If you suffer from the discomfort of restless leg syndrome (RLS), you may want to run out and pick up a bar of soap to use at bedtime. Read on for the details.
RLS is one of the more frustrating issues that we may face in life. It can occur at any time but for many people, it happens just when it is time to relax and drift of to sleep. Before you know it, you feel as if you need to move and stretch your legs and nothing seems to take the sensation away from you.
Although RLS is a fairly common issue, doctors are still not completely sure why it happens. In addition, they may write you a prescription for the problem but it really is nothing more than hit-or-miss. If they do happen to give you something to provide relief, it is usually temporary and they are only treating the symptoms of RLS, not the cause.
There may be a simple solution to the leg cramps you are experiencing but you likely have never heard about it before. I’m talking about soap! If you’ve never tried sleeping at night with a bar of soap near your feet, you may just want to start doing it tonight.
The fact that an opened bar of soap in the bed helps many people with RLS is indisputable. Over the years, it has continued to be a simple solution to a problem that causes many people to fidget all night and to lose a considerable amount of sleep.
Using soap as a treatment for RLS gained some popularity, thanks to an episode of the Dr. Oz show. He recommended the treatment to his viewers, telling them to try placing a bar of lavender soap near their feet and under the sheets at night. He chose lavender because it has a relaxing scent.
Many people who benefit from this natural treatment feel that a bar of plain ivory soap works just as well as more expensive, lavender soap.
Nobody is sure why this works but if you suffer from RLS, you are likely to try anything. Give it a shot, it just may be the simple solution to a complex problem.
Do you know someone with RLS? Pass this along to them.