Venous thrombosis is a pathological condition in which blood clots form inside the vessels. These are blood clots in the vascular cavity, they form when the vessels are damaged or due to blood clotting. Most often, a blood clot appears in a vein on the leg. The treatment will be described in this article.
Reasons for education
The main cause of blood clots is the inflammatory process, which leads to a violation of the blood. Due to inflammation, the walls of the vessels expand, varicose disease begins.
What does a blood clot look like in a vein on a leg? The photo is presented below.
The reasons for the onset of inflammation have not been established, there are several provoking factors that contribute to their appearance:
- elderly age;
- hereditary predisposition;
- late pregnancy, when weight significantly increases;
- excess weight;
- toxic effects of alcohol, smoking and canned food;
- weight lifting.
As a result, blood clots form in the veins on the legs. Treatment will be successful in the initial stages.
Blood clots
Varicose disease is asymptomatic and painless. Therefore, when visible signs of the disease appear, you have to fight with the already formed and neglected form.
In order to prevent complications that could be fatal, you need to know the signs of an impending disease:
- heaviness in the legs at the end of the day;
- pain in the calf muscles;
- bursting in the veins;
- swelling of the legs;
- discoloration of the skin, cyanosis;
- inflammation of the knee joints.
Here are such signs with a diagnosis of a blood clot in a vein on a leg.
The consequences of blood clots in the body
In addition to cosmetic inconveniences, when the veins on the legs begin to protrude and change color, this disease has very formidable consequences.
There are several stages of the disease:
- the appearance of spider veins;
- the appearance of subcutaneous dilated veins;
- persistent edema;
- cyanosis of the skin;
- the formation of closed venous ulcers;
- the appearance of open venous ulcers.
What threatens a blood clot in a vein on a leg? This question excites many.
Migration of a blood clot in the vascular bed cannot be prevented. When veins become obstructed, instant death often occurs. In the best case, due to a disturbance in cellular nutrition, the structure and function of the vessel will be impaired and lead to its death. Such a complication can result in paralysis, heart attack, stroke.
This is a blood clot in a vein on the leg.
Treatment with folk remedies
At the beginning of the disease, two things must be taken care of: stopping the inflammation and normalizing the already deformed veins.
The first part of the treatment is the most difficult. After all, any disease in the body begins with an inflammatory process, which is not always possible to stop. It is he who turns our diseases into chronic ones. There are several ways to suppress inflammatory processes:
- starvation;
- healing nutrition;
- the use of decoctions of medicinal herbs;
- use of medicinal leeches or bees;
- mineral water intake.
These are potent drugs that do not have side effects (if there is no allergy to bees and herbs).
All this can prevent a blood clot in a vein on the leg, the symptoms of which are not only unpleasant, but also dangerous.
The founders of naturopathy Arnold Eret and Galina Shatalova believed that there is no disease that does not cure hunger. This is a scalpel in the hands of nature, which cleanses the body of all foreign substances. It is necessary to practice fasting under the supervision of doctors.
The essence of healing nutrition
Healing nutrition is aimed at strengthening the body and getting rid of toxins and poisons. It should be focused on losing weight, strengthening the walls of blood vessels and reducing blood viscosity. It is necessary to increase the consumption of products that can cleanse and thin the blood:
- linseed and olive oils;
- onion and garlic;
- Apple vinegar;
- vegetable juices;
- cranberries and lemon;
- nuts, seeds, sprouted grains of wheat.
Then a blood clot in a vein on the leg and its consequences will not affect the person.
You need to drink a lot of water and decoctions of herbs. The consumption of fresh vegetables helps the body to get enough vitamins, antioxidants and flavonoids, which help strengthen blood vessels.
Herbs for blood thinning: horse chestnut, sweet clover, wormwood, meadowsweet, licorice root, willow bark, chicory, hazel, medunica, red clover. They are used in the form of decoctions several times a day during the course of treatment.
