Varicose veins of the legs in women is an expansion of the superficial veins, which disrupts the functioning of the valves and disrupts blood flow.Blood flows from the legs through deep and superficial veins;they are interconnected in a single whole.
The cause of varicose veins on the legs in women, where the disease comes from:
All veins have valves;if the deep veins cannot cope with their load, then the load increases on the superficial ones.More blood enters them and it is more difficult for them to cope with the load.
Then we see swollen veins that are visible through the skin.
- Sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or sedentary work.
- Passion for fad diets that lack fiber.
- Heredity from parents plays a very important role.
- Tight tight pants wearing high heels.
- Our habit is to sit with our legs crossed and the blood flow almost stops.
- Heavy loads in the gym.
- Taking hormonal drugs, contraceptives, cold medicines.
These are common causes of varicose veins on women's legs.
Signs of varicose veins in women, how to know that you have this disease:
The insidiousness of this disease is that varicose veins in women are not manifested in any way at first;for a very long time they are only a cosmetic defect.
When a feeling of fatigue appears, heaviness in the legs with small varicose veins - these are the first symptoms of varicose veins in the development of your disease.
- Afterwards, the tingling sensation bothers me.
- Leg cramps, especially at night, itching,
- Burning sensation.
- Warmth, pain, swelling.
- When edema occurs, the skin darkens and becomes smooth;cuts and scrapes on the legs do not heal for a long time.
- These are already more alarming symptoms of the disease;your body is telling you it can't deal with the disease on its own, which means you need to go to a specialist for help.
Diagnosis of varicose veins on the legs in women:
The following diagnostics are performed for varicose veins:
Methods of studying the venous system.
- Determination of venous pressure in mmHg: photoplethysmography is used in different positions of the patient using compression tests.
- Air plethysmography: determines not only the leg volume in (mm), but also the ejection volume of venous blood and its fraction.Residual volume during leg muscle contraction test.
- Ultrasound dopplerography: the patency of the main veins is established by auscultation and graphically.The Valsalva maneuver and compression tests can confirm or rule out the diagnosis.
- Duplex scan: used to check the main veins (determining the size, patency, the state of the lumen and the presence of blood clots, the nature and speed of the blood flow, the function and insufficiency of the valves).
- Intravenous ascending venography: a contrast agent is injected into a peripheral vein.The purpose of the study is to identify the pathology of the veins of the lower and upper extremities.
Signs of varicose veins in women if left untreated:
If varicose veins are not treated, over time changes will appear on the inner surface of the lower third of the lower leg:
- dermatitis.
- Gaskets.
- pigmentation.
- Then there is a very serious complication - a trophic ulcer. You probably know what it is, how difficult it is to treat, to live with it.Trophic ulcers occur due to very poor blood flow;a minor injury provokes the spread of trophic ulcers in the lower part of the leg.
- Very often, blood clots appear in varicose veins, which can break off at any time and enter the pulmonary artery.A thromboembolism occurs, it is a threat to your life.
If inflammation of the veins begins - thrombophlebitis, you need to rest in bed, raise your leg, put a blanket or some kind of pillow under it.This will help relieve swelling, compresses arteries, veins and avoids gangrene when tissues die.
Make sure that the products contain vitamins C, P, A, E, as well as trace elements:
- Potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, zinc, iron.A large amount of potassium is contained in honey and apple cider vinegar.
- To get these two benefits right away, drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a cup of water with honey, up to 4 cups a day.Lubricate your feet with the same composition.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women:
Use drugs that increase venous tone and improve blood flow, as well as topical gels.
Mikulin's exercise is very effective for cleansing the blood vessels: rise on your toes so that your heels are raised from the floor by 1-2 cm, then sharply descend on them.After doing 30 times, rest for 10 seconds.Perform the exercise calmly several times a day.You can hit your heels on the floor no more than 60 times at a time.
Prevention of varicose veins on the legs in women:
In order not to start the disease at the beginning of its development, the prevention of varicose veins is very important.
- Start by dousing your feet with cold water, this is a type of exercise that strengthens blood vessels.
- Freeze medicinal herb potions in the freezer and wipe your tired feet with these cubes.Take sage, it has an analgesic and soothing effect.
Give your feet a massage.
To be done from a sitting position:
- From the bottom up, stroke your legs from the knee to the groin.3 times is enough.
- Stretch the thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint in a clockwise direction.
- From a lying position, legs bent at the knees:
Stroking the shin from the bottom up 3 times.
- Stretch the calf muscles 5 times.
- Shake the calf muscles 4 times.
