Get rid of varicose veins at home

Non-traditional methods of treating varicose veins are actively used even in official medicine. Varicose veins are damage to the vessels that carry blood from the organs to the heart. It is necessary to treat the disease so that it does not lead to serious consequences. How to treat varicose veins at home with folk remedies, you will learn from the article.

Which doctor should I contact?

Only a phlebologist can perform a complete examination, restore the picture of the disease and diagnose the pathology. This doctor correctly selects treatment for varicose veins of the lower extremities and pelvis, congenital vascular anomalies, spider veins and internal venous thrombosis. He prescribes conservative treatment of the disease or recommends surgery.

The first signs of varicose veins on the legs - the causes

The first alarming "bells" that report varicose veins include: fatigue, swelling, a feeling of heaviness in the legs and the appearance of pulling pain in the late afternoon. In the initial stage, the symptoms are not very pronounced, so they rarely pay attention to them. All signs tend to manifest by the end of the working day.

The main reasons are:

• heredity, congenital anomalies of veins and connective tissue;
• tumors and fistulas of the limbs, injuries;
• previously transferred thrombophlebitis;
• rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis;
• constipation or taking hormonal drugs;
• sedentary work, prolonged standing;
• obesity, malnutrition;
• high current, abuse of bad habits (alcohol and alcohol).

What will help in the fight against varicose veins: folk remedies

There are several methods of dealing with varicose veins without surgery:

• sclerotherapy (injection of a certain substance into varicose veins);
• laser therapy (destroys varicose veins, closes the lumen of the vessel and leads to resorption of the vein);
• hirudotherapy (placing leeches on the damaged areas);
• drug treatment (venotonics, blood thinners, ointments, gels and creams);
• folk remedies (application of blue clay, drinking grape juice, green tomato lotions, baths with the addition of essential oils).

Collecting herbs

Different plants are used to treat varicose veins with folk remedies. Pay attention to the root of medicinal comfrey and white marshmallow, chamomile leaves, chestnut flowers. You can mix the listed herbs in a ratio of one to one, diluted in a glass of water. Then it is boiled and therapeutic compresses are made up to three times a day.

Green or red tomatoes

In the treatment of varicose veins at home, the most common green tomato is used. It is necessary to take a vegetable from a bush, cut it into slices and attach it to the places where the knots are particularly noticeable. Leave until you feel a slight burning sensation. Rinse the places where compresses are made. The procedure is carried out up to five times a day. The nodules begin to disappear after two weeks.

As for ripe red tomatoes, they can also be used, just in a slightly different way. The tomato is cut into slices, cut and spread in cheesecloth. Apply on the affected area for four hours. Then replace the compress with a new one.

Leeches

The procedure for treating varicose veins with leeches is called hirudotherapy. The therapy does not belong to traditional medicine, but many doctors recognize its effectiveness. Advantages of treating varicose veins with leeches:

• practically no contraindications;
• prevents the formation of new blood clots;
• does a great job of purifying the blood;
• cannot harm the patient's health.

It is important to properly distribute the leeches throughout the body, it is contraindicated to apply them on the inner surface of the thighs. Basically, they are arranged in a staggered order. Which vein to stick to, the leech chooses for itself. After the first course of treatment, you should take a four-month break.

Baking soda

Using regular baking soda will help relieve painful conditions with varicose veins. Take water with a temperature of 38 degrees and dissolve in it 200 grams of salt, add 70 grams of alum. Stir and take a foot bath for a quarter of an hour.

Apple vinegar

Effective in the treatment of varicose veins at home, ordinary table apple cider vinegar. It is necessary to moisten the disk in it and rub the liquid into the problem areas. The procedure is carried out in the morning and in the evening for a few minutes. If the extension is large, rub daily. Duration of the course up to 30 days.

Apple cider vinegar can be added to foot baths. Cold water is used, in which a liter of solution is poured. Baths take 20 minutes, they give a stunning toning effect. Finally, don't wipe the skin, lie down with your legs elevated.

Using apple cider vinegar

Using plain apple cider vinegar, you can do showers or rinses. They will not help to treat varicose veins, but they will significantly alleviate the condition and keep the veins in good shape. For dousing, dilute 250 ml of vinegar in 0. 3 l of water. The feet are rinsed from the feet to the knees, three times a day for several months.

You can perform vinegar wraps on the feet. Gauze is moistened in vinegar and wrapped around the legs wrapped in cling film. Hold for an hour, perform the procedure every day.

Features of treatment depending on the site of occurrence

Varicose veins on the face

Varicose veins on the face are called rosacea. To avoid its appearance, as well as during and after treatment, you should follow some skin care rules:

• adherence to diet;
• physical culture;
• avoid prolonged exposure to the sun;
• use creams with anti-coupery effect.

