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Excellent, I like to hear good reports...take good care and follow healing advice ~
u Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on July 10, 2008 at 10:08 PM
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I would also suggest plenty of water..................
it can be so easy to dehydrate causing other related problems including cramps; glad to see you are on the mend though; take care my friend and God bless
posted by
mariaki
on July 9, 2008 at 5:44 AM
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AWww!! I am so glad you found out what was wrong, and I am so glad you are all better!!
I have to agree, leg craps are AWFUL. Blahhhhh.
posted by
NiteTide
on July 8, 2008 at 7:29 PM
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I've had leg cramps a couple of times and it wasn't a lack of protein, but
rather a lack of potassium...fixed it right up with bananas! So glad you'll be okay!
posted by
Ariala
on July 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM
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Glad you got help Vogue. I think Nautikos is correct about water too
I had a brilliant doctor in Turkey too. On my first visit to Turkey i was ill before I arrived and saw the doctor the same morning. Little did I imagine that 9 years later, I would stilll be seeing that doctor. On one later visit I was pregnant. They had no fancy equipment, it was just the local clinic. And he and a second doctor and a nurse put this thing to my belly and listened to the baby's heart beat. These old fashioned skills are almost lost now in the days of ultrasound. The doctor wrote a letter clearing me to fly home. If he hadn't I'd have had a Turkish child ;-).
posted by
Azur
on July 8, 2008 at 6:19 PM
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Vogue
Sorry you're having trouble with cramps. Your doctor is of course right, you do need protein to 'build' muscle. But another reason for cramps is that you probably don't drink enough (and I'm speaking of
water here, lol). When you work out a lot, even when swimming, you need to drink more than just enough not to feel thirsty! The other reason for muscle cramps is lack of
potassium, which you excrete with your sweat as you work out
. You get a lot of potassium in bananas, but you can also get tablets...
posted by
Nautikos
on July 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
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glad that it wasn't anything serious
stay on your diet then - best wishes. >:-)
posted by
wiserabbit
on July 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM
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I eat a lot of protein and still get these same cramps. I think its the acidity in the body. Research!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on July 8, 2008 at 3:25 PM
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Keep eating that protein and stay healthy! You have too much reporting to do!
posted by
gapcohen
on July 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM
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Vogue
Gotta like friends like Maureen but even better is finding a good Dr when you’re so far away from home. Hope you're legs are feeling better....
posted by
Troosha
on July 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM
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I am so sorry to hear you were not feeling well. It did not show in your writing, which was as funny and interesting as ever. Thank G-d for your friend Maureen and for that wonderful Dr. Did she just happen to be a girl doctor or is it segregated there ...like women to women doctors and men to men doctors? I just wonder if it was custom or just coincidence. In any case, take care of yourself and stick to that diet... take care of you
posted by
Sinome
on July 8, 2008 at 10:50 AM
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