How Lifestyle Changes Can Help Manage and Prevent Varicose Veins

Fort Bend Heart Center with Dr. Naim Al-Adli can help our clients overcome various health problems, including varicose veins in Sugar Land, TX. These veins are very painful but unattractive and hard to manage without help. Thankfully, we can suggest lifestyle changes to decrease your symptoms and a few other steps to consider.

Try to Lose Weight

 Suffering from obesity can not only cause these veins but worsen them and make them more painful. Thankfully, losing some weight can help get it under control, alongside other lifestyle changes. Note that it’s not the only thing you should do, but it is a great start.

Put On Compression Socks 

 Compression socks help to force blood through the leg and can stop blood from pooling in the ankle, foot, or leg. This blood often worsens your vein problem and can make them more painful. Thankfully, these socks should mitigate their occurrence and reduce their symptoms. 

Avoid Tight Clothing and Shoes 

 Though compression socks are a good choice to manage this problem, tight clothes (body shapers, knee socks, snug belts, and girdles) can worsen your symptoms. Even tight shoes, particularly those with high heels, are a problem. Keep these clothes in your closet!

Practice Leg Elevation 

 At Fort Bend Heart Center, Dr. Al-Adli will show you how to elevate your legs to take pressure off your varicose veins. Sugar Land, TX, residents can put them on a footstool or even lay on a couch and keep them lifted with a pillow. You should also avoid crossing your legs.

Stay Away From Salt 

 Sure, we need salt and other types of electrolytes to improve our nervous system health. However, too much salt or sodium can cause the body to retain water and worsen your vein symptoms. Talk with us about the best amount of salt to add to your diet to stay safe.

Exercise Regularly 

 People with these veins typically don’t exercise regularly, which puts undue pressure and pain on their legs. Walking or cycling for 30 minutes a day for up to five days a week can help. However, it’s probably best to avoid running, lifting weights, and yoga, as they can worsen symptoms.

Therapy for Veins

 While lifestyle changes can help significantly with this problem, our team at Fort Bend Heart Center can help even further. Dr. Al-Adli knows how to treat varicose veins in Sugar Land, TX, and will work hard to help you. Make sure that you call our crew at (281) 265-8500 to learn more about our therapies. We’ll do whatever we can to make sure that you recover.