Appearance reasons
Considering the reasons why varicose veins are affected during pregnancy, there are several main ones:
- Weight change.During pregnancy, veins appear in the legs due to weight gain of ten kilograms or more, which leads to increased pressure and load on the vessels.
- Hormonal changes in the body.During fetal formation, a woman's hormonal background is repeatedly rebuilt, which damages blood vessels - they lose their elasticity, become brittle, prone to varicose veins.
During pregnancy, veins appear in the legs due to weight gain of ten or more pounds.
- During pregnancy, the work of the venous valves changes as the volume of circulating blood increases. It should be noted that varicose veins after pregnancy, if left untreated, do not disappear anywhere.
- Hereditary factors. If one of the parents of a pregnant woman is sick with varicose veins, the chances of developing the same disease are high.
- Choosing the wrong clothes and shoes. Sometimes expectant mothers are surprised by the origin of varicose veins, without thinking that tight clothes and high heels can cause it.
- Reduced physical activity. In the veins of the legs during pregnancy, blood stasis can begin if the pregnant woman moves a little and does not do special exercises.
Some of the causes of varicose veins during pregnancy are easy to eliminate - change your habits.
Symptoms and signs
Varicose veins during early pregnancy are difficult to detect as there are no severe symptoms.
However, it is worth contacting your doctor if you have the following symptoms:
- feeling of heaviness and pain in the legs. Swelling, especially at night, if you sit for a long time.
- convulsions, especially at night.
- redness or dark skin
- the appearance of vascular networks.
- seals on the skin, the appearance of food ulcers. Inflamed veins during pregnancy are easily palpable.
Types of varicose veins during pregnancy
Varicose veins during pregnancy can be of different types. The most common disease is:- in the groin?
- on your feet?
- in the bay?
- in the womb.
Diagnostics
Varicose veins and pregnancy have a major effect on a woman's body, causing extra stress on many organs, so it is important to diagnose the disease at an early stage.The method of double ultrasound is currently used to detect varicose veins in pregnant women. This modern type of diagnostics has replaced ultrasound mapping and Doppler mapping. Duplicate ultrasound is performed within twenty minutes and provides detailed information on the condition of both the deep and superficial veins.
In some cases, for additional diagnostic purposes, perform:
- Partial Doppler.A simple but reliable test that indicates the condition of the arteries, proving their weakness and narrowing.
- BMR (magnetic resonance ventography).If varicose veins are diagnosed during pregnancy, this test allows you to assess the condition of the blood vessels without using contrast, it does not cause harm to the body.
- Computed tomographic venography.Using contrast allows it to assess the condition of blood vessels at great depths. If varicose veins have vague symptoms, this type of test is prescribed.
Methods of treatment of the disease
Not all methods that can be used to treat varicose veins during pregnancy during pregnancy can be used. For example, during pregnancy, injections of certain drugs can not be used and surgery is not always possible. These restrictions also apply to women with varicose veins in the legs, but plan to become pregnant within the next two years.
Surgical treatment
As mentioned earlier, varicose veins during pregnancy are dangerous due to limitations in treatment options. However, there are situations where drug treatment is not enough, then surgery is performed. For example, if you develop severe thrombophlebitis or have ulcers that do not heal.
In most cases, surgeries are performed at a gestational age of no more than six months and sclerotherapy or frequency removal is used and further surgeries are performed after pregnancy. In the postoperative period, the use of special underwear and therapeutic exercises is prescribed - these recommendations apply to the postpartum period.
Today, if severe varicose veins are detected during pregnancy, they use laser therapy instead of a scalpel. Modern technique allows you to beat varicose veins quickly and safely.
Medicines
Doctors know very well what the risk of varicose veins is, so they suggest that you contact specialists in the first manifestations of the disease. In such a case, a course of benton drugs and means to normalize blood density is prescribed. There is also a wide variety of special ointments and gels for external use, including those containing Gingko biloba. Any medications that affect the tone of the veins are serious, so they should only be taken according to the regimen recommended by the doctor.
Alternative therapy
People have been dealing with parallel "pregnancy and varicose veins" for a long time, therefore, earlier and even today, folk methods such as lotions, tinctures, ointments, baths are widely used in therapy. Of course, if the disease starts, then these techniques are considered only as adjunctive therapy, but in the early stages, alternative therapy is quite effective.
Compression tinctures:
- Hop tinctures help to overcome well in the early stages of varicose veins during pregnancy. You need to take 1 tablespoon of cones, pour 200 ml of boiling water and keep for 20 minutes. After that, the solution is drained and used for compresses. In a similar way, the infusions are made from horse chestnut flowers or leaves. Such compresses can be applied at night and kept on the foot until morning. The veins are treated during pregnancy with peeled chestnut fruit powder: 50 grams of this powder is poured with 200 milliliters of vegetable oil and the feet are rubbed with the resulting composition before bedtime.
- If early varicose veins are detected during pregnancy, roasted cabbage leaves are used for compresses, which relieve inflammation, pain, swelling.
- Do not exceed the temperature of the bath solution above 38 degrees.
- take a bath for no more than 15 minutes.
- After the procedure, do a relaxing massage.
- lie down at the end of the bath for 30-40 minutes with your legs raised.
- Prepare a decoction of meadow clover flowers: pour 1 tablespoon chopped flowers in a warm and pour 400 milliliters of boiling water. After two hours, filter the broth and take ½ cup 4 times a day.
- You can create a collection of coltsfoot leaves, strawberries and lingonberries, five-pods motherwort, and calendula officinalis and viburnum flowers. The ingredients are mixed in equal parts, 2 tablespoons of the resulting mixture is poured with 400 ml of boiling water and kept for 15 minutes in a water bath. After that, you should keep the collection for 40 minutes in a warm place. Take ½ cup 4 times a day.
Disease prevention
Varicose veins in the legs, like any disease, should not only be treated, but also preventive measures should be taken to prevent the disease or prevent its recurrence:- It is not recommended to sit or stand for a long time. It is best to relax on the side to relieve stress from the leg veins and small pelvis.
- To relieve stress on the veins in your legs, keep your legs high when lying down or sitting.
- To lighten the veins of your legs during pregnancy, wear special compression stockings. These underwear help redistribute blood through the veins, stimulate blood in the veins of the legs and reduce the chance of blood clots. It is recommended to wear compression stockings not only during, but also after pregnancy, for one and a half to two months.
Remember that varicose veins in the legs are less common in people who exercise and have a healthy lifestyle. Even light exercise helps maintain fitness and reduce the risk of varicose veins.