Wrap
Wrapping (application) of feet with gauze moistened with herbal infusions. First, a mixture of herbs is used to relieve inflammation - chamomile, St. John's wort, sage, plantain. In the broth they moisten the gauze, wrap the leg completely, wrap the gauze with compress paper on top , tie it for 4 hours in the afternoon or 8 hours at night. Do two procedures in the afternoon with a break of 2 hours and one at night. The course of treatment is at least 3 weeks.
After the inflammation is removed, a course of applications is carried out to strengthen the veins, using decoctions of oak bark, acorns, white willow bark, chestnut fruits.
The elasticity of the affected veins is restored by the third course, in which they massage the legs with 2% solution of apple cider vinegar 1 time per day.
Salt dressings dissolve blood clots very effectively - 1 tbsp. salt is dissolved in 1 liter of water, the dressing is applied 2 times a day for 3 hours.
A mixture of 200 g of onions, 100 g of garlic, 100 g of honey, 50 g of lemon juice is stored in the refrigerator. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day to dissolve blood clots.
Wiping the feet with tincture of kalanchoe on vodka has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect. 2 tbsp chopped leaves per 200 ml infused for 5 days. Rub in for 3 months. Alcohol tincture of white acacia also helps.
Compresses are different from wrapping with dressing technique. They must be insulated to enhance the action of the drug. Bodyagi compresses are kept on the leg for at least 2 hours.
Baths of mineral water, decoction of medicinal herbs, turpentine or salt improve the condition of the skin and blood vessels, relieve inflammation.
If there is a blood clot in a vein on the leg, treatment with folk remedies is very effective.
The use of balms and ointments
Balms and ointments are rubbed into a sore foot twice a day. Mummy ointment is made by diluting it in petroleum jelly in a ratio of 1: 5. The composition is applied to the foot twice a day. Pure mummy is taken orally as a tincture: 8 g is dissolved in 0.5 liters of water.
Therapeutic leeches are able to relieve the exacerbation of the disease within several sessions. The presence of hirudin in their saliva leads to blood thinning, resorption of blood clots, and removal of puffiness. The duration of the course is 5-10 procedures.
Mineral waters with hydrogen sulfide, with rhodone, with carbon dioxide act comprehensively and gently on the skin, nervous system, relieve tension and inflammation. A course of treatment is carried out with the help of drinking mineral water and taking baths.
Just as in official medicine, using folk remedies requires a comprehensive approach to treating the disease.
The action of natural remedies is always mild, not immediately noticeable after the first cycle of treatment. A disease undermines a person for years. To achieve the opposite effect and get rid of it, you need to be patient and continue treatment for at least one year.
The great advantage of natural methods of combating the disease can be called the fact that they act and eliminate the immediate cause of the onset of the disease. What all modern and rather expensive methods of official medicine cannot achieve. Surgery, pills and injections eliminate the consequences without affecting the cause of the disease.
What else can be treated for a blood clot in a vein on a leg?
Medical treatment
Before prescribing treatment, the patient undergoes a full examination:
- blood tests;
- duplex vein scan;
- venography;
- phlebomanometry;
- determination of prothrombin time in blood and plasma;
- radiopaque methods;
- MRI
These methods allow you to determine the condition of the veins, whether there are blood clots in the veins on the legs. Treatment (a photo of thrombosis is presented above) should be comprehensive.
With severe vascular damage, surgical removal of the veins is performed. However, if the cause of the disease is not found and eliminated, surgery will become regular.
Non-surgical treatment of thrombosis lasts up to 4 weeks. Patients are assigned bed rest with an elevated position of the legs.
Preparations
Initially, injections of Fraxiparin or Heparin are used for anticoagulant therapy, which is aimed at stopping the formation of blood clots.
After a week, the patient is transferred to indirect anticoagulants (blockers of the synthesis of vitamin K) - “Warfarin” or “Coumadin”. Means prevent the production of thrombin.
Prescribed drugs that affect blood coagulability: "Heparin sodium", "Enoxaparin sodium", "Calcium nadroparin", "Rivaroxaban".
Enzyme substances that dissolve blood clots are administered using droppers - Streptokinase, Urokinase.
