Atkins dieters and leg cramps

[crs7568]

I have been doing the Atkins diet and having great results. My only problem is that I have been getting consistent leg cramps and I am sure that it is from lack of potassium. I bought potassium vitamins but they literally 2% of the recommended daily allowance in them. What do you do to make sure that you are getting sufficient potassium when you are not eating fruits?

 

[dizneegirl]

Try using Morton's Lite salt, or sea salt... much more potassium than plain old salt.

I take a potassium tablet morning AND night, even though the dose is one per day. And that's in addition to the multi-vitamin I take with potassium in it.

Also... be sure you're getting your water. Leg cramps can be caused by dehydration, as well as low potassium.

 

[disneyaddictwannabe]

I got the leg cramps consistently as well as the foot cramps every night. I started taking a good quality calcium/magn. combo every night before bed. I think it has 500g. of calcium per tablet. I take 2 a night. I never have a problem now unless I forget to take them. Hope that helps.

 

[Rhonda]

Vitamin E also helps. I find that if I take a Potassium and a Vitamin E right before bedtime, I won't get leg cramps at night.