Probably, every person in his life, one way or another, experienced a feeling in which he brings his leg down. The cramp is so strong that you can’t move your leg. Of course, this is an unpleasant sensation that can take possession of a person at any moment, and, as a rule, at the most inopportune moment. There are many myths that seem to help when it brings your foot. For example, you need to pinch a limb, eat bananas, etc. This is, first of all, harmless jokes, but in a situation where convulsions prevent a person from living normally, it’s not laughing.
If we talk about the causes that cause seizures, then there are a lot of them. It can reduce the foot from diseases of the thyroid gland, a lack of minerals in the body, and calcium deficiency. These are just a few reasons. These include heart disease, metabolic problems in the muscles, flat feet. You should not panic if you have your legs down, because most often the reason for this is more harmless deviations. For example, increased sweating, in which the body in large quantities loses potassium, calcium and sodium. With a lack of fluid in the body, an imbalance of electrolytes occurs - minerals, with the help of which electric charges enter the muscles and are reduced under their influence. You need to drink more liquid, but not carbonated sweet water, but ordinary or mineral.
Well, now let's talk about the more serious reasons why convulsions torment a person. The so-called convulsions of a peripheral nature - increased excitation of nerve cells. The process is pretty simple. Neurons begin to transition into an excited state, while the muscles contract almost without any effect. The reason for the increased excitability of nerve cells is a lack of calcium in the human body, a lack of oxygen and glucose for brain function, and a lack of sodium chloride. Based on these three factors, most of the cases in which it reduces the foot can be explained.
With frequent physical exertion (running, sex, walking), the muscles lack oxygen and glucose, and then the body loses sodium chloride. Two flaws immediately work. Surely every person who visited the pool, during swimming, experienced cramps. This is a banal lack of oxygen and glucose. Moreover, when you swim, the muscles tremble, thus doing double work. In that case, if he takes his foot on land - this is one thing, but when a cramp attacks in the water - it is much more dangerous for human life. It’s good if you are in the pool, but what if you swim in the river? It happens that at night or in the morning the legs "become numb", as a result of which a cramp occurs. Insufficient blood circulation causes this reaction. If a person suffers from diabetes, cramps are quite possible. The fact is that there is no glucose supply in diabetics, and blood with a lot of sugar does not carry oxygen at the right time. There are still convulsions of central origin. The most developed form is an epileptic seizure. A person instantly falls due to contraction of all muscles and within one minute, convulsions of the whole body occur. After this, a patient suffering from epilepsy wakes up and does not remember anything at all.
As you can see, if your foot is flat, the reason may be different. However, in any case, you need to know how to help yourself. You can alleviate contractions by standing barefoot on a cold floor. Stretch your leg while lying, but pull the toe toward you. If pain during seizure plagues you, then you can take any pain medication, up to aspirin. This tool improves circulation in the vessels of the limbs. Forget about smoking and do not drink a lot of coffee and black tea. Do not drink diuretics. Do not forget about proper nutrition, because our body needs minerals and vitamins. Eat bananas, raisins, dried apricots and potatoes. These foods are rich in potassium. Eat more dairy products that will provide your body with calcium, because its lack causes leg cramps. Traditional medicine offers several proven ways to get rid of seizures. Lubricate your feet with lemon juice, pour mustard in your socks, exercise, especially jogging helps.