Suggest Prevention Of Muscle Cramping Due To Celiac And Gluten?

Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2017

Question: I have Celiac and when I get Gluten I often have very serious muscle cramping to the point of breaking small bones in my feet. What can I take to keep this from happening?

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Advice to take calcium supplements and avoid Gluten in diet

Detailed Answer:
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Muscle cramps in people with Celiac disease is usually due to decreased calcium levels, owing to the decreased intestinal absorption.
You can take over the counter calcium supplements (1000 mg) to restore adequate calcium.
It is also important to avoid gluten in your diet.
Apply heat on the muscle and stretching to help relieve the cramps.
If all these measures fail, You can take Flexeril to prevent muscle cramps. Flexeril is only available with prescription.

Hope this answers your questions
Please let me know if you need further clarifications
Regards
Dr.Lekshmi

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