Hey all

Hey guys!
I know I havent been on in a long while. Had some time to check in this evening.
I am having a problem though and I am wondering if it is a Vit. B1 deficiency.
I am playing softball and I did not do anything to pull a muscle or anything. All of a sudden both of my thigh muscles cramped up and I could barely walk.  This was on Sunday. They are still hurting not as bad but it is there. I cant hardly like pull my leg behind me and stretch my thighs that way, that is when it hurts the worse.  Has anyone had this?  I do have to admit I havent taken B1 in quite a while and thought this was a possibility.  I go for my 1 1/2 yr. appt. Monday so I do plan on asking and I have started back on my B1.  If anyone has experienced this, how long did it last? What did you have to do to get back to normal, etc.?
So how has everyone been doing?

I am not an expert in WLS or much of anything, but I do know cramps in the avg. person are more likely due to a lack of potassium, magnesium, or calcium.  Not sure if this will help.  WLS may put a totally different slate on the issue.  Hope you get to feeling better soon.

According to the links I viewed, B1 deficiency could cause cramps. I think sometimes when we get to a certain point out, we think we are eating a little more normally and don't need the same supplements. (I'm not saying this is you, Jenny, just a message for all.) But, for those of us who have malabsorption, we always need our supplements, even if we have stopped losing or have regained.

I would get back on your B1 supplements right away. The B vitamins are very important for nerves. I had a VR client at one time who had a B vitamin deficiency of unknown origins. She ended up in a wheelchair, unable to walk.