Varicose veins are a disease of the veins that results in an increase in their size, a change in shape and a decrease in their elasticity. The superficial veins of the lower extremities, the venous plexus of the rectum, the veins of the portal system and the spermatic cord are mainly affected.
The development of varicose veins is facilitated by difficulties with the flow of blood through the venous system during systematic prolonged standing of the legs associated with professional activities, compression of the pelvic veins by the uterus during pregnancy, congestion in the pelvic veins, for example with systematicconstipation, sedentary work, etc.
Sitting slows circulation and stagnates blood. Long periods of inactivity and sitting can damage the heart, and people who sit for long periods of time can develop deep vein thrombosis of the calf. It is harmful to sit cross-legged, as you can press on the popliteal artery, which will lead to congestion in the veins.
Clothes and shoes should not be tight, as this can also slow 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 blood deprivation.
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 the legs often ulcerate and bleed.
Varicose veins that form in the scrotum are called varicocele (varicose veins). If they appear in the rectum, then they are called hemorrhoids.
Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), varicose ulcers, severe itching, skin discoloration (which often turns copper-red) are common complications of this condition. But only a small percentage of those who have varicose veins develop varicose ulcers. People with varicose veins are thought to have congenital veins with weak walls.
But weak vessel walls are most likely the result of poor nutrition, toxemia, innervation (decreased nervous condition) and lack of exercise. In most cases, when varicose veins form during pregnancy, they disappear after delivery. With the help of sufficiently active physical exercises, varicose veins that appeared during pregnancy can be removed even when the woman is in a position.
Failed surgery to remove or drain veins Using elastic stockings or bandages to support the veins is only half the measure and eventually leads to such weakening of the tissues that the condition becomes chronic or much more difficult to treat.
How to protect yourself from varicose veins:
- Avoid prolonged sitting in one position, so that the muscles do not go numb, and long standing;
- Do daily physical exercises for the legs: often go up on your toes, climb stairs on foot, swim, walk 1-3 km, stay in a position with the legs raised above the level of the heart for at least an hour;
- Don't put on extra pounds.
What medications help with varicose veins?
Mikulin's exercises are very effective for cleaning dishes: rise on your toes so that your heels are separated from the floor by 1-2 cm, then sharply lower yourself on them. After doing this 30 times, rest for 10 s. The exercise should be performed calmly, slowly, 3-5 times a day, making no more than 60 heel strikes on the floor each time.
Fill a half-liter bottle with birch buds to 1/3 of the volume and pour vodka up to the neck. Leave for 10 days, shaking occasionally. This tincture to lubricate sore spots.
Rinse 3 medium Antonovka apples with cold water. Place them in an enamel container and pour 1 liter of boiling water over them. Insist 3 hours, tightly wrapped. Then crush the apples and strain the resulting infusion. Drink 50 liters daily in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed. The infusion is prepared and taken until the condition improves.
In the treatment of vein blockage, you should simultaneously take baths and drink decoctions of various medicinal plants: chamomile, succession, branches of oak, chestnut, willow.
For baths: take 500 g (in winter - 300 g) of oak branches and the same number 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, consistency, chamomile, St. John's wort and leave overnight. Boil or steam 3 rye breads separately and pour the broth 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 brew 1 liter of boiling water, a mixture of 1 tbsp. l oak branches, 1 tbsp willow twigs and 1 tbsp chestnut twigs, boil for 30 minutes, add to the decoction 1 tbsp herbs: marsh cow, consistency, chamomile, St. John's wort, leave for 12 hours, strain and add 2 tbsp. l honey.
Drink 2-3 times a day, the first 2 days 50 ml, then 2 days 100 ml. the other days 150 ml. The course of treatment is 20 days, a break of 5-10 days. And again repeat the course of treatment.
- For varicose veins and thrombophlebitis: powdered plantain leaves, rue and yarrow flowers, white willow bark (preferably cambium), chestnut fruits or flowers, rosehip or raspberry root (you can use flowers and even leaves) and chamomile, taken in equal proportions, mix well, brew 600 ml of boiling water 2 tablespoons. l mixture, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat, 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: brew 1 tbsp of leaves with a cup of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1-2 tablespoons 3-4 times a day before meals.
- For varicose veins: 2 times a day, morning and evening, rub all affected areas with apple cider vinegar and drink apple cider vinegar at the same time: 2 tsp for 1 cup of water 2-3 cups a day. Abundant wetting and rubbing with alcohol tincture of white acacia flowers dissolves swollen venous nodes well.
- For varicose veins, baths with a decoction of willow bark are useful: brew 2 handfuls of bark with 5 liters of boiling water, put on a slow fire and heat for 30 minutes, strain.
- For thrombophlebitis: apply to the sore spot 1-2 times a day for 1. 5-2 hours. l. bodyagi, insist 2 hours.
- A decoction of oak bark has an astringent effect, like resin, on the internal vessels. 1 tbsp brew the bark with 1 cup of boiling water, heat over low heat for 25 minutes, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tablespoon of Zraza one day before meals.
- Boil 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 one month.
- Pour 1 cup of vodka 2 tbsp crushed fresh Kalanchoe leaves and leave for a week. This tincture is applied to the feet affected by the disease for a month.
- Thoroughly pound freshly picked leaves and heads of silver wormwood in a mortar, mix 1 tbsp of cooked raw materials and 1 tbsp of yogurt or sour cream, apply an even layer on gauze and apply this gauze to the areas with enlargedveins for 1. 5-2 hours. Such bandages 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 dewy grass, so that the socks are well soaked with water. When the sun comes out, you should be walking around in these socks, don't take them off until they dry.
Exercises: lying down, lift your right leg up, relax it as much as possible and shake your leg sharply. Put your foot down. 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 "legs over the head" position. In general, all exercises with raising the legs are useful.