Phlebeurysm. Home Treatment

Elongation, expansion and deformation of perforators and veins, accompanied by a violation of blood flow and the work of valves, is a disease called varicose veins or varicose veins. Most often it manifests itself on the lower limbs and is a consequence of the loss of its elasticity venous net. In this article we will consider what is varicose veins, treatment at home of this disease, the causes of its manifestation and preventive measures.

Causes of varicose veins

The reasons that contribute to the development of this disease are very diverse:

1. Heredity. If someone in your family suffers from this disease, then the probability of manifesting this disease in you is very high.
2. Ironically, sex also has a weighty significance. Statistics show that women are much more likely to suffer from varicose than men.
3. Pregnancy. Because of hormonal changes and increasing burden on the body, including on the lower extremities, this disease darkens the period of "interesting situation".
4. Long work with load on the legs.

Manifestation of varicose veins

Most often, varicosity is accompanied by pain in the lower limbs, the appearance of a network of veins on the skin, fatigue of the extremities, their cramps. Untimely treatment of this disease can lead to trophic ulcers or eczema, so you need to start treatment on time. Below we will talk about how to cure varicose veins. We will consider both medicamentous and home methods of treatment.

Varicose veins pills

A doctor who specializes in treating this disease is called a phlebologist. To date, in its arsenal is a large number of medicines that contribute to the treatment and prevention of varicose veins. Medicines fall into three main categories:

• Venotonic drugs are drugs that prevent the formation of blood clots, improve blood flow and strengthen the walls of veins. Taking these medicines allows you to remove swelling, reduce pain. Venotonics are available in the form of tablets and injections. The main drugs that are most often prescribed for treatment are Detralex, Antistax, Flebodia, and Venitan.
• Preparations that improve blood flow in blood vessels. They are mainly a preventive agent, are prescribed infrequently, since they have a number of side effects. The most common drugs (both tablets and injections) are medications "Trombofob", "Venolife", "Kurantil."
• Anticoagulants - ointments and topical cream, for example, "Lyoton-gel." They have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect: they remove puffiness and a feeling of tension in the legs.

Varicose veins: treatment at home

Varicose is better treatable with a comprehensive approach: it's medicinal herbs, baths, gymnastics and diet.

Herbs and collections in the treatment of varicose veins:

• Mix freshly ground in a mortar or shredded in a blender fresh wormwood silver (leaves and inflorescences) with sour milk, apply on gauze with a thin layer and apply to diseased areas. The course of treatment is 4-5 days.
• A tablespoon of chopped bark hazel fill with half a liter of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. The broth is taken four times a day for half an hour before a meal.
• Well in the fight against varicose veins, tincture of acacia white, prepared from raw materials, is infused with alcohol or vodka. It is wiped with varicose-affected areas, and also used for bruises and deposition of salts.
• If you have varicose veins, treatment at home with the help of Kalanchoe leaves will be an ideal remedy. The course of treatment with this plant is 4 months. Tincture is used for massages that are done from the bottom up (to activate blood flow). Prepare it on the basis of the following proportions: the leaves of the Kalanchoe are crushed and added to a liter capacity to half, the rest of the volume is filled with vodka. To the full availability of this mixture you need to stand for 7 days.
• Very useful in varicose veins, fresh cabbage leaves: they relieve puffiness and a feeling of heaviness in the legs, reduce pain. For greater efficiency, the sheet is beaten slightly, which contributes to the allocation of juice. Then it is greased with sunflower oil and this side is applied to the problem zones, fixing with a bandage.
• Tincture of birch buds will help in fighting this disease, for this we take a half-liter jar, fill it with more than half birch kidneys and pour in vodka, we insist for 10 days.

Diet with varicose veins

The diet for varicose veins involves the consumption of a large number of fruits and vegetables, both fresh and baked. It is also recommended to supplement the diet with whole-grain bread, nuts, whole-grain cereals and bran (rye, wheat and oatmeal). It is desirable to completely exclude starch-containing products (potatoes, legumes).

The adoption of healing baths with varicose veins

If you have varicose veins, treatment at home with baths is an excellent remedy. Very useful water procedures with the use of essential oils and herbal decoctions, which have a relaxing effect.

Preventive and curative exercises for varicose veins

Moderate physical exercises, such as swimming, walking outdoors - an excellent tool in the fight against varicose veins. Very useful exercises in which the legs are involved, namely, their ascent. Daily exercises will help ease fatigue in the legs, as well as relieve heaviness and pain.

Self-massage with varicose veins

A good preventive tool for varicose veins is self-massage. As a remedy, it acts only in combination with other methods. The result of a properly performed massage will be a feeling of lightness in the limbs, a reduction in pressure and pain. Before proceeding to the procedure, you need to lie down for a while with raised straight legs, for example, put them on a platen, pillow, or wall. This will help to activate the outflow of lymph. Then we proceed to the massage itself. It is performed by gentle strokes from below upwards, by pressure and circular motions. During the procedure, you can use massage mixtures for tired legs or essential oils.