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This works - partner gets out of bed at sound of first shriek and presses your foot upwards towards leg as hard as possible. (Cramps were occurring oftenest when sufferer was not taking enough liquid during the day and especially after visiting friends who brew "proper" coffee).

Hope this helps.

A cold floor,like slate tiles or similar is supposed to help cramp.I do feel for you ,it is sooo painful.

My first thought when you said foot cramp was heel spur. That caused me extreme pain in the foot. I now have it under control (keeping fingers crossed) thanks to special innersoles and enclosed shoes. I dont use the innersoles much now, get tired of changing them from one pair of shoes to another.

I did have a lot of minor leg cramps (restless legs) and the doc prescribed a course of pills and recommended stretching exercises. Now I rarely have the problem.

Huia.

You could be right Val,it's probably catching up with me! lol BCXX

Oh i sympathise with you BC i get it quite a lot usually in the night, i go to the kitchen and stand on the cold tiles but it takes a few minutes to go then 9 times out of 10 i just get back to bed and it starts all over again lol
Could it be old age!!!!!! lol

Val

Thank you WW:-) BCXX

Thanks Rose, all I could do was grab a packet of frozen peas! I had just been up Oxford Street...maybe my toes were traumatised! Have to say I did a lot of screaming! BCXX

strikes me from time to time especially when putting shoes on or in bed...screaming agony! you just have to keep pulling the toes up ( direction of knee) , if you cant move foot at all, you have to do this by hand. Then get walking as soon as you are able. If this is happening mostly in bed, socks really do help .

Rose xx

How do you treat it? Have just spent ten minutes in agony ! Never had such pain but I want to be ready for it the next time! Any suggestions? BC¬XX