DANGEROUS symptoms of POOR CIRCULATION in the LEGS (how to improve your circulation and avoid THROMBOSIS) Hello! Do you have poor circulation? Or are you suspecting that you have it?
What are the symptoms of this silent disease, which is only growing? Today, millions and millions of people suffer from poor circulation in the world. What makes this poor circulation worse, and what can make it better?
Well, that's today's topic. Symptoms of poor circulation in the legs, and what to do to improve it and avoid it! This video will be very complete and you will learn how to make your veins and arteries as healthy as possible and get rid of poor circulation once and for all, which can be very dangerous.
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Let's go! Our circulation is incredible— If we put it straight, we have almost a hundred thousand kilometers of blood vessels inside our body. And look, all organs and tissues depend on our healthy circulatory system— The circulatory system is our plumbing—the veins, the arteries, the capillaries, the lymphatic vessels—and of course, our heart, which pumps all the blood, right?
Everything has to be working perfectly to keep the organs oxygenated and with adequate nutrients—but also cleaning out toxins and excess fluid. What are the symptoms of poor circulation? If the problem is in the veins, for example, the person has chronic venous insufficiency and the blood does not flow properly from the legs and feet back to the heart.
And she will have: 1. EDEMA - which is nothing more than swelling in the legs and ankles. And this swelling is more at the end of the day, especially if you stand for a long time - like a salesperson, a teacher, a surgeon, or even sitting 2.
Pain in the legs: and this pain is like heaviness, tiredness, which also makes the end worse of the day. When the person is lying down they may feel burning or throbbing in the legs, ankles and feet 3. Leg cramps, foot, buttocks, especially at night.
4- tiredness in the legs: It becomes more difficult to walk because you feel fatigue more quickly. 5- the person can see Varicose Veins, which are those dilated and tortuous veins in the legs. 6- and the skin can change color (become more brownish, with some spots that we call ocher dermatitis).
The skin can also become drier and cracked, and can even form venous ulcers, which are wounds that are difficult to heal, normally above the ankles. These symptoms are due to poor venous circulation. Now, the person may have a blockage, what we call peripheral arterial disease, making it difficult for the blood to reach that place.
The symptoms are a little different. For example, swelling, if there is any, will be little. Pain has other characteristics.
When the person walks or climbs stairs it starts to hurt. And when it stops, it gets better. What we call intermittent claudication.
That person who walked all over the city and now walks about fifty meters and feels that tiredness in their legs, pain, and has to stop to recover. Cramps can also happen at night or when doing some activity . There is a certain muscle weakness.
Because blood and nutrients don't reach the muscles. there may be numbness and tingling and there may be changes in the skin too. The skin becomes cold, pale.
Sometimes the fingers may turn blue or purple. There may be a difference in temperature between one limb and another - for example, one leg is hot and the other is cold. This is not normal.
Yes, there may be some blockage in that cold leg. A man who has blockages in the arteries in his legs may also have sexual impotence. And also, because blood doesn't reach that leg properly, it can become atrophied.
The muscles shrink. And they can have ulcers, arterial ulcers, which are very painful, which can become infected, cause bone infection, osteomyelitis and even gangrene and amputation. And we also have the symptoms of poor lymphatic circulation.
which may be due to a local infection - the person has had erysipelas on the leg, had surgery, trauma, or even obesity and a sedentary lifestyle which can impair lymphatic circulation. The main symptom is swelling and also the feeling of heaviness, of having a heavy leg. And the causes: What causes poor venous circulation?
Mainly varicose veins - In our veins we have valves that prevent blood from returning, from refluxing. When these valves become weak or damaged due to a genetic problem - your mother, your father have varicose veins, or even due to pregnancy, obesity - excess weight forces it, puts pressure on the veins, or even thrombosis, all of this causes the venous blood to become empty. accumulate on the legs.
and what causes poor arterial circulation? Typically, clogged artery, atherosclerosis. Which has to do with those classic risk factors - such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, physical inactivity, family history, age, over 50 years old.
But there are other causes. Arterial embolism, autoimmune, vascular diseases, arterial thrombosis. And look, having poor circulation is a very serious problem.
If the person does nothing, leaves it alone, they could even lose the limb, in other words, it could be amputated. What can help activate your circulation? Make your pipes work the right way?
What can we do to avoid or improve this situation? It is very important for us to have healthy habits. This prevents circulatory problems.
For example, have a balanced diet, with lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Do not put foods in your mouth that cause inflammation, that worsen circulation, such as ultra-processed foods, sugar, bad fats, lots of salt. All of this helps retain fluid and clog arteries.
It is extremely important to do physical activity: At least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, alternating weight training and aerobic exercise. When a person has a blockage, the body itself begins to carry out collateral circulation, that is, to form other networks of blood or lymphatic vessels in response to the blockage. Physical exercise causes the body to create more of these alternative roads.
And with that, symptoms will improve. The person used to be able to walk 50 meters without pain, then they will start walking 70, 80 and so on. Another tip is to maintain a healthy body weight - overweight and obesity increase varicose veins, lymphedema, and blockages.
Visceral fat inflames… It is very important to make an extra effort to maintain your appropriate weight. Of course- if you smoke, you have to stop it. Smoking is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and poor circulation.
Cigarettes damage your vessels, clog them, and increase the risk of aortic and cerebral aneurysms. This is a priority. If you have varicose vein problems, it is important to make your calves work with exercises (the calves are our second circulatory pumps), but also to elevate the legs when resting above the heart, to improve venous return.
Or even wear compression socks. Now, =\very important! The swelling and tiredness may not be a varicose vein or lymphatic problem, but it could be a heart problem.
For example, if both legs swell, symmetrically and if when walking or climbing stairs you feel short of breath, have to stop to catch your breath, if you cough a lot, if you use a lot of pillows at night or need to sleep sitting up, or your chest it hurts, this seems to me more like heart problems caused by heart failure, that is, a heart that is not strong enough to pump blood to all the organs, than a mere problem with varicose veins. And that's why you get tired, why liquid accumulates in your legs and ankles. The heart is in trouble.
In this case, it is important that you see a cardiologist. And if the swelling is not only in your legs, but also in your face, and you have urinary changes, the problem could be kidney. And if your leg starts to swell, gets hot, starts giving you a fever, it could be erysipelas, which has to be treated, because otherwise it could destroy your lymphatic system, or, if your leg becomes swollen, hard, painful, with bulging veins, it could be a thrombosis, especially if you take contraceptives, if you had a blow to your leg, if you went on a trip, or if you are undergoing treatment for cancer.
You have to see a doctor urgently, because it can often be that the clot in the leg vein breaks off and travels to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism, which is very serious. And of course, if you suspect that you have poor circulation in your legs, it is important that you see a vascular doctor. If he finds that this is the real problem, he may have other, more specific treatments for your case.
If you don't have any symptoms, that's great, but I suggest you adopt a healthy lifestyle, not only to avoid a vascular problem in the future, due to poor circulation, but also to improve your general health, increase your energy and have a better quality of life. . I hope you liked the video.
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