Varicose veins in the legs is one of the most serious evils of the twentieth CENTURY. Sedentary lifestyle, always in a hurry, the lack of response to the signals of the body leads to serious health problems.
Varicose veins (or varicose veins folk) is swelling under the skin in the veins that are peripheral, due to the stagnation of the blood. Swelling of the blood vessels are dark blue, then purple. Later, ulcers, blood clots, a person suffers from pain in the legs. How to deal with the scourge? Going to try it.
What are varicose veins
Pathology Vascular is known from thousands of years ago. Even the ancient Egyptian texts contain mention of the insidious disease. Pathology develops with a bad blood flow in the peripheral vessels.
Medical aspects of the disease:
- in the weakness congenital the venous walls under the influence of factors harmful for the valves of expulsion of the blood, cease to function normally;
- the flow of the blood is lost, blood clots, clots of blood, increased venous pressure;
- the excess blood does not have time to go through the gaps, accumulate, dilate the blood vessels;
- the outer wall close to the surface of the epidermis, for this reason they are well visible under the skin;
- the more blood clots and the affected areas, the more obstacles to the normal flow of blood;
- the veins "roll", they lose their normal appearance. In the later stages the vessels similar to the color blue or dark purple thick rope.
More often the veins swell on his feet due to the high load on them and the least mobility in the "sitting" or "standing" of work. Varicose veins affects people of different social status.
Many consider this disease as an occupational disease. Risk to make a distention of the veins peripheral:
- barber;
- workers in IT-sphere;
- the sellers;
- military;
- the pilots and others.
Causes
After numerous studies, scientists have found the factors that cause the inflammation of the veins, bad circulation, the appearance of pain, heaviness, weakness in the legs.
Main reasons:
- pregnancy;
- excess weight;
- the inheritance. My parents had weak wrists? The likelihood of developing the same disease in children reaches 70%;
- congenital weakness of connective tissue;
- elastic bands of socks or stockings.
Other factors that cause stasis venous:
- prolonged work at the computer.
- the lack of movement;
- the habit of sitting with my leg on the foot;
- the need to spend a long time "on his feet";
- hormonal interruptions. The greatest danger for women during pregnancy, after the menopause;
- high heels. The constant walking in high heels exerts a lot of stress in the veins;
- frequent lifting, loading heavy loads;
- improper diet, excess of heavy, fatty foods, lack of vegetables.
The first signs and symptoms
Recognize varicose veins is fairly simple. It is important to listen to the signals that persistently sends the body. Bad way of life, the lack of will to give yourself a bit of time the disease develops rather quickly.
Commonly affected veins:
- on his feet;
- in the rectum;
- in the pelvis.
Much less swell the veins:
- of the esophagus;
- of the spermatic cord.
The main symptoms of varicose veins:
- pain, heaviness in the legs, swelling at the end of the day;
- a feeling of burning, warmth, filling of veins,
- slowly, the discomfort appears not only after work or with a strong physical effort;
- the night person, full of leg cramps;
- sometimes the symptoms of varicose veins appear just below the knees or at the back of the legs;
- there are sometimes "turned off" the pain, and a strange heaviness of touch in the skin, causing pain;
- vessels gradually dilate, darken, more and more obvious that under the skin;
- the formation of "spider veins", veins thicken, bend, they are easy to test;
- the inflammation extends to the ankle, the lower part of the legs, sometimes feet swell even;
- after walking the person becomes tired, the legs are "buzzing", there is muscle weakness.
Important! The signs of the first stage of varicose veins much. Why people delay a visit to the doctor? One does not have enough money for treatment, and the rest of the time the third wish. Sometimes a combination of all the factors.
The lack of treatment of the causes of the progression of the disease:
- the skin in the Cinnamon darken and become more;
- in severe open long not the healing of the sores;
- impairment of the nutrition of the epidermis, the skin becomes dry, wrinkled.
Acute stage:
- unbearable foot pain at different times of the day;
- weakness;
- increase of temperature;
- occasionally when you open up the plexus venous bleeding. This phenomenon is more common at night.
Possible complications
What happens if the abandonment of treatment and prevention of varicose veins peripheral vascular? Advanced cases cause a lot of suffering patients. Develop serious complications.
The most dangerous variant – the inability of normal blood flow, the development of gangrene, amputation of a limb (s). Think about it!
Common complications are:
- thrombophlebitis in the acute phase;
- phlebothrombosis;
- trophic ulcer;
- bleeding from the affected nodes.