At the same time, to improve microcirculation and blood properties, Trental is administered intravenously.
Reduce inflammation, pain and swelling "Voltaren", "Indomethacin", "Aspirin".
In conservative treatment, ointments “Heparin”, “Troxevasin”, “Vishnevsky”, “Ketonal”, “Lyoton”, “Diclofenac” are used.
Taking drugs for life. The effectiveness of the treatment is strictly controlled by tests.
Using an operation called thrombectomy, a blood clot in a leg vein is removed. After all, treatment is not always effective.
When is surgery necessary?
The operation to remove blood clots - thrombectomy - is performed by cutting and removing them from the vessel. It can be performed in the traditional surgical manner, using radio waves and using a catheter.
The endovascular method (thrombembolectomy) involves the removal of a thrombus by a catheter while preserving the vessel. This method reduces the risk of complications.
A radio wave thrombectomy is performed for at least an hour under local anesthesia. High-frequency waves remove a blood clot without adversely affecting healthy tissue.
The effect of the treatment session is long-term, but not eternal. Indications for the operation:
- lack of results with conservative treatment;
- severe and painful condition of the patient;
- pregnancy;
- blood clots that are not attached to the walls of blood vessels (embolism);
- pulmonary embolism.
That's the danger of a blood clot in a vein on the leg.
The operation prevents the onset of ischemic stroke, acute circulatory failure. This minimally traumatic and very quick operation greatly facilitates the patient's condition.
It is not always possible to use the painless methods of modern medicine. Contraindications to the use of surgery:
- severe concomitant diseases;
- in the presence of a malignant tumor or sepsis;
- if the patient cannot tolerate concomitant anticoagulant therapy.
The most important drawback of the operation is the possible infection of the wound, bleeding and repeated thrombosis.
Important! Thrombectomy is a temporary and emergency measure used to eliminate pain and restore blood flow. She does not relieve the cause of the disease.
Postoperative Recovery
If we talk about the restoration of the body after thrombomy, then it is carried out using a course of tablets:
- "Heparin" - an anticoagulant that prevents blood coagulation.
- "Reopoliglyukin" is a blood substitute that promotes the movement of fluids from tissues into the bloodstream.
- "Petoxifylline" is an angioprotector that improves blood microcirculation.
The doctor prescribes the patient to wear compression stockings for 3-4 days, monitor the diet and increase mobility.
After the use of folk remedies, cleansing fasting, mineral water recovery is not required. After all, these procedures themselves contribute to the healing and purification of the body. What should not be forgotten is the necessary periodicity of the procedures.
Drink infusions of herbs and mineral water should be given courses, starve - too. You can not abandon treatment as soon as you feel relief, because the disease will return if you do not cope with it to the end.
Prevention of blood clots with a tendency to this
Knowing the predisposition to thrombosis, it would be worthwhile to be careful than wait for the onset of the disease, and then spend energy and money to fight it.
An example in this regard to health can be the first-rate American movie star Angelina Jolie, who shocked the world with her extraordinary determination. Having a predisposition to cancer, having lost her mother from this disease, she removed the uterus, ovaries and breasts, preceding the disease. Of course, this is too decisive action. But a very good example in a reverent attitude to his health.
Parents should not forget that not paying attention to their health - this means teaching their children the same attitude. And when the child grows up and becomes ill, he will not make every effort to recover, but will wave his hand at the ailment, waiting for miraculous self-healing and receiving instead a chronic and incurable disease. No parent wants this for their child, but stubbornly teaches him this.
Conclusion
The salvation of a drowning man is the work of the drowning man himself. If a person is sick, those around him sympathize and wish a speedy recovery. Doctors assist to the best of their ability. But only the person himself can decide whether he will fight the disease or let it drift.
Having read the reason for all existing diseases in the Big Medical Encyclopedia, having drunk a bunch of pills and not having received relief, a person usually resigns himself and stops fighting, looking for a way to salvation, protecting his life.
We examined the reasons for blood clots in the veins in the legs, and treatment has also been described.