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Suggest Treatment For Vitamin E Deficiency
Hi,
my friend is getting leg pains at night times. This is due to vitamin E dificiency. Some times she gets severe pains. In future is this going to be a big problem. Is there any cure for this or this cant be cured..
Please let me know what are the impacts of this and how serious is this and what are the medications we have to take to reduce this. How often this leg pain is seen in women..
age : 24, weight: 55, height 5' 5'', gender : female
my friend is getting leg pains at night times. This is due to vitamin E dificiency. Some times she gets severe pains. In future is this going to be a big problem. Is there any cure for this or this cant be cured..
Please let me know what are the impacts of this and how serious is this and what are the medications we have to take to reduce this. How often this leg pain is seen in women..
age : 24, weight: 55, height 5' 5'', gender : female
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Hi,
I understand your concern.
- Vitamin E improves blood circulation to legs & so prevents leg cramps.
- Leg cramps are primarily symptom of over exertion/ deficient supply of dietary ingredients helping muscle function.
-- leg cramps are not harmful/not likely to be serious in future ,but are disturbing night sleep many a times.
- Vitamin E can be taken in a capsule form 100-400 inu /day.( doctor's advise)
Natural food having high Vitamin E are- Honey, wheat germ oil, peanut oil,almonds,Kiwi,sprouts, spinach.
- sufficient intake Vitamin E A, D, calcium,magnesium,sodium,& water intake
along with regular stretching exercises, avoiding over exertion,exposure to cold are the things which should be included in life style to get rid of the leg cramps.
- Unrelieved leg cramps need expert advise for they might not be just cramps but some other cause like deep vein thrombosis.
Thanks.
-
I understand your concern.
- Vitamin E improves blood circulation to legs & so prevents leg cramps.
- Leg cramps are primarily symptom of over exertion/ deficient supply of dietary ingredients helping muscle function.
-- leg cramps are not harmful/not likely to be serious in future ,but are disturbing night sleep many a times.
- Vitamin E can be taken in a capsule form 100-400 inu /day.( doctor's advise)
Natural food having high Vitamin E are- Honey, wheat germ oil, peanut oil,almonds,Kiwi,sprouts, spinach.
- sufficient intake Vitamin E A, D, calcium,magnesium,sodium,& water intake
along with regular stretching exercises, avoiding over exertion,exposure to cold are the things which should be included in life style to get rid of the leg cramps.
- Unrelieved leg cramps need expert advise for they might not be just cramps but some other cause like deep vein thrombosis.
Thanks.
-
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