Re:Re: muscle cramps and vit question too

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yikes - I just added 1 calc /mag pill last night before bed - legs

still aching on stairs today that may be prior period stuff though

i know my villi were healed when they looked and as sick as I was all

my levels were still ok but I never thought about salt -I've never

added since I was little and never ate stuff with it in it and was

always ok - but i may try the extra pot/mag and salt and see if I

get results - should I keep the calc/mag pill if i have no bad

affects? i am worried about osteoporosis in the future as I am small

and have celiac/crohns

eileen scd 2 1/2 months

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> Eileen

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> You might be eating plenty of potassium, but your body isn't

absorbing enough. So if the extra magnesium doesn't help, you might

try a low dose of potassium once in a while.

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> You might also need to occasionally boost your electrolytes,

including salt. Since we don't eat processed foods on SCD we avoid

all that extra salt. Which means we need to add salt to our foods

regularly once we are on SCD.

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> I add both magnesium and potassium to my electrolyte drink. My

body needs frequent boosts of electrolytes, even though I'm eating a

healthy and balanced diet. Unfortunately my body isn't absorbing

enough, or my cells aren't able to utilize what is available. Either

way, to avoid severe muscle and tendon cramps (usually in my lower

legs and feet, but sometimes arms and sometimes everywhere) I have to

regularly boost my electrolytes plus add more magnesium and

potassium. I might have a more extreme case than you do, but it's

also true that when we have digestive disorders it's common to find

that we also have chronic malabsorption issues.

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> If you're taking a calcium supplement then you will also need to

boost your magnesium too. The body depletes it's magnesium stores in

order to process the calcium. Most calcium supplements also contain

magnesium, but sometimes our bodies still can't cope. That's one of

the reasons I don't take a calcium supplement; my body can't deal

with it. Besides giving me severe and debilitating lower back pain,

I get severe systemic muscle cramps -- almost go into seizures. So

if you're taking calcium regularly, then you might need to cut back a

bit, plus boost your magnesium and potassium.

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> Kim M.

> SCD 4+ years

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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> gotten a few charlie horses -real painful in the night ( not

lacking

> potassium as i have 3 bananas a day) any thoughts? my jaw muscles

hurt

> while chewing yesterday too???

> also

> for my sons anyone have a kid multi-vit with fluoride either gf or

scd -

> I have freeda now gf not scd but no fluoride and so bad 1 won't

take

> them?? they are 3 and 5 y.o.

> thanks eileen 2 1/2 months scd

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