Diseases of the blood vessels, the circulation system of the blood and hemostasis are complex and dangerous. Fight with them, even uncomfortable, here, for example, the treatment of varicose veins how much effort and patience it requires. And life today is such that only features the varicose veins of the lower limbs. Even if you stood behind the counter, even if in front of a computer, even if it was uncomfortable shoes, you must also do it in a hurry - all that hinders the flow, causes stagnation of blood in the veins of the legs, and if this disease, the parents pursued, and the danger is double.
The girls think that is not likely, always the legs are thin and light, and then, following the fashion, choose high heels and all around these days. The main thing - the beauty and the discomfort can endure, because beauty, as is well known, the victims want. And the victims can be very large...
What is varicose veins and because they dilate the veins?
In case of violation of the structural configuration of the vascular wall and reduce the vascular tone deep veins of the lower limbs unevenly dilate. This process is very good and promotes the excess load on the legs. The blood, both arterial bed large circle of circulation of blood from the left ventricle, enriched with oxygen and nutrients to the lower limbs, and a visor of carbon dioxide and products of an exchange from them, should go up in the veins through the right ventricle in easy, to render it useless, and withdraw the following portion necessary the lower limbs of substances.
The veins of the lower extremities are equipped with valves for the consequences of the blood is not returned because it exceeds the attraction of the Earth, climbing towards the top. The veins, the valves may not close tightly, and then all the blood does not go away, and begins to descend to the bottom and stagnate. Then comes a new portion and the circulation is broken.
From the stagnation of blood in the venous vessels slowly begin to form thrombi (clots), which they call red, as well as is composed, mainly, of red blood cells. A blood clot will form if the same head and tail, the head is attached to the wall of the vessel, and free the tail leaves the accumulation of platelets. Form blood clots along they stick to the walls of the varicose veins and become a time bomb, because detached and released in blood mainstream of a clot is very dangerous, as it can block a vital artery. Off the blood clots, usually, the part of the tail and leave for a short trip. Passing safely the right atrium, a blood clot can get stuck once in the trunk of the lung, if large, or to progress in the pulmonary artery, which can get you will not be able to. Many have heard of the sudden death, which resulted in a blood clot in the arterial vessels of the lungs, the doctors of this phenomenon is called PE (pulmonary embolism).
Where is the reason?
To say that varicose veins of the lower limbs is a common phenomenon in all - to say nothing. But because there are people who live to a ripe old age and varicose veins also have no idea. Why? Can initially knew some secret or remaining life on the sofa with legs?
To make the structural the structure of the wall of the venous vessel is located, in particular, it does not take much, only some of the innate characteristics of the individual or the conditions, created in the course of life, can become the beginning of a pathological process:
- Hereditary predisposition, that is, man by his parents receives, is NOT a disease, and the structure of the blood vessels, the predisposition to varicose veins and disease;
- The female sex is in a relationship with the natural destiny.
- The loss of elasticity and tone of the vascular wall.
The loss of elasticity and tone of the vascular wall occurs in case of:
- Professional characteristics (work, connected with the prolonged stay in the vertical position);
- The excess load during pregnancy, obesity and sports activities;
- Hormone levels, where the leading place belongs to hormonal reconstruction during pregnancy and menopause;
- Lifelong eating disorders and food preferences products that affect vascular wall;
- Diseases of the exchange;and
- Diseases of the liver (hepatitis and cirrhosis);
- High blood pressure;
- Smoke;
- Venous-arterial fistulae, which can cause varicose veins on the legs in adolescents.
It seems true varicose veins of the legs?
In addition to the described terrible events, varicose veins of the lower limbs simply attractive. At the beginning of the disease, when enlarged 2-3 crowns, a man often does not pay, but the disease progresses, and the problems begin. The nodes are gone, the skin on the inner surface of the tibia shines and changes its color, and these places begin to severe itching. The skin is wounded and ulcerate. And if, besides this, to have diabetes mellitus? Varicose veins on the legs – do not drive the disease of the legs, the whole body here is turned on, because this is the circulatory system.
In this way, the manifestations of varicose veins of the lower limbs can be represented as follows:
- Feeling of tiredness in the legs, heaviness and swelling of the limbs;
- Thickened and twisted areas of the venous vessels, protruding above the surface of the skin, the tibia dark-blue nodes;
- Padded, darkened, that has lost elasticity in the places of defeat, the skin;
- Cramps in the legs;
- Hair loss and a burning sensation in the areas of the varicose veins;
- Itching in the areas veins nodes.
- Increase the pain;
- In consequence of the stagnation – dermatitis, eczema, and ulceration of the damaged area;
- On itchy areas appear on the blisters and cracks, which give the bleeding and small lesions. And where there is bleeding, the ever-present blood clots.
Thrombosis can, in turn, it is easy to be thrombophlebitis, which presents the following symptoms:
- Shortness of breath, lack of air, weakness;
- The increase of the temperature of the limb, his skin hot and dense;
- The pain in the movement of the ship;
- Redness of the arts in the movement concerned in vienna.
Particular types of varicose veins
Female varicose veins
Of course, the varices and the more it is inherent in the veins of the lower legs, but varicose pelvic is also a frequent phenomenon and one can imagine that the bodies we can get, because the eye does not see, that occurs in the veins of the internal organs. Especially in this sense "can" of the female body, women also have a group of "them" to varicose veins.
