Ouch calf cramps! I get wicked cramps (spazams) in my left leg (bad one) only. They kill. I've been taking extra calcium, eating more bannanas, making smoothies ( yougurt, fruit, OJ and ice ) and drinking tonic water (quinine).

All that doesn't stop them. When I get one , mostly when I'm sleeping, I have to get up and stretch and bend and I can loosen it up bit it, usually feels like its still there.

I have some flexeral that I use when my neck or lower back freaks out and come to think of it when I use it = less cramps. The problem with that is that it seems if I use it to often it isn't as effective with the neck and back thing.

So lately I've been trying to stretch out a couple times a day. It seems to help some. I can usually tell when cramps are coming because my foot twitches.

Smoking a couple of puffs of MJ works sometimes but not consistantly but it does stop the foot twitching.

Why do we have to deal with all this crap?