Leg cramps...

[ummmm]

Is there any cause of this? My 15 year son is suffering with them badly.

[ummmm]

//Reported prevalences of growing pains have been between 2% and 46% of children.[2] Growing pains are said to typically occur in two periods during a child's life, firstly, between about 3 and 5 years old, then later in 8 to 12 year olds.[3] There are however no published epidemiological studies to support this observation. Individuals can vary markedly in when they experience growing pains//

He's nearly 16. If he was younger I would have put it down to growing pains.

[EvianBaby]

Sorry Ummmm!

[ummmm]

Sorry for what?

[EvianBaby]

For inadvertantly making your thread turn into a debate about growing pains.

[hc4361]

Has he been drinking alcohol?

[ummmm]

That's okay. It was actually my first thought. It's interesting to read Sqads opinion on it.

[tamborine]

I get them if I wear ankle socks with elasticated tops but not with pop socks.

[ojread2]

As said, mine was a C&P of a Dr who did a study in a children's hospital in Australia

However, it has been used my my and my mums GP so I could probably hazard a good bet on other GP's using it

[ojread2]

a debate is good evian, no matter the topic

[Sqad]

oj..........what is C&P?

[ummmm]

Has he been drinking alcohol? He does occasionally, with permission. Not enough for me to connect the two.

[ummmm]

Copy and paste, Sqad.

[Cockney_si]

I had growing pains when I was 15 and also when I was 16.

I used to ride my bicycle everywhere and when I was 16 I couldn't ride it for about 6 weeks as it was so painful for me.

After the 6 weeks I found that none of my trousers or jeans seemed to fit any more, I'd grown about 3 inches in my legs !

[Sqad]

ummmm/oj......right.

We d seem to be off the subject of cramps and on to "growing pains"

LOL...........good debate though as oj said.

[ojread2]

indeed =)

I find this stuff fascinating - there's a q popped up now about trapped wind in the collar bone area.

[ummmm]

Hopefully Cockney. He's small for his age. I think he's 5'3 now.

I'll def take him to the docs. I'll get him to keep notes of when it happens. I know it happens during the day as well. It just seems to hurt more in the evenings. He also says he gets cramp in his foot.

[ojread2]

ooo now I get, what I describe as cramp, in my foot and toes
Damned painful but as it goes as quickly as it turns up, there isnt much I can do except for rubbing it. Dont think that actually odes much but make me feel better

[Cockney_si]

Oh, I also neglected to mention that young boys also have to put up with very painful nipple aches and testicle aches too.... Unfortunately it's difficult to rub them better :o)

[ummmm]

He's been through the nipple thing. Not sure about his testicles....he might have spoke to his dad about that :-)

[EvianBaby]

Shall we turn this into a how women have it much worse than blokes thread :)