cramping

[Gumleaf]

ok, so i often get cramps in my feet and to be totally blunt about it, they are bloody annoying. does anyone have any idea how to reduce cramping? i always make sure that if i'm sitting i put pressure on them to keep the blood flowing and stuff, but i still get them bad. any ideas would be welcome, thanks. :)

[Atonement]

I hate cramps. They just suck. I always get them in my feet and legs.

Cramps are caused by quick shortening and contracting of muscles. Cramps can be caused from exhaustion, a cold, and lack of minerals in your body (Ca and K)

One of the best ways to prevent cramps is to eat plenty of potassium. Foods high in potassium are as followed:

All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium.

Apricots (fresh more so than canned)

Avocado

Banana

Cantaloupe

Honeydew


Milk

Oranges and orange juice

Potatoes (can be reduced to moderate by soaking peeled, sliced potatoes overnight before cooking)


Tomatoes

Vegetable juice

Cramps can also be caused by lack of either water or salt. So, you either need more salt or more water... but increasing the wrong one could cause more cramps... so, I don't really know what to tell you about that. POTASSIUM!

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

Stephen do you have high arches, or possibly even flat feet? Either of those can cause cramps in the feet. I know I have high arches, and when I was on the cross-country team I needed to wear a special insole in my shoes in addition to the built-in arch support, or my arch would cramp and try to collapse. I still do use those when I walk long distances too, like spending all day at a theme park. If the shoes you typically wear don't have a good arch support, try buying a set at the grocery store or pharmacy and seeing if it helps.

[Gumleaf]

thanks for the suggestions peoples. i already consume quite a bit of the foods mentioned there addi, but i will keep that in mind though, maybe eat more of those things if i can. and jessi, i'm definetly not flat footed but i do have really distinct arches so maybe that could be a cause? will look into that more. thanks for the help peoples. :)