Varicosis is a phenomenon with high prevalence, representatives of different professions suffer from them.Often such a diagnosis is detected by athletes, sellers, office workers, drivers.Of course, there is no getting away from the genetic predisposition.If the problem is detected, you will have to reckon with it: to be treated, to change individual familiar moments of lifestyle, and also refrain from some potentially dangerous actions.
What can not be for varicose veins?The list of contraindications will not be so small, you will have to paint each item in more detail.
Do I need to refuse red meat for varicose veins
The word “diet” has a depressing effect on many patients: a bland, completely tasteless menu with many restrictions appears.Subconsciously, a person will look for reasons to devalue the benefits of a diet for a particular illness.But it would be correct from the very beginning to use a different formulation - not a diet, but nutritional therapy.And it lies in the fact that the menu should minimally include products that negatively affect the condition of blood vessels.
You can safely say to yourself - all, from now on, I do not eat a piece of fatty meat.That is, neither pork, nor beef, nor lamb on my table will no longer be.What is the percentage of those who will be faithful to this promise?Of course, he is negligible.Moreover, do you really need to categorically abandon animal foods familiar to the human body?
There are many stereotypes that are misinterpreted, and there is a huge layer of marketing products that assure us that red meat cannot be worse.Finally, there are false experts who persuade their followers on social networks that eating pork and beef is a crime against themselves.Who to believe?
It is necessary to reason in everything sensibly.
Protein is the main building material of the body, in a sense it is a symbol of the life of the human body.
Yes, there is a lot of harmful cholesterol in red meat, and if you eat it every day, do not wait good.But this is not a reason to give up a delicious borsch on beef or a steak, not so frequent on the table, but still included in the monthly menu?There is and should and should and should be, but not to turn it into a product, without which lunch is not lunch.Just reduce portions and frequency of use.And if varicose veins are diagnosed, and this norm is also reduced, because fatty varieties of meat increase blood viscosity.But sitting all the future life on one chicken is not a way out at all.
Food prohibitions
With varicose veins, you should not consume products that provoke fluid retention in the body, as well as weight gain.Of course, you can dream that you do not eat a single piece of cake in your life - such a strict in relation to your diet can do units.But it is definitely necessary to reconsider the frequency of the used “harmful” products.And about how often you can afford the same cake, and you have to work.
What products should be minimized with varicose veins?
- Alcohol.As you know, alcohol is able to expand the vessels, the liquid is sent to the intercellular space from the cells, the metabolism is knocked down, a person feels bad.For patients with varicose veins, even small doses of alcohol can lead to pain in the legs, severity.
- Marinades and smoked meats.These products retain fluid, which is contraindicated for varicose veins of the legs.
- Jellied meat and strong broths.And this seemingly harmless and even healthy food contains a sufficient amount of extractive substances that negatively affect blood viscosity.
- Sharp seasonings.Negatively affect the vessels.
- Canned food.It is believed that the refractory fats they contain have a toxic effect on the vascular network.
- Salty food.Salt retains fluid, causing swelling of the limbs.It is recommended to cook food without salt, and then add salt to your portion.
- Chicory.Do not get carried away with them, as this product also expands the vessels.
- SDOBA, any chocolate and cakes.The main provocateurs of excess weight.But even if everything is in order with weight, clearly limit the use of these quick carbohydrates.
This statement is beyond doubt: the more pronounced varicose veins, the stricter the therapeutic diet will be.
Example menu for varicose veins
It is easier to understand the essence of some things with specific examples.You have varicose veins, you decided to take up your food, read a lot of recommended texts and ... were confused.So, what is then?And what will the full menu look like at least one day if you adhere to the rules completely?
- Breakfast.Rice porridge (possibly with milk).It is recommended to take brown rice.Add some almonds or pieces of your favorite fruit to the porridge.Not very sweet ginger tea with a slice of lemon.
- Brunch.A salad of seasonal vegetables, which is seasoned with olive or coconut oil.
- Dinner.Light chicken soup, baked or stewed vegetables, steam cutlet.Herbal/green tea.
- Afternoon snack.A cup of non -doused kefir, apple, bellied cookies.
- Dinner.Buckwheat porridge, some baked fish.A cup of hibiscus tea or compote.
Difficult?No.The likelihood that you are tormented by a feeling of hunger are negligible.And if it still appears, it's time to seriously take up your diet, it’s obviously not all right with food behavior.
