Varicose veins are traditionally considered a "female" disease. However, this opinion is wrong, men also suffer from varicose veins. In addition, they bravely endure the manifestations and turn to doctors rather late, when the disease is already in its advanced stage, and this is not surprising: men are not so worried about the visual consequences of varicose veins - varicose veins, bulging veins - and few know that the disease can progress to the trophic ulcer stage.
Varicose veins begin long before the twisted and dilated veins appear on the legs. This is a process that can progress and acquire a prolonged (chronic) course. Venous blood, which should flow from the bottom up from the legs and carry away the metabolic products, stagnates in the vessels. There are valves within the veins that prevent blood from flowing back. As the disease progresses, the valves within the veins stop closing completely and some of the blood flows in the opposite direction. Due to excessive accumulation of blood, the walls of the veins expand, become tortuous. Blood circulation is impaired, swelling, pain and heaviness occur.
If measures are not taken for treatment, varicose veins can lead to complications: thrombophlebitis (inflammation of the vein walls with the development of blood clots), dermatitis, trophic ulcers - non-healing open wounds with the risk of infection. In some cases, complications of the disease can lead to disability. Varicose veins are not just a lesion of the leg veins, an equally serious problem for a man is the expansion of the pelvic veins. In particular, it can contribute to the appearance of other problems, such as hemorrhoids.
What contributes to the development of varicose veins:
The key factors affecting the development of varicose veins are considered to be a sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work, overweight. Irrational nutrition also plays a significant role. For example, due to the consumption of a large amount of meat dishes, spicy, starchy and low-fiber foods, chronic constipation can develop, which increases the stagnation of blood in the veins of the pelvis and legs. The influence of alcoholic beverages is significant: drinking alcohol causes excessive relaxation of the venous wall. Veins with varicose veins are already stretched, and alcohol increases the negative effects and contributes to the progression of the disease.
Signs of varicose veins:
- vascular networks or telangiectasias;
- dilated, twisted veins or varicose veins;
- discoloration of the skin, its dryness, thinning.
The more specific symptoms that indicate the development of varicose veins can be:
- a feeling of fullness and heaviness in the legs;
- pain in the calf muscles;
- itching, burning, tingling, and even night cramps;
- fatigue;
- a symptom of restless legs.
How to treat varicose veins
Treatment of varicose veins should be comprehensive: a doctor selects a treatment plan. It is advisable to adjust your lifestyle. Health Benefits of Veins:
- Physiotherapy;
- on foot;
- I swim;
- cross country skiing;
- ride a bicycle.
To help the blood flow more actively in the veins, massage of the buttocks, thighs, legs, feet is useful. It should be light stroking and shaking the muscles (from the buttocks to the foot), without affecting the areas of the dilated veins themselves. The duration of the procedure is 5-10 minutes per day.
An important place in the treatment is given to special drugs that improve the tone of the veins - venotonics.
Venotonics is local and systemic
For example, local or external, it is a preparation that contains three components, which, thanks to an innovative system for conveying the substances, quickly penetrate the skin and help fight heaviness in the legs and their swelling, does not leave a sticky sensation and marks on clothes and skin. . .
As a rule, it is recommended to use local remedies along with systemic venotonics (those that are taken orally, in tablets). It works at any stage of varicose veins, acts on the cause of varicose veins from the inside and helps to cope with pain and swelling in the legs. The drug is convenient to use - only 1 tablet of 1000 mg per day.
Varicose veins are such a disease. It must be treated as soon as possible, starting with the first signs of the disease. The approaches involve lifestyle changes, the use of special compression stockings (for men, there are comfortable knee-highs), and the use of medications prescribed by a doctor.