Get rid of varicose veins at home

Non-traditional methods of treating varicose veins are actively used even in official medicine. Varicose veins are damage to the blood vessels that carry blood from the organs to the heart. It is necessary to treat the disease so that it does not lead to serious consequences. How to treat varicose veins at home with folk remedies, you will learn from the article.

Which doctor to contact

Only a phlebologist can conduct a complete examination, restore the picture of the disease and diagnose the pathology. This doctor correctly selects the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities and small pelvis, congenital vascular anomalies, spider veins and thrombosis of internal veins. He prescribes conservative treatment of the disease or recommends surgery.

The first signs of varicose veins on the legs - causes

The first alarming "bells" that herald varicose veins include: fatigue, swelling, a feeling of heaviness in the legs and the appearance of pulling pains in the late afternoon. In the initial phase, the symptoms are not very pronounced, so they are rarely paid attention to. All signs tend to manifest by the end of the working day.

The main reasons are:

• heredity, congenital anomalies of veins and connective tissue;
• tumors and fistulas on the extremities, injuries;
• previously transmitted thrombophlebitis;
• rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis;
• constipation or taking hormonal drugs;
• sedentary work, prolonged standing;
• obesity, malnutrition;
• high heels, abuse of bad habits (alcohol and alcohol).

What will help in the fight against varicose veins: folk remedies

There are several methods of dealing with varicose veins without surgery:

• sclerotherapy (injection of a certain substance into varicose veins);
• laser therapy (destroys varicose veins, closes the vessel lumen and leads to vein resorption);
• hirudotherapy (placing leeches on damaged areas);
• drug treatment (venotonics, blood thinners, ointments, gels and creams);
• folk remedies (application of blue clay, drinking grape juice, green tomato lotions, baths with the addition of essential oils).

A collection of herbs

Various plants are used for the treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies. Pay attention to the root of medicinal comfrey and marshmallow, chamomile leaves, chestnut flowers. You can mix the mentioned herbs in a ratio of one to one, dilute in a glass of water. Then boil and make therapeutic compresses up to three times a day.

Green or red tomatoes

In the treatment of varicose veins at home, green tomatoes are most often used. Vegetables should be picked from the bush, cut into slices and attached to places where the knots are particularly noticeable. Leave it until you feel a slight burning sensation. Rinse the areas where the compresses are being made. The procedure is performed up to five times a day. The nodules begin to disappear after two weeks.

As for ripe red tomatoes, they can also be used, just in a slightly different way. Cut the tomato into slices, chop and spread in cheesecloth. Apply to the affected area for four hours. Then change the compression to a new one.

Leeches

The procedure for treating varicose veins with leeches is called hirudotherapy. The therapy does not belong to traditional medicine, but many doctors recognize its effectiveness. Advantages of treating varicose veins with leeches:

• practically no contraindications;
• prevents the formation of new blood clots;
• cleans the blood very well;
• it is not able to harm the patient's health.

It is important to properly distribute the leeches on the body, it is contraindicated to apply them on the inner surface of the thighs. Basically, they are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The leech chooses which veins it will stick to. After the first treatment, it is necessary to take a break of four months.

Soda

The use of baking soda will help relieve painful conditions with varicose veins. Take water with a temperature of 38 degrees and dissolve 200 grams of salt in it, add 70 grams of alum. Mix and bathe your feet for a quarter of an hour.

Vinegar

Effective in the treatment of varicose veins at home, ordinary table apple cider vinegar. In it, it is necessary to moisten the disk and rub the liquid into the problem areas. The procedure is performed for a few minutes in the morning and in the evening. If the enlargement is large, rub every day. Course duration up to 30 days.

Apple cider vinegar can be added to foot baths. Cold water is used, into which a liter of solution is poured. Baths last 20 minutes, give an amazing tonic. Finally, don't wipe your skin, lie with your legs up.

Use of apple cider vinegar

With the help of ordinary apple cider vinegar, you can do showers or rinses. It will not help in the treatment of varicose veins, but it will greatly ease the condition and keep the veins in good condition. For watering, dilute 250 ml of vinegar in 0. 3 liters of water. The feet are washed from the feet to the knees, three times a day for several months.

You can do vinegar foot compresses. Gauze is moistened in vinegar and wrapped around the legs, wrapped in transparent film. Hold for an hour, carry out the procedure every day.

Characteristics of treatment depending on the place of occurrence

Varicose veins on the face

Varicose veins on the face are called rosacea. To avoid its appearance, as well as during and after the treatment, you should follow some skin care rules:

• dietary compliance;
• physical culture;
• avoid prolonged exposure to the sun;
• use creams with anti-cuperosis effect.

