How often does each of us visit a doctor?Surely this happens only in cases where pain or discomfort in one or another part of the body becomes simply unbearable.And if the disease manifests itself only in some external signs and does not make itself felt in any other way?Then you don’t need to go to the doctor at all!
Of course, this is not so.One of these very common and almost non -manifesting diseases is varicose veins.This disease develops on different parts of the body, mainly on the legs and hands, although there are even cases of varicose veins on internal organs, for example, ovaries and kidneys.
Varicose veins on the legs are manifested in people of various professions and ages, most often, of course, it happens in women 30-40 years old and in men engaged in heavy strength loads.It is approximately estimated that every third woman in the world suffers from this disease and every tenth man, and especially these figures are high in the countries of the United States and Great Britain, it is here that even very young people and girls are subject to illness.
Varicose veins on the legs: symptoms
As mentioned earlier, varicose veins have no pronounced symptoms that appear in pain or sensations of discomfort, but still the disease has a number of signs that allow it to identify it in the early stages.
Here are the most common and frequently encountered symptoms of varicose veins:
- Oddly enough, but this is pain.Even with such a disease, many patients have pain symptoms, and the pain can be very different:
- pain while walking or running;
- "Lomota" in the affected areas of the legs;
- pulsating, as it were, hot pain in the legs;
- pain in affected venous trunks;
- Itching in the muscles of the legs, cramps at night
- a feeling of severity and bursting of the legs;
- Strong edema in the legs, especially they appear in the evening after a working day;
- various skin changes, they appear in the form of the initial dryness of the skin, then the appearance of spots and other pigmentation, even later itching appears on the skin, eczema, etc.;
- the appearance of vascular stars, they are also a manifestation of varicose veins;
- convex veins that appear above the surface of the legs;
- a winding pattern of veins (after the lesion of the vein changes the shape, instead of direct healthy veins, the patient sees winding and curved veins);
- Changing the color of the veins (they can become bright purple or even crimson);
- At the late stage of the disease, patients often have ulcers that are healed for a very long time and poorly
All these symptoms are quite simple to notice, often most people simply do not consider it necessary to pay attention to it.However, varicose veins on the legs are very dangerous not only for aesthetic reasons, but also because it causes many complications in the entire human body.There are even cases when patients became disabled from this disease for life, there are few such cases, but still they are.
The causes of varicose veins
Varicose veins are a very “insidious” disease that is not always accompanied by certain causes.Of course, there are some reasons that, as it were, pushing the disease to its even greater and early formation, these reasons should be taken into account, especially when you have already begun to notice the first signs of the disease.
Here are the main and most common causes of varicose veins on the legs:
- Paul patient
Unfortunately, statistics indicate that it is women in view of their physiology that are most susceptible to this disease, so they especially need to monitor their health;
- Genetic predisposition
So far, doctors cannot explain the cause, but everything suggests that varicose veins are directly hereditary disease, this is especially expressed when transmitting the disease from woman to woman.If one of your closest relatives has this disease, then the probability of getting sick itself increases several times;
- pregnancy
In pregnant women, hormonal background usually changes, this provokes various changes in the body, including varicose veins;
- Reception of hormonal means and oral contraceptives
Here the reason is the same: against the background of taking these drugs in women, hormonal background changes significantly, this provokes the disease;
- Frequent physical activity
Constant intensive physical activity greatly provoke the disease, first of all, this applies to strength loads.Such loads on the body increase venous pressure, and this contributes to the development of the disease.In this case, athletes-bodibilders who constantly expose their body to such loads are especially susceptible to;
- "Sedentary" work and long work on the legs
If you are constantly sitting at a computer or in a car, then you are at risk, the same applies to long -term work on your legs, your legs constantly experience pressure, violations in the bloodstream appear;
- Improper nutrition
Oddly enough, even diet and nutrition also affect the development of the disease.So, the large use of salt and salted products provokes edema and stagnation of excess fluid in the human body, and this also provokes the disease;
- Excess weight
Excess weight greatly affects the development of the disease, a set of even several extra kg can significantly accelerate the development of varicose veins on the legs;
- Inexplicable shoes and clothes
Such wardrobe items as very high heels, narrow clothes, uncomfortable shoes, tight tights, etc.can provoke the appearance and development of varicose veins;
- Lack of simple physical exertion
Simple charging and walking must be present in the life of any person, if a person prefers to move only with the help of transport, then he is also part of the risk group of patients with varicose veins.
