What Causes Cramps and Preventing Muscle Severe Leg, Calf Muscle
Cramps Treatment  Muscle cramps are sudden, involuntary
contractions that can last for several minutes, most often
occurring after exercise or at night. It is not uncommon to
experience a leg, calf or abdominal muscle cramp.  Common causes
of muscle cramps are:    • dehydration   • lack of minerals   •
strain/overuse of a muscle   • not enough blood getting to your
muscles  Too little potassium, calcium or magnesium in your diet
can cause depletion/lack of these minerals in your body. Also,
some diuretics prescribed for high blood pressure can cause
potassium loss resulting in muscle cramps.  Not enough blood
getting to muscles can be caused by arteriosclerosis in your
extremities. This reduction in blood flow can produce cramp-like
pain in your legs, calves and feet during exercise, which
typically diminishes a couple of minutes after you stop.  Muscle
cramps can also be caused by nerves that malfunction, and this
malfunction is sometimes due t