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What Causes Severe Cramps In My Buttocks?
I have severe cramps, only occasionally, in my buttocks. Also, I have secere leg cramps in the night in my inside thigh, and calf, and outer & inside of lower leg from ankle to knee... they have litterally been debilitating...Can you please help
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Fri, 21 Nov 2014
hi for cramps you can do stretching of lower extremities that is ankle calf in morning evening and specially in night before going to bed.drink lot of water to stop dehydration of body because dehydration also a cause of cramp proper nutritional diet and take magnesium and sodium diet that will help you in reduction of cramp and do stretching to reduce cramp and active ankle toe exercise. Straighten your leg and lift your foot upwards, bending it at the ankle so that your toes point towards your shin this is done during cramp wish you good health
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