Suffering with leg cramps during your pregnancy? This is the most common occurrence for most of the women during their pregnancy period.
Half of the pregnant women will suffer from muscle spasms in their legs with more frequent cramping during the evenings.
Most of the leg cramps are due to the fatigue of carrying extra weight. As your weight increases, your cramps can also increase.
Also, cramps can be annoyed by the growing size of the uterus that puts pressure on the blood vessels, which carry the blood from the legs to the heart and nerves leading to the legs. You will suffer from leg cramps at any time of the day, but you will experience great discomfort at bedtime.
Some people believe that too little consumption of potassium, calcium and too much consumption of phosphorous can lead to leg cramps during pregnancy. But, there is no evidence that proves this effect.
It is better to increase the calcium consumption during the pregnancy period and also avoid high phosphorous consumption, which is found in processed meat, soft drinks, sodas and snack foods.
High phosphorous consumption prevents your body from absorbing the calcium that you ingest. Also, consume the foods rich in potassium such as bananas and the foods rich in calcium such as green leafy vegetables, dairy products, almonds, tofu and fish.
It is better to contact your healthcare provider if your leg cramps are severe or remain consistent. Your practitioner can prescribe additional supplements or medications.
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