What Every Woman Should Know About Varicose Veins and Hemorrhoids
After childbirth, many women continue to experience symptoms of varicose vein disease and hemorrhoids that appeared during pregnancy and worsened as a result of delivery. These symptoms often do not disappear and create both cosmetic and medical problems.
Varicose veins manifest through symptoms such as bulging veins, leg swelling, heaviness in the lower limbs by the end of the workday, itching and burning along the veins, and leg cramps.
Hemorrhoids are accompanied by pain and itching in the anal area.
What should every woman know about varicose veins and hemorrhoids?
- These conditions cannot be cured on their own, and their symptoms tend to worsen over time;
- Symptomatic treatment addresses only the symptoms, not the underlying cause of the disease;
- Both varicose veins and hemorrhoids, among other causes, have a hereditary predisposition that is often passed from mother to daughter.
Complications of untreated varicose veins and hemorrhoids:
Varicose veins:
Untimely treatment may lead to vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis) or skin ulceration, which increases the risk of secondary infection.
Hemorrhoids:
Ignoring the symptoms may provoke anal bleeding, thrombosis of the hemorrhoidal sinuses, or infection of the surrounding tissues (paraproctitis), which may require complex surgical intervention.