Symptoms of varicose veins are familiar to a large number of adults. It has been noted that women suffer from this disease much 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 can lead to disability and loss of working capacity.
Disease symptoms
Varicose vein disease has a clear symptomatic picture. Knowing the first symptoms of varicose veins will help to track the time of onset of the disease and start its treatment in a timely manner.
Main symptoms:
- Discomfort in the legs: feeling of heaviness, atypical heat and even burning, pain.
- Edema. Most often they appear in the evening, especially if earlier the legs were under stress - for example, after a working day that had to be spent on your feet, or a trip from the store with heavy packages at hand.
- Dilated 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 noticeable. It all starts with the vascular network, then the veins swell and are easily palpable.
- Skin with varicose veins is often dry, which is not only unsightly, but also itchy.
In the early stages of varicose veins, the opinion of doctors boils down to a complex effect on the affected veins. Treatment here involves the maximum exclusion of traumatic factors: provide yourself with comfortable shoes, exclude unnecessary work with heavy objects if you work in a sitting position - every two hours find time to warm up a little.
Prevention of varicose veins
Symptoms of varicose veins may not bother you for long if certain preventive measures are taken.
Attention to one's own nutrition is one of the key points of 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 goods, 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 healthy veins. Venotonics can be produced in the form 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 washing them regularly with cold water is a good remedy for varicose veins. A cold shower directed at the legs works no worse than venotonic drugs.