try Magnesium for Leg pain/spasms in child

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I had awful leg cramps when I was flying around the country. I thought

it was a potassium issue due to dehydration and less than optimal

eating habits. I stoked up on bananas and OJ to no avail. My GP gave

me a scrip for quinine and it worked, but I didn't want to take it

every time I flew. I started drinking tonic water which has some

quinine and it helped quite a bit. My sister-in-law is a doctor, and

when I mentioned my problems with cramping, she recommended taking

magnesium with my evening meal. That was six years ago and I remember

only two issues of cramping.

I don't know what the pediatric dose of magnesium is, but I may be

worth asking your pediatrician next time you take your daughter in.

Magnesium is available in the vitamin section of your pharmacy. It

comes in two formulas -- one with calcium and one straight. I use the

simple magnesium.

-- Larry