Re: muscle cramps -- was twitching eyelids

[Guest guest]

I can relate to this symptom -- happens to me all the time, and quite often when I'm sitting, too. And not just with my feet; also muscles in my legs, arms and hands do the same thing. But it is annoying when I take a step to have my foot tendons suddenly contract and lock. I've fallen over plenty of times, also have to frequently pull off the road when my right foot or leg cramps severely. This problem started three years ago; apparently I have some as-yet-unidentified neuromuscular or metabolic dysfunction.

Anyway, I make my own electrolyte boosting drink, plus use ELyte regularly; depends on the level of my physical activity. And I supplement magnesium and potassium daily, and calcium weekly. I get other low-electrolyte symptoms (weak, dizzy, shaky, nausea) besides the muscle cramps. I've just started using liquid minerals, and find they work better for me than crushing tablets and using powdered minerals.

I have adapted the SCD electrolyte drink recipe to better suit my cranky stomach (I have upper GI dysfunctions). It works well, but I go through so much of it that I also keep a bottle of ELyte concentrate on hand, at home and at work. I'm always on the edge of dehydration, per my doctors, and have been this way since I was an infant. I have a strange metabolism [grin].

The symptoms are all manageable. Muscle cramps generally require extra magnesium and potassium; and calcium is helpful for the nerve/muscle connections.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

neurological deterioration 3 years

I just had this problem since morning. While taking steps, the foot cramps suddenly -- as if the muscles are being stretched unwillingly end-to-end. If you know what I mean. I used to have similar problems a few years ago on and off before including when I had a flare.Does anybody know if its to do with (i) dehydration; (ii) electrolyte imbalance; or (iii) any vitamin deficiency? I have been feeling a lot thirsty since starting SCD a month ago. I plan to do the SCD electrolyte... Any suggestions?Thanks!

I just had this problem since morning. While taking steps, the foot cramps suddenly -- as if the muscles are being stretched unwillingly end-to-end. If you know what I mean. I used to have similar problems a few years ago on and off before including when I had a flare.Does anybody know if its to do with (i) dehydration; (ii) electrolyte imbalance; or (iii) any vitamin deficiency? I have been feeling a lot thirsty since starting SCD a month ago. I plan to do the SCD electrolyte... Any suggestions?Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hi, Kim.

I feel like I have similar occurrences - where I have symptoms noone understands. When I drink even a small amount of wine, I feel really tired somtimes. My muscles feel as though I've run a mile, and it happens with in a few minutes of when I take the first sip. So, I just don't drink unless I'm cooking with it.

How do you alter the electrolyte drink recipe to suit you? Is Elyte easy to find in a store, or do only health food stores have it?

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, December 22, 2009 8:12:47 AMSubject: Re: Re: muscle cramps -- was twitching eyelids

I can relate to this symptom -- happens to me all the time, and quite often when I'm sitting, too. And not just with my feet; also muscles in my legs, arms and hands do the same thing. But it is annoying when I take a step to have my foot tendons suddenly contract and lock. I've fallen over plenty of times, also have to frequently pull off the road when my right foot or leg cramps severely. This problem started three years ago; apparently I have some as-yet-unidentified neuromuscular or metabolic dysfunction.

Anyway, I make my own electrolyte boosting drink, plus use ELyte regularly; depends on the level of my physical activity. And I supplement magnesium and potassium daily, and calcium weekly. I get other low-electrolyte symptoms (weak, dizzy, shaky, nausea) besides the muscle cramps. I've just started using liquid minerals, and find they work better for me than crushing tablets and using powdered minerals.

I have adapted the SCD electrolyte drink recipe to better suit my cranky stomach (I have upper GI dysfunctions) . It works well, but I go through so much of it that I also keep a bottle of ELyte concentrate on hand, at home and at work. I'm always on the edge of dehydration, per my doctors, and have been this way since I was an infant. I have a strange metabolism [grin].

The symptoms are all manageable. Muscle cramps generally require extra magnesium and potassium; and calcium is helpful for the nerve/muscle connections.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

neurological deterioration 3 years

I just had this problem since morning. While taking steps, the foot cramps suddenly -- as if the muscles are being stretched unwillingly end-to-end. If you know what I mean. I used to have similar problems a few years ago on and off before including when I had a flare.Does anybody know if its to do with (i) dehydration; (ii) electrolyte imbalance; or (iii) any vitamin deficiency? I have been feeling a lot thirsty since starting SCD a month ago. I plan to do the SCD electrolyte. .. Any suggestions?Thanks!

