Maybe it's the cold water, and blood gets shunted away from the extremities. But I have been getting toe cramps when I first start warming up.
By the end of the first main set, the lower calves get involved--twitching and borderline charlie horsing around.
Sometimes, if I am racing a teammate in different sets, I have to kick with my feet at right angles to my lower legs to keep the cramps from seizing me up completely.
Any tips for cramp prevention? forums.usms.org/.../banana.gif
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Oh, please don't suggest eating more bananas unless this really does work.
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I've also been having problems with toe & calf cramps recently, which led me to your post. I do everything I'm supposed to do and think I just found out my problem from another very helpful website: www.medicinenet.com/.../article.htm. It turns out that some common medications have cramping as a side effect, and for me the medication is my inhalers. So if I want to breathe, it seems I have to deal with the many side effects my inhalers bring (yeast infections in my throat, cramping during swimming, and shaky hands). Maybe this article will help some of you. Good luck!
I've also been having problems with toe & calf cramps recently, which led me to your post. I do everything I'm supposed to do and think I just found out my problem from another very helpful website: www.medicinenet.com/.../article.htm. It turns out that some common medications have cramping as a side effect, and for me the medication is my inhalers. So if I want to breathe, it seems I have to deal with the many side effects my inhalers bring (yeast infections in my throat, cramping during swimming, and shaky hands). Maybe this article will help some of you. Good luck!
