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I have been on my 10 day liquid diet now with no complaints. I'm almost to the end. I am having one small issue though, bad leg cramps. I'm certainly getting enough fluids. I'm more regular to the bathroom then Old Faithful Is to the sky. There is literally no color to my urine at this point. Any ideas what I could do to relieve these leg cramps?

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Magnesium cream?

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You know what I'm going to say, but I'll say it anyway: Call your bariatric team, Friend. :)

They will know exactly what you can do about leg cramps.

Hurt like hell, don't they? :( Sorry for your pain.

There can be several reasons:

dehydration

low sodium

low potassium

low magnesium

over exertion

blah, blah, blah

To ease them? (after you've called your team, of course) ;)

Hot bath

light message

stretching exercising

"relaxing" that individual muscle---not an easy thing to do. This practice is taught in child birthing classes----any experience????

I know how badly leg cramps hurt. Please, take care of yourself. Yourself is the only "yourself" that you have. :)

Please, post and let us know how you make out. Nosey? yep. Care? sure do!

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Powerade zero or G2 will help with electrolytes and in turn cramps if that's what is causing them

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I like the ideas here! Perhaps i'll pick up some Gatorade tomorrow. I figured that it is a little late to contact my surgeon now considering that I fly on Sunday and offer my organs for harvest in Mexico on Monday.

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I like the ideas here! Perhaps i'll pick up some Gatorade tomorrow. I figured that it is a little late to contact my surgeon now considering that I fly on Sunday and offer my organs for harvest in Mexico on Monday.

Make sure it's G2 if you're going with Gatorade. It's the low sugar version

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I like the ideas here! Perhaps i'll pick up some Gatorade tomorrow. I figured that it is a little late to contact my surgeon now considering that I fly on Sunday and offer my organs for harvest in Mexico on Monday.

Not too late, you silly man! Call tomorrow morning.

If for no other reason than to make flying more comfortable.

Legs cramping while strapped into an airplane seat will NOT be pleasant.

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Yes mom, I will call. I should have mentioned that I only get these cramps around 4am until I wake up.

Thanks for the heads up on the G2, I was aware but someone else who sees this might not be.

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Yes mom, I will call. I should have mentioned that I only get these cramps around 4am until I wake up.

Thanks for the heads up on the G2, I was aware but someone else who sees this might not be.

Good lad! ;)

You can thank me later...

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