varicose veins treatment

A disease of the veins, expressed in a change in their shape, an increase in their size and a decrease in their elasticity, is called varicose veins. With varicose veins, damage and degenerative changes occur in the valves and walls of these blood vessels, the location of which is just below the surface of the skin.

Causes of varicose veins

Blood flow in the venous system is characterized by a predominant upward movement against gravity. To prevent their reverse movement, there are valves - bags - on the inner walls of the veins. When filled with blood, they close, closing the vessel's lumen, which allows blood to pass in only one direction - from bottom to top. With malfunctioning valves, blood pools in the veins and they begin to stretch and elongate into a bag, becoming tortuous, causing varicose veins. There are several theories that explain the appearance of malfunctioning valves in the veins.

1. The theory of valve insufficiency. Varicose veins develop due to inadequate redistribution of blood from the venous system, located deep in the superficial vascular network. This happens due to the congenital absence or insufficient functioning of the valves of the communicative veins.
2. The neuroendocrine theory. Varicose veins appear due to the weak tone of the entire venous network due to hormonal changes (puberty, pregnancy, menopause). Violations in the endocrine system lead to the fact that the blood supply to the veins increases, the lumen between them expands, the vessel walls become thinner, and poor valve permeability occurs.
3. Mechanical theory. In prolonged standing, compression of the veins leads to an increase in internal pressure in the vessels of the extremities.

Early and subsequent signs of varicose veins. complications

In an early stage of varicose veins, there are no painful symptoms. Signs of an incipient illness include: heaviness, fullness, fatigue, a burning sensation in the legs. In the future, they are accompanied by symptoms such as: itchy skin, pain and cramps in the calf muscles. There are soft tissue seals, dark patches of pigment. Over time, nodular thickenings, convolutions, saccular extensions become clearly visible. The phrase "varicose vessel" means "knotty, with multiple thickenings". With varicose veins, serious complications can occur, such as:

• acute thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the walls of blood vessels with the formation of blood clots);
• bleeding with minor damage to blood vessels due to physical stress, overheating;
• the formation of trophic ulcers, eczema, erysipelas.

Treating varicose veins is a long process and requires an integrated approach. It is important to use the entire arsenal of means and treatment methods available, aiming both to stop the development of varicose veins even further and to treat possible complications.

Alternative methods of treating and preventing varicose veins

Biologically active substances in traditional medicine restore the normal appearance and tone of blood vessels and skin, help restore full blood circulation in the veins. Here are the most effective and proven recipes for extracts, decoctions, lotions, rubs for the treatment of varicose veins.

1. Treating varicose veins with tincture of acacia helps to dissolve varicose veins. It is prepared as follows: 30-40 g of acacia insist in vodka for 7 days. Sore spots are lubricated for a month 3-4 times a day.
2. Fresh lilac leaves are washed and applied to sore spots, secured with a bandage on top. Hold 30 minutes. You can also prepare a fresh decoction from lilac leaves, in which gauze is moistened and wrapped around the legs for 30 minutes. Treatment must be continued for at least 8 weeks.
3. Peeled and grated horseradish root placed on the legs and secure with a bandage. After 10-20 minutes, remove the compress, wash the leg with water.
4. To 1 teaspoon of turpentine, add a bite-sized spoon of apple and the yolk of one egg, then mix in an enameled pan. Rub sore spots at night every day. Treatment is continuous for 3 months.
5. Cut the washed tomato into slices, put a bandage and attach it to the legs. The compress is put on for 2-3 hours and then replaced with a new one. The number of substitutions is 3-4 times.
6. The affected areas of the legs are preliminarily soaped with washing powder, baking soda is poured on top, covering it with white cabbage leaves. The compress is fixed and left overnight. Varicose veins will clearly subside in 4-6 months.
7. In treating varicose veins, angelica root is very effective. It is poured with alcohol in a ratio of 1: 4, insisted for 7 days in a dark place, then the sore spots are rubbed with the resulting tincture for a long time.

The best folk remedies to reduce blood clotting, eliminate vasospasm, strengthen the walls of veins and capillaries for varicose veins, are creams and ointments with extracts of hop cones, thyme, horsetail, red grape leaves and mint. The essential oils contained in them increase blood circulation in the veins and create a cooling effect. Productive treatment of varicose veins with excellent results is given by these popular recipes for ointments.

1. Ointment from 200 gr. lard, 150 g. pine resin, 150 gr. beeswax. In a water bath, all components are melted and mixed, 20 g are slowly introduced into the resulting composition. propolis. After cooling, pour 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. When hot, the ointment is transferred to linen or gauze, and the legs are wrapped overnight. The treatment gives results in the second week.
2. An ointment is prepared from 3 parts of processed lard and 1 part of pharmacy bile. It is applied in a thin layer to varicose veins without rubbing.
3. Mix 0. 5 tsp. starch with 3 tsp. powdered chamomile flowers and 5 tsp. ground chestnuts. The resulting powder is poured with hot duck fat, and the ointment is kept in a steam bath for 2 hours. Lubricate varicose veins morning and night.
4. Mix one yolk, honey, vodka. The mixture is applied to dilated veins, covered with polyethylene and wrapped with heat. The ointment is used at night for a month.

