Does Anyone Understand TETANY?!
Question: Does Anyone Understand TETANY!?
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I just started a Nautilus class, and in the Car on the way home, my arms and legs were shaking!. I couldn't even open a bottle of water, when I got home!.
I actually know what Tetany is - My Questions are --
1!. Did I work my muscles Too Hard (I understand the soreness to come, but not the shaking)
2!. Did I not Eat the right things during the day!?
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Any feedback from anyone, is appreciated :)
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I just started a Nautilus class, and in the Car on the way home, my arms and legs were shaking!. I couldn't even open a bottle of water, when I got home!.
I actually know what Tetany is - My Questions are --
1!. Did I work my muscles Too Hard (I understand the soreness to come, but not the shaking)
2!. Did I not Eat the right things during the day!?
!.
Any feedback from anyone, is appreciated :)
!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Okay, first things first!. Your avatar is from Patti Smith's "Easter"!.
Tetany of the type you describe is usually caused by a slight chemical imbalance!. Calcium is generally the most common cause in adult females in the US, because we rarely get as much calcium as we should!. Hypocalcemia (low calcium levels in the blood) can destabilize one of the muscle mechanisms (and I am sorry, I cannot remember what it is called), and cause the trembling!.
I, too, have had it before!. I was advised to drink more milk, which I did, and the condition improved!. I am now unable to drink milk due to lactose intolerance, but I have noticed that I will develop tetany if I don't take my calcium supplements like I should!.
Try either adding dietary calcium (milk, cheese, yogurt--yogurt is really great, it's very concentrated calcium), or a supplement, and you should see the problem go away!.
And no, you didn't work your muscles too hard!. You just worked them hard enough for the low calcium levels to cause some trembling!. Eating calcium-rich foods will help, but it may take a little bit of time for your blood levels to raise, so don't panic if you still have it after your next class!. Also, spread your calcium consumption out throughout the day--your body takes only what it needs at the moment, and discards the rest, so you have to have a sort of steady supply of it for it to build up in your body and correct the imbalance!.
Good luck, and remember that if you don't like milk, they go down a lot easier with some Oreo cookies!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Tetany of the type you describe is usually caused by a slight chemical imbalance!. Calcium is generally the most common cause in adult females in the US, because we rarely get as much calcium as we should!. Hypocalcemia (low calcium levels in the blood) can destabilize one of the muscle mechanisms (and I am sorry, I cannot remember what it is called), and cause the trembling!.
I, too, have had it before!. I was advised to drink more milk, which I did, and the condition improved!. I am now unable to drink milk due to lactose intolerance, but I have noticed that I will develop tetany if I don't take my calcium supplements like I should!.
Try either adding dietary calcium (milk, cheese, yogurt--yogurt is really great, it's very concentrated calcium), or a supplement, and you should see the problem go away!.
And no, you didn't work your muscles too hard!. You just worked them hard enough for the low calcium levels to cause some trembling!. Eating calcium-rich foods will help, but it may take a little bit of time for your blood levels to raise, so don't panic if you still have it after your next class!. Also, spread your calcium consumption out throughout the day--your body takes only what it needs at the moment, and discards the rest, so you have to have a sort of steady supply of it for it to build up in your body and correct the imbalance!.
Good luck, and remember that if you don't like milk, they go down a lot easier with some Oreo cookies!Www@Answer-Health@Com