Vascular, system blood circulation and hemostasis difficult and dangerous. To deal with them is also difficult, for example, the treatment of varicose veins how much effort and patience it requires. But life, now, is that only are varicose veins of the lower extremities. Although standing behind the counter, still sitting behind a computer, although uncomfortable shoes, that you must hurry - all it hampers the flow, causing stasis in the veins of the legs, and if this disease, parents were persecuted, in danger, in two times.
The girls think that is not threatened, always the legs are thin and light, so that, following the fashion, choose shoes, high heels and running these days. The most important thing - the beauty, the inconvenience can be patient, because beauty, as you know, the victims want. And the victims can be very large...
What are varicose veins and why enlarged veins?
For the violation of the structure of the vascular wall and reduction of vascular tone of the deep veins of the lower extremities are dilated unevenly. This process is much more contributes to the excessive load on their feet. The blood received through the blood channel of the systemic circulation from the left ventricle, enriched with oxygen and nutrients to the lower extremities and took away the carbon dioxide and metabolic products of them should climb through the veins through the right ventricle to the lungs to give away the unnecessary and to pick up the next batch required lower extremities substances.
The veins of the lower extremities provided with valves in order to increase the blood is not returned because it exceeds the attraction of the Earth, rises up. In varicose veins the valves cannot close tightly, so all the blood doesn't disappear, but it starts to fall and stagnate. Below, this is the new part and the circulation of the blood is altered.
From the stagnation of the venous blood in the vessels slowly begin to form thrombi (clots), which are called red, because it consists, basically, of red blood cells. The clot in the same way, a head and a tail, the head is attached to the vessel wall, and the free tail blades sticking of platelets. The form blood clots permanently to the walls of varicose veins become a time bomb for detached and released into the bloodstream, the clot is very dangerous as it can clog vital arteries. Detached thrombus, usually the tail, and go on a short trip. After passing safely to the right of the atrium, the clot may get stuck immediately in the trunk of pulmonary, if you have a large size, or moved in the pulmonary arteries that has passed. Many have heard of the sudden death led to a blood clot in the blood vessels of the lungs, the doctors of this phenomenon is called pulmonary embolism (pulmonary embolism).
Where is the reason?
To say that varicose veins of the lower limbs the phenomenon is omnipresent - nothing to say, But there are people who live to a ripe old age, and varicose veins have no idea. Why? Perhaps originally it was a secret or put the life on the sofa with feet raised?
Structural the structure of the wall of the vessels venous was broken, that much is not necessary, only some characteristics innate to the person, or the conditions created in the process of life can cause the beginning of the pathological process:
- Genetic predisposition, that is to say, the people that my parents, NOT a disease, and the structure of the vessels, the predisposition to the appearance of varicose veins and the disease;
- Female gender in relation to the natural order.
- The loss of elasticity and tone of the vascular wall.
The loss of elasticity and tone of the vascular wall occurs in case of:
- Professional (work related to the prolonged stay in a vertical position);
- Too much stress during pregnancy, obesity and exercise;
- Hormonal background, where the main place belongs to the hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause;
- Constant violation of diet and food preferences of the products that affect the vascular wall;
- Diseases of the metabolism;
- Diseases of the liver (hepatitis and cirrhosis);
- Hypertension;
- Not;
- Venous-arterial fistula, which can cause the appearance of varicose veins, even in adolescents.
Do a varicose veins of the legs?
In addition to these described the terrible events of varicose veins disease of the lower limbs simply unattractive. At the beginning of the disease, when it extends 2-3 garlands, people often focus on not pay, but that the disease progresses, problems begin. The knots came out, the skin of the inner surface of the leg glows and changes colors, and the seats are really itchy. The skin is damaged and ulcerate. But if you also have diabetes? Varicose veins in the legs – is not independent of the disease of the legs, the body is involved here, because it is the circulatory system.
Thus, the manifestations of varicose veins of the lower limbs can be represented in the following way:
- The feeling of tiredness in the legs, heaviness and swelling of the limb;
- Thick and complicated plots of the veins that protrude above the surface of the skin of the tibia dark-blue nodes;
- Compacted, dark of the elasticity in the affected areas, the skin;
- Cramps in the legs;
- Hair loss and burning sensation in areas of varicose veins;
- Itching in the areas of varicose veins nodes.
- Increase of pain;
- As a result of stasis dermatitis, eczema and ulceration of the damaged areas;
- Itchy areas appear vesicles and cracks that give bleeding at the slightest injury. And where there is a hemorrhage, thrombus formation is always present.
Blood clots can, in turn, easily be complicated by thrombophlebitis, which is characterized by the following features:
- Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, weakness;
- The increase of the temperature of the limb affected, his skin warm and tight;
- Pain in the course of the vessel;
- Redness of the limb in the course of the affected vein.
Special types of varicose veins
Female varicose veins
Of course, the most inherent part of varicose veins of the lower extremities, but veins pelvic is also a phenomenon that is frequent and one can imagine that the authorities can get there on foot, because the eye is not visible that occurs in the veins of the internal organs. Especially in the plan "success" of the female body, women have even another group of "their" varicose veins.
