Originally Posted by RatherB Quilting
Pickles will also help with leg cramps. When I was pregnant, I would get charlie horses at night, sometimes so bad I would have to walk up and down the hall for five minutes just to get them out. I started eating a pickle before bed and no more charlie horses. The one night I forgot to eat my pickle, had the worst charlie horse ever!
Of course, now that I have given birth...I have a fridge full of pickles!
:)
It's most likely because your electrolytes were out of whack. Pickle juice has long been an emergency drink for runners suffering bad cramps or weakness after a hard run. It honestly does work (if you can stomach the idea of straight-up pickle juice).