Varicose veins on the legs in women are the expansion of the superficial veins, which impairs the functioning of the valves and impedes blood flow.Blood flows from the legs through deep and superficial veins;they are interconnected into 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, making it harder for them to handle the load.
Then we see swollen veins that are visible through the skin.
- Sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or sedentary work.
- A passion for emerging diets that do not contain fiber.
- Inheritance from parents plays a very important role.
- Tight, tight pants, high-heeled shoes.
- 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 the legs of women.
Signs of varicose veins in women, how to understand that you have this disease:
The insidiousness of this disease is that varicose veins in women initially do not manifest in any way;for a very long time they were 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.
- Then I get tingles.
- Leg cramps especially at night, itching,
- Burning sensation.
- Heat, pain, swelling.
- When swelling occurs, the skin darkens and becomes smooth;cuts and scratches on the legs do not heal for a long time.
- These are already more alarming symptoms of the disease;your body is telling you that it cannot deal with the disease on its own, which means that 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 for studying the venous system.
- Determination of venous pressure in mmHg: photoplethysmography is used in different patient positions using compression tests.
- Air plethysmography: determines not only the volume of the leg in (mm), but also the volume of venous blood ejection and its fraction.Residual volume during the calf muscle contraction test.
- Ultrasound dopplerography: determines the patency of the main veins by auscultation and graphically.The Valsalva maneuver and compression tests can confirm or deny the diagnosis.
- Duplex scan: used to check the main veins (determining the size, patency, condition of the lumen and presence of blood clots, nature and speed of blood flow, function and insufficiency of valves).
- Intravenous ascending venography: contrast medium 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.
- Seals.
- 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.Trophic ulcers are caused by very poor blood flow;a minor injury causes the spread of trophic ulcers on the lower leg.
- Blood clots very often occur in enlarged veins, which can break off at any moment and enter the pulmonary artery.Thromboembolism occurs, this is a threat to your life.
If an inflammation of the vein - thrombophlebitis - begins, you need to rest in bed, raise your leg, put a blanket or some kind of pillow under it.This will help relieve swelling, compress arteries, veins and avoid gangrene when tissues die.
Make sure that the products contain vitamins C, P, A, E, as well as microelements:
- 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 immediately, drink 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar per glass of water with honey, up to 4 glasses 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 gels for local application.
Mikulin's exercise is very effective for cleaning blood vessels: rise on your toes so that your heels rise from the floor by 1-2 cm, and 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 a maximum of 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, it is very important to prevent varicose veins.
- Start by pouring cold water on your feet, this is a kind of training, strengthening the blood vessels.
- Freeze herbal decoctions in the freezer and wipe your tired feet with these cubes.Take sage, it has an analgesic and calming effect.
Massage your feet.
To do from a sitting position:
- From the bottom up, stroke the legs from the knees to the groin.Enough 3 times.
- Stretch your thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint in a clockwise direction.
- From a lying position, legs bent at the knees:
Stroke the lower leg from bottom to top 3 times.
- Stretch the calf muscles 5 times.
- Shake the calf muscles 4 times.
- Stretch your feet.Massage harder on each toe, heel and sole.
- Light, quick stroking of the entire leg;you must not touch the protruding veins - this leads to the formation of a blood clot.
- Do the simplest "bicycle" exercise, alternately lifting your legs, without bending.
- Walk more.When the disease does not bother you too much, up to 8,000 steps a day.
The following tips will also be helpful:
- Avoid alcohol.
- Limit salt, food that contains it, sweets, refined food, flour, absolutely every canned food, smoked food, they don't carry anything at all, if you want to be healthy, get them out of the habit, in a month you will be surprised why you ate them at all.
- Avoid sitting in one position for long periods of time to avoid muscle stiffness and avoid standing on your feet.
- Do not sit cross-legged, as this will interfere with venous outflow.
- Do not gain extra weight.
Do physical exercises for your legs every day:
- Get up on your toes more often.
- Take the stairs on foot, forget that there is an elevator for at least 5 floors.
- Swim.
- Walk for at least an hour for 1-3 km.
- Stay in the pose for a long time (at least 1 hour) 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 boiling water over 20 grams, cook 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 prescription for the treatment of trophic ulcers.Just a magic ointment for varicose veins, try it from the heart, I'll help you:
Take one tablespoon of:
- Onion juice.
- Liquid laundry soap.
- Ichthyol ointment.
- Aloe juice.
- Lard.
- Honey.
Put everything in a small saucepan, heat until boiling, do not boil, apply the cooled fat on a cloth, wrap it so that you can walk with it all day.Then wash the foot and reapply the ointment for a day.
Treat until the fat is gone.Repeat the treatment 2 times a year.Swelling subsides, veins are almost invisible, bruising disappears, 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 applying to diseased veins, have a beneficial effect on blood flow and the vein wall.They are used at the first signs of illness: heaviness in the legs, night cramps.Symptoms are alleviated, to improve results, add wearing therapeutic underwear.
Swelling removal:
- Take 4 tablespoons of flax seeds per 1 liter of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, leave covered for 1 hour.Drink half a glass hot every 2 hours 6-8 times a day.The result will be visible in 2-3 weeks.
- Drink cranberry leaf tea (1 teaspoon per glass of water).
- 10 grams of birch leaves.Pour hot water up to 50 degrees, leave under the lid for 6 hours.Drink half a glass twice a day.
- You can sew bags that 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 they get very wet after 4 hours, replace them.Usually 3-4 sessions are enough.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, compression garments:
If you have hereditary vein disease.You are often bothered by pain and heaviness in your legs;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.Identify the stage of development of your disease, and then the treatment method will be chosen for you.
Both for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins, therapeutic socks, stockings and tights are used.It is called compression underwear, it has 4 levels of compression (pressure).
They are measured in millimeters of mercury.In the initial form of varicose veins, stockings or stockings of the 1st degree with a pressure of 18-21 mmHg are prescribed.Your doctor will tell you what kind of underwear you need.
We treat varicose veins on the legs in women, operations:
This operation is performed under general anesthesia.Cuts of 0.5 cm are made on the leg, through which the diseased veins are extracted.
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 removal of the diseased vein, the entire load that it carried will be redistributed to other veins, their load increases, so over time nodes appear in another place.
However, if you carry out prevention in time, treat varicose veins on women's legs and eat properly, you can slow down the development of this disease for a long time, it will not develop into a more severe stage.
I hope, dear ones, that I have helped you in some way and that you will get sick less.Run on pain-free legs for the rest of your life.