Varicose veins in women's legs are dilation of the superficial veins, which disrupts the functioning of the valves and impairs blood flow.Blood flows from the legs through deep and superficial veins;they are connected to each other in a single whole.
The cause of varicose veins in the legs in women, where did the disease come from:
All veins have valves;if the deep veins cannot withstand their load, then the load increases in the superficial ones.More blood is pumped into them, making it harder for them to handle the load.
This is when we see swollen veins that are visible through the skin.
- A sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or sedentary work.
- Passion for new diets that do not have fiber.
- Inheritance from parents plays a very important role.
- Tight, tight pants, worn with high-heeled shoes.
- Our habit is to sit cross-legged and the blood flow almost stops.
- Heavy loads in the gym.
- Taking hormonal medications, contraceptives, cold medicines.
These are common causes of varicose veins in women's legs.
Signs of varicose veins in women, how to understand that you have this disease:
The cunning 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 dilated veins - these are the first symptoms of varicose veins in the development of your disease.
- Then the tingling sensation bothers me.
- Leg cramps especially at night, itching,
- Burning sensations.
- Warmth, pain, swelling.
- When swelling occurs, the skin darkens and becomes smooth;cuts and scrapes on the legs do not heal for a long time.
- These are already the most alarming symptoms of the disease;the body tells you that it cannot cope with the disease on its own, which means that you need to go to a specialist for help.
Diagnosis of varicose veins in the legs in women:
The following diagnosis is performed for varicose veins:
Methods for the study of 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 volume of the leg in (mm), but also the volume of venous blood extraction and its fraction.Residual volume during a lower leg muscle contraction test.
- Doppler ultrasound: determines the patency of the main veins by auscultation and graphically.Valsalva maneuver and compression tests can confirm or refute the diagnosis.
- Duplex scanning: used to check the main veins (determine the size, patency, state of the lumen and the presence of blood clots, the nature and speed of 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, changes will appear over time on the inner surface of the lower third of your lower leg:
- Dermatitis.
- Seals.
- Pigmentation.
- Then there is a very serious complication - a trophic ulcer. You probably know what it is, how hard it is to deal with, to live with.Trophic ulcers arise due to very poor blood flow;a slight injury provokes the spread of trophic ulcers throughout the lower part of the leg.
- Blood clots occur very often in dilated veins, which can break off at any time and enter the pulmonary artery.Thromboembolism appears, this is a threat to your life.
If inflammation of the veins begins - thrombophlebitis, you need bed rest, 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 tissue dies.
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 found in honey and apple cider vinegar.
- To get these two benefits at once, drink 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water with honey, up to 4 glasses a day.Lubricate the legs with the same composition.
How to treat varicose veins in the legs in women:
Use drugs that increase the tone of the veins and improve blood circulation, as well as gels for topical use.
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, then sharply sit on them.After doing 30 times, rest for 10 seconds.Do 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 in the legs in women:
In order not to start the disease at the beginning of its development, prevention of varicose veins is very important.
- Start by pouring cold water on your feet, this is a kind of training, strengthening the blood vessels.
- Freeze herbal decoctions in the refrigerator and rub your tired feet with these cubes.Take sage, it has an analgesic and also sedative effect.
Give your feet a massage.
To do from a sitting position:
- From the bottom up, kick your legs from the knee to the hip.Enough 3 times.
- Stretch the thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint clockwise.
- From a lying position, legs bent at the knees:
Stroking the foot from bottom to top 3 times.
- Stretch the calf muscles 5 times.
- Vibrating calf muscles 4 times.
- Stretch your legs.Massage each toe, heel and sole more vigorously.
- Light and quick kick of the whole leg;you can not touch the elongated veins - this leads to the formation of a blood clot.
- Do the simplest "bicycle" exercise, alternately raising your legs, without bending them.
- I 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 containing it, sweets, refined foods, flour, absolutely any canned food, smoked foods, they carry nothing, if you want to be healthy, break their habit, in 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 in a cross-legged position, as this will interfere with venous flow.
- Do not gain excess weight.
Do physical exercises for your legs every day:
- Get up on your toes more often.
- Walk up the stairs, forget that there is an elevator for at least 5 floors.
- To swim.
- Walk for at least an hour for 1-3 km.
- For a long time (at least 1 hour), stay in a pose with your legs raised above the level of your heart.
How to treat varicose veins in the legs in women, folk remedies:
Warm foot baths with oak bark or decoction of calendula flowers are very useful:
Pour boiling water over 20 grams, boil for 15-20 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, then pour into a bucket, soak your legs 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 help you:
Take a tablespoon of:
- Onion juice.
- Liquid laundry soap.
- Ichthyol ointment.
- Aloe juice.
- Processed pork.
- Beloved
Put everything in a small pot, heat it to a boil, do not boil, apply the cooled ointment on a cloth, bandage so that you can walk with it all day.Then wash the foot and apply the ointment again for a day.
Treat until the ointment runs out.Repeat the treatment 2 times a year.The swelling decreases, the veins are almost invisible, the blueness disappears, the pain goes away.Good luck with your treatment.
Small varicose veins are treated with a medicine 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 forever at the injection site.
Creams, ointments, gels
They are also called venotonics: various ointments, gels, creams for application to diseased veins, they have a beneficial effect on the blood flow and on the vein wall.They are used at the first signs of the disease: heaviness in the legs, cramps at night.Symptoms are alleviated, to improve results, add therapeutic underwear.
Swelling removal:
- Take 4 tablespoons of flax seeds for 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 tea from blackberry leaves (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 2 times a day.
- You can sew bags to fit your feet and fill them with birch leaves.Put the feet in the bag so that they are covered with leaves from all sides, then they will start to sweat, when after 4 hours they are very wet, change them.Usually 3-4 sessions are enough.
How to treat varicose veins in women's legs, compression garments:
If you have an inherited vein disease.You are often bothered by pains and heaviness in your legs;consult a phlebologist or vascular surgeon for advice.
You will be prescribed to undergo Doppler ultrasound or photographic plethysmography.Know that the examination is harmless and does no harm.Identify the stage of development of your disease and then a treatment method will be chosen for you.
Therapeutic socks, knee socks and tights are used both for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins.It is called internal compression, there are 4 levels of compression (pressure).
They are measured in millimeters of mercury.In the initial form of varicose veins, stockings or tights of the 1st degree are prescribed with a pressure of 18-21 mmHg.Your doctor will tell you what type of underwear you need.
We treat varicose veins in women's legs, operations:
This operation is performed under general anesthesia.0.5 cm incisions are made in the legs, through which the diseased veins are removed.
After surgery, you must wear compression garments.Many people want to know if it is possible to get rid of varicose veins forever.Varicose veins of the lower extremities do not heal completely after surgery.
After the diseased vein has been removed, all the load it carried 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 slow down the development of this disease for a long time, it will not develop into a more serious stage.
I hope, dear, that I have helped you in some way and that you will get less sick.Run on your feet pain-free for the rest of your life.