Phlebeurysm. Symptoms: leg cramps at night, spider veins on the legs
Folk remedies, treatment with folk remedies

HTML clipboard If you are bothered by a feeling of heaviness in your legs, dull or sharp pain at night or leg cramps at night, in the evening in your legs. These are early symptoms of varicose veins. Late symptoms are: spider veins on the legs, “bumps” of the veins, thickening of the veins on the legs, etc.

VARICOSE VEINS, ULCERS

Phlebeurysm- a disease of the veins, expressed in an increase in their size, a change in shape and a decrease in elasticity. Mostly the superficial veins of the lower extremities, the venous plexus of the rectum, the veins of the portal system and the spermatic cord are affected. The development of varicose veins is facilitated by difficulties with the outflow of blood through the venous system during systematic long-term standing on the feet associated with professional activities, compression of the pelvic veins by the uterus during pregnancy, congestion in the pelvic veins, for example, with systematic constipation, sedentary work, etc. The disease is predisposed by congenital weakness of the venous wall and insufficiency of the venous valves. Due to poor blood supply to the skin, ulcers may appear over time. One of the early symptoms of the disease is a feeling of heaviness in the legs, dull or sharp pain and cramps at night.
If varicose veins are left untreated, the veins become hard and dense over time, and ulcers and bleeding often appear on the legs. The movement of blood from the legs to the heart is ensured by valves located every few centimeters. If the valves are weak, the main flow of blood flows back into the vessel. Blood pressure in the vein below the damaged valve increases, and the blood expands the vein, increasing its diameter. If there is hereditary weakness of the veins or valves, it is advisable to choose a profession that does not require long periods of standing on your feet. For swollen veins in the legs, it is helpful to wrap the legs (not too tightly) with elastic bandages.
In general, it should be noted that wearing tight belts, garters or other constricting items of clothing is harmful to health. 360 Varicose veins that form in the scrotum are called varicoceles (varicose veins of the spermatic cord). If they appear in the rectum, they are called hemorrhoids.

Night muscle cramps legs may arise for various reasons.
For example, due to overstrain of the leg muscles (standing work, long walking), lack of mineral salts of magnesium, potassium and calcium, and the initial stage of diabetes. Therefore, it is better to consult a doctor and find out what is causing the cramps.

In the meantime, while you are going to the doctor, replenish your body with mineral salts: eat as much parsley, dill, lettuce, beets, and radishes as possible.

Doctors' advice:
In addition, take the drug calcium panthogenate one tablet in the morning and evening for 10 days. And try to follow these recommendations:

If the cramp starts at night, stand on your feet - this will reduce the pain.
If muscle pain persists after a cramp, wrap your leg with an elastic bandage from the foot to the knee.

To prevent attacks, regularly perform leg exercises: in the morning, lying on your bed or sitting on a chair, stretch your legs and pull your feet towards you, hold in this position for 10-15 seconds, and then relax your legs. Repeat the exercise seven to ten times in a row.

For leg cramps
In the morning and evening, lubricate the soles of your feet with the juice of fresh lemon (you can slice it), let it dry, and then put on socks. The course of treatment is 2 weeks.
Rub mustard oil on the affected area.
Rub the soles of your feet with 9% vinegar.
There are potatoes with skin, boiled or baked.
Prick the place of cramps with a pin.
As soon as your leg begins to cramp, grab your toes with your hand and pull it towards you. Pull until the pain goes away. With this method you can completely rid yourself of cramps.
In the old days, natural corks from wine bottles were strung on threads and such a “necklace” was put on a muscle contracted by a cramp.

There are several exercises that can significantly reduce the occurrence of leg cramps.

1. Lie on your back with your arms extended along your torso and legs straight. Without lifting your heel off the bed, extend your left leg as far as possible, pulling your toes towards you. After 5 seconds, relax your leg and perform the movement with your right leg, and then with both legs at once. Repeat 5 times.

2. Rise up on your toes so that your heels are high off the floor, and sharply lower them to the floor. Do it 10 times.

3. Stand on your heels, curl your toes and try to maintain your balance in this position for 10 seconds. Repeat 5 times.

4. While sitting or standing, place your feet crosswise and rest on their outer edges. Stay in this position for 10 seconds. Do it 5 times.

5. Curl and straighten your toes very slowly for 3 minutes.

6. Sit on the floor, stretch your legs in front of you and perform slow rotations with your feet. Do the exercise for 3 minutes.

7. In the same position, alternately lower and touch the toes of one and the other foot, without lifting your heels from the floor. Do the exercise at a fast pace for 1 minute.

You can complete the set of exercises with contrasting foot baths. But do not forget that with varicose veins, the water should not be very hot, and the temperature difference should not be very sharp.

