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Sleep Disorders and Management ISSN: 2572-4053

Citation

Garrett MT (2019) Observations on Restless Legs Syndrome and Indications of the Cause. J Sleep Disord Manag 5:023. doi.org/10.23937/2572-4053.1510023

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© 2019 Garrett MT. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

SHORT NOTE | OPEN ACCESSDOI: 10.23937/2572-4053.1510023

Observations on Restless Legs Syndrome and Indications of the Cause

Melrose Truett Garrett, Jr. Sc.D.*

Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, USA

Abstract

RLS accompanying loose stool (not diarrhea) indicated two hypotheses: 1) Medications for diarrhea will relieve RLS, 2) RLS is caused by pressure in the colon blocking a femoral vein, the nervous system then causes muscle contraction in the leg. In tests both were sustained. Soluble fiber corrects loose bowels but the number of Americans with insufficient fiber is much greater than those with RLS.