General advice and rules of treatment
How to treat varicose veins? The success of the therapy depends to a large extent on the attitude of the patient to the doctor's recommendations. Without the help of an experienced phlebologist can't do. This is pretty rare speciality, try to find a good doctor.
Tune in to long-term treatment. To restore health to your veins more difficult to eliminate the symptoms of varicose veins.
Remember the basic rules:
- move more. To deal with venous stagnation, helps morning exercises, walking, Cycling, swimming;
- try to lose weight;
- abstain from these exercises, resistance training, running, jumping;
- in the initial phase, the use of compression tights, special bandages, elastic;
- the majority of let the foot rest, lifting the feet by using low pillow;
- excellent "scattered" blood simple exercise. Lying on your back, bend your knees, imitate the Cycling for a minute or two.
Important! Change in the diet. Healthy blood vessels in those who eat vegetables, vegetables, vegetables, fruits, fruits, dairy products, bread from wheat flour, drinking enough liquid. Fatty, salty, smoked foods, lots of bread, cheap pasta, reduces vascular tone, increases the risk of thrombosis.
Listen to these tips:
- to the long stay on the feet, where possible, take a seat. Before starting the work, during a break, apply for feet refreshing gel, ointment against varicose veins. The drugs will remove the inevitable swelling, improve the circulation of the blood;
- in related field work at a computer or driving of vehicles, every hour, get up, walk around the room. As often as possible get out of the car. So that it warns not only varicose veins but hemorrhoids;
- remember: spend all day standing, but still in high heels – is harmful. If the work suits you, be sure to make a break for the feet. Take at least 10 minutes stud, sit or walk barefoot. Otherwise, the wealth will become ugly veins, the disease, the need to completely forget about the beautiful shoes and heels;
- during pregnancy wear special bandage that reduce the pressure on the vascular system. Following the recommendation of his doctor to wear special elastic stockings to reduce stasis venous.
Folk remedies and recipes
Initial stage of varicose veins successfully treated with ointments, homemade, pads, lotions, other natural products and medicinal herbs. The most important thing– the desire of the patient, the regularity of the procedures.
Treatment of varicose veins folk remedies at home. Tested recipes:
- a foot bath. To relieve the tiredness after a hard day, to reduce inflammation will help you add in the sea salt water, decoction of chamomile, mint, succession, yarrow. The tone of the blood vessels drops of essential oils of geranium, lemon, peppermint, rosemary. The duration is 30 minutes. The water should be warm, more cool;
- compresses with decoction of sage, yarrow, chamomile, marigold, mint. All herbal take 1 tablespoon, pour 1.5 liters of boiling water. Insist 40 minutes, strain. Gauze wet, apply to tired feet. Change compresses 2-3 times as drying of the liquid;
- tincture of flowers of lilac and chestnut. Pick up fresh, of color, sometimes in a quart jar 2 tablespoons of each of the raw materials, pour a good vodka. Insist 2 weeks in the dark. Daily, couple of times a day wipe the feet healing of the dye;
- tomato varicose veins. In the juicy pulp of the tomato is a substance lycopene, which strengthens the blood vessels. Loop the tomatoes through a meat grinder, put the weight in gauze, wrap the patients feet. Keep a couple of hours, neither more nor less. Simple way: cut the tomatoes, wipe the halves of the legs from top to bottom. So the treatment of varicose veins nodules. After half an hour relieved;
- Apple infusion. Need to variety "Antonovka". Slice four large apples, pour a liter of boiling water, cover the pan. After 4 hours the infusion is ready. Crush the fruits. Morning and evening, take 1/3 Cup of infusion with a spoon of honey.
Modern treatments
Moderate and advanced cases are treated using the latest techniques. Effective:
- microflebractomy (affected veins are removed through punctures in the skin);
- sclerotherapy (patients vessels treated with the introduction of special drugs);
- laser therapy (removal of damaged areas and treatment of varicose veins with laser);
- thermocoagulation (during the procedure is removed vascular mesh).
Preventive recommendations
Doctors ' recommendations:
- for a long time do not sit or stand during the working day;
- periodically sit down or, on the contrary, get up and move;
- follow the diet;
- control your weight;
- do not wear high-heel shoes constantly;
- rarely lift weights;
- strengthen the elasticity of blood vessels moderate exercise, water procedures;
- take supplements of vitamin;
- when tired legs each evening to do toning baths with nutrients;
- clean the blood with the help of natural compounds.