Various methods and means are used for treatment:

• special cosmetics;
• mesotherapy (injections to strengthen capillaries);
• ozone therapy (introduction of an oxygen-ozone mixture);
• phototherapy (exposure to intense pulsed light);
• electrocoagulation (burning with electrodes);
• laser therapy (influence of a laser on a diseased area).
• darsonval (with a mild degree of the disease).

Reticular varicose veins of the lower extremities

Treatment of reticular varicose veins of the lower extremities with folk remedies can be carried out after consultation with a doctor. At the first symptoms of the appearance of veins on the legs, it is necessary to start treatment. It includes the use of the following plants:

1. For the elasticity of blood vessels: tincture of horse chestnut (100 g of chopped horse chestnut is poured with 1 liter of vodka, left to stand for 20 days, periodically shaken, taken 40 drops orally 3 times a day).
2. To relieve pain and heaviness in the legs: nutmeg powder (1 teaspoon of powder is taken in the morning before meals with water).
3. To improve blood circulation: infusion of verbena (2 tablespoons of leaves of the plant are poured with 200 ml of boiling water, placed in a water bath for half an hour, 1 tablespoon is taken every three hours).
4. For local use: tincture of birch buds (fill half a glass bottle with birch buds, pour vodka to the top, let it infuse for 10 days, shake every day, rub the sore spots with the finished tincture).

Varicose veins of the deep veins of the lower extremities

Conservative treatment includes:

• venotonics for local and internal use;
• blood thinners;
• vitamin E (tocopherol acetate);
• intravenous fibrolytic (with formation of blood clots).

Followers of traditional medicine can use: calendula baths, horse chestnut tincture for rubbing, aloe leaf compresses.

Trophic ulcers

The appearance of ulcers with varicose veins indicates an advanced stage of the disease, treatment should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor. Often prescribed:

• antiseptics;
• antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs;
• preventing blood clots;
• tissue repair agents;
• immunostimulants;
• vitamins, antihistamines (in some cases).

Ultraviolet radiation, laser therapy is also considered effective in the fight against trophic ulcers.

Varicose veins during pregnancy

Women should not treat the resulting varicose veins of the labia during pregnancy lightly. If during the birth of a child you are worried about itching, dryness, painful pain radiating to the perineum or sacrum, swelling, problems with urination, the appearance of a feeling of heaviness, then you should contact a phlebologist. The doctor will conduct an examination, prescribe an ultrasound and tests, and then he will be able to continue the treatment.

First of all, conservative therapy is carried out, which includes taking venotonics, angioplatelet agents, wearing compression underwear, massage and physical therapy. If conservative treatment does not bring results, proceed to surgical intervention.

It is not recommended to start any disease, you should start the treatment from the first signs.

In the case of varicose veins during pregnancy, therapy begins with light therapeutic gymnastics twice a day, which improves blood circulation in the veins. Then rub the feet with massage movements for 5-10 minutes.

For walks, trips to the store, you need to buy compression underwear (tights, socks). The doctor will prescribe topical creams and, if necessary, oral medications.

You can use folk remedies for rubbing before going to bed (50 g of chopped horse chestnut is poured with 250 ml of vodka).

Varicose veins after childbirth

In the early stages, postpartum varicose veins can be cured with drugs, in the later stages, with the help of drugs, the unpleasant symptoms are alleviated.

Treatment should include physiotherapy procedures to improve blood circulation in the legs, massage, gymnastics. A set of special exercises has been developed that can be performed even while breastfeeding:

• 2-3 times a day "bicycle";
• standing on the whole leg, stand on your heels and roll over on your toes, then back (perform 10-15 times);
• walking 3-4 hours a day.

Varicose veins of the uterus

Three methods are used to treat varicose veins of the small pelvis:

1. Conservative: venotonic drugs, blood thinners, exercise, physical therapy.
2. Surgical: laser coagulation of damaged vessels, removal of veins.
3. Non-traditional methods: tincture prepared on the basis of horse chestnut, infusion of hop cones.

How to treat varicose veins in women and men

The first step is to choose means for local application based on the nature of the disease and its symptoms. For the treatment of varicose veins, various drugs have been developed to restore the walls of blood vessels, prevent thrombosis, normalize the venous system, which have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, and are also capable of treating trophic ulcers.

It is worth bearing in mind that the treatment of varicose veins in men is different from the treatment of varicose veins in women.

The tablets should restore impaired blood circulation in the legs, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, reduce inflammation and normalize lymph flow in the limbs.

