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charlie horse

How do you get a charlie horse??? In science class we had to do a project were we cant have any sugar for 3 days and also I had a basketball game last night.I think I got a charlie horse but I am not sure so does anyone no how you get one?? I think it is either from not having any sugar but also at the game I was shooting and one of the other team girls came up to me and shoved me really hard. but it still hurt a little before that. 

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Answer #1

a charlie horse is a muscle cramp..like when your muscle tenses up and its hard to move and really hurts. its caused by a lack of potassium

Answer #2

Muscles in your legs will “cramp” when they don’t get enough oxygen. A lack of water can certainly cause that to happen as water is two parts oxygen. You might start by drinking more water. Also, an old farmer’s trick is to take a new bar of soap and place it under the sheets in your bed near your legs when you sleep. As stupid as that sounds, there have actually been many reports of that working well to relieve leg cramps as well. Especially the kind that knot up your legs in the middle of the night. Bananas are a real good source of potassium…which also helps many times.

Answer #3

a charlie horse is when you get kneed or elbowed on your thighs

Answer #4

Ditto to alliee…lack of potassium… dehydration can cause them also…

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