In the human body, provide any part of the body with oxygen and the necessary nutrients for the proper flow of metabolic processes, there is a network of blood vessels: arteries and veins. Blood saturated oxygen through arteries, and the blood processing products flows through veins: carbon dioxide and waste from metabolic processes, which should be transferred to the authorities to remove them from the body. But if the blood flow rate is quite high on the artery, then the bloodstream slows down in the veins and the blood that is located in them, the strength of the gravitational attraction is predominantly, returning to the heart. So there is no mechanical outflow of blood a series of veins in them, valves that open only in one direction are provided. After closing, blood can't flow. But for a number of reasons, these valves lose elasticity, elasticity and do not close, which enables a part of the blood in the veins to descend and accumulate in veins in a larger volume than given by physiological laws.
This excess blood volume causes the spread of veins and causes a change in the wall of blood vessels - pockets in which stagnant blood is collected. All this pathological process is called - varicose disease or varicose veins. Varicose veins are more commonly manifested in their legs, because the larger volume of venous blood is collected here, but it is not rarely manifested in their hands. What contributes to this?
Causes of varicose veins
For the development of any disease, they must be predisposed to factors and causing. First includes:
- Inheritance of non-digestibility of the structure of the circulation system, especially the valve apparatus,
- Congenital changes in containers,
- Violations of metabolic processes, leading to thinning the wall of vessels and the loss of elasticity (diabetes Melitus, violation of the function of the thyroid gland and the adrenal gland),
- Age changes in the walls of the vessel.
Provoking factors:
- The sedentary lifestyle, there is no need for muscle work for the contract and mechanically pushing blood through vessels,
- Long-term standing on their feet during the day (teachers, hairdressers, behind the machine in factories, etc. ),
- Excess body weight,
- Pregnancy (metabolism is changed and the load on the legs increases and intravascular pressure grows during childbirth),
- Long and frequent physical effort with lifting weights (bars, drivers),
- injuries muscle of limbs or blood vessels,
- Toxic effect of nicotine, alcohol, chemical, drugs.
Clinical manifestations of varicose veins on arms and legs
- Everything begins with complaints of fatigue in legs or hands, their quick fatigue, feeling of seriousness and stiffness in them first appears in the beginning of the work day and then constantly.
- Swelling, swelling appears, is more often perceived on their feet in the evening.
- Prolonged vessels become noticeable, first with physical efforts and stress, and then they are visible at rest, so -a-collected vascular stars.
- Conuses (cones) appears with the vessel, increasing the volume during physical effort or cough, sneezing (with an increase in intra -abriminal pressure).
Varicose veins Vena Pelvis
It is characterized by long-term pain in the pelvis in a pelvis, abundant release from the vagina, painful sexual acts, rapid urinary and urinary incontinence. The regulation and childbirth, tumors in the pelvis and uterus are a provocated factor, which mechanically clenched the veins, increasing intra-counting pressure. The pain can be given to any part of the abdomen, but more often in the groin and hide.
Enlargement of vein intra -avdominal space
The most dangerous expansion of the vena liver (portal veins) and esophagus. They spread less often, but they are dangerous to health by possible bleeding from them, which means difficulties in providing medical care in this case.
Dangerous complications of varicose disease
- The vein blood is stagnating in the veins and does not pass the cleansing substances and toxins, which means that the body is constantly undergoing yourself - converting, which further exacerbates metabolic disorders and the intoxication of metabolism.
- In nodes or pockets of blood vessels, the amount of blood accumulates, blood cells (platelets) are glued together and a thrombus formed. It can close the lumen of the same vessel, and can reach the lungs, hearts, brain with blood flow and cause blood supply, manifested:
- Acute pulmonary artery thromboembolism (an offense of respiratory respirator leading to the patient's death),
- a stroke that can have a different nature of violations of functions (of small steam of limbs into deep disability, and even fatal outcome),
- Myocardial infarction and light,
- The thrombosis of blood vessels, leading to blindness.
Varicose vein stages
The first phase of complaints is when there are no visible signs of vascular damage:
- Convulsive tightening of the back of the back of the leg, brush and shoulders;
- Night ignition in them;
- Swelling of the feet and hands after physical effort and if you especially lower your arm or leg and hold long time without movement, shoes handsome in the morning start to cause discomfort in your legs.
Others - Pain becomes more persistent intensity, longer, "Vascular stars" appear, swelling of the feet, which may not pass during sleep until morning. There are restrictions during operation, need to rest shortrum.
Third - pain and numbness intensify, take on the permanent character, more burning at night, during sleep, it is difficult for a person to be a suitable position. The visual changes from the skin appear - skin dryness is improved, the tendency to crack, the veins are noticeable expansion, nodes appear. Night vacation does not give a relief of well-being. For long careless sores, they appear quickly, in the late periods of inflammation in them join - thromboflebitis.
Diagnosis of vena expansion
- Correctly evaluate the patient's complaints.
- Ultrasonic examination through the abdominal wall or through a bowl pain in the pelvis - the application of compliance with batch turns and spread of lumens.
- Dopplerography allows you to estimate the speed of blood flow through veins.
In severe and not quite understandable cases, surgeons rested laparoscopy.
Treatment of varicose veins
No drug medicine - for normalizing the right lifestyle to maintain body weight compared to age, take a break in work and be able to walk, not a limiting fluid intake. During the rest, give your legs with an elevated position. If necessary, use the underwear compression (socks, golf). Massage courses, Exercise Therapy, Spa Treatment.
Medicinal treatment - Taking special medications in tablets or fat use locally in application form and compression
Surgical treatment - directed to remove the damaged veins or its plastic.
How to prevent varicose vein development
- People who are at risk (drivers, hairdressers, rods, difficult workers) should carefully listen to the body, while notifying and evaluating pain syndrome and do not write everything up for general fatigue.
- Try to exclude long-term forced body positions - to sit with an abandoned foot on another knee, sitting "on squat. " Change the body position more often.
- During the day, spend a small warmth (walk, lean the tilting of the body forward and backward, so that the muscles will allow muscles into the limbs for the mechanical pump of blood vessels. Run a little or jump on the spot.
- Follow and perform weight correction, especially in adulthood, when blood flow rate strives for a reduction.
- Don't wear things that tighten the body, turn off the postponement of bedding.
- Change the height of the heel during the day from high to low. The advantage of giving a 5-5, 5 cm high five.
- Be sure to walk barefoot in artificial gravel (rugs with needles, imitation shells).
- Healthy diet with high vitamin C content (greenery, sauerkraut, berries).
- Exclude bad habits.
- Massage courses or lymphatic drainage session.
- Include in swimming if there is no contraindication (a hernia disc) - scandinavian walking.
Attention: Varicose veins are progressive, it is not subject to heal and is quite dangerous with their complications. You must always remember and take measures to prevent youth and do not ignore them when there is a subsequent. The child's health care is worrying about a healthy age.