Why is it that sometimes my calf muscle hurt when I sleep?

Question

why is it that when I am sleeping my calf muscle starts to hurt for several seconds and then stops?

Answer 1

A lot of the time that means that you're body is low on potassium. You can either take over the counter tablets or bananas are a great source.  

Answer 2

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/night-l...

I know how painful that can be.  When that happened to me during pregnancy it helped to immediately flex my foot toward my body.

Some easy things to try:  Drink more water during the day and get more potassium in your diet.  Bananas are a good source.  Stretch your calf muscles right before bed.

Answer 3

It could be a muscle spasm there. I sometimes get them and they are really really painful. I've asked several people and they say it's because it's a lack of stretching that muscle before/after exercise.

Answer 4

Prolly cramp, drink lots of water, strech before and after exercise, eat lots of bannas for potasium and have a little more salt in your diet, that should fix it.

Answer 5

Could be the way you walk....Being on your feet to long....over exercising them...if you can go to the pharmacy and get insoles in  your shoes try that it dose help i know from being on my feet over 13hours a day gotta love the fast food industry!....if you are exercising them leave them alone for a bit and let them catch up too you