Varicose veins of the legs in women are a dilation of the superficial veins, which disrupts the functioning of the valves and impairs blood circulation.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, then the load increases on the superficial veins.More blood gets into them, making it more difficult for them to cope with the load.
This is when we see swollen veins visible through the skin.
- A sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or sedentary work.
- Passion for innovative fiber-free diets.
- Parental heredity plays a very important role.
- Very 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 medications, contraceptives, cold remedies.
These are common causes of varicose veins on women's legs.
Signs of varicose veins in women, how to understand that you suffer from this disease:
The insidious nature of this disease is that varicose veins in women do not manifest themselves at first;for a very long time, they are just an aesthetic 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 sensations bother me.
- Cramps in the legs 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 more 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 consult a specialist for help.
Diagnosis of leg varicose veins in women:
The following diagnostics are carried out 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.
- Aerial plethysmography: determines not only the volume of the leg in (mm), but also the volume of expulsion of venous blood 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.Valsalva maneuver and compression tests can confirm or refute the diagnosis.
- Double-sided scanning: it allows you to check the main veins (determine the size, permeability, lumen status and presence of blood clots, nature and speed of blood flow, functioning and insufficiency of the valves).
- Ascending intravenous venography: a contrast product is injected into a peripheral vein.The aim 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 the leg:
- Dermatitis.
- Sealed.
- Pigmentation.
- Then there is a very serious complication – a trophic ulcer. You probably know what it is, how difficult it is to deal with, to live with.Trophic ulcers occur due to very poor blood circulation;a minor injury causes the spread of trophic ulcers throughout the lower leg.
- Blood clots very often form in dilated veins, which can break loose 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 cushion under it.This will help relieve swelling, compress arteries, veins, and prevent gangrene as 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 contained in honey and apple cider vinegar.
- To immediately benefit from these two benefits, drink 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar per glass of water with honey, up to 4 glasses per day.Lubricate your feet with the same composition.
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women:
Use medications that increase venous tone and improve blood circulation, as well as topical gels.
Mikulin's exercise is very effective for clearing blood vessels: stand on tiptoe so that your heels rise from 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 cannot hit the ground with your heels more than 60 times at a time.
Prevention of varicose veins on the legs in women:
In order not to start the disease early in its development, prevention of varicose veins is very important.
- Start by pouring cold water on your feet, this is a kind of workout that strengthens blood vessels.
- Freeze decoctions of medicinal herbs in the freezer and wipe your tired feet with these cubes.Take sage, it has an analgesic and also calming effect.
Massage your feet.
To do while seated:
- From bottom to top, stroke your legs from knee to groin.Enough 3 times.
- Stretch your thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint in a clockwise direction.
- In a lying position, legs bent at the knees:
Stroke the shin from bottom to top 3 times.
- Stretch your calf muscles 5 times.
- Shake the calf muscles 4 times.
- Stretch your feet.Massage each toe, heel and sole more vigorously.
- Light, quick strokes all over the leg;you cannot touch the protruding veins - this leads to the formation of a blood clot.
- Do the simplest exercise “bicycle”, alternately raising your legs, without bending them.
- Walk more.When illness doesn't bother you too much, up to 8,000 steps per day.
The following tips will also be helpful:
- Avoid alcohol.
- Limit salt, foods containing it, sweets, refined foods, flour, absolutely all canned foods, smoked foods, they do not contain anything at all, if you want to be healthy, break 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.
- Do not gain excessive weight.
Do physical exercises for your legs every day:
- Get on your tiptoes more often.
- Walk up the stairs, forget that there is an elevator on at least 5 floors.
- Swim.
- Walk for at least an hour for 1 to 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 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, boil for 15-20 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, then pour into a bucket, immerse your feet knee-deep in it for half an hour.I remind you once again that the water should be lukewarm and not hot.
I will also give you a recipe for treating trophic ulcers.Just a magic ointment for varicose veins, try it from the bottom of your heart, I help you:
Take a tablespoon:
- Onion juice.
- Liquid laundry soap.
- Ichthyol ointment.
- Aloe juice.
- Melted pork lard.
- Dear.
Put everything in a small saucepan, bring 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 ointment again for a day.
Treat until the ointment runs out.Repeat the treatment twice a year.The swelling subsides, the veins are almost invisible, the bluing disappears, the pain disappears.Good luck with your treatment.
Small varicose veins are treated with a medicine called 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 to apply to diseased veins, they have a beneficial effect on blood circulation and the venous wall.They are used at the first signs of illness: heavy legs, nocturnal cramps.The symptoms are alleviated, to improve the results add the wearing of therapeutic underwear.
Remove swelling:
- Take 4 tablespoons of flax seeds for 1 liter of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, leave covered for 1 hour.Drink half a warm glass every 2 hours 6 to 8 times a day.The result will be visible in 2-3 weeks.
- Drink lingonberry 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 suitable for 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, replace them.3 to 4 sessions are usually enough.
How to treat varicose veins of the legs in women, compression clothing:
If you suffer from a hereditary venous disease.Pain and heaviness in the legs often bother you;consult a phlebologist or vascular surgeon for advice.
You will be prescribed to undergo a Doppler ultrasound or photoplethysmography.Know that the exam is harmless and does not hurt.Identify the stage of development of your disease, then a treatment method will be selected for you.
Both for the prevention and treatment of varicose veins, therapeutic stockings, knee-high socks and tights are used.This is 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 are prescribed with a pressure of 18-21 mmHg.Your doctor will tell you what type of underwear you need.
We treat varicose veins of the legs in women, operations:
This operation is performed under general anesthesia.Incisions of 0.5 cm are made on the leg, through which diseased veins are extracted.
After surgery, you should wear compression garments.Many people want to know if it is possible to get rid of varicose veins permanently.Varicose veins of the lower extremities are not completely healed after surgery.
After the diseased vein is removed, all the 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 right, you can slow down the development of this disease for a long time, it will not progress to a more serious stage.
I hope, my dear ones, that I have helped you somehow and you will get sick less.Run upright without pain for the rest of your life.