Apple vinegar with varicose veins in folk medicine have been used for a long time. The greatest effect of treatment is given if it is used at the very beginning of the disease. He:
- eliminates edema;
- brightens the skin;
- prevents seizures;
- relieves pain;
- dilutes blood;
- strengthens the veins.
The result is not immediately visible, but after about a month of daily use: the swelling of the legs decreases, the feeling of fatigue, heaviness and pain passes, the veins strengthen and look more taut.
Varicose veins are characteristic not only for the vessels of the legs. It occurs on the hands, on the body, on the testicles of men. Despite this, apple cider vinegar is used externally exclusively on the lower limbs, although it is possible to treat it and other areas of the body. Perhaps this is due to the inconvenience of being used elsewhere.
To enhance the effect, folk healers are advised to use a weak solution inward along with the external application. Indeed, according to people on the forums, this combination allows you to bring the veins back to normal much faster.
Before using this drug to treat varicose veins, it is necessary to consult a phlebologist or a therapist. It is advisable to undergo examination to assess the condition of the vein wall and the presence( absence) of blood clots.
Further from the article you will learn: what apple cider vinegar is better suited to eliminate varicose veins, how it is most often used, how to make and drink the solution, contraindications.
Which product is suitable for the treatment of varicose veins: purchased or home
Vinegar is suitable for home and natural, from apple juice. The one made of acetic acid with the flavor "Yabloko" - is not suitable!
In Moscow, natural apple cider vinegar can be bought at health food stores at a price of 300-500 rubles per half liter( approximate prices).These are high quality products. There are cheaper vinegars, for example, at a price of 20-40 rubles for a half liter bottle, and sold in a regular store - but you need to watch the composition, so that it was vinegar from apples, and not acetic acid with flavor "apple"( this will not work).
You can also cook apple cider vinegar yourself. There are many ways to prepare it, and in all used whole apples. This is different from the purchased product, for which the remnants of production in the form of peel and core are used.
External treatment of varices
The following methods should be used for 1-1.5 months, then take a break for 2 weeks.
- After waking up and before going to bed, and after each bath or shower, pour your feet with undiluted apple cider vinegar. Do not wipe it, wait until it dries. This method effectively eliminates pain and a sense of heaviness.
- If you can lie down in the morning and evening for half an hour, then do the following. Dampen the cloth( towel) in undiluted vinegar, lift the leg up and wrap it, starting from the foot. Top the film and insulate. You need to lie so that your feet are on the dais( you can put a pillow under your feet).Then remove the cloth, you do not need to wash your feet.
- Collect the cold water in the tub in such a volume that it reaches the knees. Pour into it a liter of apple cider vinegar. Keep feet in water for 2-3 minutes. After, not wiping, put on first cotton socks, and on top - from natural wool. Lie down with your feet on the dais. You need to lie until you feel the heat in them.
- Every day before going to bed, moisten the cotton swab in undiluted apple cider vinegar and lubricate each vein separately. Can be several times, as it dries.
- At night on the veins, you can apply an ointment from apple cider vinegar. To make it, you need one raw yolk, a teaspoon of turpentine and a tablespoon of natural apple cider vinegar. Ingredients whip. Ointment rub in the places, amazed or struck varices, moving from a foot to a knee.
Given the prices for a quality natural product, and how much it can be needed for treatment, learn how to cook it yourself - this is a very good option.
ingestion
In parallel with wraps and baths, to treat varicose apple cider vinegar, it can be taken orally. Two ways:
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After waking up in the morning, drink an empty glass of cold water with 1 tablespoon of vinegar added.
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Drink half a cup of water with vinegar after waking up and overnight. To add in this case it is necessary on one teaspoon.
Additional use of it helps to cleanse the body, normalizes metabolism, improves digestion, strengthens blood vessels. You can drink vinegar indefinitely, but with weakness of the gastrointestinal organs, especially the stomach, after a month of taking it is necessary to take a break. In case of heartburn, unpleasant sensations in the stomach or esophagus - reception should be stopped.
Contraindications when using
For the external method it is: thrombophlebitis and atherosclerosis in later stages.
Inside apple cider vinegar in varicose veins( and in other diseases) can not be used in case of:
- gastritis with high acidity;
- acute and chronic inflammatory processes in the kidney and liver;
- ulcers of the stomach and duodenum;
- advanced form of thrombophlebitis and atherosclerosis.
Forecast
Analysis of feedback on the forums showed that has the greatest effect of ingestion and external application of apple cider vinegar at the beginning of development of varicose, provided it is used regularly. Neutral result is more often associated with irregular use, and there are also negative reviews( usually associated with increased pain in the veins of the legs).
Before you treat varicose with apple cider vinegar, be sure to go to your doctor. Be healthy!