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[twinkles]

have you ever had mustle cramps behind your ribs and what did you do for it i asked the dr. she said she didnt know

 

[SeaBreeze]

I never had cramps behind my ribs that I remember, but for muscle cramps in the hands, feet and legs, magnesium oil relieves them very quickly. See post #10 in this thread. https://www.seniorforums.com/showth...for-Relaxation-and-Health?highlight=magnesium

 

[Pappy]

I have had them a couple times, twinkles. They hurt like the devil. I just stood up and walked around until it slowly went away. The bottoms of my feet, arches, is where I get cramps all the time. Even when I'm sleeping.

 

[Falcon]

I usually stretch my calf muscles before going to bed to prevent leg cramps.

 

[jujube]

Upper ribs or lower ribs? Costochondritis causes pain in the ribs because of inflammation of the rib cartilage.

 

[twinkles]

heyjujube---it usaually happens when i am driving like when you look over your shoulder to see if its clear to pull out

 

[hauntedtexan]

Dr told me I had low potassium so I started taking a multivitamin for my restless leg crap at night. I also started to use slimfast to supplement my vitamin intake and all the cramps stopped. Turns out that 2 of the prescribed meds lowered my potassium, go figure.....

 

[jujube]

heyjujube---it usaually happens when i am driving like when you look over your shoulder to see if its clear to pull out

I know exactly what you mean. Do you sometimes bend over and feel like you've "sprung" a rib?

 

[twinkles]

yess jujube that has happened to me --it doesnt feel good does it?

 

[NancyNGA]

I'd never heard of this before, but sure glad to find out. Probably explains 2 episodes in my whole life that were a bit scary. Very painful. Why I remember them years later. I thought it was possibly heartburn, but that made no sense. Glad to know it's nothing serious.

Thanks for posting this twinkles.

 

[twinkles]

hey nancynga--some times when you talk about things it doesnt sound so scary--some people get information from their doctor that your doctor dont tell you so you have to find out about it elseware

 

[Butterfly]

I know exactly what you mean. Do you sometimes bend over and feel like you've "sprung" a rib?

I have, jujube, and my doc told me that that is sort of what's happening -- bending too far over can sort of cause it to move wrong. It's a very painful and scary thing, but it goes away pretty quickly. I thought maybe it was some kind of weird heart attack symptom.