Obesity and Vein Disease

We have all heard people say that being overweight is bad for your health, but I am not sure that most of us realize just how dangerous it is to your circulatory system. Carrying around a lot of extra weight can play a significant role in the development of venous reflux disease in the legs.

The human body simply wasn’t made to continually hold extra weight. Toting around a large amount of additional body fat can do harm to many organs as well as your hips, knees, and ankles which have to absorb the brunt of the daily impact over time. Obesity can also lead to the development of diabetes, increased blood pressure, and increased cholesterol as well as heart disease.

Extra weight puts additional unwelcomed pressure on the valves inside the leg veins, leading to damage. The damaged valves cannot function properly (they cease preventing blood from traveling back down the leg veins). As a result, the venous blood pressure in the leg increases and sometimes pools (creating varicose and spider veins). Symptoms begin. You may experience burning, throbbing, aching, cramping, fatigue, heaviness, restlessness, tiredness, itching, swelling, and discoloration of the legs and even into the feet.

At this stage, exercise often isn’t a viable option. Even going for a simple walk can be painful. This is a vicious circle as without movement, weight tends to pack on even more. With more weight, comes more pain, less mobility and additional symptoms and potential medical problems.

The best advice is to see a Vein Specialist as soon as possible. There is no reason to live with pain. Start by visiting www.eveinscreening.com online and doing a FREE Vein Screening Evaluation. Or give us a call 23-694-VEIN.

Vein disease is treatable. You can get back to health!