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Growing Pains
I think it is usually potassium or magnesium that can help, but I would check with his doctor. I had them as a child, too, and remember them being pretty ...
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- my son has had that problem over the last few years , I definately think it is growing pains, if it hurt very badly I would give him a child's pain reliever, but the b...
- Hi A., I had growing pains for years and my mom would have to sit on the bed and rub my legs until I fell back to sleep...They were severe many times. Well my daughte...
- I went thru this exact thing with my oldest daughter Jennifer who by the way is now 30 and perfectly fine. I did take her to the Dr. when she was going thru this and a...
Growing Pains??
Potassium seems to help a lot. We have her eat one banana or kiwi every day ( kiwi has a lot of potassium in it too, and she likes them when she gets tired ...
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- Hello B., I experienced years ago when my daughter kept telling me that her legs were hurting when laying down or walking. No her pains were not from a charlie hor...
- The same thing happened/happens to my son. His started when he was 3. After many Dr appts including blood work and xrays, the doctor told me it is growing pains. The D...
- I know growing pains exist, but I'm one to say "talk to your pediatrician." My cousin had what they thought were growing pains, and finally, when they were terrible al...
Charlie Horse Cramps!
Charlie Horses are usually due to deficiencies in Calcium and/or potassium. I have gotten them at various points in my life, but got them frequently while ...
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- Hi L., I had realy bad charlie horses when I was pregnant. My doctor told me to eat a banana a day and they stopped. You might want to try that before takign any me...
- A friend of mine just told me about this one a couple of days ago. Her son has been having them for quite a while and she was told to give him pickle juice!! She gave ...
- All the response are all great ways to strech the cramps out but to avoid them completely is to eat banana's several time a day. When I was pregnant I was getting leg...
7 Year Old Complaining of Leg Pain.
Aug 24, 2009 ... my vote is for GROWING PAINS! or a need to pump POTASSIUM, CALCIUM, ... When I was pregnant, I had to pump calcium & potassium to ward off ...
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- My younger sister complained of leg pain when she was just a bit younger than that. I believe it was growing pains. She often woke up in the night crying. She did a...
- We're going through the same thing...I've chalked it up to growing pains (which stumps me b/c neither my husband nor I had them). I give my son Motrin (but make sure ...
- When I was teaching there was a little boy in kidnergarten who could barely walk. His legs hurt him so bad. It was determined that it was growing pains. Not sure ho...
Leg Pains
Try to increase potassium in his diet. We added a lot more bananas into their ..... Increasing potassium in diet with orange juice and or bananas may be ...
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- My daughter started with those at about 2 1/2 yrs. They still happen at least once a week. Take notes on when they're occurring (hers are usually evening after an ac...
- Absolutely you should be worried and insist on a second opinion. As a nurse, I see many red flags with the continued severe pain. They do not like to do invasives on c...
- Hi L.. I went through this with my oldest (now 8 years old) and it sounds like growing pains. For some children, they can be worse. Increase his potassium: bananas, pa...
Growing Pains
My son used to have these and we discovered that if he had extra potassium in his diet (bananas, orange juice, etc.) and we decreased his salt intake that ...
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- When my daughter had these, I would take a long sock and fill it with rice. I would put the sock in the microwave for about a minut and then wrap the sock around her l...
- Yep, it's growing pains. Both me and my son had growing pains. I would not recommend any drugs. (the FDA has known for over 15 years the permanent damage Tylenol doe...
- My 2 year old son has had growing pains for the last 8 months or so. His are rather frequent, but always at night and we have had him checked out by his pediatrician ...
34 Weeks Pregnant and Always Thirsty
That would include salt, citric acid, and potassium. These things, in the correct amounts, are required for your cells and blood vessels to maintain the ...
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- I was sooooooooothirsty during the end of both of my pregnancys. I pretty much got up every 45 minutes at night to pee and then guzzle more water. After my first birth...
- I remember being very thirsty my last trimesters with both pregnancies with my second I chose Gatorade over water because I felt a better thirst quench with that. ...
- Sounds like you know your body and you should do what you feel. I like to be prepared just in case. Good luck-
Milk Allergy Need Help
Jan 7, 2010 ... Excessive vomiting and diarrhea can cause potassium deficiency...and ... Foods you can feed him to keep potassium up are bananas, apricots, ...
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- Sounds like what my whole family had when we had H1N1 earlier this fall! Are you sure it's not a virus (not necessarily even H1N1)? My nephew has milk allergies and ...
- If he has a milk allergy it will be because he's lactose intolerant. His body lacks enough lactose enzyme to digest the milk. My son was lactose intolerant for years. ...
- Some other ideas since this change has only occurred in the last week: Look for other recent changes... Have you taken his temp, is it elevated at all above normal?...
Leg Cramps
I'm not sure, but here are my thoughts on your leg cramps: Are you low in Potassium? Muscle cramping can be due to a definciency. Have you had labs lately ? ...
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- You didn't mention a THING about your diet or hydration levels. This can have EVERYTHING to do w/ the cramps. Cramps can be caused by dehydration. You need a minimu...
- I had that with both of my pregnancies. It felt as if when I would walk, my hips would dislocate and the miscles were crampy and twitchy. Its normal, as the muscles ...
- Hi E., I get leg cramps in the calves, I've been told to eat a banana every day. It really does help. Or you can take a potassium pill. Good luck with your pregnancy...
Restless Leg Syndrome Type Symptoms?
I am thinking along the lines of you need more potassium if you get leg cramps! ... If it's a potassium thing, OJ and bananas and lots of other things have ...
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- Hi K. You are on the right track about supplements. And I commend you for working on giving your body the building blocks it's telling you need more of. Calcium an...
- Try some magnesium. I've been advised that it helps it. Start with lower dosages than it says because it can also act as an intestinal cleaner. Ahem. That I can pe...
- Hi K., I also have the symptoms you discribe but I am not sure it is restless legs although it may be. Mine happens when I am over tired and trying to relax before...