The following methods are also used:

1. In the initial stages, hirudotherapy is used - treatment with leeches.
2. Hydrotherapy is effective for vascular "asterisks".
3. It is necessary to take care of the acquisition of compression stockings, the products must correspond to the stage of the disease.
4. Massage and baths are also helpful. During treatment, it is very important to monitor your diet.

Men are prescribed drugs that can normalize blood viscosity, strengthen the venous wall. Special therapeutic knitted underwear is made for men (as well as for women). If seals, nodes with varicose veins appear, sclerotherapy will be effective. In an advanced stage, surgical intervention is imperative.

Varicose veins in men

A more effective method of treating testicular varicose veins is surgery. It is produced in three ways:

• laparoscopy (a probe with a camera is inserted into the scrotum, with the help of which the operative process is observed, the next day the patient is allowed to go home);
• open surgery (leaves a scar, requires a long period of rehabilitation);
• Marmar method (dissection is performed by microincision).

Red spots on legs with varicose veins

If red spots appear on the legs during the period of varicose veins, conservative treatment will not be relevant. Such a symptom is considered a sign of a neglected form that requires surgical intervention. You can try to avoid surgery if the red spots have appeared recently. For this, several points must be observed:

• eat right, eat low-calorie foods;
• wear compression medical underwear;
• to strengthen blood vessels, take venotonics;
• use gels, creams, ointments for local application;
• perform therapeutic exercises according to the doctor's recommendations.

What exercises to do

Special exercises also contribute to the treatment of varicose veins. They relieve the weight in the legs, improve blood circulation and prevent stagnation of blood in the veins. Especially often such exercises should be done by people who constantly sit or stand at work.

A set of effective exercises:

1. Sit on a chair, press your legs together and lower them first on the toes and then on the heels.
2. Rest your palms on the table and rise on your toes. Hold the position for a few seconds, come down on your heels.
3. Place your hands on the wall at shoulder level. Stand on your toes and heels. Do the exercise on one leg first, then the other.
4. As you inhale, raise your arms up and stand on your toes. As you exhale, relax and lower your arms down.
5. The stops move sideways. Lift your legs up and down, then move to the right and left.
6. Stand up on your toes in a seated position. Repeat up to two dozen times.

Anti-cellulite massage

Anti-cellulite massage during the period of the disease is permissible, if it is not in an advanced stage. Contraindications include thrombophlebitis. These diseases have a similar origin and at a certain stage of treatment:

• wearing medical underwear for weight loss;
• massage;
• proper nutrition.

What else is useful to know about varicose veins

It is extremely important to eat right when you have varicose veins. You should eat certain foods that strengthen the body and blood vessels. They reduce weight, normalize the metabolic processes of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is also important to drink eight glasses of room temperature water throughout the day. Drink most of your water in the morning. Useful for people with varicose veins peppermint tea.

What to give up:

• limiting salt and sugar;
• bakery products;
• wheat flour products;
• spicy foods, any spice options;
• fatty meat and fish;
• all smoked meats, canned goods;
• mayonnaise;
• alcoholic beverages;
• strong black tea as well as natural coffee.

Compression underwear for varicose veins - which is better

The choice of underwear is quite varied - these are socks, tights and stockings. The product is selected depending on the location of the modified veins. If the varicose "picture" is localized in the leg area, then they get a knee, if it spreads higher - socks or pantyhose. Plain knitted underwear is made for men, and women can choose according to their taste - only transparent or with a pattern. The variety of companies does not mean differences in work, they can only differ in their design.

Medical treatment

Darsonval is a physiotherapeutic method for the treatment of varicose veins. It is based on an effective current with high frequencies, but with low power. Darsonvalization is used in combination with other methods of conservative treatment. There are contraindications:

• thrombophlebitis;
• arrhythmia;
• pregnancy;
• lupus;
• cancers;
• increased body temperature.

Ointment

Ointments for varicose veins, which are used for treatment, include heparin in the composition, have a dissolving property. Other means are also used:

1. Ointments used for prophylaxis during pregnancy and in the initial stage of the disease, developed on the basis of venoactive components.
2. Ointments with an anti-inflammatory effect are non-steroidal drugs.
3. Ointments that can relieve inflammation and have anti-allergic properties, with accompanying diseases of the feet.

Disease prevention

Varicose vein prevention includes:

• wearing compression medical underwear;
• weight control;
• giving up bad habits;
• foot and back massage;
• light exercise (cycling, jogging, aerobics, swimming);
• foot baths with the addition of pine salt;
• cold and hot shower;
• replacing animal fats with vegetable oils;
• control of intestinal function, timely treatment of chronic colitis;
• refusal to wear high heels.

These are the main measures that will help in the treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies at home. It is important to approach the treatment process responsibly, do not forget to constantly monitor the condition of the doctors.