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What Causes Chronic Cramps In The Thighs?

I have been doing my normal exercise routine at the gym and in the last 24 hours both my legs, primarily the hamstring area, start to cramp. it has gone as far down as the achilles tendon and almost to the buttocks. Sometimes the pain is very acute but tolerable. It seems to be getting worse. I have starting eating bananas for potassium and drinking coconut water. I have never had this severe a cramping before. Any ideas as to potential cause or how to deal with the cramping, I have no fever or any other symptom of illness.
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Thanks for contacting with your health concern.

1. Since symptoms are acute, visit an ER [emergency room] for symptomwise approach, as follow:

- rule out diabetes, calcium/salt deficiency and treat accordingly.

PS. most cramps in legs are due to calcium deficiency, in chronic or resistant cases, give Vit. E- long-term therapy.

. Cramps should be differentiated for claudication which is exercise related

2. If getting time and again make sure to exclude causes like vigorous exercise, trauma to the muscle, keeping the leg in an awkward position for too long.

PS. make sure to take dark, leafy green vegetables, nuts, and seeds, fortified tofu, yogurt with banana [good combination of calcium, potassium, calcium] to help with muscle cramps.

3. As symptoms are occurring in one leg only, thus DVT [deep vein thrombosis] could be the possibility, consult a vascular surgeon for doppler study [since the clot could break free and travel up to the lungs to cause fatal embolism]
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What Causes Chronic Cramps In The Thighs?

** Thanks for contacting with your health concern. 1. Since symptoms are acute, visit an ER [emergency room] for symptomwise approach, as follow: - rule out diabetes, calcium/salt deficiency and treat accordingly. PS. most cramps in legs are due to calcium deficiency, in chronic or resistant cases, give Vit. E- long-term therapy. . Cramps should be differentiated for claudication which is exercise related 2. If getting time and again make sure to exclude causes like vigorous exercise, trauma to the muscle, keeping the leg in an awkward position for too long. PS. make sure to take dark, leafy green vegetables, nuts, and seeds, fortified tofu, yogurt with banana [good combination of calcium, potassium, calcium] to help with muscle cramps. 3. As symptoms are occurring in one leg only, thus DVT [deep vein thrombosis] could be the possibility, consult a vascular surgeon for doppler study [since the clot could break free and travel up to the lungs to cause fatal embolism]