Varicose veins in women's legs are dilations of superficial veins that disrupt valve function and impair blood flow.Blood flows from the legs through deep and superficial veins; they are connected to each other as a whole.
Causes of varicose veins in women's legs, sources of disease:
All veins have valves; if the deep veins cannot handle their load, the load on the superficial veins increases.More blood gets into them, making it harder for them to handle the load.
This is when we see swollen veins visible through the skin.
- Sedentary lifestyle, our laziness or sedentary jobs.
- Enthusiasm for novel diets without fiber.
- Parental genetics plays a very important role.
- Tight pants and high heels.
- Our habit is to sit cross-legged and the blood flow almost stops.
- The load in the gym is heavy.
- Take hormonal drugs, birth control pills, and cold medicine.
These are common causes of varicose veins in the legs in women.
Symptoms of varicose veins in women and how to tell if you have this disease:
The insidious thing about this disease is that a woman's varicose veins do not initially manifest themselves in any way; for a long time they become just a cosmetic blemish.
Feelings of fatigue, heaviness in the legs, and dilation of small veins are the first symptoms of varicose veins in the progression of the disease.
- Then the tingling sensation bothered me.
- Especially leg cramps and itching at night,
- Burning sensation.
- Fever, 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 more alarming symptoms of the disease; your body is telling you that it cannot handle the disease on its own, which means you need to seek help from a specialist.
Diagnosis of varicose veins in female legs:
The following diagnoses are made for varicose veins:
Methods of studying the venous system.
- Determine venous pressure (in millimeters of mercury): Pressure testing using photoplethysmography at different locations on the patient.
- Air plethysmography: determines not only the volume of the leg in millimeters, but also the volume and fraction of venous blood discharged.Residual volume during calf muscle contraction test.
- Ultrasound Doppler: Determine patency of major veins by auscultation and graphics.Valsalva maneuvers and compression tests can confirm or refute the diagnosis.
- Duplex scan: used to examine the main veins (to determine the size, patency, status and presence of thrombi of the lumen, the nature and speed of blood flow, valve function and insufficiency).
- Intravenous ascending venography: contrast agent is injected into a peripheral vein.The purpose of this study was to determine the pathology of the veins of the lower and upper limbs.
If left untreated, signs of varicose veins in women:
If varicose veins are left untreated, over time the inner surface of the lower third of the leg will develop changes:
- dermatitis.
- Seals.
- Pigmentation.
- Then there is a very serious complication - trophic ulcer.You probably know what it is and how difficult it is to treat it and live with it.Trophic ulcers develop due to very poor blood flow; a minor injury can cause a trophic ulcer to spread throughout the lower leg.
- Thrombi often occur in dilated veins, which can rupture at any time and travel into the pulmonary arteries.Thromboembolism occurs, which is a threat to your life.
If the veins are inflamed - thrombophlebitis, you need to rest in bed, raising your legs and putting a blanket or some kind of cushion underneath.This will help relieve swelling that compresses arteries, veins, and avoids gangrene when tissue dies.
Make sure the product contains vitamins C, P, A, E and trace minerals:
- Potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, zinc, iron.Honey and apple cider vinegar contain high amounts of potassium.
- To get these two benefits instantly, drink 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar per cup of water with honey, up to 4 cups per day.Lubricate your feet with the same ingredients.
Treatment methods for varicose veins in women’s legs:
Use medications that increase vein tone and improve blood flow, as well as topical gels.
Mikulin's exercises are very effective for clearing blood vessels: lift the toes, bring the heels 1-2 cm off the ground, and then lower the heels sharply.After doing 30 times, rest for 10 seconds.Perform the exercise calmly several times a day.The heel should not touch the floor more than 60 times at a time.
Prevention of varicose veins in women’s legs:
The prevention of varicose veins is very important in order not to let the disease start at the very beginning.
- First, pour cold water on your feet. This is a kind of training to strengthen blood vessels.
- Freeze the herbal decoction in the freezer and use the nuggets on tired feet.Take sage, for example, which has analgesic and sedative properties.
Give your feet a massage.
From a seated position:
- Stroke your legs from bottom to top, from knees to groin.3 times is enough
- Stretch your thigh muscles 7 times.
- Massage the knee joint clockwise.
- Start in a lying position with legs bent at the knees:
Stroke the tibia 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 harder.
- Stroke the entire leg briskly; you should not touch prominent veins - this can lead to the formation of blood clots.
