Varicose veins is a disease of the veins, which is expressed by an increase in their size, a change in shape and a decrease in 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 predominantly affected.
The development of varicose veins is facilitated by difficulties with the outflow of blood through the venous system during systematic prolonged stay on the legs associated with professional activities, compression of the pelvic veins by the uterus during pregnancy, congestion in the veins of the pelvis, for example, with systematic constipation, sedentary work, etc.
Sitting slows down the circulation and makes the blood stagnant. Long periods of inactivity and sitting can destroy the heart of people who sit for a long time, deep calf vein thrombosis can develop. It is harmful to sit with your legs crossed, as you can press on the popliteal artery, which will cause congestion in the veins.
Clothing and shoes should not be tight, as this can also slow down the flow of blood. Walking on grass, dirt, or just barefoot around the house improves circulation and strengthens the heart. Congenital weakness of the venous wall and insufficiency of venous valves predispose to the disease. Ulcers can develop over time due to malnutrition with blood.
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 ulcers and bleeding often appear on the legs.
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, discoloration of the skin (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, weak-walled veins.
But weak vascular walls are most likely the result of poor nutrition, toxemia, innervation (lowered nervous state) and lack of exercise. In most cases, when varicose veins form during pregnancy, they disappear after childbirth. With the help of sufficiently active physical exercises, varicose veins that have arisen during pregnancy can be eliminated even when the woman is in position.
Unsuccessful surgery to remove or drain veins The use of elastic stockings or bandages to support the veins is only a half measure and eventually leads to such a 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 numb, and long standing;
- Perform daily physical exercises for the legs: often climb on toes, climb stairs on foot, swim, walk 1-3 km, stay in a pose with legs raised above heart level for at least an hour;
- Don't gain excess weight.
What remedies help varicose veins?
Mikulin's exercises are very effective for cleaning the vessels: rise on the toes so that the heels come off the floor by 1-2 cm, and then drop sharply on them. After doing this 30 times, rest 10 s. The exercise should be performed calmly, slowly, 3-5 times a day, each time doing no more than 60 heel strikes on the floor.
Fill a half-liter bottle with birch buds to 1/3 of its volume and pour vodka up to the neck. Leave for 10 days, shaking occasionally. This tincture to lubricate sore spots.
Rinse with cold water 3 medium-sized Antonovka apples. Put them in an enamel bowl and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist 3 hours, tightly wrapped. Then crush the apples and strain the resulting infusion. Drink daily 50 li in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before going to bed. Infusion prepare and take until the condition improves.
In the treatment of blockage of the veins, you must 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 enameled bucket, pour cold water, bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes. Then add 200 g of herbs each: cudweed marshmallow, succession, chamomile, St. John's wort and leave for the night. Separately, boil or steam 3 loaves of rye bread and pour the broth into the bath. Baths should be taken daily at bedtime 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. l. willow branches and 1 tbsp. l. chestnut branches, boil for 30 minutes, add to the decoction 1 tbsp. l. herbs: marsh cudweed, succession, 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: powder plantain leaves, flowers of medicinal rue and yarrow, white willow bark (preferably cambium), chestnut fruits or flowers, marshmallow or raspberry root (you can flowers and even leaves) and chamomile, taken in equal proportions, mix thoroughly, brew 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 tbsp. l. brew 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 tsp. for 1 glass of water 2-3 glasses a day. Abundant wetting and rubbing with alcohol tincture of white acacia flowers well dissolves swollen venous nodes.
- With varicose veins, baths from 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.
- With thrombophlebitis: apply on 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 firming effect, like resin, on internal vessels. 1 st. l. brew the bark with 1 cup boiling water, heat over low heat for 25 minutes, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. l. Zraza a day before meals.
- Brew 1 cup 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 Kalanchoe leaves and leave for a week. With this tincture, rub the legs affected by the disease for a month.
- Thoroughly grind freshly picked leaves and heads of 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 gauze and apply this gauze to areas with dilated 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 dilated veins: early in the morning, before sunrise, in clean cotton socks on dewy grass, so that the socks are well saturated with water. When the sun rises, you need to walk around in these socks, do not take them off until they dry.
Exercises: lying down, raise your right leg up, relax it as much as possible and shake your foot sharply. 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 "legs above the head" position. In general, all exercises with leg raises are useful.