Watch out, Calves Foot Varicose veins exposed!

Does your calf is often painful to walk? Is there a winding ridge of blue skin on the top layer of the calf? When this happens, you may suffer from varicose veins, varicose veins alias.

Varicose veins are dilated veins visible blue and settlement and located near the surface of the skin. Although it is very common to feel the presence of varicose veins, of course, never expected. Besides the reduction of the beauty of the legs, but can also cause discomfort.

Prominent blood vessels can throb and make your legs feel heavy. Legs and feet may be affected also look swollen. When you have severe varicose veins can cause itching, or even ulcers. In fact, these disorders can be found in almost every part of the body, but the most common in the leg and inner calf.

Some of the causes and risk factors of varicose veins such as obesity, pregnancy, hormonal changes of menopause, family history of varicose veins, history of venous disease, such as thrombophlebitis (vein inflammation), and any activity or hobby to force someone to be in a long time.

Symptoms
- Enlargement and deformation veins clearly visible
- Nyeri / cramps and felt numb at the feet, especially when standing
- Swelling of the feet and heels
- The skin around the varicose veins darkening.

Causes
- Increased pressure on the veins in the lower body due to pregnancy, childbirth or lifting heavy objects frequently.
- Disorder since birth of venous valves, thus not to prevent backflow of blood.

Complications
- Eczema (skin rash), which is very itchy.
- Bleeding from injury and broken veins.
- Ulceration (formation of the wound).

What you can do
- Often, a break with his feet elevated.
- If you are standing / sitting too long, move your feet as much as possible.
- The use of support hose.
- Check with your doctor if there are complications.

Doctor Action
- Provides itch relief cream recipes.
- Manage the complications, if any.
- Injectable liquids Sclerose reduce varicose veins.

Prevention
Avoid sitting / standing for long. Being able to take a long position, move your fingers.


Source: Kompas.com