Varicose veins are a disease of the veins in which they increase in size, change in shape, and decrease in elasticity. The superficial veins of the lower extremities, the rectal venous plexus, the portal system veins, and the spermatic cord are mainly involved.
Difficulty in the outflow of blood through the venous system during prolonged systemic stays associated with professional activities, uterine compression of the pelvic veins during pregnancy, pelvic vein congestion, promoting the development of varicose veins, for example, systemic constipation, sedentary, etc.
Sitting slows circulation and stagnates blood. Prolonged inactivity and sitting can damage the heart of a person who sits for a long time, and deep vein thrombosis can form in the lower leg. Sitting cross-legged is harmful because it compresses the popliteal artery and causes venous congestion.
Clothes and shoes should not be too tight, as this will also slow blood flow. Walking on grass, dirt, or walking around the house barefoot improves blood circulation and strengthens the heart. Congenital weakness of the vein wall and venous valve insufficiency predispose to the condition. Ulcers can develop over time due to malnutrition in the blood.
One of the early symptoms of the disease is a feeling of heaviness, dull or sharp pain in the legs, and nighttime cramps. If left untreated, varicose veins become hard and dense over time, and the legs often ulcerate and bleed.
Varicose veins that develop in the scrotum are called varicocele (varicocele). If they appear in the rectum, they are called hemorrhoids.
Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), varicose ulcers, severe itching, and skin discoloration (often turning coppery red) are common complications of this condition. But only a small percentage of people with varicose veins develop varicose ulcers. People with varicose veins are thought to have congenitally weak-walled veins.
But weak vessel walls are likely the result of malnutrition, toxaemia, innervation (decreased nervous status), and lack of exercise. In most cases, when varicose veins develop during pregnancy, they disappear after delivery. With the help of enough vigorous physical activity, varicose veins that develop during pregnancy can be eliminated even when the woman is in the proper position.
Unsuccessful surgery to remove or drain the vein Supporting the vein with stockings or bandages is only a measure that will eventually weaken the tissue, leading to chronic disease or more difficult treatment.
How to prevent varicose veins:
- Avoid sitting in one position for long periods of time to avoid muscle numbness, and standing for long periods of time;
- Physical exercise for the legs every day: standing on tiptoes frequently, walking and climbing stairs, swimming, walking 1-3 kilometers, keeping the legs elevated above the level of the heart for at least one hour;
- Don't gain excess weight.
What remedies help with varicose veins?
Mikulin's exercise is very effective for cleaning blood vessels: lift the toes, bring the heels 1-2 cm off the floor, then drop sharply. After doing this 30 times, rest for 10 seconds. The practice should be calm and slow, 3-5 times a day, each time the heel touches the ground no more than 60 times.
Fill the half liter bottle of birch buds to 1/3 of its volume and pour vodka into the neck. Leave on for 10 days, shaking occasionally. This tincture lubricates the sore spot.
Rinse 3 medium Antonovka apples in cold water. Put them in an enameled bowl and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist for 3 hours, wrap tightly. Then crush the apples and filter the resulting infusion. 50 miles per day, take it in the morning and evening before going to bed. Prepare for infusion until the condition improves.
When treating blocked veins, you must simultaneously take baths and drink decoctions of various medicinal plants: chamomile, cassava, oak branches, chestnuts, willow.
For bathing: take 500 grams (300 grams in winter) of oak branches and the same amount of chestnut and willow branches, put them in an enameled bucket, pour cold water, bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes. Then add 200g each of herbs: cudweed marshmallow, succession, chamomile, St John's wort and leave overnight. Alternatively, boil or steam 3 loaves of rye bread and pour the broth into the tub. Take a bath 30-40 minutes before going to bed every day. At 38-43°C.
At the same time, you need to brew 1 liter of boiling water, mix 1 tbsp. lake. oak sticks, 1 tbsp. lake. willow twigs and 1 tbsp. lake. Chestnut branches, boil for 30 minutes, add 1 tablespoon of water to fry. lake. Herbs: Swamp weed, successor, chamomile, St. John's wort, let stand 12 hours, strain and add 2 tbsp. lake. sugar.
Drink 2-3 times a day, 50ml for the first 2 days, then 100ml for 2 days. The rest of the day, 150 ml. The course of treatment is 20 days, with a rest of 5-10 days. And repeat the treatment process again.
- Varicose veins and thrombophlebitis: plantain leaf powder, medicinal rue and yarrow flowers, white willow bark (preferably cambium), chestnut fruit or flowers, marshmallows, or raspberry root (flowers and even leaves are fine) and chamomile, take it in equal proportions, mix thoroughly, and brew 2 tablespoons of 600 ml of boiling water. lake. The mixture, boiled and removed from heat immediately, then left overnight. Drink 3/4 cup morning and evening. The rest do an overnight compress.
- Thrombophlebitis can be cured by an infusion of nettle leaves and a long-term diet (no meat, fish, and any fried food). Nettle infusion: 1 tbsp. lake. Steep the leaves in a cup of boiling water, let stand for 40 minutes, and strain. Drink 1-2 tbsp. lake. 3-4 times a day, before meals.
- With varicose veins: Apply apple cider vinegar to all affected areas 2 times a day, morning and night, while drinking apple cider vinegar: 2 teaspoons. 1 glass of water 2-3 glasses per day. Wetting and rubbing well with an alcoholic tincture of white acacia flowers works well to dissolve swollen vein nodules.
- For varicose veins, a willow bark decoction bath is useful: brew 2 handfuls of bark in 5 liters of boiling water, simmer for 30 minutes, strain.
- For Thrombophlebitis: Apply 1-2 times a day to the sore area for 1. 5-2 hours. lake. bodyagi, persist for 2 hours.
- Oak bark decoction has a tightening effect on the inner blood vessels, like a resin. 1st Lake. Brew bark with 1 cup of boiling water, heat on low heat for 25 minutes, let stand for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. lake. Zraza the day before meals.
- Brew 1 cup of boiling water 1 tbsp. lake. Crushed leaves or hazelnut husks, leave for 6 hours. 3-4 times a day, 3/4 cup each time, 30 minutes each time. One month before meals.
- Pour 1 cup of vodka 2 tbsp. lake. Crush fresh Kalanchoe leaves and leave for a week. Rub the affected legs with this tincture for a month.
- Thoroughly grind freshly picked leaves and silver wormwood heads in a mortar and mortar and mix 1 tbsp. lake. cooked stock and 1 tbsp. lake. Yogurt or sour cream, evenly smear one layer on the gauze, apply this gauze to the dilated vein for 1. 5-2 hours, apply like this for 4-5 days. After 2-3 days, the treatment can be repeated.
- For dilated veins: Put on clean cotton socks on dewy grass early in the morning, before sunrise, so that the socks are well soaked. You'll need to walk around in these socks when the sun comes up and don't take them off until they're dry.
Exercise: Lie on your back, lift your right leg up, relax as much as possible, and shake your feet violently. Lower your legs. Do the same for the other leg. Repeat 10-20 times. So - several times a day. The bigger the better. Walking and moderate exercise are the best ways to prevent varicose veins. Sometimes it is necessary to adopt a "legs above head" position. In general, all exercises with leg lifts are useful.