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The amount of tonic water needed to help with leg cramps varies. The amount is dependent on the size of the person who needs it.
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How much water should a casualty drink to treat heat cramps?
You should drink at least 16 to 32 ounces of water to treat heat cramps. This water will help cool the body down enough to let the cramps subside.
Is too much tonic water bad for you?
There is a chance that even small amounts of quinine, the bittering agent in tonic water, can cause side effects from diarrhea, to blindness, and in rare cases--pulmonary edema, possibly resulting in death. While casual consumption of tonic water seldom results in more than the mildest of side effects, prolonged and heavy consumption can build to intolerable levels resulting in renal failure.It should be noted that levels of quinine in tonic water are minute as compared to therapeutic doses and evidence that drinking tonic water for cramps or other preventative measures cannot be confirmed.For further information explore Quinine Toxicity.
How much quine water for leg cramps should you drink?
I think you mean quinine water, which is better known as tonic water or just plain "tonic". It's usually served in alcoholic beverages like a "gin and tonic", etc and can be found in the section of the grocery store where wine is sold. As far as how much to take for leg cramps, as far as I can tell, the therapeutic dose is anywhere from 200 to 500 mg, but you have to careful of quinine's adverse effects. I do not know what all of them are, but in therapeutic doses, you really do need to be careful. Some include: diarrhea, constipation and erectile dysfunction, but it also seems that cardiac arrest might be a concern as well as pulmonary edema (fluid forming in the lungs). However, I read that there are (approximately) 20mg of active quinine in one 8 oz. glass of Schweppe's (the most well known brand of tonic water), so in order to get a therapeutic dose, you'd have to drink a fair amount of tonic water. However, I read of several people who seem to have done well on just 16 oz. or so of tonic water. They claim to have seen their leg cramps clear up nicely by drinking this amount before bed. Be aware, however, that quinine is very, very bitter, so tonic water will not taste like club soda or just plain water. You may want to combine it with juice (grape seed extracts are known to lessen pain, so you might try grape juice) and drink it that way.
How much Diet Tonic Water with Quinine is safe to drink?
yes and good for you
How much Diet Tonic Water with quinine is safe to drink daily?
yes and good for you
How much quinine in shwepers tonic water?
Not much. The FDA limits it to 83mg per liter. You can also get quinine by prescription if you need more.
How much tonic water is safe to drink a day?
I'm doing a lab right now and trying to find the same thing!
How much tonic salt should you put in a 95 liter tropical fish tank?
half tea spoon every gallon water
Do eating flour cause cramps and less energy?
I believe bread is a carbohydrate which shouldn't give much energy. I don't know if it causes cramps but if you're having cramps you should start drinking enough water and before a workout eat a banana.
Why do athletes spit out water instead of drinking it during games?
too much water intake (swallowed) will cause stomach cramps and sometimes nausea
Can i get cramps and bleed if i started taking birth control?
If you have been having PMS and cramps the pills will help and may take away much of it. I used the pill for 20 years to stop PMS and cramps and it helped me. No doubt about it. Your periods will get shorter and lighter after a few months/years on the pill.
What can you give a sick chick?
A water soluble tonic in its water supply will help. Polytonin A is one such product but ask at the place you buy your chicken feed and they will advise. If this remedy is not available a slurry of porridge or corn meal mixed with warm milk will help. Easily digested it will also help get much needed liquids into the bird. The sick chick must be separated from the rest as a flock will kill ailing flock members.