In addition, there is an occasion for optimism: 21 days - exactly so much is the term of psychological and physiological addiction to the new.
The new image of the diet, including.Therefore, last three weeks on the right food, and after this cake you will not want it anymore.
Is it possible with varicose veins in a bathhouse and a sauna
In case of varicose veins, the body should be protected from overheating - absolutely every patient with such a diagnosis should know this.If you previously liked to soak in a very hot bath and steam your feet, leave these habits in the past.
But there are no unequivocal statements about the bathhouse.Although, it would seem, here everything should be clear and clear.Many patients are surprised: why the doctor forbids to go to the sauna, but about the bathhouse is not so categorical.And this is explainable, the sauna is dry heat, which, with varicose veins and other vascular pathologies, acts extremely negatively.Therefore, the categorical is not.The bathhouse from the Finnish sauna differs precisely with humidity.Since the temperature is regulated, a person sweats.And if he goes to the bathhouse by all the rules (time of stay, temperature, tea pause), then for health such pastime will only be benefit.
Also, a contrast shower will be useful for varicose veins.This is generally a good, healthy habit for almost all people.
Everyone knows how harmful to be in the sun, but few really withstand the ban.Excessive overheating is a real blow for a patient with varicose veins, you should not risk your health for the sake of a whim.But you can and should go to the pool, moreover, all year round.Swimming perfectly affects blood circulation, and for the general healing of the body it is very useful.The legs are horizontally at the time of swimming, because there is no load on the veins.
10 unambiguous prohibitions
There are rules that patients with varicose veins must strictly follow.It often happens that the doctor reminds the patient from time to time what should not be done with varicose veins, but the patient himself follows these recommendations haphazardly.
Remember 10 clear prohibitions:
- Hormonal contraceptives after childbirth cannot now be used;
- Doing waxing is also prohibited;
- Solarium is a direct threat of complications for a person with varicose veins;
- High-heeled shoes lead to rapid progression of the disease;
- Narrow trousers, tights are not in size - it also exacerbates the situation;
- You cannot gain weight; obesity leads to increased blood pressure, and increased blood flow in the vessels weakens their walls;
- It is also dangerous to subjecting high physical exertion, including sports;
- You cannot take hot baths, go to the sauna, or steam your feet;
- It is dangerous to prescribe medicines, drink only what the doctor personally prescribed to you;
- When jogging – change the nature of the load, an exercise bike will be more useful.
At the same time, you should not abuse their position: some patients, only having heard the diagnosis of varicose veins, refuse any physical exertion.But a sedentary lifestyle from the progression of the disease will not warn.On the contrary, it is recommended to make an appointment with physiotherapy exercises in order to determine under the guidance of a specialist which exercises will be as useful now.
Excess weight and varicose
The metabolism is disturbed due to hormonal imbalance.This is a fact.But you need to work correctly with this fact, interpret it correctly.For example, if a woman’s body is an imbalance of progesterone, then there will be serious interruptions in menstruation.Why can problems with progesterone arise?For example, a woman zealously loses weight, refuses any cholesterol, excluded all animal oils from the menu, then the lack of this very cholesterol can lead to a progesterone deficiency.After all, this hormone is formed from it, as well as from phospholipids.
What does it mean?It follows from this that if somewhere a person with a history of varicose veins read that animal fats are unambiguously harmful, then he will eat only vegetable oil, the body will not have a normal concentration of cholesterol, hence the lack of progesterone, and ultimately hormonal failure with impaired metabolism.And this is already excess weight.Are categorical prohibitions really that useful in this case?Judge for yourself, the answer is on the surface.
Next about diets.A woman has varicose veins, is overweight, she literally grabs her head, at the same time throws out all her high-heeled shoes and fills the refrigerator with apples or kefir.Comfortable shoes are really important for varicose veins, but relying on diets is not a smart move.Yes, many diets will remove excess water from the body, and then the weight will return.
It’s also worth remembering: the human body changes all its cells in just a year.All!Because what worked a year ago (for example, the Dukan diet) the second time will be absolutely useless self-torture.In addition, the body is “cunning”; it remembers previous actions, the method that helped you lose weight.And the second attempt will be blocked by smart security mechanisms.
Do not lose weight by the tip of magazines, friends, Internet products, dubious reviews, but go to the endocrinologist, check your hormonal status, find out what exactly led you to excess weight.
