John Myers
If you have regular calf cramps, one of the reasons could be that you drink too much coffee. Because the hot drink ensures that the body excretes magnesium and a lack of magnesium can trigger muscle cramps.
Why too much coffee can cause leg cramps
One or two cups of coffee a day are a must for many people. However, if you drink significantly more coffee, unpleasant muscle cramps can be the result.
- Calf cramps are painful pulling in the muscles that usually occurs suddenly – at night or during the day – and then disappears again.
- One of the most common causes of calf cramps is a lack of magnesium in the body. This can be due to the fact that you drink too little water or perspire heavily, for example when exercising.
- But coffee can also be the culprit for painful calf cramps. The drink has a diuretic effect and ensures that the kidneys are stimulated and that you have to go to the toilet more often.
- In addition to water and calcium, magnesium is also flushed out of the body with the urine. If the electrolyte balance in the body is disturbed by drinking too much coffee, this can become noticeable through painful muscle tension.
- So if you regularly deal with muscle cramps, it can help to limit your coffee consumption and drink 2.5 to 3 liters of water a day instead.
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