4 Causes of Vein Disease
You may be familiar with varicose veins and spider veins due to their inability to make you feel instantly self-conscious. However, vein disease or venous reflux is something that encompasses both of these conditions but is a little more complex. Occurring when the valves and vein walls become damaged or weakened, vein disease causes the blood flow to reverse direction and go towards the ankles and feet— causing swelling, pain, varicose veins, and spider veins. This article will discuss the four main causes of vein disease to help you better understand this condition. Read on to learn more.
- Obesity
If you are a few pounds overweight, it doesn’t automatically put you at risk for developing health conditions like vein disease. If, however, you are clinically obese, then it does put you at more of a risk. When you are overweight, your heart and organs have to work extra hard to pump blood throughout your body. This strain on your heart can also place a lot of stress on your veins and their ability to properly pump blood to and from your heart.
- Pregnancy
Pregnancy can change the way that your entire body functions. Because there is an increased blood flow during pregnancy, it can lead to venous reflux and varicose veins. Luckily, because pregnancy is temporary, so is your vein disease.
- Genetics
Although genetics may have given you a great head of hair, it may have also given you vein disease. If you have a family history of vein disease, it puts you at a greater risk of getting it.
- Gender
Although both men and women can get vein disease, women are much more likely to get it— especially as they go through hormone changes.
If you fall into any of the categories listed above, you may be at a high risk of developing vein disease. To learn more about this and other vein related diseases, contact Atlas Vein Care today!