ELI5; Why is cramp so painful?

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Pretty much that! – Muscles going haywire is for some reason the most unimaginable pain I’ve had. Why’s that?

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Pain receptors are the body’s way of signalling to the brain that something is wrong. When you have muscle cramps, the muscles tighten too much and the pain receptors go haywire.

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