Why Cramps Happen Often?

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 June 2010 01:22 Written by putra Thursday, 10 June 2010 08:13

Cramps are felt by almost all people, whether when they are having workout, doing activities, or even when they are in menstruation cycle. Cramp can occur suddenly and abruptly. Why is that so?

When you get cramp, your body will feel tremendous pain, unable to be moved, and muscles become tense. Quoted from essortment’s health care information, cramp could happen if your body felt too much cold, activities that are too heavy without prior stretching of the muscles, or because of calcium deficiency.

Cramp could happen to anyone, even to a health man. Cramp is a state when shortened muscle contraction or several muscles contraction that happened suddenly and causing pain.

Lack of several kind of vitamins also can causes cramp, like B1, B5, and B6 vitamin. Several cramps involving muscle contractions that normally move in the opposite direction of body. Cramps can also occur when blood flow to the affected muscle was decreased. In addition for health information, cramps may also be caused by not drinking enough fluids so that dehydrate the body, wearing clothes that are too tight, thus inhibiting the flow of blood, wearing the wrong shoes, or do not use shoes when doing certain activities.

Pregnant women tend to experience cramps during sleep, perhaps because the baby is taking most of the nutrients from the mother, thus leaving little for his mother.

Characteristically, cramping was definitely sick. Usually, patients must stop any activity and seek help. Very severe cramps may be associated with pain that is accompanied with swelling, and implicitly, the muscle will become large, and will become stronger.

Cramps can be prevented by natural health care, such as:

1. stretch every time you want to do the heavy activity, or every night.
2. do regular exercise to help circulation.
3. drink eight glasses of water every day, so you will not be dehydrated.
4. eat enough foods that are rich in calcium and potassium, like bananas, oranges, potatoes and fresh vegetables.
5. wear elastic stockings to keep feet warm

If we get cramps, health care things that need to be done is:

1. soak in a tub of warm water.
2. put heater on a cramped area.
3. if your leg get cramps, try to stand and walk.

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