DEAR DR. GOTT:
I don’t remember where I read it, but a while ago I came across an article stating that dill pickles would relieve nocturnal leg cramps. Let me start by saying it works!
I have suffered from nighttime leg cramps all my life just like my mother before me. Before the pickles I had tried just about everything I could find but the only thing that worked was to jump out of bed once one started, stand on the affected leg and drink lots of water. Needless, to say it wasn’t exactly conducive to sleep and I often awoke feeling tired and irritable. Now all I do when I get a cramp is take one or two bites of a dill pickle and go back to bed. It works very quickly.
I hope this helps your other readers as much as it has helped me.
DEAR READER:
Dill pickles for nocturnal leg cramps is new to me. I have no idea how this would help relieve the pain of the cramps but if it works for you, stick with it. Other options include drinking eight ounces of tonic water before bed and the soap-under-the-sheets trick.
I am curious to find out if others have tried this remedy so please write to me with your experiences, either good or bad. When I get enough responses I will follow up with a results column.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Dr. Gott’s Compelling Home Remedies”. Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed, stamped number 10 envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
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