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[yolen]

After being up for most of the night despite myself, I crashed at 7am in the recliner and woke up around 1pm. I stretched when I woke up, and got a charley horse in my left calf. It hurt like a FUCKING GODDAMNED MOTHERFUCKER, ZOMG. Thank goodness fings was home, he was able to rub my calf for me as I whimpered and cursed in pain. I wish like hell there was a less painful way for my body to let me know I am low on calcium. I drank some calcium enriched orange juice and took some Viactiv calcium chews once I was able to walk, and made sure to drink plenty of milk today. I'm glad I can stomach the chews again, for a long while there, they were making me gag.

Comments

[breakableheart.livejournal.com]

My sister has ongoing calcium deficiency and needs to take thousands of milligrams of calcium every day or she will die. If she misses a dose or has a bit of chocolate or caffeine (which interfere with calcium absorbtion) her hands, feet, and mouth start to cramp like that. If she does not take calcium at the first sign, her hands will cramp so she isn't able to use them. If she continues to not take calcium her arms will cramp into her chest and her legs will cramp into her body, and her heart will stop.

Dude, she always has calcium on hand. It's creepy.

[tsc-girl.livejournal.com]

Cramps can also be caused by dehydration or low potassium. Whenever I get a really bad one like that I immediately seek out water and bananas.

[gadget-girl-now.livejournal.com]

Bananas helped me a lot when I had cramps during my pregnancies. I think calcium needs are covered in the prenatal vitamin.