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Varicose veins during pregnancy
Author: Ann Brown
Many women first meet with varicose veins during pregnancy, although the disease is not unique to this period: the genetic predisposition, excess weight, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle are among the factors that add up in favor of the appearance of varicose veins.
During pregnancy there is a whole series of changes to your body, among which are changes in the circulatory system and those with a genetic predisposition, may see appear varices by dilated superficial veins.
This is because the growing baby increases the size of your uterus and this causes a “stop” in the major pelvic blood vessels that carry venous blood to the heart, then a small amount of pooled blood from the superficial veins. In addition, the hormonal changes of pregnancy cause the one hand, retention of sodium and water causing the amount of fluid to transport is greater-and, second, progesterone-very high during pregnancy, a loss muscle tone of the vein wall, which relaxes and becomes prone to swell and deform.
The weight gain beyond what makes also advised that “stop” to increase, and with it the possibility of appearance of varicose veins. Most times, varicose veins occur during the first trimester of pregnancy.
For the appearance of varicose veins, there are areas of the body more vulnerable than others, and that return blood to the heart, should go up, “going against gravity. The legs, the rectum and sometimes the vulva, are often the most affected by varicose veins that are appearing on the rectum, are known as “hemorrhoids.”
Besides being aesthetically unpleasant, varicose veins can be painful and cause feelings of bloating or cramps. When they appear in the rectum, may cause pain and even bleeding during bowel movements or cracks in the area that can be very annoying and painful, making it necessary for medical treatment.
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