Daily care for patients with varicose veins

  1) Develop good dietary habits, enter a low-salt, low-fat diet, and keep the bowels open. Control weight, overweight will increase the burden of veins 2) Quit smoking and alcohol, because nicotine and alcohol can cause damage to the blood vessel wall.  3) Regular physical exercise, such as swimming, walking, cycling. It is recommended to wear medical elastic stockings to help the venous return when doing activities other than swimming.  (4) Those who need to stand for a long time at work should wear medical elastic stockings to protect the affected limbs.  5)When you need to walk for a long time, such as shopping and traveling, it is recommended to wear medical elastic stockings for protection; when sitting and standing for a long time, it is recommended to move the lower limbs frequently.  6)Patients with severe deep venous valve insufficiency are recommended to wear medical elastic stockings for a long time (during the day).