrispyQ Nov 2024 #6
Physical therapy CTyankee Nov 2024 #7
Not really Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #15
Can your doc give you a referral to Physical Therapy? It might help. CTyankee Nov 2024 #26
I take a large UpInArms Nov 2024 #8
where do you go to get that? CTyankee Nov 2024 #11
Google your area for a country store. I get Emile Nov 2024 #21
Any grocery store should have it UpInArms Nov 2024 #23
Saunders brothers used to carry it. Keepthesoulalive Nov 2024 #27
I got Brer Rabbit at Kroger Marthe48 Nov 2024 #40
A medical solution may vary depending on what is causing them, but if they are in your calves... LuckyCharms Nov 2024 #9
Yes! I get those and do approximately what you do, reflexively. CTyankee Nov 2024 #44
Very, very rare now, but when I got them more often - i usually caught it in time w that motion. electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #65
+1 on potassium justaprogressive Nov 2024 #10
A 'trick' I learned from my wife, nearly always works for me ... Xoan Nov 2024 #12
You might try Vitamin K - New Studies! Mike 03 Nov 2024 #13
I wonder if there could be any issues while they are also on a blood thinner? Kali Nov 2024 #42
this really works - I do it all the time - I get leg cramps all the time rurallib Nov 2024 #16
Have you tried cannabis? Emile Nov 2024 #18
This advice can't hurt you gab13by13 Nov 2024 #19
Try a spoonful of yellow mustard. Shambala Nov 2024 #20
Ask your doctor. surfered Nov 2024 #22
Two more cents... quaint Nov 2024 #24
Tonic water with quinine jojog Nov 2024 #25
You might try Himalayan salt Jarqui Nov 2024 #28
Do you take a statin for cholesterol? Mosby Nov 2024 #29
I do not Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #32
You're taking a diuretic. Mosby Nov 2024 #35
Drink more water? karin_sj Nov 2024 #33
V8 SWinter Nov 2024 #36
Drink pickle juice. Meadowoak Nov 2024 #37
My husband uses pickle juice too Phentex Nov 2024 #47
The home remedy is essentially that Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #49
Can you do a magnesium cream? Deep State Witch Nov 2024 #38
Try a banana or two. Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #39
I don't, which is something else Jilly_in_VA Nov 2024 #50
I wear sweat or yoga pants and bed socks to sleep in Marthe48 Nov 2024 #41
I get them worse when I am fatigued Kali Nov 2024 #43
Walgreens sells leg cramp pills, hubby swears by them questionseverything Nov 2024 #45
Calcium supplements. cksmithy Nov 2024 #46
Drink more water during the day Sun-Moon Nov 2024 #48
Water & bananas! Bluethroughu Nov 2024 #51
A hot water bottle at the foot of the bed Karia Nov 2024 #52
Magnesium foot cream? Hear me out PuraVidaDreamin Nov 2024 #53
I do low sodium V8, water, and Hyland's leg cramp pills. woodsprite Nov 2024 #55
I used to suffer from the same, too frequently, although very rare anymore--- Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #56
Check your iron levels. Low iron can give you horrible cramps. Pisces Nov 2024 #57
Lack of hydration is often the cause of leg cramping WhiteTara Nov 2024 #58
Tennis ball on the bottom of you foot AwakeAtLast Nov 2024 #59
or a wooden rolling pin. Lay it down and put your weight on it, then roll back and forth yellowdogintexas Nov 2024 #63
a cause would be good, but botox works. i have a leg cramping issue. but lasts only 4 months. $$ pansypoo53219 Nov 2024 #60
CBD for muscle relaxing works too. pansypoo53219 Nov 2024 #61
I've used a massage gun nuxvomica Nov 2024 #64
I thot so but checked - Yellow mustard has tumeric AND vinegar electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #66
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