Prevention of varicose veins
Simple preventive methods, unfortunately, do not always help to completely protect themselves from the disease, but still most of them will help to “slow down” the disease or even completely avoid it.
Here are simple rules that will help at least for some time forget about varicose veins:
- charger
It is necessary to do exercises, you do not need to torment yourself with heavy exercises or something like that, just do 10-minute charging or pamper yourself with walking or from work, this is enough to strengthen your health;
- rest
If you often sit or, conversely, stand at work, then you need to make small breaks that will help to relax your legs and improve blood flow in your legs.It is enough at least once every 20-30 minutes to make a couple of squats or walk around the room, this will help improve blood flow and reduce the likelihood of developing the disease;
- The "right" wardrobe
If you take yourself at the risk of the development of varicose veins, then pay attention to your wardrobe.Ideally, you need to abandon very high heels, any tight shoes and clothes.If you are not ready to completely abandon this, then at least wear such shoes and clothes not very often;
- Correct diet
Be sure to refuse the consumption of very salty, fat and smoked products, they provoke a real stagnation of blood in the body and excess fluid.Be sure to try to drink as much simple water as possible and there are more fresh vegetables and fruits, it is not only useful for the legs, but for the whole body;
- weight
If you have excess weight, then try to switch to proper nutrition and light physical activity, this will help reduce weight and increase blood flow rate.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs?
Unfortunately, there are no strict rules and special drugs for the treatment of varicose veins.Most often, phlebologists recommend taking a number of simple measures that are described above, and also recommend some drugs, but they are not always effective.
Each year, various companies offer many new -fangled drugs and drugs that help reduce the manifestation of the disease in a number of patients.There are a lot of such funds, many of them are quite expensive and require constant compliance with certain rules and recommendations, but they are able to help only some patients who have the disease only at an early stage.
There are even a huge number of folk methods of treatment, they must be used constantly, otherwise there will be no result, such methods can be safely used right at home, they do not require a doctor’s consultation or some auxiliary means.
Here are some simple and fairly effective "home" methods of treating varicose veins:
- Apple vinegar
It is necessary for at least one month to rub your feet around the perimeter with apple vinegar, you need to do every day, in addition to this you need to drink a glass of simple water with a teaspoon of the same vinegar;
- Vertical position
It is also extremely useful although for 10 minutes to keep your legs in an upright position every day, this simple exercise is extremely useful, it helps to improve blood flow and reduce the pressure in the legs;
- Green tomatoes
For prolonged treatment (at least 6 months), simple green tomatoes are suitable, which must first be cut into large circles and attach to the affected veins, all over the top with bandages and go to bed so on top, after some time the veins will begin to decrease;
- Raw potatoes
Take a few raw potatoes, grate them on a fine grater to get mashed potatoes.This need to be applied to the swollen veins and wrap the leg with a plastic film, it needs to be left for at least 4 hours, and then rinse off with water.It is also a long-term treatment that needs to be used for at least six months, during this time almost all patients observe a decrease or completely disappearance of pain and severity in the legs, and after 6-8 months the affected veins “stand” in place;
- Anti-Varicosis cocktail
Such a cocktail is useful for the whole organism as a whole, only simple ingredients are needed for its preparation: almonds, purified water and honey.Previously boil the water, crush the nuts into the powder, pour one tablespoon of walnut powder with boiling water, add one tablespoon of honey and leave at rest for an hour.This cocktail is better to drink twice a day, best before breakfast and two hours after breakfast.
Of course, it is worth noting that these methods do not always help to recover from varicose veins, but they can become at least an excellent prevention of this disease.At the moment, the most effective and popular method is still the surgical treatment of varicose veins of the legs, which is used everywhere.With the help of surgical intervention, sore veins can be removed forever without harm to health, this is the fastest and most effective treatment method.