Health

1.What is Varicose veins?

Beautiful legs without varisesVarises occur when the valves leaking blood vessels. The cause of valve leaking blood vessels due to genetic predisposition or because a person's weight is too heavy, or any other cause when a woman is pregnant and her stomach began to swell. Another cause for standing in a long time. When these valves fail, blood forming a pool beneath them, causing the vein or veins to swell or stand out and become what we know as varicose veins.

Varicose veins occur because of the widening and the lack of elasticity in the veins or veins that carry blood the dirty work of the entire body back to the heart. Dilation of blood vessels is usually due to abnormalities in heart valves so the blood can not flow to the heart and consequently accumulate in the blood vessels and form a bulge.

Blood vessels that stand out are seen in patients with varicose veins usually appear in the calf, although in fact it can appear anywhere. For example in the anus that can also cause hemorrhoids.

2.Causes of Varicose veins

Most of the causes of varicose veins due to heredity or genetic factors. Heredity is the wall of blood vessels and valves are not perfect. Genetic factors are somewhat difficult to cure. Hormones are in women can also cause varicose veins, varicose veins that is why most experienced by women. In pregnant women, this risk is increasing due to the addition of hormone at that time. Female hormones can also be triggered by taking the contraceptive pill.

Not only because of genes, other things that cause varicose veins, among others, habits, lifestyle and everyday activities can cause varicose veins. Overweight, standing too long, less exercise and smoking can trigger varies.

Besides disturbing appearance, varicose veins also cause discomfort. For instance tired, heavy, pain, and in some cases can cause cramps at night.
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Mencegah Varises

Jika Anda mengalami varises atau memiliki keturunan keluarga yang menderita varises, Anda dapat melakkukan cara-cara berikut untuk mencegah timbulnya varises sekaligus mengurangi keluhan akibat varises:

• Jaga berat badan tetap ideal

  Berat badan yang belebih dapat membuat kaki menahan beban yang berat sehingga beresiko mengalami varises.

• Jangan berdiri dan duduk diam lterlalu lama.

  Berdiri terlalu lama dapat menyebabkan pelebaran pada pembuluh darah. Begitu juga jika duduk terlalu lama, sebaiknya diselingi dengan berjalan kaki.

• Gunakan kaos kaki

  Jika Anda memiliki gen penyebab varises, sebaiknya gunakan kaos kaki elastis, jika mungkin, pakailah kaus kaki panjang yang mencapai lutut. Penggunaan kaos kaki khususnya diperlukan saat berada di ketinggian seperti saat berjalan-jalan di pegunungan atau saat naik pesawat.

• Hindari pakaian dalam yang terlalu ketat

  Pakaian yang terlalu ketat dapat menghambat sirkulasi darah ke jantung.

• Lakukan olahraga yang sesuai

  Olahraga ringan seperti berjalan, jogging atau bersepeda dapat menguatkan dinding pembuluh darah vena dan melancarkan peredaran darah. Sedangkan, olahraga yang menyebabkan kontraksi otot yang mendadak dan berat seperti angkat beban sebaiknya dihindari.

• Konsumsi vitamin C

  Vitamin C sangat bermanfaat untuk menguatkan dinding pembuluh darah, maka konsumsi yang cukup dapat mencegah pelebaran pembuluh darah.

• Letakkan posisi kaki lebih tinggi pada saat tidur

  Agar darah dapat lebih lancar menuju jantung, saat tidur bisa meletakkan kaki diatas bantal atau ditempelkan di dinding dengan posisi lebih tinggi dari kepala. Hal ini khususnya dapat dilakukan jika telah terjadi pembengkakan akibat pembuluh darah yang menonjol. 
• 4.treating Varicose
  Medicine and healing techniques there are several kinds of varicose veins. For example with some following ways:
  
       * Consuming supplements that can strengthen blood vessel walls and keelastisannya.
       * Use elastic stockings to thigh that can help suppress the veins.
       * Sclerotherapy is entering a kind of saline solution into the blood vessel dilation.
       * Endovenous laser therapy is to treat varicose veins by inserting a wire into a blood vessel. Wire is inserted from the knee to the groin then done warming.
       * Surgery is usually performed for severe cases already.
  
  Varicose veins are a problem for women because the majority of cases happen to women. However, it does not mean it can not be prevented, even if varicose veins are caused by hereditary factors. With good food consumption and lifestyle that's right, you can prevent varicose veins appear on your body.