- Stretch your legs.Massage each toe, heel and sole more vigorously.
- Light, quick stroking of the entire leg;you can not touch bulging veins - this leads to the formation of a blood clot.
- Do the simplest "bicycle" exercise, successively lifting your legs without bending them.
- Walk more.When the disease does not bother you too much, up to 8000 steps a day.
The following tips will also be helpful:
- Avoid alcohol.
- Limit salt, foods that contain it, sweets, refined foods, flour, absolutely any canned food, smoked foods, they contain nothing, if you want to be healthy, give up their habit, after a month you will wonder why you ate them at all.
- Avoid prolonged sitting in one position to avoid muscle stiffness, and avoid standing.
- Do not sit cross-legged as this will impede venous drainage.
- Don't put on extra pounds.
Do physical exercises for your legs every day:
- Get up on your toes more often.
- Walk up the stairs, forget there is an elevator for at least 5 floors.
- Swim.
- Walk for at least an hour for 1-3 km.
- For a long time (at least 1 hour), stay in a position with your legs raised above the level of your heart.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, folk remedies:
Warm foot baths with oak bark or a decoction of calendula flowers are very useful:
Pour 20 grams of boiling water, boil for 15-20 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, then pour into a bucket, immerse your feet up to the knees for half an hour.I remind you once again that the water should be warm, not hot.
I will also give you a recipe for the treatment of trophic ulcers.Just a magic ointment for varicose veins, try it from the heart, I help you:
Take one tablespoon of:
- Onion juice.
- Liquid laundry soap.
- Ichthyol ointment.
- Aloe juice.
- Rendered lard.
- honey
Everything is placed in a small pot, heated to a boil without boiling, the cooled ointment is applied to a cloth, bandaged so that you can walk with it throughout the day.Then wash your foot and reapply the ointment for a day.
Treat until the ointment runs out.Repeat the treatment 2 times a year.The swelling goes down, the veins are almost invisible, the blue disappears, the pain disappears.Good luck with your treatment.
Small varicose veins are treated with a drug called a sclerosant, which closes the vein and makes it disappear.However, there are also disadvantages here: you have to wear a tight bandage for a long time, and sometimes a bruise remains at the injection site forever.
Creams, ointments, gels
They are also called venotonics: various ointments, gels, creams for smearing diseased veins have a beneficial effect on blood flow and the venous wall.They are used at the first signs of illness: heaviness in the legs, night cramps.The symptoms are relieved, to improve the results, the wearing of therapeutic underwear is added.
Eliminate swelling:
- For 1 liter of boiling water, take 4 tablespoons of flaxseed, boil for 10 minutes, leave covered for 1 hour.Drink hot half a cup every 2 hours 6-8 times a day.The result will be noticeable after 2-3 weeks.
- Drink blueberry leaf tea (1 teaspoon per glass of water).
- 10 grams of birch leaves.Pour hot water up to 50 degrees, leave covered for 6 hours.Drink half a glass 2 times a day.
- You can sew pouches to fit your feet and fill them with birch leaves.Put the legs in the bag so that they are covered with leaves on all sides, then they will start to sweat, when after 4 hours they get very wet, change them.Usually 3-4 sessions are enough.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, compression clothing:
If you have hereditary vein disease.Pain and heaviness in the legs often bother you;consult a phlebologist or vascular surgeon for advice.
You will be prescribed a Doppler ultrasound or photoplethysmography.Know that the examination is harmless and does not hurt.Determine the stage of development of your disease and then a treatment method will be selected for you.
Therapeutic socks, knee socks and tights are used both for prevention and treatment of varicose veins.It is called compression underwear, there are 4 degrees of compression (pressure).
They are measured in millimeters of mercury.In the initial form of varicose veins, socks or pantyhose of the 1st degree with a pressure of 18-21 mmHg are prescribed.Your doctor will tell you what type of underwear you need.
We treat varicose veins on the legs in women, operations:
This operation is performed under general anesthesia.Incisions with a thickness of 0.5 cm are made on the leg, through which the diseased veins are pulled.
You must wear a compression garment after surgery.Many people want to know if it is possible to get rid of varicose veins forever.Varicose veins of the lower extremities are not completely healed after surgery.
After the diseased vein is removed, all the load it carries will be redistributed to other veins, their load increases, so over time, nodes appear in another place.
However, if you do prevention in time, treat varicose veins on women's legs and eat properly, you can delay the development of this disease for a long time, it will not develop into a more severe stage.
I hope, my dears, that I have helped you in some way and that you are less sick.Run on your feet without pain for the rest of your life.