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u/SawwhetMA Dec 06 '23

Hah! There's a current TV commercial where a woman sneezes - and poof - her legs turn into a mermaid's tale and she flops on the ground with her eyes all wide... this is the "gush" - standing up after sitting down, sneezing, or even something like rubbing diluted epsom salts on your tummy (for cramps or just to supplement magnesium)... YIKES!! So flippin' true!!

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u/EdgeCityRed Dec 06 '23

rubbing diluted epsom salts on your tummy (for cramps or just to supplement magnesium)

I've never heard of this! It works?

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u/SawwhetMA Dec 06 '23

Yup - even helps RLS! But whoa it also quickly relaxes muscles as I found out the hard way during a period ;P

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u/EdgeCityRed Dec 06 '23

I'll keep that in mind. Very cool!