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Why do you get charlie horses while sleeping when you had consumed alcohol that night?

It seems that anytime i drink more than about 6 beers or so and go to sleep I always end up getting charlie horses in my calf muscles in the middle of the night. Any explanation? A. Why is it only my calf muscles that seize up and not other muscles? B. And why does it only happen in the middle of the night?

Public Comments

1. Its due to the low freezing point of alcohol.
2. Dehydration. Athletes who don't drink enough water before competing on a hot day will get leg cramps. Alcohol is a diuretic, which makes you shed excess water. That's why you have to piss so often especially when drinking beer.
3. when you drink alcohol you forget to drink water. And then you are dehydrated and you don't realize that. So if you drink, you must also drink water. Every drink of beer take two drinks of water. It's also better on your liver. The water helps dilute the concentration of alcohol in your body.