# What do you do the morning after ''cramp''. The MD said get some quinine in Canada. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 15, 2016, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993 "2016-07-15T17:59:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/21 "2016-07-18T14:27:02Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Maybe, maybe not. We still don’t know what the problem is. And many leg complaints don’t respond to potassium, magnesium, calcium, hydration, etc. I was getting nearly nightly severe leg cramps. I blamed alcohol, dehydration, Lipitor, etc. This went on for a couple months. I tried drinking lots of water, but still got them. I was ready to see my doctor and they stopped happening. I know it’s anecdotal, but I recommend people with frequent leg cramps consider (but only consider) seeing a doctor. Worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/22 "2016-07-18T14:53:44Z")
I’m surprised no one has advocated for potato chips. [This Cubs pitcher is on a potato chips prescription to avoid cramping](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwixuqvMof3NAhUOxmMKHRFvArIQqQIIKTAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbssports.com%2Fmlb%2Fnews%2Fthis-cubs-pitcher-is-on-a-potato-chips-prescription-to-avoid-cramping%2F&usg=AFQjCNEyErvNxCzoW3xzu0lG6NtKDzE-UQ) [INDENT][INDENT] > [@](#): > > Hammel dealt with some on and off cramping prior to the All-Star break, first in his hamstring and then in his pitching hand. He was able to avoid more cramping Saturday thanks to potato chips. Yes, potato chips. He ate them in the tunnel between innings. Doctor’s orders, too. [/INDENT][/INDENT] ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/23 "2016-07-18T16:08:12Z")
Wow, people are suggesting everything from potato chips to a prescription mediation for something we don’t even know what it is or how it starts. What if it is menstrual cramps? OP could you please clarify this or else would everyone else read Qadgop’s post #13 (and subsequent ones). This thread is a good example of why “no medical advice” used to be a rule around here. ---
**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/24 "2016-07-25T22:57:20Z")
nocturnal leg cramps; [Nocturnal leg cramps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramp#Nocturnal_leg_cramps) What do you do the morning after ‘‘cramp’’. **The MD said get some quinine in Canada.** ---
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/25 "2016-07-25T23:18:03Z")
I thought this was an interesting article: [http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-way-to-prevent-muscle-cramps-1468256588](http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-way-to-prevent-muscle-cramps-1468256588) > [@](#): > > Now, more experts are beginning to believe we may have been thinking wrongly about cramps all along. A shot of spicy liquid—think wasabi or hot chilies—may be a far more effective treatment than an energy drink or a banana. All it took was a Nobel Prize winner experiencing some untimely cramps while sea kayaking a decade ago for people to begin to understand that the causes of muscle cramps may not have much to do with muscles at all. > > “The primary origin of the cramp is the nerve, not the muscle,” said Rod MacKinnon, the kayaker and Nobel Prize winning scientist who studies molecular neurobiology and biophysics at Rockefeller University and has led the new thinking on cramps. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/26 "2016-07-26T00:01:22Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > Magnesium supplements have worked wonders for my near nightly leg cramps. Completely eliminated them. I wish I could say that. I take potassium, magnesium and calcium supplements nightly. I drink so much water that I slosh when I walk. I still get cramps at least once a week, and sometimes they are the horrible kind on the inside of the thigh that I can’t stretch. All I can do is swear loudly and beat on the muscle with my fist to try and make it release. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993/27 "2016-07-26T00:07:11Z")
Sometimes it’s as simple as not drinking enough water. Make sure you are well hydrated all day long. I know that I tend to get those charlie horse cramps at night when I’m not careful about drinking enough water. Make sure your piss is clear to light yellow in color. If it’s medium to dark yellow, you are not well hydrated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-the-morning-after-cramp-the-md-said-get-some-quinine-in-canada/759993.md?page=1)