Pickles by Brian Crane for July 28, 2010

I think there’s a bigger cramp standing next to Earl.

Flex, Earl, flex !! (My physical therapist taught me that when I get a cramp , the way to relieve it is to flex the muscle, not rub it. Works every time.Thanks , Elaine !)

That’s our Opel, ever helpful.

I’ll remember that MorganZ. I get those cramps sometimes when I”m sleeping and they just about kill me.

nice tip!!!!

What?

Nietzsche is smiling in his grave.

Put a bar of Ivory soap under the bottom sheet of the bed, I do not know how or why it works, but it works.

Opal often cramps his style.

“Put a bar of Ivory soap under the bottom sheet of the bed, I do not know how or why it works, but it works.”

Because by the time you are thinking it should work, the cramp goes away on it’s own so you think your cure has worked.

I used to get leg cramps. I started taking Calcium tablets,(one a day), haven’t had a leg cramp since.

Opal is a CRAMP…

I was screaming, “I got a cramp in my leg Dad!” “Shut up! I’ll cut it off in the morning!” Silence

True story. Scout’s honor.

Potassium. Haven’t had a leg cramp since I started the supplement several years ago.

I always thought the expression went: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?

Earl, put your feet up and pull your feet backward till the cramp will stop in few minutes. Sigh! I do the same thing, too!

JanCinVV you are right! Take the potassium a lot such as the bananas to eat!

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bananas - potassium - supposed to work

Rachel7,

Muscle cramps, Charley horses? They get worse with age. Enjoy your innocence!

Doctor’s advice..drink 1/4 cup of tonic water at night before bedtime. The quinine in it gives relief from leg cramps. Also, simply standing up and putting weight on your leg will ease the pain.