Pregnancy Varicose and May is Pregnancy Awareness Month
May is 'Pregnancy Awareness Month' and top expert Phlebologist, Dr. Luis Navarro (The director of The Vein Treatment Center) who treats many pregnant women with severe varicose veins offers the following tips to avoid varicose veins during pregnancy:
- Exercise daily, even if its just a brisk walk, to help your circulation
- Strive to keep within the recommended weight range for your stage of pregnancy
- Elevate your feet and legs whenever possible
- Sleep on your left side with your feet on a pillow. Lying on your left side releases the weight of the uterus, thus decreasing pressure on the veins in your legs and feet
- Wear special support hose to make it easier for blood to flow back up toward your heart, prevent swelling and may keep your varicose veins from getting worse.
Many women first develop unsightly varicose veins or find that they get worse during pregnancy. As your uterus grows, it puts pressure on the large vein on the right side of your body, which in turn increases pressure in the leg veins. The amount of blood in your body increases when you're pregnant, adding to the burden on your veins overall. There are many health problems that can develop from varicose veins such as irritation, swelling, painful rashes, skin ulcers, blood clots and severe infection, and every pregnant woman especially needs to know what they can do to prevent or treat them.
To find out more about pregnancy varicose, you can visit Baby Center and Mayo Clinic.
April 18th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Great post about varicose veins and pregnancy. I personally suffer from this but only on my right leg, especially around the ankle. Each subsequent pregnancy it has got a lot worse (on the 3rd now!) but a few of your tips I have not tried so I shall do that and let you know if it helps!
July 6th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Though the pic that u have given makes me feel giddy it wud hit at the topic quite effectively. Ur tips like brisk walking and raising feet and legs are commendable.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:21 am
During pregnancy the fetus presses on the lower vena cava – inferior vena cava – in the abdominal cavity.
The best prevention and real home remedies for varicose veins is to have enough fiber in the diet. Full, inflated intestine pushes the veins in the abdominal cavity and through them the increased pressure is transmitted to the veins of the lower extremities.
http://www.natural-remedies-healthy-lifestyle.com/home-remedies-for-varicose-veins.html