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What causing me to have leg and foot cramps nightly?
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Leg cramps: Often not known. May be secondary to deficiencies of potassium or magnesium.
Answered 8/24/2013
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Try vitamins: Cramps can be due to low calcium, potassium (common if you are taking a diuretic) or magnessium.
Answered 3/17/2013
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