Phlebitis (inflammation of the veins), varicose ulcers, severe scratching, skin discoloration(which often turns coppery red) are common complications of this condition. But only a small percentage of those who have varicose veins develop varicose ulcers. It is believed that people with varicose veins have congenital veins with weak vessel walls. But weak vessel walls are most likely a consequence of poor nutrition, toxemia, innervation (decreased nervous condition) and lack of exercise. Fast walking, for example, requires vigorous use of the leg muscles, increasing blood circulation, which prevents congestion in the legs. Varicose veins are much more common in obese men and women than in those who are slender or at normal weight. Varicose veins often appear during pregnancy due to poor circulation. In most cases, when varicose veins form during pregnancy, they disappear after childbirth. With sufficiently vigorous physical exercise, varicose veins that occur during pregnancy can be eliminated, even when the woman is pregnant. Surgical operations to remove veins or drain them are not successful. The use of elastic stockings or bands for support/veins is only a half-measure and ultimately leads to such weakening of the tissue that the condition becomes chronic or much more difficult to treat. To prevent varicose veins, you should: - avoid prolonged sitting in one position to prevent muscles from becoming numb, and long standing; - do physical exercises for your legs every day: rise on your toes more often, climb stairs on foot, swim, walk 1-3 km, stay in a pose with your legs raised above heart level for at least an hour; - do not gain excess weight.