Various methods and means are used for treatment:

• special cosmetics;
• mesotherapy (injections to strengthen capillaries);
• ozonotherapy (introduction of a mixture of oxygen and ozone);
• phototherapy (exposure to intense pulsed light);
• electrocoagulation (cauterization with electrodes);
• laser therapy (the effect of the laser on the diseased area).
• darsonval (with a mild degree of the disease).

Reticular varicose veins of the lower extremities

Treatment of reticular varicose veins of the lower extremities with folk remedies can be carried out after consultation with a doctor. At the first symptoms of the appearance of veins on the legs, it is necessary to start treatment. It includes the use of the following herbs:

1. For the elasticity of blood vessels: horse chestnut tincture (pour 100 g of chopped horse chestnut with 1 liter of vodka, leave to stand for 20 days, shake occasionally, take 40 drops orally 3 times a day).
2. To relieve pain and heaviness in the legs: nutmeg powder (1 teaspoon of powder is taken in the morning before meals with water).
3. To improve blood circulation: infusion of verbena (pour 2 tablespoons of plant leaves with 200 ml of boiling water, put in a water bath for half an hour, take 1 tablespoon every three hours).
4. For local use: tincture on birch buds (half fill a glass bottle with birch buds, pour vodka to the top, let it stand for 10 days, shake daily, apply the finished tincture to the affected areas).

Varicose veins of the deep veins of the lower extremities

Conservative treatment includes:

• venotonics for local and internal use;
• blood thinners;
• vitamin E (tocopherol acetate);
• intravenously fibrolytic (with formation of blood clots).

Followers of traditional medicine can use: calendula baths, horse chestnut tincture for rubbing, aloe leaf compresses.

Trophic ulcers

The appearance of ulcers with varicose veins indicates an advanced stage of the disease, treatment should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor. Often prescribed:

• antiseptics;
• antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs;
• prevention of blood clots;
• Tissue repair agents;
• immunostimulants;
• vitamins, antihistamines (in some cases).

Ultraviolet radiation and laser therapy are also considered effective in the fight against trophic ulcers.

Varicose veins during pregnancy

Women should not treat varicose veins during pregnancy lightly. If during childbirth you are worried about itching, dryness, aching pains, radiation in the perineum or sacrum, swelling, problems with urination, the appearance of a feeling of heaviness, then you should contact a phlebologist. The doctor will perform an examination, prescribe an ultrasound and tests, and then he can proceed to treatment.

First of all, conservative therapy is carried out, which includes taking venotonics, angioplatelet agents, wearing compression underwear, massage and therapeutic exercises. If conservative treatment does not give results, proceed to surgical intervention.

It is not recommended to start any disease, it is necessary to start treatment from the appearance of the first signs.

In the case of varicose veins during pregnancy, therapy begins with light therapeutic exercises twice a day, which improves blood circulation in the veins. After that, rub your legs with massaging movements for 5-10 minutes.

For walks, trips to the store, you need to buy compression underwear (socks, socks). The doctor will prescribe topical creams and, if necessary, oral medications.

You can use folk remedies for rubbing before going to bed (pour 50 g of chopped horse chestnut with 250 ml of vodka).

Varicose veins after childbirth

In the early stages, postpartum varicose veins can be cured with drugs, in the later stages, unpleasant symptoms are alleviated with the help of drugs.

Treatment should include physiotherapeutic procedures to improve circulation in the legs, massage, gymnastics. A set of special exercises has been developed that can be performed even when you are breastfeeding:

• 2-3 times a day "by bike";
• standing on the whole foot, stand on the heels and turn on the toes, then back (perform 10-15 times);
• walk 3-4 hours a day.

Dilated uterine veins

Three methods are used to treat varicose veins of the small pelvis:

1. Conservative: venotonics, blood thinners, exercises, physiotherapy.
2. Surgical: laser coagulation of damaged blood vessels, removal of veins.
3. Non-traditional methods: tincture prepared on the basis of wild chestnut, infusion of hop cones.

How to treat varicose veins in women and men

The first step is the selection of means for local application, based on the nature of the disease and its symptoms. For the treatment of varicose veins, various drugs have been developed that restore the walls of blood vessels, prevent thrombosis, normalize the venous system, have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, and are also capable of healing trophic ulcers.

It is worth considering that the treatment of varicose veins in men is different from the treatment of varicose veins in women.

Tablets should restore the impaired blood circulation in the legs, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, reduce inflammation and normalize the flow of lymph in the extremities.

