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Yesterday at work we got into a discussion about minerals
and cures for leg cramps. Yes, sometimes
we talk about the darndest things.
Rubbing pickle juice on leg cramps in the middle of the
night came up. Apparently, an older lady
who works with us uses this on her Charlie horses that strike in the middle of
the night. In fact, she keeps a jar of
pickle juice on her nightstand. Who
knew?
This information was confirmed by a second employee passing
by and overhearing the conversation. What
a curious thing to learn. I just had to
google this when hubby told me about it.
According to the lady’s, this has to be dill pickle juice.
After getting on my computer today, I found that it’s the
mix of salt, water and vinegar in the pickle juice that stops the cramps. Supposedly you can drink a shot of this
before bed, or rub it on the muscle that is cramping in the middle of the night,
or at any other time. The older lady,
who keeps the pickle juice on her nightstand, says it can also be rubbed
through clothes and will soak into your skin.
The clothes can be washed, so no worries there with the pickle
juice.
The internet says that rubbing mustard on the cramps will
also help but I can see this being a lot messier and perhaps something that
would stain your clothes, or the sheets.
I wouldn’t recommend amassing those mustard packets from fast food
restaurants on your bedside table.
I’ve alleviated most of my cramps though by adding a
magnesium tablet to my nightly regimen, but I’ll try this pickle juice also because
I’m on a low sodium diet and may not get enough salt on the nights the cramps
wake me from a dead sleep.
So who knew relief was just as far away as your refrigerator?
That is interesting, I never knew that. I am lucky that I never have that problem.
ReplyDeletepilch,
DeleteI never heard that either so wanted to share with my readers. You're very lucky you don't have that problem.
Sunni
Oooh, I like this idea. Sort of. I get those cramps, and they really, really hurt. But pickle juice... I hate the smell. And mustard would be worse (the only time I ever got seasick was making sandwiches with mustard).
ReplyDeleteLiz,
DeleteMustard would be way worse. I'm not fond of the smell of pickle juice either, but those cramps are far worse than a little pickle juice. If it works, I'm willing to give it a try.
Sunni