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Do Cramps Lead To Blood Clots?
Question: Do cramps lead to blood clots. Two days ago I had 8 cramps in my right thigh . Now I am very sore to the touch also painful in some areas of my thigh. Painful to walk.. I am afraid to get up and walk.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
No, leg cramps rather do not cause veins thrombosis. However if leg cramps are strong, can cause muscles strain which can give muscle pain and pain while walking.
Deep veins thrombosis gives usually hardness, swelling, redness and pain of the calf, sometimes of the thigh. Sometimes it is very hard to determine if there is veins thrombosis or not without additional tests and for sure it is impossible to rule it out from the point of this service.
So if you are able to visit a doctor, please do it. D-dimers level should be checked and if elevated, Dopplers ultrasound should be done.
For leg cramps please start Magnesium with Potassium supplementation and decrease the amount of coffee.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
No, leg cramps rather do not cause veins thrombosis. However if leg cramps are strong, can cause muscles strain which can give muscle pain and pain while walking.
Deep veins thrombosis gives usually hardness, swelling, redness and pain of the calf, sometimes of the thigh. Sometimes it is very hard to determine if there is veins thrombosis or not without additional tests and for sure it is impossible to rule it out from the point of this service.
So if you are able to visit a doctor, please do it. D-dimers level should be checked and if elevated, Dopplers ultrasound should be done.
For leg cramps please start Magnesium with Potassium supplementation and decrease the amount of coffee.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I am a heavy coffee drinker, can you tell me what it does to me especially to my legs. and is there any difference by drinking decaffeinated coffee
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Coffee and caffeinated drinks like coke cause magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is necessary for proper nerves function. Deficiency of it leads to nrves hypersesitivity what causes leg cramps as well as nervousnes.
Decaffeinated coffee should not causr magnesium deficiency.
Regards
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Detailed Answer:
Coffee and caffeinated drinks like coke cause magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is necessary for proper nerves function. Deficiency of it leads to nrves hypersesitivity what causes leg cramps as well as nervousnes.
Decaffeinated coffee should not causr magnesium deficiency.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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