Varicose veins on the legs in women are the 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 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, the load increases on the superficial ones.More blood enters them, making it more difficult for them to cope with the load.
That's when we see the swollen veins visible through the skin.
- A sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or a sedentary job.
- Passion for innovative diets that do not contain fiber.
- Parental inheritance plays a very important role.
- Tight, tight pants, high-heeled shoes.
- Our habit is to sit cross-legged and the blood flow almost stops.
- Heavy loads in the gym.
- Taking hormonal drugs, contraceptives, cold remedies.
These are the most common causes of varicose veins on women's legs.
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 at first do not manifest themselves in any way;for a long time they are just a cosmetic defect.
When a feeling of tiredness appears, heaviness in the legs with dilated small veins - these are the first symptoms of varicose veins in the development of the disease.
- Then the tingling sensations bother me.
- Leg cramps especially at night, itching,
- Burning sensations.
- Heat, pain, swelling.
- When swelling appears, the skin darkens and becomes smooth;cuts and abrasions on the legs do not heal for long.
- 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 you need to seek help from a specialist.
Diagnosis of varicose veins on the legs in women:
For varicose veins the following diagnostics are performed:
Methods for the study of the venous system.
- Determination of venous pressure in mmHg: Photoplethysmography is used in various patient positions using compression tests.
- Air plethysmography: determines not only the volume of the leg in (mm), but also the volume of venous blood expulsion and its fraction.Residual volume during a test with contraction of the lower leg muscles.
- Ultrasound Dopplerography: establishes the patency of the main veins by auscultation and graphically.The Valsalva maneuver and compression tests can confirm or refute the diagnosis.
- Duplex scan - is used to check the main veins (determine the size, patency, the 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 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 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 cure it, to live with it.Trophic ulcers arise due to very poor blood flow;a minor injury causes trophic ulcers to spread to the lower leg.
- Most often blood clots occur in dilated veins, which can rupture at any time and enter the pulmonary artery.Thromboembolism occurs, 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 the arteries and veins, and avoid gangrene as tissues die.
Make sure the products contain vitamins C, P, A, E and 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 right away, 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 topical gels.
Mikulin's exercise is very effective for cleansing blood vessels: stand on your toes so that your heels rise above the floor by 1-2 cm, then sharply lower yourself onto them.After doing 30 times, rest for 10 seconds.Perform the exercise calmly several times a day.You can tap 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 pouring cold water on your feet, this is a type of workout that strengthens blood vessels.
- Freeze decoctions of medicinal herbs in the freezer and dry your tired feet with these cubes.Take sage, it has an analgesic and also calming effect.
Get a foot massage.
To act as a sitting position:
- From bottom to top, stroke your legs from knee to groin.3 times is enough.
- Stretch your thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint clockwise.
- From the lying position, legs bent at the knees:
Stroke the shin from bottom to top 3 times.
- Stretch your calf muscles 5 times.
- Shake your calf muscles 4 times.
- Stretch your feet.Massage each toe, heel and sole more vigorously.
- Light and quick stroking of the entire leg;you cannot touch the protruding veins - this leads to the formation of a blood clot.
- Perform the simplest exercise "bicycle", alternately lifting your legs, without bending them.
- Walk more.When the disease doesn't bother you too much, up to 8,000 steps a day.
The following tips will also be helpful:
- Avoid alcohol.
- Limit salt, foods containing it, sweets, refined foods, flour, absolutely any canned foods, smoked foods, they contain nothing at all, if you want to be healthy, kick the habit, in a month you will be surprised why you ate them.
- Avoid sitting in the same position for a long time to avoid muscle stiffness and avoid standing.
- Do not sit in a cross-legged position as this will interfere with venous outflow.
- Don't gain weight.
Do leg exercises every day:
- Stand on your tiptoes more often.
- Walk up the stairs, forget that 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), remain in the pose with your legs raised above heart level.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, folk remedies:
Hot foot baths with oak bark or a decoction of marigold 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, soak your feet up to your knees for half an hour.I remind you once again that the water should be warm, not boiling.
I will also give you a recipe for the treatment of trophic ulcers.Just a magic ointment for varicose veins, try it heartily, I'll help you:
Take a spoon:
- Onion juice.
- Liquid laundry soap.
- Ichthyol ointment.
- Aloe juice.
- Rendered pork lard.
- Honey.
Put everything in a saucepan, heat to a boil, do not boil, apply the cooled ointment to a cloth, bandage it so that you can walk with it all day.Then wash your foot and apply the ointment again for a day.
Treat until the ointment runs out.Repeat the treatment 2 times a year.The swelling subsides, the veins are almost invisible, the blueness 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: it is necessary 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 to be applied to 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.Symptoms are alleviated, to improve results add the use of therapeutic underwear.
Removing swelling:
- Take 4 tablespoons of flaxseeds per 1 liter of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, leave covered for 1 hour.Drink half a glass warm every 2 hours 6-8 times a day.The result will be noticeable in 2-3 weeks.
- Drink tea from cranberry 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 legs and fill them with birch leaves.Place the paws in the bag so that they are covered with leaves on all sides, then they will start to sweat, when after 4 hours they are very wet, put them back.Usually 3-4 sessions are sufficient.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, compression garments:
If you have a hereditary venous disease.Pain and heaviness in your legs often bother you;consult a phlebologist or vascular surgeon for advice.
You will be prescribed to undergo Doppler ultrasound or photoplethysmography.Know that the test is harmless and does not hurt.Identify the stage of development of your disease, then a treatment method will be selected for you.
Therapeutic stockings, knee-highs and tights are used for both the prevention and treatment of varicose veins.It's called compression underwear, there are 4 levels of compression (pressure).
They are measured in millimeters of mercury.In the initial form of varicose veins, grade 1 stockings or tights 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 of 0.5 cm are made on the leg, through which the diseased veins are extracted.
After surgery you need to wear compression garments.Many people want to know if it is possible to eliminate varicose veins forever.Varicose veins in the lower extremities do not heal completely after surgery.
After the diseased vein is removed, the entire load that it carried will be redistributed to other veins, their load increases, so over time the nodes appear in another place.
However, if you do prevention in time, treat varicose veins on women's legs and eat right, you can slow down the development of this disease for a long time, it will not reach a more serious stage.
I hope, my dears, that I have helped you in some way and that you will get sick less.Run on your feet without pain for the rest of your life.