[TopPanda]

Hi all,

Has anyone else suffered from tropical malaise ?

I'm getting a few health problems that may or may not be related to living in a hot and humid country for too long. First I lived in Southern China for 4 months, now I've been in Bangkok for a couple of months (the world's hottest city on average temperature records).

As a slightly overweight white guy I tend to sweat a lot here, while the local girls I've been dating barely sweat at all .

About 3 weeks ago I started getting really bad pain when walking. I think this is plantar fasciitis, as my symptoms are worse when I first get out of bed. I never had it before despite having to walk everywhere because I've never owned a car. I've bought some decent shoes which seem to help a bit.

But the latest episode occurred last night when I woke up and there was a huge lump in my calf, as if all my muscles had knotted together. I was pretty sleepy at the time, but my leg felt rock solid. That was really scary . I've heard this could be a charlie horse. Maybe workout bros know more about these. It went after a minute or so, but my leg feels really cramped up today.

I just wonder if I'm dehydrated, or lacking in certain salts. I don't know if I could have a sodium deficiency, after all most food I eat here has plenty of salt in it.



I've been eating some of these guys to see if they help: