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I have been getting bad leg cramps in the middle of the night in my calves. (the whole calve). it wakes me up and i want to cry what could be causing?
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Muscle: Usually from tight muscles that need stretching but also imbalance in your potassium or magnesium in your blood can also cause this.
Answered 10/4/2016
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