Treatment of varicose veins at home

Of course, varicose veins are a disease, in case of which you should immediately consult a doctor. However, it is not forbidden to carry out some measures for the treatment of this unpleasant disease at home. Home remedies for varicose veins can be a great and helpful addition to medical treatment. It is possible that folk remedies used in combination with medicines help to significantly reduce recovery time.

What is varicose veins?

Varicose veins (varicose veins) is a very unpleasant disease that affects not only the internal state of the human body, but also manifests itself in significant external changes. Perhaps everyone has seen a person suffering from this disease. The main external sign of varicose veins is ugly, elongated, swollen veins. Women who suffer from this disease (and more often it is women who get sick) are forced to hide these flaws under their clothes. But, of course, all the dangers are not outside, but inside.

Varicose veins bring an unpleasant feeling of heaviness in the legs, and with further inactivity - up to severe excruciating pain. Therefore, at the first symptoms of the disease, it should be treated. Of course, like any disease, varicose veins are easier to prevent than to treat.

The risk group includes people who have a sedentary job, or a job that requires a lot of standing. In addition, the hereditary factor is very important here. You are almost guaranteed to have varicose veins if your mother or grandmother suffered from this disease.

To prevent varicose veins, you should try to move more, run and dance. It is also very good to lie with your feet up for at least a few minutes a day. Use a foot gel that relieves swelling and heaviness.

Ways to treat varicose veins at home

We must remember that varicose veins are a serious disease that requires a visit to the doctor. It is the doctor who will be able to accurately determine how advanced your disease is and suggest the appropriate treatment for it. However, many doctors themselves advise, in combination with treatment, to use alternative methods to alleviate the symptoms of the disease. Such activities include gymnastics, the use of various herbal decoctions, as well as wearing compression underwear.

As soon as the disease is felt, try to walk more stairs, periodically rise on your toes and swim. These exercises will help you fight against the first symptoms of varicose veins. Even the clothes you wear matter. You should wear shoes with heels no higher than five centimeters, and avoid very tight socks, tights and jeans, as such clothes and shoes interfere with the normal course of the blood circulation process.

Simple exercises to treat varicose veins

• Exercise 1.Sit on the floor, keep your legs straight, hands on the floor. Next, bend one leg at the knee. Raise the other leg up and down slowly, about ten to fifteen times. Then switch legs and repeat the exercise.
• Exercise 2.To do this, you will need a chair. Grab his back, put your feet wider than shoulders. Then sit down, lifting your heels off the floor. Don't sit too deep. Stay in this position for a while and then return to the starting position. This exercise should also be repeated ten to fifteen times.
• Exercise 3Place your feet shoulder width apart. Then stretch your arms forward, sit ten to fifteen times not below the level of your knees. Gradually increase the number of repetitions.

• Exercise 4The so-called birch exercise is considered one of the most effective in the fight against varicose veins. It is done very simply. You just need to lie on your back, then raise your legs while raising your back so that you are standing on your shoulder blades.
• Exercise 5Stand up on your toes and then hit your heels on the floor. You should repeat it ten to twenty times.

Treatment of varicose veins with folk remedies

In addition to physical exercises, in the case of varicose veins, natural folk remedies can also come in handy. Among them are various decoctions, compresses and infusions.

• Rubbing your legs with ice cubes will help reduce swelling and discomfort at the first sign of varicose veins. A cold foot bath combined with self-massage also has a positive effect. After taking such baths, it is recommended to lie down a little with your legs up.

• Grind a tablespoon of hop cones, fill them with a glass of boiling water and leave them in a water bath. It takes about fifteen minutes to insert the cones this way. After the hops have been infused, take this decoction one glass at a time before meals.
• To prepare this infusion, you will need arnica and hazelnut bark. Both ingredients should be mixed in equal proportions. Two tablespoons of the mixture should be poured with boiling water in an amount of 600 ml and put in a thermos for about twelve hours. The resulting infusion should be consumed three times a day, three quarters of a glass.
• Prepare a mixture of 250 g of garlic and 350 g of liquid honey. Enter the resulting mixture for 2 weeks. After the end of the infusion, the mixture should be consumed one tablespoon half an hour before meals.

• Take some cabbage leaves, smear with honey and apply to the injured area, wrapped in plastic. Leave the leaves for two hours. This procedure should be performed periodically to achieve the best result.
• Clay compresses are also recommended for use. To make such a compress, it is necessary to smear the leg with clay, then wrap it with gauze. Make several such layers and leave for two hours.

Of course, folk remedies and exercises are good. However, do not forget about the seriousness of a disease such as varicose veins. At the slightest sign of an illness, consult a doctor immediately.