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Q. I have horrible hand cramps which can occur at almost any time. Nothing my doctor has prescribed has helped. Is there a home remedy I can try?A. You may laugh at this suggestion. There is absolutely no scientific evidence that it might help. Nevertheless, we have heard from several readers that holding an unwrapped bar of soap in the hand may help with this kind of pain.
One reader reports, “I have arthritis in my hands, so when I go to bed I hold a bar of soap and the pain goes away immediately.” Another told us that her husband complained about cramps in his hands after playing cards. She says she “got a bar of soap and put it in his hand. Within a minute the pain subsided. He held the bar for about 10 minutes and the cramp never came back. Now we keep a bar of soap near where we play cards.”
I found a spoonful of yellow mustard to work almost immediately on cramps in any part of the body. Admit it doesn't taste too good, but when it works it's worth it!
After reading about soap for leg cramps (I also have sciatic pain), I have had a bar of soap under my bottom sheet for 6 months now. No more night leg pain or cramps! Amazing! I also put a hotel-size bar in my pocket when I play duplicate bridge, because I always get sciatic leg pain at least once during the long sessions. Has only happened once since using the soap and it was the day I forgot to put it in my pocket.
This also works well for leg cramps. My wife had leg cramps at night in bed. A friend told her to put a bar under the bed-sheet by her legs. My wife said it works. It sounds nuts but whatever works, we are happy. It's been a good year so far.
I have a good friend who has leg cramps from the effects of Chemotherapy for breast cancer.
She puts Tahitian Noni Juice right on her legs and rubs it in and the pain is instantly gone!
If the cramps reappear the next day...more Noni juice! It goes right into her leg tissue and stops the cramping pains!!
I have RLS and have taken medication for years. The last several months my medication has been ineffective. When I read your comment I laughed to myself thinking, "This is the craziest thing I've ever heard of".
Last night I woke up in the middle of the night suffering horribly with my restlessness. I decided to slip a bar of my soap (which I obtained from my shower) under my bottom sheet and 10 minutes later I was able to sleep soundly. Thank you so much for this information as it may have saved my life!
I get terrible hand cramping from the writing required by my new job. The pain does not go away for days and makes it difficult to even hold lightweight items. I've tried several suggestions without anything more than temporary success. This seems worth a try. Does it matter what type of soap is used?
This bar of soap thing also works for arthritis of the knee. A friend told me about it. I have suffered with knee pain for 8 months noting helped including knee shots, but this worked overnight.
I look forward to your column in our daily paper each week. I have severe leg cramps at night so I tried the bar of soap under the sheet trick and it works! I've been cramp free for six months now. Wow! I've told all my friends about this unique idea, some just laugh, others said they would try it. Thanks for your help!