how much water

[jake1970]

how much water should i be drinking a day in pints or litres please, my leg cramps are starting again even though im now on owl ,im taking crampex tablets which seem to work but i dont want to keep taking them ,ive tried the supplements potasium calcium and magnesium and they seemed to work in the early days but not now and also the pharmacist said the supplements could also bring on cramps if i was having to much of them ,i explained i was eating low carb ,im just wondering if i should up my water intake im having about 5 pints water aday plus few cups of green tea ,also should i keep taking the supplements or not what do you think ,also its not exercise bringing the cramps on either as ive had a week off trianing down to illness and im still getting them ,if there is one thing that will make me quit it will be the cramps as they are very painfull and they make me limp the next day which makes training hard
thanks

[FwL]

Figure 2 litres minimum.

[crash]

I don't really measure, but 6-8 regular sized glasses should be the norm. Maybe you should post what you've eaten recently, because some foods (i know some vegetables) can cause cramps if you eat them too much or too often. About the supplements, take them as directed on the label, don't OD now.

[msanjelpie]

How many milligrams of magnesium are you taking per day? You may have to up the amount to get rid of the cramps...

[jake1970]

re what im eating ,the veg im eating is mainly the same every day ill have salad greens at lunch time and with my evening meal i nearly always have brocolli and some days cauliflower as for the supplements im taking 1 a day potassium 99mg and a combined calcium and magnesium 500mg calcium and 250mg magnesium

[msanjelpie]

Leg Cramps & Supplements

Do you take a multi-vitamin (which you should) that also has magnesium in it? If so, add the two amounts together... you want at least 400 mg of magnesium per day.

Magnesium relaxes the muscles... you could also be low on salt...

[jake1970]

ok thanks will it be ok to double up on the calcium / magnesium then ? so then im getting 500mg magnesium

[msanjelpie]

Yes that would be OK, that is still within the recommended daily allowance of Calcium...

Keep in mind that the Crampex has 200 mg of calcium as well...

[jake1970]

ok thanks youve been great help ill leave the crampex out and just double up on the supplements

[jake1970]

the cramps are still there ,i dont think im going to be able to do this anymore i really dont whats the point in loosing if my legs hurt so much from the cramps i cant train ,its 4:30 am and im awake now because of cramps in my lower legs thankfully it wasnt my thigh like it has been as that is worse ,but im still limping now and ive gotta go to the gym at 6 the last couple of days ive stopped taking the crampex but ive doubled up on the magnesium so thats now 500mg and im also taking 3 x potassium 99mg ,i just dont think i can take this anymore i love the weight loss but im wondering if its worth it im also drinking at least 2 litres of water a day and i havnt really had hard sessions this week ,only monday bit of cardio i didnt even do karate last night