When you diagnose varicose veins, the prevention and treatment of the pathology become integral components of effective treatment. Varicose veins are easier to prevent than to treat.
Prevention of varicose veins is simple and does not require significant financial and time costs. Adherence to the simplest preventive measures will prevent the appearance of characteristic signs of foot disease and after treatment of the pathology will prevent recurrence.
Who needs varicose vein prevention and classification
According to official statistics, varicose veins are diagnosed in 65% of the population. The insidiousness of the pathology lies in the fact that there are no characteristic symptoms in the initial stage of the disease. This contributes to the latent development of the pathology, in the subsequent treatment of which it will be necessary to use serious therapeutic techniques.
Varicose veins are classified as primary: related to pregnancy, overweight, genetic predisposition or lifestyle, and secondary, provoked by venous effusion dysfunction. Therefore, almost all people are at risk. But the likelihood of developing varicose veins, in the first place, is higher in people with:
- Hereditary predisposition.
- Heavy exercise or prolonged leg stay.
- Overweight.
- Chronic pathologies of the organs of the cardiovascular system.
- Neoplasms of any etiology.
Most women need varicose vein prevention. This is because they often wear high heels. Also, the likelihood of developing varicose veins increases during pregnancy and menopause.
Preventing the development of any type of varicose veins is possible with the help of several useful recommendations and preventive measures.
Experts classify methods for preventing varicose veins into:
- Basic.Used to prevent disease or in the early stages of its development. These include therapeutic gymnastics, light physical activity, breathing exercises, diet and lifestyle adjustments.
- Secondary.Used to diagnose advanced stages of varicose veins. In this case, you can not do without medication, using traditional medicine and wearing compression stockings.
Varicose veins are a dangerous disease. The development of such a complication of the pathology as thrombophlebitis is a threat to the patient's life. That is why it is very important to follow the prevention of varicose veins throughout life.
Prevent varicose veins of the legs with medication
The modern pharmacological market is represented by a wide range of drugs, the use of which is prescribed for the prevention of varicose veins.
This group of prophylactics is classified as:
- Pharmaceuticals for oral use. Their action is based on strengthening and increasing the elasticity of the venous walls, relieving the symptoms of pathology. They also have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Some drugs help to thin the blood and improve its composition.
Oral prophylaxis medications should only be taken as directed by a physician.
The dosage and duration of the course are selected individually, depending on the physiological characteristics of human health.
The following drugs stand out among the main groups of drugs:
- Group of antioxidants.
- Group of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents.
- phlebotonics group.
Often to improve the prophylactic course, the intake of drugs from different groups is prescribed in a complex way. Don't forget to take extra vitamin and mineral supplements.
- Medicines for external use. They have a local effect, directly on the affected veins. Effectively reduce the symptoms of varicose veins by thinning the blood, eliminating swelling of the legs and relieving heaviness.
Topical medicines have the following conditional classification:
- Hepariodi.
- Venotonic
- Pharmacological products based on bee products.
- Preparations with complex action with venotonic and heparin components.
Topical preparations have a more gentle effect on the body than oral drugs. Only the combined use of drugs from both groups will allow to obtain a positive prophylactic result.
How to avoid varicose veins in the legs using alternative methods
Along with medicines, traditional medicine is widely used for prevention. There are many different effective recipes for baths, compresses, rubs and tinctures.
Traditional medicines are affordable and easy to prepare and use at home, without professional skills.
For preventive purposes, alternative methods are used to:
- Compresses:warming, hot, healing and cold. The main components can be: ginger, grapes, wormwood inflorescences, tomatoes, lemon juice, chestnut, nettle, acacia. Bee products, whey and onions have a high therapeutic effect.
- Preparation of ointments.These medicines are based on vegetable oils or animal fats. The active ingredients can be kalanchoe, woodlice, cabbage, celandine, wormwood or white willow bark, mummy, pumpkin.
- Tincture.Contains alcohol or vodka. Therefore, in the presence of dermatological rashes on damaged areas, the use of such agents is unacceptable. The most effective remedy is a tincture based on acacia and comfrey. Aromatic ruta tincture and horse chestnut are good prophylactics.
- Herbal decoctions and infusions.Oral intake of alternative traditional medicines helps to strengthen the immune system, improve the functioning of the circulatory system and blood circulation. For the prevention of varicose veins is used hazelnut infusion, dandelion root, nutmeg and Antonov apples.
- friction.Special solutions are used for rubbing into the skin in the area of the affected veins. The most effective are: tincture of Kalanchoe, horse chestnut or freshly prepared apple cider vinegar.
- Trays.Permitted for use in the early stages of varicose vein development or for prevention. The water should not be hot during the procedure. To it are added essential oils, sea salt, garlic, flaxseed, pine extracts.
Also widely used for preventive purposes are traditional medicines prepared on the basis of laundry soap, blue clay, hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and bodyagi.
Observance of preventive measures to strengthen the venous walls with the help of folk remedies will avoid the development of varicose veins. When diagnosing varicose veins, the choice of traditional medicine should be made in agreement with the attending physician.
Prevention of varicose veins in the legs: the basics of proper nutrition
Proper diet is an important factor in the prevention of varicose veins. It should include foods that cleanse, strengthen the venous walls, reduce blood viscosity and at the same time improve blood flow and lymph flow through the veins. Also, with the help of properly selected foods it is possible to eliminate puffiness and correct body weight, which is an important factor in the prevention of varicose veins.
The basic dietary rules for varicose vein prevention include the following:
- The daily menu should be dominated by fresh vegetables and fruits.
- Include lean fish and meat in the menu.
- Eat a few cloves of garlic every day.
- When choosing juices, give preference to freshly squeezed drinks.
- Eat dried fruit compotes every day.
- Eating cereals should be alternated.
- Eating nuts, legumes and especially sprouted wheat is a must.
- Exclude from the diet all smoked, floury, fried foods.
- Limit salt and spices.
- Every type of seafood is perfect.
- Avoid overeating.
- Drink herbal teas.
- The diet is designed in such a way as to exclude the possibility of gaining extra pounds.
The most appropriate diet for varicose veins is considered to be frequent small meals. It is also important to do days of fasting without protein once a week. This will increase the tone of the walls of blood vessels and the general condition of the body.
By following the rules of healthy eating, you can easily restore blood flow, cleanse the body of toxins and toxins and most importantly, minimize the load on the damaged walls of venous vessels.
Prevention of varicose veins in the legs in women prevents the development of complications of the pathology, and also helps to stop the development of the disease and vascular damage. It is based on an integrated approach that ensures the high effectiveness of all preventive measures against varicose veins.