Recipes of folk antiquity
Mikulin’s exercises are very effective for clearing blood vessels: rise on your toes so that your heels lift off the floor by 1-2 cm, and then sharply lower yourself onto them. After doing this 30 times, rest for 10 seconds. The exercise should be performed calmly, slowly, 3-5 times a day, making no more than 60 hits of the heels on the floor each time.
Fill a half-liter bottle with birch buds to 1/3 of its volume and fill it with vodka to the neck. Leave for 10 days, shaking occasionally. Apply this tincture to sore areas.
Rinse 3 medium-sized Antonovka apples with cold water. Place them in an enamel bowl and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Leave for 3 hours, tightly wrapped. Then crush the apples and strain the resulting infusion. Drink 50 ml daily in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before bed. Prepare the infusion and take until the condition improves.
When treating vein blockage, you need to simultaneously take baths and drink decoctions of various medicinal plants: chamomile, string, St. John's wort, oak branches, chestnut, willow. For baths: take 500 g (in winter - 300 g) of oak branches and the same number of chestnut and willow branches, put in an enamel bucket, fill with cold water, bring to a boil and boil for 30 minutes. Then add 200 g of herbs: marshweed, string, chamomile, St. John's wort and leave overnight. Separately, boil or steam 3 loaves of rye bread and pour the broth into the bath. Baths should be taken daily before bed for 30-40 minutes at 38-43°C. At the same time, you need to brew 1 liter of boiling water with a mixture of 1 tbsp. l. oak branches, 1 tbsp. l. willow branches and 1 tbsp. l. chestnut branches, boil for 30 minutes, add 1 tbsp to the broth. l. herbs: marshweed, string, chamomile, St. John's wort, leave for 12 hours, strain and add 2 tbsp. l. honey Drink 2-3 times a day, in the first 2 days 50 ml, then 2 days 100 ml, the remaining days 150 ml. The course of treatment is 20 days, break is 5-10 days. And repeat the course of treatment again.
Infuse 50 g of horse chestnut flowers in 0.5 liters of wheat vodka in the dark for 14 days, shaking occasionally. Strain and drink 3 times a day, 30-40 drops, 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 3-4 weeks. At the same time, you need to lubricate the affected areas several times a day with ointment: mix 10 g of chamomile powder, sage leaves and flowers, 50 g of mashed chestnut fruit and 5 g of potato starch. Pour the mixture into 200 g of hot chicken fat, simmer for 2.5 hours in a water bath, leave overnight, heat again to a boil, strain, squeeze and cool. 361
For varicose veins and thrombophlebitis, grind into powder plantain leaves, flowers of rue officinalis and yarrow, white willow bark (preferably cambium), chestnut fruits or flowers, marshmallow or raspberry root (flowers and even leaves are possible) and chamomile, taken in equal proportions, mix thoroughly, brew 600 ml of boiling water 2 tbsp. l. mixture, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat, and then leave overnight. Drink 3/4 glass in the morning and evening. Make a compress from the remainder for the night.
Thrombophlebitis can be cured by taking an infusion of nettle leaves and following a diet (do not eat meat, fish, anything fried) for a long time. Nettle infusion: 1 tbsp. l. Brew the leaves with a glass of boiling water, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1-2 tbsp. l. 3 - 4 times a day before meals.
To treat thrombophlebitis, before going to bed, take foot baths from an infusion of the herb marshweed. Shared baths are helpful. For foot baths, infuse 150 g of herbs in 10 liters of boiling water for 1 hour. The duration of the procedure is 20-30 minutes.
For varicose veins, 2 times a day, morning and evening, rub all affected areas with apple cider vinegar and at the same time drink apple cider vinegar: 2 tsp. for 1 glass of water, 2 - 3 glasses per day.
Abundant wetting and rubbing with alcohol tincture of white acacia flowers resolves swollen venous nodes well.
For varicose veins, baths made from a decoction of willow bark are useful: brew 2 handfuls of bark with 5 liters of boiling water, put on low heat and heat for 30 minutes, strain.
For thrombophlebitis, apply compresses from a decoction of bodyaga to the sore spot 1-2 times a day for 1.5 - 2 hours. Brew 0.5 liters of boiling water 2 tbsp. l. bodyagi, leave for 2 hours.
A decoction of oak bark has a strengthening effect, like resin, on internal blood vessels. 1 tbsp. l. Brew the bark with 1 cup of boiling water, heat over low heat for 25 minutes, leave for 40 minutes, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals.
Taking 5-6 balls of spruce or pine resin orally for some time daily strengthens the breasts and internal blood vessels (the balls will be digested).
Brew 1 cup boiling water 1 tbsp. l. crushed leaves or hazelnut bark and leave for 6 hours. Drink 3/4 cup 3-4 times a day 30 minutes before meals for a month.
Pour 1 glass of vodka into 2 tbsp. l. crushed fresh Kalanchoe leaves and leave for a week. Rub this tincture on the feet affected by the disease for a month.
Thoroughly grind freshly picked leaves and heads of silver wormwood in a mortar, mix 1 tbsp. l. prepared raw materials and 1 tbsp. l. sour milk or sour cream, apply an even layer on gauze and apply this gauze to areas with dilated veins for 1.5 - 2 hours. Such dressings should be applied for 4-5 days. After 2-3 days, treatment can be repeated.
For varicose veins: mix an equal amount of mountain arnica and hazel bark, brew 600 ml of boiling water 2 tbsp. l. mixture and leave overnight in a thermos. Drink 3/4 glass 3 times a day before meals. At night, you should make compresses from whey: moisten a cloth in the whey, wrap it around the sore spots and cover with compress paper (it is not advisable to use cellophane to avoid diaper rash) for the whole night. In the morning, sore areas should be washed with cold water. In the absence of serum, you can use compresses from ground horse chestnut leaves. Compresses made from chestnut flowers (also ground) are more effective. The treatment is long-term.
If your veins are dilated, walk early in the morning, before sunrise, in clean cotton socks on the dewy grass so that the socks are well saturated with water. When the sun rises, you need to walk around in these socks, without taking them off until they dry.
Exercises: lying down, raise your right leg up, relax it as much as possible and sharply shake your foot. Lower your leg* Do the same with the other leg. Repeat 10-20 times. And so - several times a day. The bigger, the better. Walking and moderate exercise are the best prevention against varicose veins. From time to time it is necessary to take the “legs above head” position. In general, all exercises with leg lifts are useful.
Nasturtium contains sulfur, which is necessary for the proper development and functioning of the body. An infusion of its leaves is effective for inflammation of the lymph glands. 10 g of leaves are brewed with 1 liter of boiling water, left for 10 minutes and filtered. Drink 1/2 glass throughout the day.

Patients with varicose veins sooner or later face the question of what to do if seizures occur? Such symptoms cause particular discomfort at night and in the morning, when a violation of the venous outflow makes itself felt acutely.

With varicose veins, blood stagnation occurs in the affected vessels. The pressure in the veins increases, at the same time the metabolism in the tissues is disrupted and arterial blood does not flow into them on time. Due to oxygen starvation, spasmed leg muscles can twitch involuntarily - cramps occur.

There are 2 more factors that contribute to the occurrence of leg cramps with varicose veins: the need to spend many hours on your feet or walking, and the abuse of diuretics used to eliminate swelling. It is strictly contraindicated to “prescribe” such drugs to yourself due to the risk of aggravating the course of the disease.

In pregnant women, similar problems can arise due to a deficiency of magnesium, calcium and potassium. After the examination, the doctor managing the pregnancy will select the necessary medications to compensate for the lack of these microelements.

What to do

Attention! You can get rid of leg cramps with varicose veins only by following the prescribed treatment package, which will bring a positive result and help eliminate the unpleasant symptom. It is dangerous to ignore it, because over time, increased neuromuscular excitability develops and overall muscle tone is disrupted.

In addition to drug therapy, the patient will need:

• Increase the level of physical activity.
• Normalize water balance.
• Include dietary supplements in the menu.
• Sleep on an orthopedic mattress and ensure the lower extremities are in the most comfortable position during rest.
• Make contrasting foot baths.

