Varicose veins are a disease of the veins, which is expressed by an increase in their size, a change in shape and a decrease in elasticity. Predominantly affected are the superficial veins of the lower extremities, the venous plexus of the rectum, the veins of the portal system and the spermatic cord.
The development of varicose veins is facilitated by difficulties with blood flow through the venous system during systematic prolonged standing accompanied by professional activities, compression of the pelvic veins by the uterus during pregnancy, congestion in the pelvic veins, for example, with constipationsystematic, sedentary work, etc.
Sitting slows circulation and makes blood stagnant. Long periods of inactivity and sitting can destroy the heart of people who sit for a long time, deep vein thrombosis of the calf can develop. It is harmful to sit cross-legged, as you can press the popliteal artery, which will cause a blockage in the veins.
Clothes and shoes should not be tight, as this can also slow down blood flow. Walking on grass, dirt or just barefoot around the house improves blood circulation and strengthens the heart. Congenital weakness of the venous wall and insufficiency of the venous valves predispose to the disease. Ulcers can develop over time due to poor blood supply.
One of the early symptoms of the disease is a feeling of heaviness in the legs, dull or sharp pain and cramps at night. If left untreated, varicose veins become hard and dense over time, and leg ulcers and bleeding often occur.
Varicose veins that form in the scrotum are called varicocele (varicose veins of the spermatic cord). If they appear in the rectum, then they are called hemorrhoids.
Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), varicose ulcers, severe itching, mottling of the skin (which often turns copper-red) are common complications of this condition. But only a small percentage of those with varicose veins develop varicose ulcers. People with varicose veins are thought to have congenital weak-walled veins.
But weak vascular walls are more likely the result of poor nutrition, toxemia, innervation (sedated nervous state) and lack of exercise. In most cases, when varicose veins develop during pregnancy, they disappear after delivery. With the help of very active physical exercises, varicose veins that appeared during pregnancy can be eliminated even when the woman is in position.
Unsuccessful Vein Removal or Drainage Surgery Using elastic stockings or bandages to support the veins is only one and a half measures and eventually leads to such weakening of the tissues that the condition becomes chronic or much more difficult to treat.
How to prevent varicose veins:
- Avoid prolonged sitting in one position so that the muscles do not become numb, and long standing;
- Perform daily physical exercises for the legs: often climb on your toes, climb the stairs on your feet, swim, walk 1-3 km, stand in a pose with your legs raised above the level of your heart for at least an hour;
- Do not gain excess weight.
What remedies help with varicose veins?
Mikulin's exercises are very effective for cleansing the blood vessels: rise on your toes so that the heels come off the floor by 1-2 cm, and then sharply fall on them. After doing this 30 times, rest for 10 seconds. The exercise should be performed calmly, slowly, 3-5 times a day, each time making no more than 60 heel strikes on the floor.
Fill a half-liter bottle with birch buds up to 1/3 of its volume and pour vodka up to the neck. Leave it for 10 days, shaking it occasionally. This solution to lubricate the sore spots.
Rinse 3 medium Antonovka apples with cold water. Place them in an enamel container and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist 3 hours, tightly wrapped. Then crush the apples and strain the resulting infusion. Drink 50 liters every day in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed. Prepare the infusion and take until the condition improves.
In the treatment of vein blockage, you should simultaneously take baths and drink decoctions of various medicinal plants: chamomile, continuity, oak branches, chestnut, willow.
For baths: take 500 g (in winter - 300 g) oak branches and the same amount of chestnut and willow branches, put in an enamel bucket, pour cold water, let it boil and boil for 30 minutes. Then add 200 g of herbs each: marshmallow cudweed, continuity, chamomile, St. John's wort and leave overnight. Separately, boil or steam 3 pieces of rye bread and pour the liquid into the bath. Baths should be taken every day before going to bed for 30-40 minutes. at 38-43°C.
At the same time, you need to create 1 liter of boiling water, a mixture of 1 tbsp. l. oak branch, 1 tbsp. l. willow branch and 1 tbsp. l. chestnut branches, boil for 30 minutes, add 1 tablespoon to the stew. l. herbs: marsh mushrooms, progeny, chamomile, St. John's wort, leave for 12 hours, strain and add 2 tbsp. l. honey.
Drink 2-3 times a day, in the first 2 days, 50 ml, then 2 days, 100 ml. the rest of the days, 150 ml. The course of treatment is 20 days, a break of 5-10 days. And again repeat the course of treatment.
- With varicose veins and thrombophlebitis: powdered plantain leaves, white willow and yarrow flowers, white willow bark (preferably cambium), chestnut fruits or flowers, marshmallow or raspberry root (you can have flowers and eveneven leaves) and chamomile, taken in equal proportions. mix thoroughly, create 600 ml of boiling water 2 tbsp. l. mixture, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat and then insist overnight. Drink 3/4 cup in the morning and evening. From the rest make a compress for the night.
- Thrombophlebitis can be cured by taking an infusion of nettle leaves and following a diet (do not eat meat, fish, anything fried) for a long time. Nettle infusion: 1 tablespoon. l. brew the leaves with a glass of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1-2 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day before meals.
- With varicose veins: 2 times a day, morning and evening, rub apple cider vinegar on all affected areas and drink apple cider vinegar at the same time: 2 spoons. for 1 glass of water 2-3 glasses a day. Abundant wetting and rubbing with an alcoholic solution of white acacia flowers dissolves swollen venous nodes well.
- With varicose veins, baths from a decoction of willow bark are useful: make 2 handfuls of bark with 5 liters of boiling water, put on a slow fire and heat for 30 minutes, strain.
- With thrombophlebitis: apply to a sore spot 1-2 times a day for 1. 5-2 hours. l. bodyagi, insist 2 hours.
- A decoction of oak bark has a strengthening effect, like resin, on the internal vessels. 1 st. l. leave with 1 cup of boiling water, heat on low heat for 25 minutes, leave for 40 minutes, drain. Drink 1 tbsp. l. Zraza a day before eating.
- Make 1 cup of boiling water 1 tbsp. l. crushed leaves or hazelnut bark and insist 6 hours. Drink 3/4 cup 3-4 times a day for 30 minutes. before meals for a month.
- Pour 1 glass of vodka 2 tbsp. l. crushed fresh leaves of Kalanchoe and leave for a week. With this solution, rub the feet affected by the disease for a month.
- Thoroughly grind the leaves and heads of freshly harvested silver wormwood in a mortar, mix 1 tbsp. l. cooked raw materials and 1 tbsp. l. sour milk or sour cream, apply an even layer on the gauze and apply this gauze to the areas with enlarged veins for 1. 5-2 hours. Such dressings should be applied for 4-5 days. After 2-3 days, the treatment can be repeated.
- For varicose veins: early in the morning, before sunrise, in clean cotton socks on grass with dew, so that the socks are well saturated with water. When the sun comes up, you have to walk in these socks, don't take them off until they're dry.
Exercises: lying down, lift the right leg up, relax as much as possible and shake the leg strongly. Lower your leg. Do the same with the other leg. Repeat 10-20 times. And so - several times a day. The bigger the better. Walking and moderate exercise are the best prevention against varicose veins. From time to time it is necessary to take the "feet over the head" position. In general, all leg-raising exercises are beneficial.