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It's the end of the day and you feel like your legs weigh a ton? You are not alone. Some 15 million French people, 70% of whom are women, suffer from venous return problems. Here are some tips from Jimmy Mohamed, general practitioner, consultant from Europe 1 and author of En attendant le docteur (Flammarion), which should help relieve you.
Wear appropriate clothing
The first advice of the doctor is not to wear too tight clothes in the legs: "We forget the jeans too tight, it does not improve circulation". And when you make long trips, "you have to wear compression stockings," he recommends. By plane, obviously, but also by car.
Your shoes, too, can have an impact. Jimmy Mohamed advocates "to have a good sole, a good pair of flat shoes and avoid high heels".
Do not stay static
Above all, do not sit too long. "Fighting against being static also means taking breaks every two or three hours and walking when you travel," says our doctor. Although it may seem painful at first, walking can indeed activate the venous circulation.
In the worst case, try to contract your calves by pressing the ground with your foot.
Use massage oil
As for the cool shower on the legs, "why not," says Dr. Mohamed. "It stimulates the lymphatic and venous circuit a bit, but it does not have to be too aggressive either".
Massages can also help. Especially as "any massage oil can do the trick," he insists. And that the moment is rarely unpleasant ...
Avoid salt
On the side of the plate, here too, some simple tips can be useful. No one can advise against moisturizing properly and avoid eating too much salt. "Salt makes retention, especially when you have heart failure," says Jimmy Mohamed.
"The spicy dishes would also have an impact, but maybe a little more moderate," he says.
And what about drugs?
Since 2008, the veinotoniques, supposed, as their name suggests, to have a toning effect on the veins, are totally derogested by the Social Security. "This means that the actual benefit is rather low, and the doctors prescribe very little if any," says our doctor. "After that, I have patients who tell me to get better with this, so long as there is no side effect, I tell them why not, but it's better to use the little tips we gave."
However, if these tips do not help you get better, do not hesitate to consult an angiologist and / or a phlebologist. These specialists will then make an accurate diagnosis of your venous condition. Sometimes it can go as far as phlebitis, a condition to be taken very seriously that often requires hospitalization.