Varicose veins on a woman’s legs are treated with surgical methods. It is possible to use minimally invasive procedures to close varicose veins. Sclerotherapy is most often used for this purpose. But most women don't want to go to the doctor, much less go under the knife. They prefer to treat varicose veins at home.
How to treat at home?
Varicose veins are impossible to cure 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 varicose vein symptoms;
- reducing the likelihood of complications;
- slowing the progression of pathology;
- improving the quality of life.
At home, women can use drugs from the pharmacy, folk remedies, compression garments. It is possible to use procedures that reduce the severity of symptoms, as well as respect for hygiene at work and at rest, which allows to improve the quality of life to some extent.
Recommended procedures for use at home:
- cold and hot shower;
- lying with raised legs;
- baths with salt or soda, herbal decoctions;
- massage;
- physical exercise.
It is possible to use compression clothing - socks or golfs. They narrow the lumen of the veins, completely or partially compensating for the failure of the venous valves.
How to treat yourself with medication?
There are many medications to treat varicose veins. Different drugs have different functions. It is recommended to agree on their reception with the doctor, because the dose, duration of the course, combination of medications is chosen based on your health condition and the stage of varicose veins.
Women can use the following groups of medicines at home:
- Phlebotonics.The preparations are mainly of plant origin, which after oral application or application to the skin increase the tone of the venous walls, thus narrowing the lumen of blood vessels. They have a temporary effect for several hours. Tablets are more effective than ointments.
- Antioxidants (vitamins E, C, alpha lipoic acid)they are 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 likelihood of blood clots forming. Acetylsalicylic acid is usually used in small doses for this purpose. 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 drugs that contain heparin. Reduces the likelihood of blood clots forming.
How to treat with pills?
Basically, the pills used for varicose veins in women are venotonics. All of these pills are toxic to the stomach, therefore:
- the course of treatment should be limited;
- tablets should not be taken for peptic ulcer or gastritis;
- the dose should be monitored by a physician;
- tablets should be taken only after meals.
We remind you that varicose veins cannot be cured with tablets. They are used exclusively to relieve the symptoms of the disease.
How to treat folk remedies?
Treating most diseases with folk remedies is a futile idea. But this does not apply to varicose veins on a woman's legs. The fact is that almost all drugs used in this disease, which are sold in pharmacies, are of herbal origin. Therefore, you can use herbs or foods that contain 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 the 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.
- A time consuming process. You will have to make decoctions or infusions yourself, which will take a lot of time and effort.
- Bad taste. It is obvious that swallowing the pill is more pleasant than drinking a portion of stinky soup or alcoholic tincture. The external application of folk remedies is not always effective, and besides, it is not always pleasant due to the specific smell that spreads around 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. More effective when taken orally. It is unlikely that topical application will have a significant effect on the course of varicose veins.
- Local use of heating agents (camphor oil, horseradish, pepper). Reduces swelling, pain, relaxes muscles.
- 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 plants: burdock, wormwood, comfrey, acacia;
- dressings from food products: beets, potatoes, honey;
- rituals, spells, prayers, conspiracies can help and help someone, but their effectiveness has not been clinically proven.
Like drug treatment, alternative therapy has a purely symptomatic effect. That is, the means you use do not cure anything, but only reduce the clinical manifestations of varicose veins, improving the quality of life.
Exit
The main methods of treating varicose veins are sclerotherapy and surgery. It is impossible to return the dishes to their previous appearance. Home treatment is possible, but it is not aimed at completely curing the disease, but at improving a woman's quality of life, reducing symptoms, slowing the development of varicose veins and preventing complications. Home treatment is done with treatments, compression garments, tablets or folk remedies.