Drugs

As part of the complex treatment of varicose veins, various ones are used, which can be divided into groups:

• Phlebotonics. They improve blood circulation in the legs, activate its outflow and increase the tone of the walls of blood vessels, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Antistax, Venoruton, Ginkor fort, Detralex, Troxevasin, Phlebodia 600.
• Blood thinners. Reduce blood viscosity, prevent the formation of blood clots. Aspirin, Heparin, Cardiomagnyl, Curantil, Phenilin.
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Reduce inflammation and have an analgesic effect. Diclofenac, Indomethacin, Ketoprofen.
• Corticosteroids. They produce anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic, vasoconstrictor effects, prevent the proliferation of connective tissue in the area of ​​inflammation. Hydrocortisone, Laticord, Lorinden, Flucinar, Celestoderm.

The attending physician individually selects complex preparations for the patient, which should include vitamins:

• B1 – normalizes blood circulation;
• B9 – stimulates the formation of red blood cells;
• E – produces an anti-sclerotic effect;
• K – strengthens blood vessels;
• P – increases the elasticity of the venous walls.

Diet

A win-win option is to choose simple but satisfying dishes that can be prepared from 2-3 ingredients. The weekly menu includes: lean meat, sea fish, seasonal vegetables and whole grain cereals.

Complex carbohydrates and proteins help maintain a feeling of satiety for a long time, and due to the fact that different and often incompatible foods are not mixed during one meal, the digestion process is significantly facilitated.

For patients with varicose veins, it is important to drink enough clean water during the day - at least 1.5-2 liters (more or less depending on weight, age and the presence of chronic diseases).

You can use the formula:

• Women - body weight in kilograms multiplied by 31 and divided by 1000.
• Men - body weight multiplied by 35 and divided by 1000.

For example, a woman weighing 70 kilograms needs to drink up to 2.17 liters of water per day. We are talking about a relatively healthy person. For diseases of internal organs and hormonal problems, the norm of fluid intake is calculated by a nutritionist.

Physiotherapy

If leg cramps occur frequently, your doctor will recommend self-massage at home.

• In the morning after waking up, you should not get out of bed suddenly. In a lying position, the leg in which discomfort occurs in the muscles is raised above the level of the head.
• You should mentally focus on the tense muscle, try to consciously relax it and lie there for several minutes.
• The palms are rubbed well against each other to activate blood circulation and make them warm. Using light massaging movements, work the desired muscle, while avoiding areas with protruding, affected veins or areas with asterisks. It is best to massage with your fingertips.
• If the cramp does not go away, clasp your foot with your palm and gently but forcefully pull on your toes. When the exercise is performed correctly, the spasm goes away.

Other physiotherapeutic methods:

• Ozone therapy. In outpatient treatment, you can undergo a course of ozone therapy to eliminate seizures. During the procedure, an oxygen solution enriched with ozone is injected into the blood vessel using a thin needle, which restores blood flow in damaged vessels, activates tissue regeneration and prevents the formation of blood clots.
• . Effective in the early stages of the disease. The essence of the procedure is to apply pressurized air to the veins. As a result, the absorption of oxygen by tissues is activated, the functioning of venous valves and normal blood flow are restored, swelling disappears, and leg fatigue is relieved.
• Myostimulation. During the procedure, electrical impulses are sent to the muscle, causing it to contract. This stimulation allows you to relieve tension in the muscles and improve the condition of the skin.

Important! Any physiotherapeutic procedure can only be recommended to a patient with varicose veins by a doctor, taking into account the stage of the disease and the current state of the body.

For example, if the disease has reached the stage, ozone therapy and myostimulation are contraindicated, and the popular LPG massage, which models the contours of the body, is prohibited for varicose veins.

Exercises

Physical exercises performed at a moderate pace and without overload, regular walking and swimming will help keep muscles toned and activate blood circulation.

You should focus on your usual daily routine. You can walk part of the way to work in the morning and evening, go to the pool 2-3 times a week, or perform simple sets of stretching and relaxation exercises in the evenings. If you are unable to visit the fitness room, regularly use available video lessons from trainers.

An incentive to increase physical activity should at least be the fact that regular physical activity will stop the progression of varicose veins and over time, cramps and other symptoms will disappear.

In the evenings, it is advisable to stretch your leg muscles by doing simple physical exercises while standing and sitting:

• Raise yourself on your toes, hold for 5-7 seconds, return to the starting position. Perform the same exercise, only this time leaning not on your toes, but on your heels. Repeat 10-15 times.
• Slowly bend and straighten your toes. Repeat for 1-2 minutes.
• Sitting on the floor with your legs stretched out in front of you, slowly rotate your feet clockwise, alternately or simultaneously. Repeat the same counterclockwise.

