The sensation of acute pain in the calves of the legs is perhaps familiar to every person. The episodic nature of seizures does not cause concern, but frequent spontaneous or nightly convulsions bring so much suffering that a person is simply forced to fight such an ailment. What to do when legs bring together at night? Can this be warned?
Causes of Seizures
There are no age restrictions for this phenomenon, pain can annoy both the elderly and young people. The most common and serious reasons why the legs bring together at night are: inflammation, hidden injuries, diabetes, thyroid problems, neuralgia. The necessary examinations will help identify the true cause of night cramps, and treatment of the underlying ailment will remove the problem.
A few more probable reasons due to which the legs drive at night: varicose veins, excessive sports loads, flat feet. Muscles can also suffer from frost or ice water.
If it often reduces legs at night, the cause may be a lack of calcium and magnesium in the body, which contribute to the transmission of nerve impulses to muscle cells. Vitamin D closes the trinity, which is necessary for the body to fully absorb these substances. The situation is aggravated by the fact that there are many reasons for the lack of these minerals.
Deficiency of minerals in the body
- It is difficult to absorb and assimilate mineral substances into the body by using drugs such as Maalox or Almagel. These drugs envelop the walls of the stomach, which on the one hand protects them from the aggression of hydrochloric acid, and on the other hand slows down the absorption of trace elements and vitamins. But drugs like Eufillin and Insulin remove minerals from the body.
- Pregnancy. In this situation, the income of magnesium and calcium in the body of a woman should be twice as much.
- Stressful situations contribute to the removal of calcium from the body.
- Protein diets make it difficult to absorb minerals.
- Sweating. With increased sweating, a large amount of magnesium leaves the body, which becomes a frequent cause of night cramps in the summer months.
- The abundance of salt in the diet. Sodium, which is the basis of dietary salt, accelerates the excretion of magnesium from the body.
It reduces the muscles of the legs. What to do?
When the cramp begins, sit down and lower your legs, then carefully stand on a cool floor. Legs together, body position as straight as possible. After 2-3 minutes, blood circulation is restored in the legs, muscle tone returns to normal.
If legs bring together at night, you can do the following during an attack. Take a deep breath, hold your toes with both hands and, in spite of pain, pull your fingers strongly towards you and up. Thus, you will stretch the spasmodic muscles. Swing your foot at the same time. After the seizure is over, massage lightly into the pinch muscle.
For severe and persistent pain, try to pinch the spot. Then, patting and rubbing, massage your foot. Massage is done from the tips of the toes to the heel, then to the knee from the heel. Now you can lie down with your feet above your head, which will drive away the blood and prevent convulsions from happening again.
Is it possible to rub legs with apple cider vinegar, vodka or warming ointments for seizures ? Heat relaxes muscles, so do compresses.
Try to choose the right shoes. Eliminate excessive load on the legs. Reduce the amount of sugar and coffee in your diet. Stop smoking. Eat foods rich in calcium and magnesium. And be healthy!