And with a complete package of examination results, go to a nutritionist.He sees your health status based on the test results, he knows that you have varicose veins, he will discuss your personal eating habits.Therefore, his recommendations will not be spatially universal, but will become precise and targeted.Only in this case can you count on success.
Varicose veins and solarium
It is not ultraviolet radiation itself that is harmful to veins deformed by varicose veins.It is overheating that is dangerous; it is caused by rays.The thermal effect definitely reduces the tone of the venous wall, then its permeability increases, causing swelling.
What is the danger of a long stay on the sun:
- Worsening of venous stagnation;
- Convulsive syndrome;
- Swelling of the extremities;
- Impaired tissue nutrition;
- Thrombosis;
- Inflammatory process of the vein wall.
And the pathology only progresses from dehydration, which almost always accompanies sunny procedures.If a lack of fluid is noted in the body, then the blood changes its viscosity and density in the negative side.The flow rate of blood through the vessels slows down, which is why venous stagnation occurs.And the increase in blood viscosity is a direct threat of thrombophlebitis.
And to those patients who take anti -varicose drugs, it is doubly more careful to be with staying in the sun, since the skin becomes more susceptible to ultravioletus, and the risk of sunburn is growing.
Is it possible to go to the gym?
If you have previously visited the gym, then varicose veins are not an obstacle to continuing exercise.But there are some caveats here too.Before you start exercising on the machines, you need to warm up well.This will give you the opportunity to get ready for work; it is important that blood circulation is normalized.
The next moment is the correct alternation of loads and rest.
After the warm -up, you can go to the following simulators:
- Orbitrak;
- Trino bicycle;
- Treadmill;
- Rowing simulator.
It is recommended to combine strength training with cardio exercises, this will give the body a break.
The gym is permissible for varicose veins in a mild form, but even in this case the usual load rhythm, the duration of the training must be reduced.Two workouts per week for half an hour - the optimal mode.Before starting classes, visit a phlebologist so that he approves training, and you have no doubt about the correctness of your actions.
Varicose veins during pregnancy
For the first time with the expansion of a venous grid, a woman may encounter precisely during the period of gestation.According to some reports, about half of all female representatives heard this diagnosis in the months of gestation.
Why are varicose veins found during pregnancy?
- Unfavorable heredity.It consists in a genetically determined violation of the elastic properties of the connective tissue (and the one of which the venous walls consist), as well as the weaknesses of the venous valves.
- The synthesis of the so -called pregnancy hormones that affect muscle tone.
- The increased volume of blood in the body negatively affects the pressure in the venous bed, which causes stretching of blood vessels.
- The rapid weight growth in a short period of time - this gives a considerable load on the bottom of the body, on the legs, on the veins themselves.
- Worsening of blood outflow from the lower part of the body due to compression of the femoral veins: the inferior hollow, as well as the iliac, enlarged uterine cavity.
- Physiologically high blood coagulation in pregnant women (in order to prevent large blood loss in childbirth), and this is a prerequisite for thrombosis.
- Limited motor activity of a pregnant woman.
And even if the expectant mother has no prerequisites for varicose veins in her medical history, pregnancy itself can become a factor influencing the development of the disease.A pregnant woman should not reduce adequate physical activity - walking and swimming in the pool can remain in her life to a reasonable extent.Therapeutic gymnastics, combined with exercises for a pregnant woman, will be a good prevention of varicose veins and the consequences that they cause.
Also, on the recommendation of doctors, pregnant women should wear special underwear and special compression knitwear (stockings and tights).The woman at this time should have time to rest in a lying position, and the legs at this time need to be placed above the headboard.
If pregnant women have varicose veins, the contraindications will be the following: avoid spicy, fried and smoked foods, which cause fluid retention in the body.In addition, the expectant mother is prohibited from hot baths and saunas.At this time, a woman needs to strictly monitor her weight, control the menu, take tests and undergo examinations on time.
What to do if you have varicose veins
If you are diagnosed with varicose veins, then alcohol and cigarettes in any quantity will only help the disease progress.
To prevent the disease from developing, you need to:
- Walk in comfortable shoes with orthopedic characteristics;
- Use special knitwear at the first manifestations of the disease;
- Eat properly, control weight;
- During the day, be sure to give your legs a rest (at least 15 minutes);
- To refrain from excessive corners, weight lifting;
- Don't rule out walking.
Try not to stay in one position for a long time.Be sure to arrange a contrast foot shower and start doing therapeutic exercises.
Remember all contraindications for varicose veins on your legs and do not give yourself a reason to violate these rules.