Compression jersey

In the early stages, varicose veins become a real salvation for the patient. Special medical underwear has a positive effect on the condition of the veins, helping them perform the functions of blood outflow and also prevent seizures.

The underwear compresses the surface of the body, accelerating blood flow and eliminating stagnation. It is important to choose the right compression stockings: wearing too tight ones will lead to the opposite stagnant result, and weak ones will not create the desired effect. The degree of compression of such underwear after the examination is chosen by the attending physician.

Folk recipes

Offers a number of methods to alleviate the course of varicose veins and eliminate symptoms. After consulting with your doctor, you can:

1. Rub lemon juice on your feet.
2. Rub your feet with bay leaf oil.
3. Mix celandine juice with Vaseline and rub your feet.
4. Golden mustache in the form of a decoction or plant juice for rubbing the feet.
5. Take a mixture of golden mustache juice and chestnut flowers orally.
6. Lubricate the calves with warm honey, wrap them up and rinse off after 30 minutes.
7. Rub your feet with mustard powder before going to bed

What not to do

It is possible to minimize or completely eliminate the appearance of leg cramps with varicose veins if you exclude a number of provocateurs from your life:

• In no case should you cross your legs or throw one leg over the other, or tuck one leg under you. In this position, the load on weak veins increases significantly. How to sit correctly: with a straight spine, sitting comfortably on a chair and placing your legs parallel to each other at an angle of 90 degrees.
• Wearing uncomfortable shoes that squeeze your feet, high heels or narrow toes. It is important to choose high-quality orthopedic shoes that match the anatomy of the foot.
• Choose tight trousers or leggings that are too tight and tighten your leg muscles. Clothing that fits in size looks more aesthetically pleasing and is not harmful to health.

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Cramps with varicose veins are one of the main symptoms of this disease, along with heaviness in the legs and pain. It is very difficult to get rid of them, and the treatment process will take a lot of time.

With varicose veins, there is a violation of the structure and, as a result, the functioning of the veins. They lose their elasticity and cannot cope with the function of transporting blood, resulting in stagnation of fluid, including blood in the lower extremities. In this case, the following symptoms occur:

• heaviness in the legs;
• spasm of the veins in the legs, especially at night;
• swelling;
• pain and pulling sensations in the legs;
• the appearance of "stars".

Leg cramps with varicose veins are an important symptom that you need to pay attention to and immediately begin prevention and treatment of the disease. It is impossible to cure varicose veins on your own, especially if they already have severe manifestations. In such cases, it is necessary to consult a doctor who will prescribe medications and available procedures. Sometimes you have to resort to surgery.

At the same time, treatment of seizures and prevention of the disease are quite accessible at home.

Treatment methods

What to do if leg cramps begin to appear? First you need to relieve the attack itself; to do this, you need to grab your toes with your hand, which is cramped, and pull it towards you, while the heel remains motionless. This action helps to quickly relieve cramps in case of varicose veins of the legs and other diseases.

You can reduce the number of spasms using simple tips:

• wear comfortable shoes with low heels that do not compress the foot;
• if there is a lot of load on your legs, try to reduce it, this is especially true for people who stand at work all day; it is advisable for them to move regularly and sit down to rest;
• use contrast douches and medicinal baths;
• monitor the condition of blood vessels;
• get rid of excess weight and not carry heavy loads.

Treatment of seizures due to varicose veins is carried out in a comprehensive manner, including the use of not only medications, but also physical therapy, and, if necessary, surgical methods. However, first you need to undergo an examination and identify the cause, since seizures can also occur with other diseases, for example, hormonal imbalance.

Medicines

Drug treatment of seizures in varicose veins includes the use of several groups of drugs:

The most common are ointments and gels applied to the surface of the skin:

• Troxevasin and Troxerutin, their analogues help increase the tone of blood vessels and relieve swelling. Pharmacies often offer various products based on extracts of horse chestnut or leeches, which also improve the condition of blood vessels;
• Ointments with heparin, menovazin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory substances relieve inflammation and alleviate muscle condition;

Oral medications are also prescribed:

• preparations containing vitamin D, which normalizes mineral metabolism in the bones, and containing potassium, the concentration of which in tissues is disrupted with varicose veins. Calcium and magnesium supplements are also recommended;
• phlebotonics are drugs that reduce inflammation and swelling of blood vessels, improve blood circulation and venous tone. These include: Diasmin, Troxerutin, Venorutin, Antistax;
• anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat cramps in varicose veins, they reduce pain, swelling and reduce cramps: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Trental and others;
• blood thinners: Aspirin, Venital, Warfarin.

