[Magdalen] If I stood up and put weight on the legs, the cramps went away immediately.

[Jay Weigel]

Sulfites? Most red wines and many American canned and bottled beers contain
sulfites.

And yes, magnesium deficiency will cause leg cramps. I find that when I'm
having a spate of them, taking a magnesium capsule at bedtime or with my
supper helps greatly. Although lately I swear by something called "Amish
Cramp Remedy" that I buy from Amazon. It's a mixture of vinegar, ginger,
and garlic and you mix a capful of it in a couple of ounces of water. It
literally takes the cramps away within a minute. If I take it at bedtime on
a day when I've walked or stood a lot on concrete floors, an activity
guaranteed to bring on the cramps, I don't get them.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> months without having a glass of wine and have no trouble with leg cramps.
>> Color me thankful to have discovered the cause of the cramping.  I drink
>> water with lemon when I'm in a former wine-drinking setting.
>>
>
> Interesting -- have never had a problem with red wine or hard liquor
> (limited as that has been, save fore the period when we returned from
> California and had my grandmother insisting on sharing her nightly
> Lemonade-pitcher-full of Manhattans <g>.
>
> The Magnesium deficiency's interesting -- my doctor once said it was
> potassium (eat more bananas) but that never seemed to solve the problem.
> And when it comes right down to it, few beers seem to go with bananas
> anyway,
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
>