The physiological characteristics of the fair half of mankind predispose to this disease of more, as the nature has given to them the function of pregnancy and has applied rates of organs where the circulation is very intense, which requires a large amount of veins and arteries. When a woman is preparing to become the mother, then the body must regroup and ensure the normal gestation. Of course, the load on the body huge and the stagnation in the pelvis and lower limbs, the place has.
Varicose veins during pregnancy will be the starting point for the development of the disease in the future, where the extension of the veins of the pelvis, such as the legs and, perhaps, it will take a "decent" space and with time will begin to pose a threat not only health, but also of the life of a person.
The problem is that varicose pelvic area, only so you will not see never, for this it needs special equipment, because the venous vessels the pelvic is not available, as in the foot. However, they too form the nodes, in the same manner with the veins of the legs may contain blood clots, which can break off and "jump into free swimming", but unfortunately, short... varicose veins The pelvic can cause internal bleeding. Operations on the pelvic organs, especially in gynecology, require the use of compression stockings (elastic stockings and tights) for the warnings of life-threatening complications associated with a margin of a blood clot.
Male varicose veins
Varicose veins to the men happens to a lesser extent than women, but in the case of defeat of the foot manifests itself in the same way. So everything that is said above and below - is fully applicable to the stronger sex.
It is worth to add, that men can "boast" special male of varicose veins - the extension of the veins of the spermatic cord (varicocele). Fortunately, this type of male varicose veins well-managed, and life is not particularly dangerous, but it is better to do without it.
Reticular (cosmetic) varicose veins
It happens that through the skin of the calf or thigh, suddenly begins to appear in the network of small blood vessels. Particularly susceptible can calm down a time - is the so-called, varicose, reticular, or varicose superficial veins. It is benign, as it would not be entirely true. The progression and serious complications is not intrinsic, that, in general, except for a small aesthetic defect, not a threat. Then the individual reticular varicose veins of the lower limbs is still called cosmetic.
But not particularly emotional to remember how dangerous it is varicose veins on the legs and start fighting with him is still in the early stages, that are simply ignored and neglected sick people themselves. However, understanding the disease, the future patients with a vascular surgeon is still trying to make less of operations in the future, interested in the recipes of traditional medicine and often is able to cope with the progression of the disease at home.
Treatment folk remedies
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Without a doubt, powered with varicose veins role. And remarkable. Lose weight with varicose veins really very useful, so with this problem and start, of course, without recourse to the many advertised products, that can be, and are good for easy weight loss, but are contraindicated during the treatment of varicose veins.
If varicose veins of the lower limbs, in the first place, we must forget:
- On the alcohol (completely);
- Robust tea and coffee;
- In the box, acute and smoked products;
- Sweet and salt varicose veins does not love also - have the water in the body slows;
- Roast potatoes vertigo very well replace "potatoes and cabbage" and listen, who will advise of competent people.
And knowing recommend:
- us inside with foods rich in vitamins a and e, and also if and also an obstacle will not be;
- grains of wheat, rye, and oats, cabbages of all types and soy, carrots, gooseberry and wild rose in particular - have a beneficial effect on the venous walls;
- an unlimited number of vegetables, citrus fruit juice, blueberries, cranberries and strawberries;
- nettle, fennel and parsley in the salads, not only varicose veins, but also significantly reduce the weight.
Apple cider vinegar against varicose veins
Apple cider vinegar in all sold in a store and it is definitely not expensive. The taste is pleasant. For the treatment take:
2 teaspoons tablespoons of vinegar, add a tablespoon of honey, pour purified water in the amount 200-250 ml and drink the morning on an empty stomach. Diluted in a ratio of 1:10 with apple cider vinegar good evening to rub the calf of the leg, in the morning blood feel.
Go to the doctor!
Conservative treatment
It happens that developed in a timely manner treatment stops the disease process, and the people live farther without a doctor, advocating folk remedies, the mode and the diet. And what happens when the disease is running, and may not help:
- Infusions and decoctions;
- Compression stockings;
- Ointments and creams that are advertised by the media;
- Massage and gymnastics;
- Also hirudotherapy does not help.
Then, it is time to visit your doctor. In the registration of any policlinico explain that varicose veins of the lower limbs, handles special surgeon through the blood vessels.
Of course, the medicine always tries to do without radical measures, that is, without intervention, up to the last test conservative treatment. Any operation, even the simplest, which is linked to a violation of the integrity of the blood vessels and, consequently, with clots of blood, which occurs when varicose veins or venous vessels. In addition, any surgery requires anesthesia. Here you must take into account the age of the patient, because we know that at an advanced age, varicose veins often accompany chronic diseases of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system, and this circumstance makes it much more difficult the choice and maintenance of anesthesia. Then the vascular surgeon treatment varicose veins first conservative.
Conservative methods of treatment, in addition to ointments, creams and pills varicose veins, refer to these types of minimally invasive surgery, such as compression, sclerotherapy (special therapy) and laser coagulation of varicose veins (of which below), as such processing does not require the presence in the hospital, little traumatic and almost painless.
For the treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs, prescribe drugs that improve the flow of blood in the veins, protect the wall and blood thinners. These include:
- Medicines, whose action aims to improve the venous outflow;
- Antiplatelet agents, which dissolve the clots;
- Medications that prevent blood clotting (anticoagulants);
- Ointment from varicose veins, gel and creams to the local destination, providing a therapeutic effect to these criteria;
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.