Varicose veins in a woman's legs are treated using surgical methods. It is possible to use minimally invasive procedures aimed at closing varicose veins. Most often, sclerotherapy is used for this purpose. But most women do not want to go to the doctor, much less go under the knife. They prefer to treat varicose veins at home.
How to be treated at home?
It is impossible to cure 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. Goals of home treatment:
- reduction of varicose vein symptoms;
- reducing the likelihood of complications;
- slowing the progression of the pathology;
- improving the quality of life.
At home, a woman can use medicines from a pharmacy, folk remedies, compression garments. Procedures that reduce the severity of symptoms can be used, as well as adherence to hygiene at work and at rest, which makes it possible to somewhat improve the quality of life.
Recommended procedures for home use:
- cold and hot shower;
- lying with legs raised;
- salt or soda baths, herbal decoctions;
- massage;
- physical exercises.
It is possible to use compression garments - socks or golf. They narrow the lumen of the veins, completely or partially compensating for the malfunction of the venous valves.
How to be treated with medication?
There are many medicines for treating varicose veins. Different drugs have different functions. It is advisable to agree to take them with a doctor, because the dose, course duration, combination of drugs are chosen based on your health condition and the stage of varicose veins.
Women can use the following groups of home remedies:
- Phlebotonics.The preparations are mainly of plant origin, which after oral administration or application on the skin increase the tone of the venous walls, thus narrowing the lumen of blood vessels. They have a temporary effect that lasts 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.Drugs that reduce the chance of blood clotting. Usually for this purpose, acetylsalicylic acid is used in low doses. Drugs of this group also have anesthetic and decongestant effect.
- Anticoagulants.They are applied to the skin in the form of a gel. These are medicines that contain heparin. Reduces the possibility of blood clot formation.
How to be treated with pills?
Basically, the pills used for varicose veins in women are venotonic. All of these pills are toxic to the stomach, therefore:
- the course of treatment should be limited;
- pills should not be taken for peptic ulcer or gastritis;
- the dose should be monitored by a physician;
- The tablets should be taken only after meals.
We remind you that varicose veins can not be cured with pills. They are used only to relieve the symptoms of the disease.
How to be treated with folk remedies?
Treating 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 the drugs used in this disease, which are sold in pharmacies, are of plant origin. Therefore, you can use herbs or foods that contain the same active ingredients as in 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 by a pharmacy:
- There is no way to control the dose. Therefore, the risk of side effects will be higher, and the likelihood of reducing the symptoms of varicose veins is lower.
- The process that takes time. You will have to make your own decoctions or infusions, which will require a lot of time and effort.
- Bad taste. Of course, swallowing a pill is more enjoyable than drinking a portion of liquid liquid or alcohol solution. Applying folk remedies from the outside is not always effective, and besides, it is not always pleasant due to the specific smell that spreads throughout 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. Most effective when taken orally. Topical use is unlikely to have a significant impact on the flow of varicose veins.
- Topical use of heating agents (camphor oil, horseradish, pepper). Reduces swelling, pain, relaxes muscles.
- A decoction of willow bark inside. It contains acetylsalicylic acid, which has an analgesic effect and reduces blood clotting, reducing the risk of blood clots.
Ineffective folk remedies for varicose veins (not worth trying):
- decoctions of most herbs: burdock, wormwood, comfrey, acacia;
- compresses from food products: beets, potatoes, honey;
- rituals, spells, prayers, plots can and do help someone, but their effectiveness has not been clinically proven.
Like drug treatment, alternative therapy has an exclusively symptomatic effect. That is, the tools you use do not cure anything, but only reduce the clinical manifestations of varicose veins, improving the quality of life.
Produce
The main methods of treating varicose veins are sclerotherapy and surgery. It is impossible to return the ships to their former appearance. Home treatment is possible, but does not aim at complete cure of the disease, but improving the quality of life of the woman, reducing the symptoms, slowing down the development of varicose veins and preventing complications. Home treatment is done using treatments, compresses, pills or folk remedies.