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Your grandfather may have called it a charley horse, but you call it a painful cramp. Everyone has had a cramp in the calf appear suddenly and for no apparent reason. It may happen when you’re sitting or driving and holding your foot on the accelerator for several hours, or it can wake you from a deep sleep. It can also appear during or after exercise; dehydration is a common cause.

No matter what the cause, the affected muscle will feel tight and hard, and though you know it will feel better to stretch, the cramp is so painful that you can barely move your leg.

Leg cramps frequently occur in pregnant women and in people who are taking diuretics, since these water pills frequently cause a loss of potassium from the body. (A low level of potassium in the body can also cause constipation, weakness, and an irregular heartbeat.)

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