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doc03

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8. I do nothing but rub my leg and the cramp is gone in a couple minutes. I used to get

Reply to ekelly (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 07:34 AM

Sep 2023

leg cramps after riding my bike in hot weather. I started drinking a bottle of Body Armor (I suppose
Gator Aid or whatever your choice is would also work) before riding and staying hydrated works for me.
I had one episode of leg cramps this entire summer, I didn't follow my rules that day.

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Doctors' Research on Home Remedies for Leg Cramps [View all] NJCher Sep 2023 OP

BANANAS elleng Sep 2023 #1

They call it "mellow yellow" Warpy Sep 2023 #14

Diet tonic water works for me. Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2023 #2

I'd been taking magnesium for a long time NJCher Sep 2023 #4

I don't mind the taste, Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2023 #5

I love tonic, especially if it is very cold. yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #12

I can definitely vouch for the mustard! yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #3

Mustard works for me... ekelly Sep 2023 #6

I do nothing but rub my leg and the cramp is gone in a couple minutes. I used to get doc03 Sep 2023 #8

mine are not the kind you can just rub out. Way beyond a regular charlie horse yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #10

I went to a pickling plant in Queens. The smell of the chemical ingredient is 3Hotdogs Sep 2023 #7

pickling spices, probably. yellowdogintexas Sep 2023 #11

I take turmeric caps at night. 3Hotdogs Sep 2023 #13

Interesting. Marking to read later. tanyev Sep 2023 #9

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