I just had this problem since morning. While taking steps, the foot cramps suddenly -- as if the muscles are being stretched unwillingly end-to-end. If you know what I mean. I used to have similar problems a few years ago on and off before including when I had a flare.Does anybody know if its to do with (i) dehydration; (ii) electrolyte imbalance; or (iii) any vitamin deficiency? I have been feeling a lot thirsty since starting SCD a month ago. I plan to do the SCD electrolyte. .. Any suggestions?Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Is ELyte legal?

[Guest guest]

Kim could you give me the link I must have missed it.

Also do you buy it in concentrate form?

Yes. See me earlier email for a link to the website/company that sells ELyte. Contains water and minerals only.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

>>>>>>>>

Is ELyte legal?

[Guest guest]

I never could handle alcohol, and rarely drank anything, even wine. Since my digestive dysfunctions developed I can't touch it or suffer major problems, perhaps further damage. I already deal with muscle control problems, and a poorly functioning upper GI -- I don't need any more proglems [grin].

I just experimented with the SCD electrolyte drink recipe for a month or two, trying different ingredients that better suited my stomach and supplied what my body needed. For example, my stomach won't tolerate honey or baking soda and only accepts the smallest bit of salt. Too large a dose of minerals also triggers severe nausea. So I had to do a lot of experimenting to find what works for me.

My electrolyte drink recipe ends up being:

1 quart of filtered water

150 mg. magnesium capsule, emptied

50 mg. potassium tablet, crushed

1/16 tsp. sea or iodized salt

Sometimes I'll warm up the water, but often I don't as I'm not needing to mix honey in with other minerals. Using hot water does allow the minerals to bind better with the water molecules, but I drink my homemade stuff within the same day, so there isn't too much sediment left at the bottom of my glass. I've also begun experimenting with liquid minerals, which makes things a whole lot easier.

I usually need more salt and something sweet after a bout of low-electrolyte symptoms, so I drink a glass of my electrolyte-boosting drink, wait 20 minutes then eat a small serving of heavily-salted cooked veggies (I always have cooked veggies on hand!). Thirty minutes later I'll have a glass of diluted fruit juice, usually apple but often orange; whatever I happen to have ready in my refrigerator. Since my stomach also doesn't tolerate cold or hot, I have to take out the juice while I'm guzzling down the electrolyte drink so it will be warmer by the time I need it....

This is what works for my body. You'll need to experiment to learn what works for you. Hopefully your body will accept the SCD electrolyte drink recipe as it is written! And you won't have to go through all this other rigamarole too [grin].

I get ELyte from this source: http://elytesport.com/ I haven't seen it in any local stores. I get the green-labeled version, just the plain ELyte, not the ELyte Sport as that one has too much salt. ELyte is a concentrate, needs to be added to water. I use about a fourth of what is recommended on the bottle to get the salt levels past my stomach. I keep a bottle of ELyte at home and at work, since I need to boost my electrolytes often. Any physical activity sets my body back quite a bit [sigh].

As you can tell, I'm dealing with functional digestive disorders along with some neurological deterioration that is slowly progressing. Thanks to SCD I have my digestive system stabilized, so it is working as well as it can. There's not much to be done about the neuromuscular stuff, but I'm learning to cope. As a benefit of dealing with all these problems, I'm learning a lot about physiology and body systems, which is always interesting.

Guess that's enough information for now [grin]. I do tend to get wordy.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6 years

neurological deterioration 3 years

Hi, Kim.I feel like I have similar occurrences - where I have symptoms noone understands. When I drink even a small amount of wine, I feel really tired somtimes. My muscles feel as though I've run a mile, and it happens with in a few minutes of when I take the first sip. So, I just don't drink unless I'm cooking with it.How do you alter the electrolyte drink recipe to suit you? Is Elyte easy to find in a store, or do only health food stores have it?

[Guest guest]

Yes. See me earlier email for a link to the website/company that sells ELyte. Contains water and minerals only.

Kim M.

SCD 5+ years

>>>>>>>>

Is ELyte legal?

[Guest guest]

At 11:16 PM 12/22/2009, you wrote:

Is ELyte

legal?

I do not have a physical letter from the Body Bio folks -- but I do have

an email from them which confirms its legality. Getting the physical

letter has been on my list of Things to Do for awhile.

I can state that I have used it personally, and I know Kim M has, also --

her system is as cranky as they come, and mine isn't far behind it, but

in different ways.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

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