It happens that after childbirth, complications occur in the mother's body. During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes serious changes, the consequences of which are the creation of a new life and, unfortunately, in a number of diseases. Varicose veins of the small pelvis are one of many possible.
The disease develops in 30% of pregnant women, often affects the state of internal organs after the birth of a child. It happens that symptoms appear at this moment: in a similar way, the body responds to prolonged stress, showing that the body's condition has deteriorated over the past nine months. The situation is noticeable if not the first child is born or the birth was complicated.
Some doctors, when asked "how to treat a disease", shrug their shoulders and ask not to worry. If pain is constantly disturbed, there is a risk of further complication of the disease, the answer is one: to treat!
Symptoms of the disease
Varicose veins of the small pelvis is easily hidden from a person by a host of other diseases that cause constant pain in the abdomen. Periodically, the disease develops in parallel with other pathologies of pregnancy. If you start treatment on time, the results will surely remain positive.
Patients with varicose veins of the small pelvis have symptoms:
- Constant aching pains in the back and abdomen intensify if you stand for a long time without moving. If the focus of painful sensations grows, it gives in the perineum or lower back;
- Soreness of intercourse, lack of orgasm - symptoms and causes of the development of the disease. Often, signs develop in parallel, you need to remain attentive and carefully monitor the sensations so as not to miss the disturbing pain. If intercourse is interrupted for the purpose of contraception, the risk of illness is extremely high;
- Vaginal sensitivity is increased;
- In adolescents, the disease develops infrequently, proceeds without obvious manifestations. If there is unjustified discharge from the genitals, this becomes an alarming signal for contacting a doctor. Unexplained genital discharge also occurs in adult women;
- Strange reaction of the body to temperature changes;
- Heavy menstruation, accompanied by constant aching pain, premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea;
- Negative response to excessive physical exertion;
- Stagnation of blood in the parametric veins;
- Sometimes - difficulty urinating.
Symptoms are not so common in other diseases, often affecting the mass of the pelvic organs. Varicose veins of the uterus and varicose veins of the testicle are separate inflammations that have nothing to do with the above reasons. The diagnosis is made by a doctor on the basis of several indicators: symptoms are a factor taken into account, the causes of the disease are clarified later.
Remember, patients with varicose veins manifest themselves differently, sometimes not all symptoms are observed in the body. To prove the diagnosis is correct, doctors use stimulants to test the body's response. A timely diagnosis installation guarantees a quick and painless treatment. There is no need to abandon the body, you cannot allow varicose veins to develop with impunity.
Self-healing should not be practiced. Most women are not able to diagnose the disease on their own, without specialized knowledge - you need to go to the doctor. Even after reading many articles about the disease, it is easy to ignore the simplest contraindications that each treatment procedure has.
Diagnosis: how the diagnosis is confirmed
It is permissible to seek advice on illness from different doctors: a venous phlebologist, a surgeon specializing in the treatment of blood vessels. The doctor will give competent advice, explain the causes of the disease and recommend the necessary treatment.
Before treatment, it is shown to contact the department of gynecology with complaints. In response to the appeal, the doctor has the right to prescribe a number of studies that will prove or refute the presence of pathology among the internal organs:
- Phlebography through the uterus;
- Ovaricography;
- Ultrasound;
- Laparoscopy;
- CT scan.
Each procedure is carried out with the consent of the women undergoing treatment. The reasons for the diversity lie in taking into account the individual characteristics of the patient, the desires of the woman and, possibly, minor doubts of the attending physician in the diagnosis.
Treatment
If varicose veins of the small pelvis are diagnosed in a pregnant girl, sparing treatment is often prescribed. Includes wearing special medical clothing. The woman in labor does not take medications, the effect of drugs on the fetus has not been studied. It is better not to risk it and get rid of the disease only after pregnancy. Healing tights remain a must-have until complete recovery.
The main rule of treatment is the normalization of the patient's lifestyle: it is impossible to stay in an upright position for a long time, work, especially involving physical efforts, should be normalized. Exercises for pelvic varicose veins are not contested, being of a preventive nature. Appointed by a doctor. The main action is to unload the body: exercises like "birch", "scissors", "bicycle" and others are used. Even breathing exercises are useful, which normalizes the work of a tired body, returning the vessels to their previous state. A daily contrast shower in the perineal area is recommended.
The reasons for the development of varicose veins affect the general condition of the internal organs, even if the symptoms do not demonstrate a similar condition. During treatment, the diet will need to be normalized, giving up bad habits such as alcohol and smoking, there is no need to talk about drugs. It is recommended to increase the consumption of vegetable products, certainly also fresh, vegetable oil. It is beneficial for blood vessels that need nutrients. It is useful to consume more products that include or produce collagen, entering the body: the substance has a positive effect on the connective tissues of the vessels, restoring and giving the former flexibility.
If the methods of conservative treatment do not help, you have to resort to surgical intervention. The operation is performed in an area where there is a strong stagnation of blood. The doctor will make sure that the venous parameters are in good order and functioning normally.
What happens if varicose veins are not treated
Diseases that carry the consequences of the disease cannot be called fatal and terrible. However, it is unacceptable to sit with folded arms so that the disease progresses. We must not forget that when there is no treatment, internal organs suffer. If varicose veins are diagnosed, the myometrium of the uterus is affected, creating many difficulties for the body with the outflow of blood.
Researchers distinguish three degrees of development of varicose veins:
- The vein increases to 5 millimeters, the type and course of the vessels is corkscrew;
- The vein increases to 6-10 millimeters, loose ecstasy of the ovarian plexus may occur, damage to the parametric veins and veins of the arcuate plexus of the uterus;
- The vein increases by more than 10 millimeters, the varicose veins of the small pelvis finally take on a total appearance, or the venous parametria is affected.
Treatment varies depending on the stage of progression. In severe cases, even surgery is possible. In the first and second stages of the course of the disease, conservative methods of treating blood vessels are used, acting on the causes of organ damage, exterminating the disease. Apply venotonics (increase vascular tone), exercise therapy, anti-inflammation drugs.
If the first symptoms already appear, you need to see a doctor so that it does not get worse later. Most women try not to pay attention to varicose veins of the small pelvis, meanwhile, treatment does not require much effort.
It is forbidden to start treatment on your own. Varicose veins of the small pelvis is not a fatal disease, but violation of the rules threatens with serious complications.