Folk remedies

The range of folk remedies is also quite wide, however, it is worth remembering that it is better to avoid procedures with heating, since they can only intensify the inflammatory process.

• use lemon juice: apply it to the soles of your feet, let it dry, and then put on your socks. Duration of treatment – ​​two weeks;
• a mixture of olive oil and vitamin E in a 1:1 ratio is applied to the feet while warm and massaged for several minutes;
• use garlic, chop six cloves, mix with juice from three oranges and two tablespoons of olive oil. Place in a dark place for 12 hours. After which the product is applied to the feet in the evening, wrapped in a soft cloth and left overnight;
• rub the surface of the legs, where cramps often occur, with mustard oil;
• treatment of varicose veins with honey is very popular in several versions: honey diluted with apple cider vinegar in a 1:1 ratio is recommended to be drunk on an empty stomach, diluting 2 tablespoons of the mixture in a glass of warm water. The product helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels and increases the elasticity of connective tissue.
• Baths with honey are recommended: dissolve a tablespoon of honey in 5 liters of water and place your feet in it for 20 minutes;
• using compresses made from a mixture of grated potatoes and honey, applied at night, helps reduce cramps in varicose veins.

Physical exercise

Physiotherapeutic procedures, including:

• pouring cold water on your legs for varicose veins. This procedure helps increase the elasticity of blood vessels and strengthen their walls. Contrast baths can be done twice a day. First warm water is poured onto the surface of the legs, then cold, then warm again. 2-3 changes in temperature help relieve swelling and heaviness in the legs;
• Daily dosed physical activity helps relieve leg cramps due to varicose veins. Available exercises include walking at a calm pace and swimming.

• In a sitting position: legs extended, pull the toe towards you without lifting the heel from the floor, hold for 5 seconds and relax. Repeat with the other leg.
• Standing, rise high on your toes and drop sharply, do this 10 times;
• Stand on your heels and lift your toes off the floor, try to stand like this for 5-7 seconds, repeat five times;
• While sitting, gradually raise and lower your toes without lifting your heels from the floor, repeat 10 times.

The exercises are simple and easy to perform, however, doing them will improve blood circulation in the legs and relieve muscle tension.

Swimming

Swimming for varicose veins of the legs is the main means of preventing and relieving cramps. The gentle influence of water has a massaging effect, relieving swelling and muscle spasms. In this case, the legs perform physical activity that is stronger than in the normal position, but with less impact on the bones and blood vessels. Regular swimming can effectively combat cramps due to varicose veins.

Compression hosiery helps the leg muscles work and relieves spasm of the veins in the legs. It is comfortable to wear for those who have heavy loads on their legs. You can buy knitwear at any pharmacy, you just need to choose the right size.

Due to the elasticity of the fabric, compression knitwear prevents the veins from stretching and swelling. As a result, the muscles are less stressed and less tired, which reduces the likelihood of cramps.

Important points

For effective treatment, you need to understand why the veins in your legs are constricted. The reasons for this are the wrong lifestyle:

• low mobility and lack of physical activity;
• excessive physical activity;
• having excess weight that puts pressure on your legs;
• changes in the structure of blood vessels as a result of the development of atherosclerosis, smoking and other negative factors;
• age-related changes.

A healthy lifestyle helps prevent this problem.

Leg cramps - causes and treatments: Video

An ailment such as varicose veins in the legs is a real problem for every second inhabitant of the earth. The main manifestations of the disease are deformation of the vessels of the legs, as well as their displacement closer to the epithelial cover of the skin. The most unpleasant symptom of the pathology is cramps due to varicose veins.

Anyone who has ever been exposed to this disease knows how much discomfort it causes and how expensive therapy can be. As a rule, varicose veins bother the patient at night and it is unlikely that anyone would classify the sensations as pleasant. Let's figure out what causes spasms in varicose veins and what can be done to combat them.

Why do seizures occur?

Before starting treatment for varicose veins of the legs, you should find out the reasons that led to this or that symptom. Painful varicose veins can occur under the influence of the following factors.

1. Varicose spasms can also provoke obstruction of blood through the venous vessels. Simply put, it is a blockage of a vein in a certain area. As a result, the functioning of the venous valves is disrupted, and the entire blood flow malfunctions. As a rule, such a nuisance happens to the veins located in the calf area.
2. Additional reasons that can provoke seizures are a lack of essential minerals and trace elements in the body. For example, low magnesium or calcium content.
3. Violation of water-salt balance in the body. This happens when the patient consumes critically little fluid or is undergoing treatment with diuretics.
4. A profession associated with heavy physical labor or playing sports associated with constant stress on the legs is a sure way to varicose veins. In this case, leg cramps with varicose veins occur at moments of greatest stress and go away on their own, you just need to give your legs a little rest.
5. The opposite picture also brings little good. The patient leads a passive lifestyle. He moves little, works in a sedentary job and does not play any sports. Lack of physical activity and physical inactivity is a condition common to almost all older people. Many of them are disabled and cannot lead an active life.

