Varicose veins in a woman's legs are treated surgically. It is possible to use minimally invasive procedures aimed at closing the dilated vessels. Sclerotherapy is often used for this purpose. However, most women do not want to see a doctor and are less likely to be stabbed. They prefer to treat varicose veins at home.
How to treat at home?
It is not possible to treat varicose veins at home. Although conservative treatment is used, it does not reverse the pathological process and does not improve the woman's condition in the long run. Home treatment goals:
- reduction of symptoms of varicose veins;
- reduce the likelihood of complications;
- to slow the development of pathology;
- improving quality of life.
At home, a woman can use drugs, folk remedies, compression garments from the pharmacy. It is possible to use procedures that reduce the severity of symptoms, as well as to follow the rules of hygiene at work and at rest, which allows to improve the quality of life.
Recommended procedures for home use:
- cold and hot showers;
- sleep with raised legs;
- baths with salt or soda, herbal decoctions;
- massage;
- physical exercises.
It is possible to use compression garments - socks or golf. They narrow the lumen of the vessels, fully or partially compensating for the failure of the venous valves.
How to treat with drugs?
There are many medications for the treatment of varicose veins. Different drugs have different functions. It is advisable to agree on their reception with a doctor, because the dose, duration of the course, the combination of drugs are selected depending on your health condition and the stage of varicose veins.
Women can use the following groups of drugs at home:
- Phlebotonics.The preparations are mainly of plant origin, increase the tone of the venous walls after oral administration or application to the skin, thus narrowing the lumen of the vessels. They have a temporary effect lasting several hours. Tablets are more effective than ointments.
- Antioxidants (vitamins E, C, alpha lipoic acid)used to improve tissue trophism. These drugs are needed to slow down the destructive processes that occur in tissues due to disruption of their blood supply.
- Antiplatelet agents.Medications that reduce the risk of blood clots. Acetylsalicylic acid is usually used in low doses for this purpose. Drugs in this group also have anesthetic and decongestant effects.
- Anticoagulants.They are applied to the skin in the form of a gel. These are drugs that contain heparin. Reduces the likelihood of blood clots.
How to treat with pills?
Pills used mainly for varicose veins in women are venotonics. All of these pills are toxic to the stomach, so:
- the course of treatment should be limited;
- pills should not be taken for gastric ulcer or gastritis;
- the dose should be monitored by a physician;
- tablets should be taken only after meals.
We remind you that varicose veins can not be treated with pills. They are used only to relieve the symptoms of the disease.
How to treat with folk remedies?
Treatment of most diseases with folk remedies is a futile idea. But this does not apply to varicose veins in women's legs. The fact is that almost all drugs used in this disease, sold in pharmacies, are of plant origin. Therefore, you can use herbs or foods that have the same active ingredients as medicines.
It should be borne in mind that the treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies has a number of disadvantages compared to the use of drugs from pharmacies:
- There is no way to control the dose. Therefore, the risk of side effects will be higher and it is less likely to reduce the symptoms of varicose veins.
- A time consuming process. You will have to prepare the decoction or infusion with your own hands, which will require a lot of time and effort.
- Pis dad. Obviously, swallowing a pill is more pleasant than drinking a portion of fragrant broth or alcohol tincture. Applying folk remedies from the outside is not always effective, and in addition, it is not always pleasant due to the special smell that spreads in the house.
More or less effective folk methods:
- The use of infusions and decoctions of grapes or chestnuts - allows you to increase the tone of the vascular wall. It is more effective when taken orally. Topical use is unlikely to significantly affect the course of varicose veins.
- Local use of warming agents (camphor oil, horseradish, pepper). Reduces swelling, pain, relaxes muscles.
- Decoction of willow bark inside. Contains acetylsalicylic acid, which has an analgesic effect and reduces blood clotting, reducing the risk of blood clots.
Ineffective folk remedy for varicose veins (not worth trying):
- decoctions of most plants: burdock, wormwood, comfrey, acacia;
- food compresses: beets, potatoes, honey;
- Rituals, spells, prayers, conspiracies can and do help someone, but their effectiveness is not clinically proven.
Like drug treatment, alternative therapies have only symptomatic effects. That is, the means you use do not cure anything, but reduce the clinical manifestations of varicose veins, improve quality of life.
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The main methods of treatment of varicose veins are sclerotherapy and surgery. It is impossible to return the ships to their previous appearance. Home treatment is possible, but it does not completely cure the disease, but aims to improve a woman's quality of life, reduce symptoms, slow the development of varicose veins and prevent complications. Treatment at home is carried out with therapeutic methods, compression garments, pills or folk remedies.