Leg cramps

[lpnurse2004 4]

I am 1 month out from surgery. This weekend started having bad leg cramps/aches. Thinking maybe potassium may be low but not sure. Also very fatigued! Any suggestions???

[leeann71 539]

Probably is your potassium low. I guess you can try gatorade or maybe propel Water. As for fatigue, are you taking your Vitamins and getting your Protein in?

[Spatters3 315]

I found that if I am not drinking enough fluids I get horrible, crippling, screaming-out-to-God leg cramps. Drink more water! I also had my doctor change my high blood pressure medication to one without a diuretic - made a world of difference.

[TES 858]

Possibly dehydration--there has only been one day post-op when I didn't get in enough Fluid (I was sleeping due to being up late to meet a work deadline) and I paid for it with horrible foot cramps all evening and night. This was about 1.5 weeks after my surgery. I got back to an equilibrium by really focusing on drinking diluted G2 and Water (this was the first time I had G2 since the hospital and I liked it better than I thought). Also, sometimes it is a magnesium deficiency. Remember that your body needs more fluid than normal when you are losing weight.

[mom2five 292]

I get leg cramps if I don't get all my Water in for a couple days in a row.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

The parent posts are all good. Also try pedialyte as a means to balance out the electrolytes. Saved me a trip to the ER when I had the flu not so long ago.