However, this problem is also observed among young people who, due to their busy lives, do not engage in physical exercise and do not walk in the fresh air for the required amount of time.

It is important! As a rule, leg cramps occur at a time when the human body is in its most vulnerable and relaxed state. In other words, during night sleep.

That is why procedures aimed at treating varicose veins are carried out mainly 2-3 hours before going to bed.

How to overcome varicose veins on your own?

If you have the slightest suspicion of varicose veins or are already worried about vascular spasms, rush to consult a phlebologist. The doctor will be able to tell exactly why the disease began and prescribe complex therapy. You may just need to replenish the lack of vitamins in your body so that the unpleasant symptoms go away.

If the causes of problems with veins in the legs are clear, then the question itself arises: what to do next and how to treat the disease. It should immediately be noted that only a specialist should prescribe drug therapy. Taking independent measures to get rid of varicose veins will increase the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment.

First, try to reduce the stress on your feet and calves. When starting out, you should forget about shoes with high platforms or heels. You should walk more, but you need to do this slowly and in comfortable shoes.

You can overcome heaviness in your legs with a contrast shower. The water should not be too hot or cold. Direct the shower stream towards your feet, changing the temperature one at a time. It is best to carry out such manipulations in the evening - this will help reduce the risk of cramps during sleep.

Traditional medicine

Treatment using alternative medicine methods is aimed at getting rid of spasms in the legs, that is, cramps due to varicose veins. If the problem is not yet critical or you just want to prevent the disease, take note of a few recipes:

1. You will need freshly squeezed juice of one lemon and tights or stockings. Apply the juice to the back of the foot and wait until it is completely absorbed. After this, you should put on high socks or stockings. The procedure is repeated every day for 2 weeks.
2. Mustard oil is incredibly useful in the fight against varicose veins. It stimulates blood flow to the legs and promotes faster movement throughout the body. The likelihood of a spasm in this situation is sharply reduced. Rub the oil into problem areas of the ankles every day before bed.
3. If varicose veins affect the feet, then ordinary apple cider vinegar will come in handy. Do not take a product whose concentration is below 9%, as you risk irritation. Vinegar is thoroughly rubbed with massage movements over the entire foot. It is best to do this shortly before going to bed.
4. Make potatoes a regular guest on your table. It is the regular consumption of potato dishes that helps normalize blood flow and improves the general condition of the venous vessels in the legs. For greater effect, it is better to bake potatoes in the oven and eat them directly with the peel.

Note! There is a popular belief that a cramp that suddenly affects the legs can be quickly eliminated by applying pressure to the desired area with a pin or other sharp object. This is true, but care should be taken, because there is a risk of damaging the vessels that are close to the skin and thereby complicate the situation.

Despite all the variety of treatment methods for varicose veins, do not forget about basic preventive measures that will help you reduce the likelihood of the disease. Varicose veins are almost always easier to prevent than to start expensive treatment later.

Both already sick people and potential sick people need to adhere to proper nutrition, give up bad habits and thoroughly review their wardrobe. You should not save on shoes; give preference only to comfortable, “breathable” models made from natural materials.

And most importantly, if you notice convulsions or simply an unusual condition of your veins, do not hesitate to contact a phlebologist who will prescribe the appropriate treatment.

Varicose veins of the lower extremities is a disease that affects at least half of the world's inhabitants. This disease is expressed, first of all, in the deformation of large venous vessels of the calf region, as well as their protrusion under the very surface of the skin.

All patients who have undergone anti-varicose vein therapy know how painful and difficult this disease is to cure, and how impressive, often, the costs of fighting it are.

Symptoms of varicose veins bring a lot of pain to venous patients and are expressed in the first stages of the disease in the following:

1. Feeling of fullness, pain and burning in the legs.
2. Edema, which is more common in the evening.
3. Leg cramps with varicose veins, which bother patients mainly during night sleep.

This article will discuss the last symptom - night cramps with venous disease.

It is necessary to establish what causes their appearance, as well as possible methods and means of combating this unpleasant and painful symptom of varicose veins.

