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From: piety@hplabs.UUCP (Bob Piety )
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: calf muscle cramps
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Date: Fri, 27-Sep-85 15:45:32 EDT
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> In article <731@terak.UUCP> doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes:
>
> Ever since I was a kid, I've had occasional calf muscle cramps at night.
> For the first few years, I just endured the agony.  Then I stumbled onto
> a simple cure, which will stop a calf muscle cramp instantly.
> Do the unthinkable.  Stand up.  No, it won't hurt more.  The cramp will
> go away the instant you put your weight on that leg.
> (and, it's *natural* :-)


About 15 years ago, an MD told me to take 200 (or was is 400) units of 
vitamin E every day for such cramps.  I did for a few years, then dropped to
my present 50 or so that I get with multiple vitamins.

Result?  I have only had one cramp in 15 years since then.  Maybe it works?

Bob


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