Stopping Leg Cramps At Night

Soap designed for Leg Cramps Post By Chris (Guest Post) (08/27/2008) My family has designed a product based off of the"soap in the bed sheets" remedy. It started because my mother, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, began getting sever nocturnal leg cramps a number of years back. Because adding an additional pill or supplement to her routine was not a realist option, a friend of hers recommended putting soap in the bed sheets near her legs. Unfortunately what she found is that some soaps show encouraging results while others were completely ineffective. To that end, our family worked with a chemist and recognized formulation expert to isolate and concentrate the ingredients in the effective soaps. After testing various formulations on a cast of eager volunteers, we were able to create a Leg Cramp Relief product. Since then we have developed quite a following. Please take a minute to visit our Wilcox Family Products website. www.wilcoxfamilyproducts.com If you or someone you know would like a sample, please let me know and I would be happy to get one out. Hope this adds another option. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Foot/Toe Cramps At Night Post by Shelbygirl (1) | (04/15/2008) Contact I have no clue why - but the bar of soap thing works. I tried one night out of total desperation. I constantly get the toe/foot cramps at night. I've tried the quinine water (doesn't always work for me)I wear socks to bed at night and I have a small hotel size bar of soap in each of of them. Sounds totally wierd but it has worked for the past three weeks. The only other thing that works (but it takes about 15-20 mins to kick in) is to take an Advil. I would love to know how it works - anybody have an answer for that one. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Annette Smith (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) My husband suffers from occasional leg cramps, but nightly RLS. He twitches constantly, so much so that it moves the entire bed and I can't sleep. Without telling him, I placed a small bar of soap between the sheets near the bottom of the bed on his side. It has been three nights of stillness, with hardly any restless leg syndrome. I hate to even tell him about it, as he would not believe it. But that seems to disproove the psychological effect, as he does not even know that the soap is there. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Cynthia in Mountain View,Ca (Guest Post) (12/12/2007) I also have tried all medications I have a liver problem so my doctor has put me on Quinnine Pills and muscle relaxers. Sometimes this helps but not always so then he has added a sleeping pill in the equation and I feel awful the next morning. I have to have a low sodium diet also so if anyone can help me let me know. my e-mail is lulu0123442000 AT yahoo.com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By isabell (Guest Post) (10/23/2007) i dont understand the thing about soap. How do you use it. What do you do with the soap when you have a leg cramp. I have leg cramps and they are very painful. I am losing sleep because of them and I am very sore the day after any help I can get will be appreciated. Thank you Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Carmen (Guest Post) (04/30/2007) My brother-in-law insisted that I try putting soap in my bed for the terrible leg cramps and foot and toe cramps I get all night and day. After four days they have totally disappeared. His mother won't try it and neither will his wife so I hope they will after my experience. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Donna Williams (Guest Post) (07/31/2005) I have tried everything. I had my blood work done, I took natural pills, prescriptions, drank 'nasty' tonic water, stretched my legs, I have done it all. The soap WORKS!! If you try it and still have cramps, add another bar of soap. I have 2 bars of Safeguard in their own sock. They are pinned to my mattress pad out of my way, I don't even sleep under the covers some nights. I don't care why it works I am just thankful that it does. Tell everyone you know. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Cathy (Guest Post) (05/03/2005) Salt works because it means you-re not getting enough in your diet. Just add a little more at night before you go to bed. If your legs are twitching just as you start to fall asleep too, this is another sign of a deficiency. Prevention is better than pain! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post by ThriftyFun (3739) | (03/29/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact This sounds very strange,but in the Fresno Bee Newspaper some time ago a Doctor wrote;   If you have leg cramps ,put a bar of soap in your bed. Not anything like dove or oil of Olay but plain soap. It works for me.         bj  Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Ginny (Guest Post) (03/28/2005) I drink Tonic Water, with quinine and it helps alot....I use the diet kind...... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post by kidsNclutter (223) | (03/28/2005) Contact The body needs a proper BALANCE of potassium & sodium (salt). So, if you eat too much potassium ie: bananas, potatoes, even milk & not enough sodium in the body, it could cause the cramps, too. But please check with your doctors, not good to begin using extra salt or potassium w/out advise. How long does it take for the soap to ease the cramp, could it just be mind over matter type of thing? Thankfully I don't often suffer night leg cramps, but would love to know how/why this works. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post by tiffanyau (24) | (03/28/2005) Contact Leg cramps can be a sign that your body is low on potassium, so eat potatoes or bananas are also good too. Also, if you drink a lot of milk each day that can also cause them so try cutting down on the amount of milk you drink. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post by mamaboo (16) | (03/28/2005) Contact got any suggestions for someone on a low sodium diet ? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Billie (Guest Post) (03/28/2005) I have awful leg cramps, but also have high blood pressure. Therefore, I am supposed to have LITTLE salt. Don't know which is worse. My husband has used the bar soap suggestion when he has a leg cramp and it works for him. He just puts it right under his knee on the leg that is cramping - this may not be clear. Also it has to be wrapped in a cloth. He keeps this in his bedside table. I'm checking with my doctor to see if mine is caused by one of the medications I use. Thanks for all the suggestions. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Stopping Leg Cramps At Night Post By Julia (Guest Post) (03/28/2005) A friend read somewhere about a bar of soap keeping leg cramps away. Just put the bar of soap (NOT Dial and NOT Dove) between your bottom fitted sheet and the mattress, and leave it there. I didn't really believe it, but my husband insisted I try it anyway. He put a bar of Yardley's English Lavender soap in our bed, and I have not had a single leg cramp (Charley Horse) since. I had them every single night of my life... but none for over a month now. It's wonderful. I wish I understood the chemical reason for this working. It must be some kind of chemical which prevents the cramps. I'm telling everyone I know about our experience, and I hope that they all have the same results. Leg cramps can be one of the most painful things and once they start, it's very difficult to relax which you must do in order for them to quit entirely. God Bless, Julia in Orlando, FL Report Spam or Abuse