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I eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and veg, don’t smoke, drink moderately (1 drink 3 days a week) work out regularly and still get these. The worst is in yoga, when my feet cramp and I can’t do something. Calves in bed close second.

I thought it was from drinking or fasting but there seems no correlation. Age, maybe.

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CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Could be magnesium deficiency.

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- bleistift2@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Apparently the link between magnesium deficiency and cramps is shaky.
  
  magnesium supplementation compared to placebo for treating idiopathic rest cramps […] Did not significantly reduce cramp frequency measured in terms
  
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  - CitizenKong@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Huh, TIL.
    
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- RBWells@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I did try taking magnesium- a few times over the years, but it gives me migraines. Like if I take it I wake up the next morning with a migraine. Which is considerably more painful than a leg cramp. Could look for foods with more of it, though, I guess. Good idea anyway, that is plausible.
  
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  - Xephonian@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Calcium supplement really helps my leg cramps. I also take magnesium with the calcium, but maybe try just the calcium.
    
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  - bleistift2@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It might simply be over-exertion. I get cramps when I walk a lot. Maybe your resting position already includes tension in your calves?
    
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