Sheena812 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I sometimes have problems with foot and leg cramps in my left leg. Doing this program I have realized that I have many more cramps when I am Whole 30 than when I am not. I take potassium and magnesium supplements. Could this be a sodium issue or does anyone have any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 How long have you had problems with leg cramping? What day are you on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcbn Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Could this be a sodium issue? If you're already taking magnesium & potassium supplements then I'd guess sodium. Salt your food - you'll be taking a lot less salt on board during a whole30 than you would eating processed foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 9, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 9, 2015 I have gone through phases of leg cramps even when I am salting my food generously, eating foods rich in magnesium and potassium, and taking magnesium and potassium supplements. The cramps trouble me for a few weeks and then disappear completely for months before they trouble me again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 An old "remedy", told to me by a doctor and also discussed on "The Dr. Oz Show" is to take a teaspoon of prepared mustard and swallow it whole. It works!! Whenever anyone in our family gets leg or hand cramps, we just take the teaspoon of mustard and they disappear within minutes. It also helps to carry the little mustard packets around for "emergencies". Someone told me that pickle juice will also work but I've never tried it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 An old "remedy", told to me by a doctor and also discussed on "The Dr. Oz Show" is to take a teaspoon of prepared mustard and swallow it whole. It works!! Whenever anyone in our family gets leg or hand cramps, we just take the teaspoon of mustard and they disappear within minutes. It also helps to carry the little mustard packets around for "emergencies". Someone told me that pickle juice will also work but I've never tried it. Good luck. I'm pretty sure this is just because mustard and pickle juice contain a lot of salt. Salt your food generously (use good quality sea salt) and that should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby2 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I take epsom salt baths that help with my leg cramps. My holistic Nurse practitioner said I need magnesium, potassium and lots of vitamin d as well as several other supplements and I need to watch and make sure that I don't take too much calcium without an equal or greater amount of magnesium. Sometimes when I exercise a lot, my magnesium and potassium gets depleted. Perhaps you are taking the right supplements but not in the right dosages or combinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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