The physiological characteristics of the fair half of humanity predispose to this disease, the nature has endowed with the function of procreation, and has supplied special bodies where the circulation is very intensive, which requires a large number of veins and arteries. When a woman was to be a mother, the body needs to rebuild and ensure a gestation normal. Of course, the load on the body is huge and a stagnation in the pelvis and lower extremities, the site has.
Varicose veins during pregnancy will be the starting point for the development of the disease in the future, where the dilation of the pelvis as the legs will probably take a "decent" place and time begins to represent a threat not only health but also human life.
The problem is that the varicose veins of the small pelvis not only to see, for this requires special equipment, because the veins of the pelvis is not as accessible as in the legs. However, also form nodes, and similarly, the veins of the legs can include formation of blood clots that can break down and "began to free the pool", sorry, short... Varicose veins in the pelvis can cause internal bleeding. Operations on the pelvic organs, especially in medicine, require the use of compression hosiery (stockings and tights) to avoid life-threatening complications associated with the removal of a blood clot.
Men varicose veins
Varicose veins in men, it happens to a lesser extent than women, but in the case of lesions of the feet is manifested in the same way. Therefore, all that is said above and below - is fully applicable to the stronger sex.
I should add that men can "boast" special male varicose veins - varicose veins of the spermatic cord (varicocele). Fortunately, this type of male varicose veins operated and the life is not particularly dangerous, but it is better to do without it.
Reticular (surgery) .
Sometimes through the skin, and the Shin or thigh suddenly begins to exude a mesh of tiny blood vessels. Especially impressionable can be calm immediately is the so-called reticular varicose veins, or varicose superficial veins. It is benign and not entirely real. The progression and serious complications are not inherent to him, he, in General, other than the small cosmetic flaw, does not threaten. Therefore, reticular varicose veins of the lower extremities is also called aesthetic.
But it is not particularly susceptible to remember, what is dangerous varicose veins in the legs and started to fight with him from the beginning, which are ignored and a jump for the patient. However, finding themselves about the disease, the future patients of the vascular surgeon tried to do without surgery in the future, interested in the recipes of traditional medicine and often quite successfully cope with the progression of the disease at home.
Treatment of folk remedies
Foods for varicose veins
Without a doubt, nutrition, varicose veins paper. And considerable. Lose weight with varicose veins is actually very useful, so this should start, of course, without having to resort to numerous promotional products that can be good for weight loss easy, but is contraindicated in the treatment of varicose veins.
Varicose veins of the lower limbs in the first place one should forget:
- About alcohol (totally);
- Strong coffee;
- Canned, spicy, and smoky;
- Sweets and salt are varicose veins not even the love that the water in the body delay;
- Fried potatoes very well replace "the potatoes" and hear what I advise people in the know.
And sympathetic that we suggest:
- consume foods rich in vitamins A and E, even though b and C also will not hinder;
- the wheat, the rye and the oats, cabbage of all varieties and soybean, carrot, gooseberry and wild rose in particular, have a beneficial effect on the wall venous;
- unlimited vegetables, juices, citrus, blueberries, cranberries and strawberries fresh;
- nettle, dill and parsley in salads, not only help with varicose veins, but will significantly reduce the weight.
Apple cider vinegar against varicose veins
Apple cider vinegar is widely sold in the shop and it is quite expensive. Pleasant to the taste. To try to take:
2 teaspoons of vinegar, a tablespoon of honey, fill with purified water in an amount of 200-250 ml and drink in the morning on an empty stomach. Dilute in a ratio of 1:10 Apple cider vinegar good night midline of the tibia, in the morning, the vessels are to hear it.
It is time to see a doctor.
Conservative treatment
Sometimes initiated in a timely fashion to treatment stops the disease process, and the people live without the doctor, leaning with folk remedies, regime and diet. But, what happens when the disease started and already can't help:
- Infusions and decoctions;
- The compression tights;
- Ointments and creams advertised in the media;
- Massage and gymnastics;
- Even hirudotherapy does not help.
Therefore, it is time to visit the doctor. In the registry, any clinic will explain what varicose veins of the lower extremities is a special surgeon blood vessels.
Of course, medicine is always with the aim of making without radical measures, that is to say, without the need of surgery, at the last trying conservative treatment. Any operation, even the simplest, is associated with impaired blood vessel integrity, and, therefore, thrombus formation, which occurs with the appearance of varicose veins. In addition, any surgical procedure requires anesthesia. Here you should consider the age of the patient, it is known that in old age, varicose veins often accompany chronic diseases of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system, and this circumstance greatly complicates choice and maintenance of anaesthesia. Therefore, a vascular surgeon about varicose veins conservatively at first.
For conservative methods of treatment, in addition to the ointment, cream, pill varicose veins, include this type of minimally invasive surgery, such as compression sclerotherapy (special treatment) and laser coagulation of varicose veins (below), as this treatment does not require a stay in the hospital, less traumatic and virtually painless.
For the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities prescribe medications that improve the flow of blood through the veins, the defence of the wall and blood thinners. These include:
- Drugs whose action is directed to the improvement of the venous exit;
- Antiplatelet agents that dissolve blood clots;
- Drugs that prevent the clotting of blood (anticoagulants);
- Ointment varicose veins, gels and creams of local significance, has a therapeutic effect on the above mentioned criteria;
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.