Urban Legends - Bar of Soap for Leg Cramps: Old Wives' Tales (Soap Dope)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Old Wives' Tales (Soap Dope)

Slipping a bar of soap into the bed as a leg cramp prevention has been advanced by a number of authorities, both medical and otherwise. Ann Landers has mentioned the soap cure in her column on a number of occasions, with each airing prompting a load of letters from readers thanking her for this information because it worked wonders for them. "They were thrilled and grateful to be liberated from those leg cramps," said Ms. Landers.