I am an avid runner and have recently been experiancing an ongoing issue with leg cramps while training. I pay a lot of attention to proper diet, hydration, stretching, etc. but for the past few months, I have been getting severe cramps that force me to stop running. It then feels like a pulled muscle for the next few days. I was advised to take a few supplements, and they appeared to control the problem for a short time, but has once again returned. Any ideas out there?

Magnesium should help tremendously. Foods rich in magnesium are:
Greens, berries, wheat germ, grains, nuts, cornmeal, apples, apricots, oats, pears, pecans, spinach, tofu, lentils, honey, fish, cabbage, avocados, cashews, peas, prunes, chard.

You can also take a magnesium supplement in the right dose. The supplement should really kick in to help ease the muscles.

Some people take potassium and it has helped them too.

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Originally Posted by rosemcs

Magnesium should help tremendously. Foods rich in magnesium are:
greens, berries, wheat germ, grains, nuts, cornmeal, apples, apricots, oats, pears, pecans, spinach, tofu, lentils, honey, fish, cabbage, avocados, cashews, peas, prunes, chard.

You can also take a magnesium supplement in the right dose. The supplement should really kick in to help ease the muscles.

Some people take potassium and it has helped them too.

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Thanks for the suggestion! Magnesium and L-Carnitine are what I started taking, and almost immediately, the problem stopped. However, I am having the issue again, and although it is not as bad, it prevents me from any "serious" training. Any other ideas are greatly appreciated!

Here is a website with a bunch of home remedies... most are just food or pressure points. The supplements I would double check their dosage with a doctor.

Hopefully, you don't have a pulled or torn muscle that needs to heal. Have you talked to a chiropractor or doctor that specializes in sports injuries?

Leg Cramps - My Home Remedies

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Originally Posted by rosemcs

Here is a website with a bunch of home remedies...most are just food or pressure points. The supplements I would double check their dosage with a doctor.

Hopefully, you don't have a pulled or torn muscle that needs to heal. Have you talked to a chiropractor or doctor that specializes in sports injuries?

Leg Cramps - My Home Remedies

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I did see a doctor, and it was he that suggested the supplements. There was no evidence at that time of any "structural" problems. As I stated earlier, the Magnesium and Carnitine seemed to work wonders... for a while! It's starting to look like I may be headed back to the doctor.