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[–] 75 points 4 months ago* (8 children)

This fixes it instantly every time for me. Ignore everybody else. When you get that cramp start moving your foot in the opposite direction pointing your toes towards your knee and stretch out the back of your ankle. Instant cramp relief everytime.

If you have cramping often like this then maybe dedicate yourself to some hamstring stretches.

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  • [–] 40 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I once tried it and got a second more agonising cramp

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Standing up works every time for me. If I want to remain in bed i try to push the bottom of my foot into the bed as if I were standing on it. It often does the job .

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    This trick has become a reflex for me, to the point where I barely even wake up when I get a Charlie horse in the middle of the night, since I start flexing my foot automatically when I feel it coming on.

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    [–] 48 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Stand up as fast as possible and put your weight on that leg.

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    [–] 32 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I only cramp when underhydrated and most people are underhydrated (Drewnowski, 2013).
    Make sure we're all getting enough water before taking further action!

    References
    Drewnowski, A., Rehm, C.D. & Constant, F. Water and beverage consumption among adults in the United States: cross-sectional study using data from NHANES 2005–2010. BMC Public Health 13, 1068 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1068

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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    [–] 24 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

    "Toes to noes!" Stretching your foot upward helps prevent it.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Oh God, thank you so much for this

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    you basically just want to stretch whichever muscle is seizing up. if it's your calf you want to pull on your toes.

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    [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    WE ARE CHARLIE HORSE!

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    magnesium prevents cramps.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You need a little Magnesium

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    [–] 6 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    400mg of Mg daily fixes this.

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    [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I challenge you to simply sit there and watch your toes curl. It actually stops hurting if you can just relax and let it happen.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    When I used to swim we'd be told to just swim it off. Calf, foot, right above the knee were all things you could kinda dead leg and use the flip turn to unkink, but now and then you'd get a hamstring cramp and that's when you just sink and stretch. There is no negotiating with a hamstring cramp.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    I used to suffer from them regularly as a kid. Just drink water. Thats it, nothing magica... maybe it's the magnesium as another poster said. But honestly I have never had one since I changed my life and joined the hydro homies.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    That's not just me?!? I have to IMMEDIATELY jump out of bed and stand up and rub my calf or the pain is going to intense.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Charlie's not been around for a long time... Since I tripled my magnesium bisglycinate dose (spread out through the day), along with other minerals.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I feel seen.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Yeah foot inner arch begins to scream out of nowhere while relaxing, happens once or twice a year since always. Skips a year sometimes. Thanks for others' advice that's been posted.

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