What is the problem with body cramps?
Camps hint at your physical crisis. Many people have had such experiences in life: cramps in their feet after swimming for a long time, sudden cramps in their calves while sleeping at night, including eyelids twitching up and down... Many people want to know this. Does this kind of cramp affect health? What are the reasons for this?
Occasional cramps
Twitches are commonly known as cramps. There are several types according to the attack pattern: paroxysmal (once in a while, intermittent and frequent), persistent ( If it occurs for a long time, it will increase metabolism and cause weight loss, severe convulsions), and sporadic (more common).
The locations of cramps are often different. They mainly include muscle group twitches (that is, muscle spasms), single fiber twitches, fibrillation, and fasciculations. In daily life, it is difficult for us to distinguish. Occasional cramps are more common in life, mainly related to incorrect posture, strain, and fatigue.
Looking for traces of convulsions
The most common and simplest cause of convulsions is fatigue. In addition, there are metabolic convulsions, mainly due to hypocalcemia. In addition, there are neurological convulsions, including convulsions caused by peripheral nerves and central nervous system. Convulsions caused by central nervous system are epilepsy (lamb's wind). Infectious convulsions are caused by inflammation of muscles or nerves. Some hereditary diseases (such as hereditary spastic paralysis, tetany) are also manifested by cramps. In addition, the "eye twitching" that people often refer to is eyelid twitching. Occasionally and temporarily, it is mostly related to long-term visual fatigue. If the twitching occurs frequently or persistently, you can go to the neurorehabilitation department or find a doctor related to neurology for consultation and diagnosis.
5 unexpected things about cramps in women
Women are more prone to cramps than men, especially middle-aged and menopausal women, which is related to endocrine regulation disorders. Lack of calcium and imbalance in its distribution can cause cramps. The most common cause of cramps is calcium deficiency, but many of these causes are unexpected.
1. Lack of sunshine. Many people think cramps are due to calcium deficiency, so they start taking calcium supplements, but cramps still occur. In fact, one of the main reasons is the lack of sunshine. With the acceleration of the pace of life and the convenience of transportation, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to contact the sun. Therefore, it is recommended to return to nature and receive sunlight, but there is no need to be exposed to the sun.
2. Lose weight. The weight loss syndrome that occurs due to weight loss includes convulsions, mainly episodic twitches of large limbs, but also twitches of the lower back and spine, which can even cause falls. Because lean meat also contains calcium, women who don’t eat meat in order to lose weight need to pay attention.
3. Long-term diarrhea. Long-term diarrhea can also cause malnutrition and convulsions due to loss of nutrients. In addition, myotonic convulsions, such as the sudden inability to open the eyes, are also related to metabolism.
4. Fatigue. A clear cause of occasional cramps is fatigue and poor sleep. Therefore, in life and work, you should not maintain a posture for too long or excessively.
5. Exercise. Cramps will occur when there is little exercise, so before doing a certain exercise, you need to do some warm-up and adaptability exercises. Of course, when you exercise too much, the calcium distribution on the muscle cell membrane is abnormal, which can also cause exertional cramps. Therefore, it is advocated to exercise, but the exercise should be appropriate and moderate.
Attitude after cramps
A. Everyone will have convulsions, but it does not constitute a serious disease. It is an abnormal physiological state and should be understood correctly and there is no need to be nervous.
B. To determine whether you are deficient in calcium, you can go to the hospital for a serum calcium check, or you can perform experimental treatment yourself first by supplementing some calcium.
C. When cramps occur occasionally, you should deal with them in time and consult a doctor if necessary, because some cramps are precursors of certain diseases, such as brain tumors, spinal cord compression, bone hyperplasia, etc.
For persistent convulsions that cannot be relieved, it is recommended to carry out rehabilitation treatment at the same time as drug treatment