- To do the simplest exercise "cycling", alternately lift your legs without bending them.
- Walk more.When illness isn't bothering you too much, aim for up to 8,000 steps a day.
The following tips will also be helpful:
- Avoid alcohol.
- Limit salt, salty foods, sweets, refined foods, flour, absolutely any canned foods, smoked foods, they don’t contain anything at all, if you want to be healthy, quit their habit and after a month you will be surprised why you eat them.
- 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 can interfere with venous outflow.
- Don't gain too much weight.
Daily physical exercises for the legs:
- Stand on tiptoes more often.
- Walking up the stairs, forgetting there is an elevator for at least 5 floors.
- swim.
- Walk 1-3 kilometers for at least an hour.
- Hold the position with your legs above your heart level for an extended period of time (at least 1 hour).
How to treat varicose veins on the legs in women, folk remedies:
A warm foot bath with oak bark or calendula decoction is very useful:
Pour more than 20 grams of boiling water and boil it in 0.5 liters of water for 15-20 minutes, then pour it into a bucket and immerse your feet at the knees for half an hour.Again, I remind everyone that the water should be warm, not hot.
I will also give you a home remedy for trophic ulcers.It is simply a miracle medicine for treating varicose veins. Try it from the bottom of your heart and I will help you:
Take a tablespoon of:
- Onion juice.
- Laundry detergent soap.
- Ichthyostatin ointment.
- Aloe vera juice.
- Rendered lard.
- Honey.
Put everything in a small pot and heat to a boil, without boiling, apply the cooled ointment to a cloth and wrap it with a bandage so that you can walk with it all day.Then wash your feet and apply ointment for another day.
Treat until the ointment is used up.Repeat treatment 2 times per year.The swelling subsided, the veins were almost invisible, the blue color disappeared, and the pain disappeared.Good luck with your treatment.
Small varicose veins can be treated with medications called sclerosants, which close the veins and make them disappear.However, there are disadvantages: you need to wear the bandage for a long time, and sometimes the injection site can be permanently bruised.
Creams, ointments, gels
They are also called intravenous tonics: various ointments, gels, creams used to treat diseased veins, which have a beneficial effect on the blood flow and vein walls.They are used at the first signs of illness: heaviness in the legs, night cramps.Symptoms are relieved. To improve the effect, wear therapeutic underwear.
Reduce swelling:
- Add 4 tablespoons of flax seeds per 1 liter of boiling water, boil for 10 minutes, cover and let sit for 1 hour.Drink half a cup of hot drink every 2 hours, 6-8 times a day.Results will be visible within 2-3 weeks.
- Drink huckleberry leaf tea (1 teaspoon per cup of water).
- 10 grams of birch leaves.Pour in 50 degree hot water, cover and let sit for 6 hours.Drink half a cup twice a day.
- You can sew the bag to fit your legs and fill it with birch leaves.Place the legs in the bag so that they are covered with leaves on all sides, then they will start to sweat, replace them after 4 hours when they become very wet.Usually 3-4 times is enough.
How to treat varicose veins in women’s legs with compression garments:
If you have an inherited vein disease.Leg pain and heaviness often bother you; seek the advice of a phlebologist or vascular surgeon.
You will be asked to undergo a Doppler ultrasound or photoplethysmography.Know that the exam is harmless and will not cause harm.Determine the stage of your disease and then choose a treatment for you.
To prevent and treat varicose veins, therapeutic stockings, knee socks and compression garments are used.It's called compression bra and has 4 levels of compression (pressure).
They are measured in millimeters of mercury.In the initial form of varicose veins, the pressure of grade 1 stockings or tights is 18-21 mmHg.Your doctor will tell you what kind of underwear you need.
We treat varicose veins in women's legs with surgery:
The surgery is performed under general anesthesia.A 0.5 cm incision is made in the leg through which the diseased vein is extracted.
After surgery, you must wear a compression garment.Many people wonder if it is possible to get rid of varicose veins forever.Varicose veins in the lower limbs are not completely cured after surgery.
When a diseased vein is removed, the entire load it carries is redistributed to other veins, and their load increases so that over time the node appears in another place.
However, if you take preventive measures in time, treat varicose veins in women's legs, and eat the right diet, you can slow down the progression of this disease over a long period of time and prevent it from progressing to a more serious stage.
My dear, I hope I can help you in some way and make you less sick.You can run on your feet pain-free for the rest of your life.