Major cramps & shaking after stretching

[nogutsnoglory]

I unconsciously stretch my legs when I wake up in the morning. Lately I get excruciating cramps for a few minutes in the leg followed by shaking of my leg for a long time.

Any idea what this is about?

 

[David]

Magnesium deficiency would be my guess.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Hmm not sure if they ever tested for that but I do take a magnesium supplement. Thanks for letting me know.

 

[David]

How many milligrams, how often, and what specific type of magnesium?

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Just got a super bad cramp right where the crohns is. Hope it's a cramp and not a strangulated bowel or some sort of blockage or hernia.

Been taking 500mg of calcium citrate once daily. Get a little more from multi and food but probably not much since I don't eat dairy or fortified soy or oj.