Compared to other conventional electrolyte beverages, Pickle Juice for cramps is scientifically proven to inhibit electrically induced muscle cramps via a mechanism that’s suspected to originate in the oropharyngeal region and that acts on the alpha motor neurons in the cramping muscle. Pickle Juice is not as much of a hydration drink as it can be looked at as an inhibitor of cramps that triggers a neurological reflex once it hits the back of the throat.