Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) - one of the most common cardiovascular diseases on the planet. Its symptoms are familiar to many: disturbed venous outflow, and veins dilate. As a result, there is heaviness and leg pain, swelling, night cramps, spider veins.
If time does not pay attention to the first signs of CVI, the disease will progress, and finished more than sad: festering sores, dermatitis, thrombophlebitis and venous thrombosis. Medical statistics leads startling figures: almost every second woman identified problems with veins. And often the culprits of disease - procedure without which we can not imagine our life. For example, a massage.
The reason №1: anti-cellulite massage
What's going on: 20 years ago, no one knew the terrible word "cellulite", and now it is on everyone's lips. Articles about this "illness" are full pages of magazines. Almost each of the fair sex can find on his body sites with "orange peel", which deprive her of sleep and rest. Benefit of techniques to combat cellulite mass. One of the most effective - cellulite massage. He performed extensively with the active study of problem areas knuckles or special massagers.
The problem is that such techniques have a direct impact on the veins: enhanced vascular pattern, sometimes there are extensive hematoma, which can then lead to venous stasis and varicose veins.
Solution: to fight cellulite, but keep veins healthy, you need to remember the gentle method to combat cellulite. Good nutrition, exercise, and special fat-burning cosmetics (based on caffeine, seaweed, clay and plant extracts) on the effect will not give massage. Excellent anti-cellulite "doctors", which also provides for venous disease being treated, - swimming and cycling.
Reason number 2: Hair Removal
What's going on: women on average once every two weeks is necessary to resort to the procedures for removing unwanted vegetation on the legs and body. This problem is particularly acute in the summer when we wear short skirts and shorts. It does not matter, you do this by using an epilator or hot wax - the result is: smooth legs and ... sick vein. The fact that any painful (as in the case of the epilator) or heat (if you are using a wax) exposure increases venous outflow, resulting in becoming more prominent vascular pattern of the skin (scientifically called is rosacea). Rosacea - the first signal that the veins that something is wrong.
Solution: to control vegetation on their feet better (better for veins especially!) to use the razor or depilatory creams. Of course, the effect of their use is not so long, but that does not make for the sake of health veins?
Reason №3: overreliance on sunburn
What's going on: lover of tanning beds and sunbathing under the hot sun is worth considering. The fact is that under the action of high temperatures veins dilate, the tone of venous walls decreases and increases the risk of chronic venous insufficiency. By the way, in the same risk group include physicians and abuse of sauna, steam bath, hot tubs.
Solution: if you can not refuse to take baths, it should be that the water temperature was not more than 40 ° C. Although most doctors say that the shower (especially contrast) is incomparably more useful to the bath. But in any case, no matter what you choose, remember this simple rule: after water treatment it is necessary to rinse your feet in cold water - it increases the tone of veins.
And instead of tanning and sun better to use creams with the effect of tanning. Today it is the safest way to health Sun
Reason №4: oral contraceptives
What's going on: agree, oral contraceptives - it is very convenient. But did you know that the combined oral contraceptive pill (or COCs) contain hormones? Any endocrinologist will tell you: long-term use of drugs gormonosoderzhaschih - a direct path to thrombophlebitis.
Solution: consult a gynecologist. He should pick you mikrodozirovanny COC, which will not affect the condition of the veins. Of course, ideally, can be used instead of the COC means local contraceptive (spermicidal creams, pills, suppositories) and barrier methods (condoms, caps).
Reason №5: fitness load
What's going on: lifting heavy weights and strength exercises for the legs and the press increase intra-abdominal pressure and lead to a malfunction of the venous valves. The same result some sports, such as weightlifting, basketball, running.
Solution: Hear counsel, coach and strictly metered load in a fitness club. Alternatively, give attention to sports, which have a positive effect on the condition of the veins: yoga, cycling, walking, swimming.
Of course, we have listed, not all the problems that lead to venous diseases. Do not forget about the hard physical labor, standing or sitting work, bad habits, pregnancy and childbirth.
A special case - weight problems: the veins are very hard to wear a extra pounds. Long wearing high heel shoes also leads to disruption of blood circulation in the foot, threatening swelling, pain and cramps.
And wearing tight clothing (jeans, tight skirts, corsets, stockings with lace elastic taut) leads to disruption of the venous valves. In general, it's you: are you ready to pay for beauty health?
In any case, the appearance of the first symptoms of discomfort and CVI seek medical attention immediately.
Milena Shkandal