Foods That May Help With Muscle Cramps

Sources Medically Reviewed on 03/16/2020 Reviewed by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD on March 16, 2020
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Mayo Clinic: “Muscle cramp,” “Water: How Much Should You Drink Every Day?”
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: “Using Foods Against Menstrual Pain.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Don’t Let Foot Cramps and Charley Horses Slow You Down.”
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: "Magnesium Rich Foods."
Columbia University: “Foods that minimize menstrual cramps?”
The Cooper Institute: “Does Pickle Juice Relieve Muscle Cramps?”
American Heart Association: “Hyperkalemia (High Potassium).”
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition: “Associations of Menstrual Pain with Intakes of Soy, Fat and Dietary Fiber in Japanese Women.”
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise: “Reflex Inhibition of Electrically Induced Muscle Cramps in Hypohydrated Humans.”
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements: “Magnesium.”
U.S. Department of Agriculture: "Basic Report: 09040, Bananas, Raw," "Basic Report: 11507, Sweet Potato, Raw, Unprepared," "Full Report (All Nutrients): 11353, Potatoes, Russet, Flesh and Skin, Raw," "Basic Report: 11422, Pumpkin, Raw," "Basic Report: 09037, Avocados, Raw, All Commercial Varieties," "Basic Report: 16070, Lentils, Mature Seeds, Cooked, Boiled, Without Salt," "Basic Report: 16015, Beans, Black, Mature Seeds, Cooked, Boiled, Without Salt," "Basic Report: 09181, Melons, Cantaloupe, Raw," "Basic Report: 09326, Watermelon, Raw," "Basic Report: 01079, Milk, Reduced Fat, Fluid, 2% Milkfat, with Added Vitamin A and Vitamin D," "Basic Report: 11457, Spinach, Raw,” "Basic Report: 11233, Kale, Raw,” "Basic Report: 09206, Orange Juice, Raw,” "Basic Report: 12539, Seeds, Sunflower Seed Kernels, Toasted, with Salt Added," "Basic Report: 12563, Nuts, Almonds, Dry Roasted, with Salt Added," "Basic Report: 15237, Fish, Salmon, Atlantic, Farmed, Cooked, Dry Heat,” "Basic Report: 11886, Tomato Juice, Canned, Without Salt Added."
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: “Hydrate Right During Physical Activity,” “Coconut Water: Is It What It's Cracked Up to Be?” “Kidney Disease: High- and Moderate-Potassium Foods,” “4 Keys to Strength Building and Muscle Mass.”
Reviewed by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD on March 16, 2020
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