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Health Tip: Why Do I Get Muscle Cramps?
A list of common causes
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(HealthDay News) -- A muscle cramp is a painful contraction that may make the muscle feel hard or bulging.
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The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of common triggers:
- Drinking too much alcohol.
- Not drinking enough water.
- Exercising heavily or having muscles that are fatigued from overuse.
- Having hypothyroidism, a thyroid gland that doesn't produce enough of a certain hormone.
- Having kidney failure.
- Taking certain medications.
- Being pregnant.
- Consuming insufficient amounts of calcium or magnesium.
-- Diana Kohnle
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Last updated 10/7/2009
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