The symptoms of varicose veins are familiar to a huge number of adults. It was noted that women suffer from this disease many times more often than men. Even the episodic and irregular appearance of discomfort in the legs should not be ignored: varicose veins are not a fatal disease, but neglected cases of it may well cause disability and loss of working capacity.
Symptoms of the disease
The disease varicose veins has a clear symptomatic picture. Knowing the first symptoms of varicose veins will help to track the moment of the onset of the disease and start its treatment in a timely manner.
Main symptoms:
- Discomfort in the legs: a feeling of heaviness, atypical warmth and even burning, pain.
- Edema. Most often they appear in the evening, especially if before that the legs were subjected to stress - for example, after a working day that had to be spent on their feet, or a trip from the store with heavy packages at the ready.
- Expanded veins. Violation of blood flow in varicose veins leads to the fact that the blood in the veins stagnates, and the veins themselves expand and become more visible. It all starts with the vascular network, then the veins swell and are easily palpable.
- The skin with varicose veins is often dry, which is not only unaesthetic, but also causes itching.
In the early stages of varicose veins, the advice of doctors comes down to a complex effect on the affected veins. Treatment here implies the maximum exclusion of traumatic factors: provide yourself with comfortable shoes, exclude unnecessary work with heavy objects if you work while sitting - every couple of hours find time for a little warm-up.
Prevention of varicose veins
Symptoms of varicose veins may not bother you for a long time if certain preventive measures are taken.
Attention to one's own nutrition is one of the key points for human health. It is proper nutrition that will allow you to get rid of excess weight. After all, it increases the possibility of impaired venous blood flow. In addition, foods such as alcohol, strong coffee, smoked meats, canned food, sweets, fried foods are not good for blood vessels and can also cause varicose veins.
Venotonic drugs that can be taken orally in tablet form will help maintain the health of the veins. Venotonics can be produced in the format of ointments and creams, the regular application of which to the affected area will help reduce the manifestations of varicose veins.
The habit of resting your legs and giving them regular washing with cool water is a good remedy for varicose veins. A cold shower directed at the legs works no worse than venotonic drugs.