Such folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins, as decoctions, are used orally. At the same time, they not only have a local effect on the affected vessels, but also purify the blood, reducing its viscosity and improving its current. Here are some recipes.

1. Treatment of varicose veins with thistle decoction. The flowering tops of the thistle are cut off and placed in a bowl, poured with water and boiled. The resulting decoction is taken orally 40 drops for 14 days, then a break of 14 days and again a course of administration of two weeks. Treatment is carried out in three courses.
2. A tincture of 200 g of grated nutmeg and 1 liter of vodka is aged for 12 days. Then the infusion is squeezed and filtered. Reception 15 drops 4 times a day. The varicose veins will stop bothering you.
3. Mix 4 parts horse chestnut flowers, 1 part fragrant bison, 2 parts yarrow, peppermint - 4, banana leaf - 2, hop cones - 2, blueberry leaf - 2, chicory root - 4. 1 tbsp. I. mixture pour 300 ml. boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Take half an hour before meals, 100 ml 4 times a day.

When diagnosing varicose veins, it is very useful to take folk remedies with a blood-purifying effect. A good decoction of verbena (not disease) is 3 tbsp. I. From unpleasant cosmetic problems arising from varicose veins, these popular recipes will help to get rid of.

1. In the morning and before going to bed, rub apple cider vinegar on your varicose veins. The process is repeated for 2 to 3 weeks for 5 minutes.
2. 2. Compresses for the night of a mixture of sour cream and fresh viburnum leaves ground into porridge (ratio 2: 1). Make it 2 weeks.
3. 3. Make foot baths with an aqueous tincture of a mixture of oak bark and willow roots (ratio 1: 5) before going to bed.

Home methods of treating and preventing varicose veins

Treating varicose veins at home should start with simple measures to maintain the vigor and health of your legs. Simple physical exercises in the morning strengthen the muscular corset, strengthen the legs. Important exercises: rollinground objects with feet, "birch", "bicycle", lifting straight and bent legs, walking on the inside and behind the foot, on tiptoe. You can tone up the veins affected by varicose veins with the help of baths with contrasting water temperature. The legs are alternately lowered 15-20 times in a container of hot and cold water. At the end of the procedure, the legs are cleaned until redness appears. No worse than a massage, walking barefoot on the ground, pebbles, water, dew, snow will relieve leg fatigue. Sea salt contains many trace elements that help in the treatment of varicose veins and improve the condition of blood vessels. 1 tablespoon of salt is added to 1 liter of warm water and a foot bath is prepared. In the resulting saline solution, you can also moisten the gauze and wrap it around the entire calf muscle. The procedure time is 15 to 20 minutes. Varicose veins with colic are eliminated by bathing decoctions of linden flowers and chamomile with honey. 2 tablespoons of herbs are poured with boiling water and infused for 10-15 minutes, then honey is added and the legs are lowered for 15-20 minutes. For the reabsorption of small blood clots within the veins, there is an excellentfolk remedy - alcoholic tincture of horse chestnut. 10 gramschestnut shell insist on 100 gr. alcohol for a week, then take every day 15 minutes before meals, 40 drops 2 times a day. Course of treatment of 1, 5 months If there are initial signs of varicose veins, it is recommended to wear special medical stockings, stockings, tights. By tightening the muscles of the lower leg, they facilitate the return of blood to the heart and prevent the expansion of the veins. When wearing compression underwear, you need to clearly follow the rules - without getting out of bed, lift your legs vertically and hold them a little, in the same position as you need to pull elastic underwear. If you lower your legs to the floor and only then put on underwear, the incorrect state of the venous valves will be corrected, which means that the benefits of wearing will be reduced to zero. It should be understood that the use of anti-varicose underwear only stops varicose veins and does not eliminate the disease. At any stage of varicose veins, the fight against constipation is of particular relevance. Significant efforts applied during emptying, overload the lower limbs and varicose veins begin to progress. Simple folk remedies can and should get rid of it.

1. On an empty stomach, drink a glass of tomato juice with the addition of 1 tbsp. spoons of sunflower oil.
2. Gentle cleaning gives linen kissel: 0. 5 liters. water 2 tbsp. I. flax seeds. Boil until thickened, drink a warm glass an hour before meals.
3. 1 tsp nettle seed powder mixed with 1 tbsp. I. sunflower oil and consumed 3 times a day.

Using folk remedies for the treatment of varicose veins, you can reduce the painful symptoms of the manifestation of the disease to a minimum. This treatment has several advantages:

• side effects are minimal or non-existent;
• it is cheaper than drug treatment;
• the effect of using ointments, decoctions, lotions, etc. has been tested for several generations;
• general strengthening effect not only on the vessels, but also on the whole organism.

With complicated forms of manifestation of varicose veins, the use of only folk remedies is not enough. A neglected or acute venous disease condition requires conservative, clinical and, in especially severe cases, surgical treatment. Today, fortunately, the diagnosis of varicose veins is not a sentence; its development can not only be delayed, but also successfully prevented, avoiding the occurrence of complications.