The following methods are also used:

1. In the initial stages, hirudotherapy is used - treatment with leeches.
2. With vascular "stars", hydrotherapy is effective.
3. Care must be taken when purchasing compression stockings, the products must correspond to the stage of the disease.
4. Massages and baths are also useful. It is very important that you follow your diet during the treatment period.

Men are prescribed drugs that can normalize blood viscosity, strengthen the vein wall. Special therapeutic knitted underwear is made for men (as well as for women). If seals, nodes with varicose veins appear, sclerotherapy will be effective. In an advanced stage, surgical intervention is necessary.

Varicose veins in men

A more effective method for treating testicular varicose veins is surgery. It is produced in three ways:

• laparoscopy (a probe with a camera is inserted into the scrotum, with the help of which the operative process is monitored, the patient is allowed to go home the next day);
• open surgery (leaves a scar, requires a long period of rehabilitation);
• Marmar method (dissection is done with a micro-cut).

Red spots on legs with varicose veins

If red spots appear on the legs during the period of varicose veins, conservative treatment will not be relevant. A similar symptom is considered a sign of a neglected form that requires surgical intervention. You can try to avoid surgery if the red spots appeared recently. For this, attention must be paid to several points:

• eat right, eat low-calorie foods;
• wear compression medical underwear;
• take venotonics to strengthen blood vessels;
• use gels, creams, topical ointments;
• perform therapeutic exercises as recommended by the doctor.

What exercises to do

Special exercises also contribute to the treatment of varicose veins. They relieve heaviness in the legs, improve blood circulation and prevent blood stagnation in the veins. Especially often, such exercises should be done by people who are constantly sitting or standing at work.

A set of effective exercises:

1. Sit on a chair, press your legs together and lower them, first on the toes and then on the heels.
2. Rest your palms on the table and stand on your toes. Hold the position for a few seconds, come down on your heels.
3. Place your hands on the wall at shoulder level. Stand on your toes and heels. First perform the exercise on one leg, then on the other.
4. As you inhale, raise your arms and rise onto your toes. As you exhale, relax and lower your arms down.
5. The stops move to the side. Lift your legs up and down, then move to the right and left.
6. Raise yourself up on your toes into a sitting position. Repeat up to two dozen times.

Anti-cellulite massage

Anti-cellulite massage during the period of the disease is acceptable if it is not in an advanced stage. Contraindications include thrombophlebitis. These diseases have a similar origin, and at a certain stage, treatment:

• wearing medical slimming underwear;
• massage;
• proper nutrition.

What else is useful to know about varicose veins

With varicose veins, it is extremely important to eat properly. You should eat certain foods that strengthen the body and blood vessels. They reduce weight, normalize the metabolic processes of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is also important to drink eight glasses of room temperature water throughout the day. Drink most of your water in the morning. Mint tea is useful for people with varicose veins.

What to give up:

• limit salt and sugar;
• bakery products;
• wheat flour products;
• spicy food, any spices;
• fatty meat and fish;
• all smoked meats, canned food;
• mayonnaise;
• alcoholic beverages;
• strong black tea, as well as natural coffee.

Compression underwear for varicose veins - the better

The choice of underwear is quite diverse - these are socks, tights and socks. The product is selected depending on the location of the modified veins. If the varicose "pattern" is localized in the leg area, then they get up to the knees, if it spreads higher - socks or pantyhose. Plain knitted underwear is made for men, and women can choose according to their taste - just transparent or with a pattern. The diversity of companies does not mean differences in work, they can only differ in their design.

Treatment

Darsonval is a physiotherapeutic method for the treatment of varicose veins. It is based on the effective current of high frequencies, but of low power. Darsonvalization is used in combination with other methods of conservative treatment. It has contraindications:

• thrombophlebitis;
• arrhythmia;
• pregnancy;
• lupus;
• cancerous diseases;
• elevated body temperature.

Grease

Ointments for varicose veins, which are used for treatment, include heparin in the composition, have the property of resolution. Other means are also used:

1. Ointments used for prophylaxis during pregnancy and in the initial stage of the disease, developed on the basis of venoactive components.
2. Ointments with anti-inflammatory effects are non-steroidal drugs.
3. Ointments that can relieve inflammation and have anti-allergic properties, along with accompanying leg diseases.

Disease prevention

Prevention of varicose veins includes:

• wearing compression medical underwear;
• weight control;
• rejection of bad habits;
• foot and lumbar massage;
• light exercises (cycling, running, aerobics, swimming);
• foot baths with added pine salt;
• cold and hot shower;
• replacing animal fats with vegetable oils;
• control of bowel function, timely treatment of chronic colitis;
• refusing to wear high heels.

These are the main measures that will help in the treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies at home. It is important to approach the treatment process responsibly, be sure to constantly monitor the doctor's condition.