At the risk of having my dear readers think I've gone completely bonkers, I've decided to share a little folk cure I've discovered in the past week.
Ever since I had Nicholas at the ripe age of nearly 42, my body has never been the same. My joints are sore, my muscles feel ancient, and my bones are creaky. I creep out of my chair if I've been sitting at my desk for too long, and night time is the worst. I often wake up with aching hips. Honestly, there's nothing like having a baby in your 40s to make you feel old (in more ways than one!). I wouldn't change a thing, believe me, except I could do without the aches and pains.
The Oregonian has a natural health column every Sunday, and a few weeks ago it mentioned a cure for leg cramps or pain: placing a bar of soap in the bed. I tend to be very skeptical of homeopathy and the like, so I guffawed a bit when I read it. However, I also thought: "What could it hurt?"
So I've concluded that it has to be a fresh bar. I googled this remedy and found tons out on the internet (but no scientific basis for why it works), including an article on snopes.com. Someone wrote in on one of the web sites that he or she replaces the bar every couple of months. Apparently it's also supposed to help with restless legs, but Mike hasn't given up his Requip yet.
So there you have it--you can think that I'm wacko. But I'm a wacko without pain in my hips now! Hooray! Between the soap in bed, my attempts to eat wheat free, and my neti pot (see below), who knows what will be next! A chiropractor? :)
I don't have any idea how or why the soap works, but let me say this. "It does work" I haven't had a leg cramp in over two years now. Just try it..
ReplyDeleteYes it works, may have to change the soap every now and then seems like once the scent is gone its time for a change.
ReplyDeleteI just recently heard about this working for people. That's amazing.
ReplyDeletei read about the Bar of Soap in a column from my local newspaper and immediatedly tried it. I felt if II tried medication why not soap. I have been diagnosed with fibromygia, arthristis and had constant hip and knee pain. It was painful just getting out of bed at night to get to the bathroom. I put 3 bars of various scents of soap in my bed nightly. no pain. no hand pain nor arm. It works. I don't care how. I am not in pain nor take medication.
ReplyDeleteI was going to have both shoulders operated on because of the pain at night. My husband put the soap under the sheets one night (I did not even know)and for 2 mornings in a row, I slept all night without pain...When I told him I did not think I would be undergoing surgery after all, HE TOLD ME!! I thought he was NUT'S, but I was pain free....IT WORKS...I wish someone would tell me WHY it works..but I'm just glad it does!
ReplyDeleteI have a cracked rib on the left side of my chest. I tied a bar of soap to my chest and can go all day, and even all night no pain. It's great for leg and hand cramps too, I swear by it.
DeleteI have had pain in both my sholders for months, I tried lying on a bar of soap, after a couple of months I have no pain at all.
DeleteIts true... It works seriously... My mum had the same prolem and I was searching for any remedy or solution on internet. After reading few blogs and comments, I asked her to put soap in the bed. Touch wood she is fine now and I hope no such problem would occur again. Thanks to everyone who share such precious and useful remedies with us. Thanks a lot. Also, advise me if anyone has solution for sleeping legs as well, as whenever I sit on floor for long time to pray, I face sleeping leg problem to a large extent and I cannot move even a single step that time.
ReplyDeleteYes, It is absolutely true. I put one on my bed three month ago and no cramps at all. The funniest thing is that a night I had one and told myself: "Agh this did not work," when I woke up the soap was under the bed no in its place. LOL. I returned it under the bed sheet and since then I did not have one..
ReplyDeletewhere do you put the soap? Anywhere?
ReplyDeleteI put it at the foot of the bed, under the covers.
ReplyDeleteYes, this works. I've had the same bar of soap in my bed for some months now. Maybe I should change it? I'll wait till the next time I get a cramp and see if it still works. Lorraine
ReplyDeleteI heard about this about three or four years ago when I was having leg cramps almost every night and they got so bad they lasted for up to a half hour even when I tried to stretch to get them to release. When I heard about it the first time from my secretary I thought that sounded crazy, two days later I heard it from another employee and so I thought why not try it. All I can say is IT WORKS and I am grateful cause I have only had cramps maybe three times since and probably cause I needed to use a new bar.
ReplyDeletejust trying this out...praying it works for my restless legs. God bless!
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