New to this site, but long time low-carber. Have not had a sugary drink (soda, sports drink or otherwise) probably in decades. Well, I will confess to the occasional frozen daiquiri on vacay
Pre-op instructions were to down 2x12 oz SUGARED gatorade the night before surgery. I held my nose and faithfully did this, about half an hour before bed.
Within literally 5 or so minutes of lying down (about half an hour of ingestion) I started to experience pretty extreme cramping, both legs, mostly concentrated in feet and calves. Lasted all night. (Great way to get a good night rest before a stressful event, right?)
As a long time low carber, I have always associated my occasional night time leg cramps (an occasional "charley horse" type event) with being low carb and associated low potassium.
This is obviously the opposite, but I can't help but feel related - suddenly downing 24 oz of highly sugared drink in a quick sitting must have been a shock to this low carber.
I've tried looking on line and only found one other posting that this happened.
Any thoughts? Similar experiences? Postings I should look at?
I have another surgery coming up, and would like to figure out what happened before I experience this again!
TIA