Monitoring your health is important, and it’s crucial to be able to recognize a problem at an early stage.
Sometimes our body gives us signals that something is wrong.
All we have to do is pay attention to them and seek medical attention.
Content is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice.
Seek guidance from your doctor regarding your health and medical conditions.
A crawling, creeping sensation in your legs.
If you experience strange sensations in your legs and feet, such as crawling, creeping, or an urge to move, it might be a sign of restless leg syndrome.
This chronic condition often causes discomfort at night when you are trying to sleep.
Muscle twitches
Sometimes your muscles act on their own, without you telling them to.
They might twitch or contract and have trouble relaxing.
Twitches and spasms are most common in areas like your thighs, calves, hands, arms, belly, ribcage, and the arches of your foot.
Doctors aren’t always sure why they happen, but a few things can trigger them.
- Your muscles need minerals like potassium and magnesium to work properly.
- Not drinking enough fluids can make your muscles more likely to twitch and spasm.
- Having too much caffeine can also cause muscle twitches in different parts of your body.
- If you have high blood pressure or heart disease, your doctor might prescribe water pills, which make you pee more.
This can lower your potassium levels and lead to muscle spasms. - When nerve cells are damaged, it changes how they talk to each other and to the brain.
Twitches and spasms can be warning signs that this common condition is affecting the nerves that control your muscles.
White pupil
Leukocoria means “white pupil,” and it happens when the pupil of your eye looks white instead of black.
