what causes severe leg cramps and what can I do to prevent them

[boxedore]

I started having severe leg cramps.

[abstraluser]

Hi some people drink tonic water that has quinine in it to help with the cramps and dehydration, other people try a bag of salted crisps to raise the sodium level if you get leg cramps before exercise.

[Dee1956]

Hi there, some times leg cramps are the result of an imbalance of calcium, magnesium, potassium or zinc.  Do you drink water?  Dehydration can also cause cramps.
Do you get them at night?