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To wonder if skinny jeans make your legs ache?

28 replies

monkeynuts123 · 28/03/2014 14:31

I'm sorry to be still going on about this but does anyone notice their legs ache if they wear skinny jeans a lot? So still aching once the jeans are off?

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Stinklebell · 28/03/2014 14:33

No aching.

I do get pins and needles if I kneel in them though

Bagpussss · 28/03/2014 14:33

I have a pair of tight skinny jeans which make my legs ache so can't wear them for long, as soon as I get home I whip them off.

MaidOfStars · 28/03/2014 14:38

No, no aching here. But yes to the pins and needles when kneeling.

whois · 28/03/2014 14:44

Y to being uncomfortable kneeling but no leg aching

BrownSauceSandwich · 28/03/2014 14:46

Good god! Wear something else!

Vickiyumyum · 28/03/2014 14:49

I get this with some knee high boots that I have that are tight. I think it depends how tight they are, but my calves really ache after a day in the boots, so I can see tight tight jeans might do the same.

monkeynuts123 · 28/03/2014 14:49

I've been getting aching in my thighs and went to doc who has sent me for blood test for anemia and thyroid, but I don't have any other symptoms and otherwise feel well. I've been thinking about when my legs ache and i think it's connected to when I wear my super skinny jeans. Oh gosh if it's just that I feel a bit mortified about docs appointment. Bagpuss when you say ache what do you mean? Thighs?

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MrsMarigold · 28/03/2014 14:50

I had that from hard material.

Flicktheswitch · 28/03/2014 14:50

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IamaBreastfeedingTramp · 28/03/2014 14:51

No but I've had it from below the knee socks that were too tight and pop socks not that I'd wear something as hideous as pop socks honestly

onemorerose · 28/03/2014 14:54

How can skinny jeans cause permanent damage Flicktheswitch?

To answer the original question, no they don't make my legs ache.

MaidOfStars · 28/03/2014 14:57

Do you spend a fair amount of time sitting down in super skinnies? I'm wondering if the aching is from them digging at the top of your thigh/groin area when seated? So creating a bit of a dead leg scenario...

fusspot66 · 28/03/2014 14:58

I had heard that overly tight low rise jeans can compress a nerve and cause pain or numbness in the legs which can become permanent if you keep wearing them and ignoring symptoms.

monkeynuts123 · 28/03/2014 15:03

I was eyeing them with suspicion already because they left a big seam mark down the inside of my leg, I'm a skinny legged size 10 and thought that was a bit off.

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Doyouthinktheysaurus · 28/03/2014 15:12

I do get pain in one knee sometimes wearing skinny jeans, but that is an old running injury that will never quite go completely. Some things set it off and the restriction of the material does.

I bought some Next relaxed skinny jeans which are nice soft material and they don't seem to hurt.

WorraLiberty · 28/03/2014 15:16

They don't make my legs ache.

Are you sure you're wearing the right size?

flowery · 28/03/2014 15:20

Doesn't sound like they fit you tbh.

crazybutterflylady · 28/03/2014 15:39

You can get such a thing as compression leggings which stimulate your muscles/blood flow after strenuous exercise. They're really tight fitting leggings with seams in specific places. I've worn them a few times and they really make my legs ache after a while.

Given this, I reckon there's a good chance that some skinny jeans could have the same effect.

bobsaidno · 29/03/2014 23:41

Nope, no ache here. I wear New Look and Next skinny jeans. The tightest/skinniest ones are from Next. If they make your legs ache maybe try a different fit or size? Next do different types of skinny.

chocolatemademefat · 30/03/2014 00:58

All us fatties are just crying our eyes out for you. Here's a thought - wear clothes that really fit you. And if you're no longer a teenager do you really look so good in them anyway?

CorusKate · 30/03/2014 02:12

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MsAspreyDiamonds · 30/03/2014 08:38

I wonder if you can get blood clots from wearing too tight skinnies?!!

krankykitty · 30/03/2014 09:05

I vaguely remember having this in skinnies made from that really hard denim. I don't get it in the softer types

capsium · 30/03/2014 09:14

Don't worry about docs. You'll find out re. other tests if they was something else amiss, then if there is a follow up consultation say the ache has stopped, if it has, could mention the jeans. Corsets used to hurt people so it is not beyond the realms.

If no follow up consultation is required I would leave it unless there is still a problem. Many complaints alleviate spontaneously.

But if you must wear skinnies get some super soft very stretchy ones. Grin

ArtFine · 30/03/2014 09:17

Yes. My leggings make them ache sometimes, forget skinny jeans!