Factors causing seizures

Convulsions in varicose veins of the lower extremities occur if the following circumstances occur:

• The patient's lifestyle is hypodynamic, physical activity is minimal, and there is no physical activity. This lifestyle is observed in almost all patients over 50 years of age. However, even quite young and capable citizens, unfortunately, often prefer sitting near the monitor rather than playing sports or invigorating, refreshing walks.
• When, on the contrary, work activity and/or sports hobby is associated with periodic lifting of weights, long periods of being “on your feet,” which creates permanent tension in the calf muscles without the necessary rest and relaxation.
• And also, cramps with varicose veins are provoked by the accumulation of blood in the venous vessels of the calf region, the work of the internal valves of which, as well as blood circulation, is impaired.
• There are other causes of seizures - a lack of calcium and magnesium in the body, as well as a lack of fluid, which occurs, for example, due to long-term use of diuretics.

As mentioned earlier, the time of occurrence of cramps with varicose veins is mainly at night, when the body is in the most relaxed state.

How to deal with cramps

Treatment of calf muscle cramps with varicose veins, as well as other symptoms accompanying the initial stages of the disease, is conservative in nature and is conditionally divided into five components:

1. Use of medications.
2. Wearing compression stockings.
3. A set of therapeutic exercises.
4. Hydrotherapy - contrast shower.
5. Folk remedies and methods of treatment.

Pharmacy products

As for medications whose action is aimed, among other things, at eliminating cramps in varicose veins, the doctor will most likely recommend taking venotonics, such as Detralex and Venarus, as well as the use of external gels, ointments and creams with anti-varicose veins : “Heparin ointment”, “Lioton 1000”, “Cream wax healthy”, “Troxevasin”.

In addition, calcium gluconate and dietary supplements containing magnesium are often prescribed against seizures to replenish the lack of substances and minerals necessary for the body.

Compression jersey

Compression garments can have several stages of compression - from preventative to very strong, created for use in the postoperative period.

In order to choose the best option for underwear, you need to contact a specialist in the field of vascular surgery, and best of all, a phlebologist.

Physiotherapy

To prevent and eliminate the symptoms of varicose veins, including spasms, you need to review your daily routine and include special physical exercises aimed at strengthening the calf muscles.

So, for varicose veins patients, the following are perfect:

• Foot stretching. It is performed as follows: place the lower leg on a chair or sofa, and stretch the foot forward and backward, significantly straining the muscles. After performing the exercise, the legs need to be relaxed with light shaking movements.
• Raising your torso on your toes. Everything is simple here - stand facing the wall, lean on your palms and slightly rise on your toes for some time, at least 15-20 repetitions.
• The same exercise, but only without support and with a sharper lowering of the heels. It is very effective against seizures, provided that varicose veins are not advanced and are not accompanied by severe symptoms: strongly protruding nodular veins, thrombosis and ulcers.
• Sit on the floor, straighten your legs in front of you, grab your feet with your hands and, as far as possible, pull them towards you, then relax your limbs. Repeat until the cramp goes away.
• Stand straight with your feet crossed. Now rise onto your toes at least 5 times.
• Gently bend and straighten your toes for 2-3 minutes.

Water procedures

In addition, exercise in a swimming pool, with the exception of speed swims, helps treat cramps with varicose veins.

In addition, a contrast shower will be an excellent assistant, the temperature range of which is about 20 degrees, the lower water temperature should be 15-20 degrees, and the upper 40-45.

ethnoscience

Traditional methods of anti-varicose therapy aimed at eliminating seizures.

1. Rub the back of your feet with fresh lemon juice twice a day. After applying the juice, you need to let it completely absorb, and then put on tights or socks. You need to do this for at least two weeks in a row.
2. It is very useful to rub mustard oil into your calves, which will speed up intravenous blood flow and reduce the likelihood of night cramps.
3. You can rub 9% vinegar into your feet, preferably apple cider vinegar.
4. Include regular consumption of potato dishes in your diet, which are best baked in the oven with the peel.
5. To quickly relieve an unpleasant convulsive syndrome, you should lightly prick the painful area with a needle or other object with a sharp edge. But remember! The injection should be done very carefully so as not to damage the already unhealthy venous vessels.

Conclusion

In addition to therapeutic agents against convulsions in varicose veins, there are also preventive measures, the observance of which will not harm not only venous patients, but also people at risk.

So, in order to prevent varicose veins and accompanying symptoms, it is necessary:

• Balance your daily diet, excluding all fatty, spicy and smoked foods.

• Normalize body weight, if necessary, go on a diet.
• Make it a rule to take daily leisurely walks in the fresh air.
• Replace uncomfortable, tight synthetic clothing and high-heeled shoes with comfortable clothing and shoes made from high-quality, breathable materials.
• Take vitamins D, dietary supplements high in potassium, calcium and magnesium.

Important! If you are bothered by night cramps, which are a frequent companion of varicose veins, you should immediately seek help from a doctor - phlebologist, who will determine the stage of development of the disease, and also recommend the means and methods necessary in a particular case to eliminate the symptoms of the disease.

Feel great! Be healthy!