Almost every member of the stronger sex knows that there is such a disease as varicocele. As a result, venous expansion of the rope takes place, as a result of which the activity of the circulatory system and spermatogenesis is disturbed.
Cause of the pathology and its symptoms?
In most cases, the disease is diagnosed on the left, since it is in this side that there are anatomical prerequisites for the onset of pathology. The fact is that the left testis vein passes first to the left kidney of the kidney, and the vein of the right testicle immediately flows into the large lower hollow vessel, in which the blood pressure is the most stable.
When the pressure in the left renal vein increases, it is also affected by the venous vessels of the testicle, resulting in varicose dilatation. This can happen if a person has an abnormality of the blood vessel structure from birth, an omission of the kidney is revealed, the process of inflammation develops, a malignant neoplasm is present.
Symptomatic disease depends on the stage of development of pathology.
- In the first stage, varicose veins can be palpated only when the pressure inside the abdominal cavity rises when the person is in a standing position. In this case the testicle has a normal size, structure, regularly carries out its activity in the body. The patient does not feel any unpleasant symptoms. Therapy at this stage is the most effective.
- In the second stage, varicose veins are already quite pronounced, they can be clearly seen in the scrotum when the person is standing. On the testicle there is no damage, but there is an omission of the scrotum on the left side. As a manifestation of the patient can periodically feel the painful pulling character that occurs in the scrotum.
- At the third stage, the functioning and structure of the testicle is already impaired, and its size decreases. Looking at the scrotum, you can clearly see that the varicose veins are located on the organ, like grape clusters.
Usually varicocele is eliminated with the help of surgery. However, at the first stage it is possible to conduct conservative treatment, and also to take advantage of folk remedies. How to treat the disease at home?
How to treat at home?
Treatment of varicocele at home is usually done at an early stage, as surgery is not required. For this it is necessary to perform a certain set of physical exercises without fail. They will help restore normal blood circulation, which is very important to prevent plugging of veins.
The most popular and effective are such exercises:
- You need to stand on your toes, then sharply lower your heels to the floor. So do 30 times, rest 10 seconds. On the day of its need to perform at least 5 approaches.
- Stand up straight, legs join together, then bend over and touch with the hands of the floor. After that, without hurrying, return to the starting position.
- To do a massage of the testicles, assuming a reclining position. This will normalize the circulation of blood. Movements should be neat so that the man does not feel unpleasant sensations. If nevertheless massage causes morbidity, then it should be abandoned.
In combination with physical exercises it is recommended to carry out aromatherapy. This is a rather unusual method of treatment, but it helps to make the course of the disease easier. For this purpose, you can use oils of lemon, sandalwood, cypress, tea tree and lemon balm. They need to be added a few drops into the bath.
Therapy with the help of folk methods
Recipes of alternative medicine help with varicocele therapy, because they help improve the condition of blood vessels. They can be used in the form of lotions, decoctions, tinctures and other things.
Such means allow to strengthen the walls of vessels and increase their elasticity. Before using this or that remedy, you need to make sure that the man does not have contraindications to a certain component of the medicine.
Treatment varicocele folk remedies is carried out using the following recipes:
- Decoction of herbs. You will need to prepare the same number of leaves of birch and strawberry, oat straw, peeled dandelion roots, sweet clover grass. One tablespoon of this mixture, pour 3 cups of boiled water. Then leave the remedy to stay on for half an hour, and then drain it well. Drink a drink a quarter of a glass 15 minutes before eating. One course is 3 weeks, after which a pause of 2 weeks is necessary.
- Tea. Take one tablespoon of ground hazelnut leaves, brew with a glass of hot water and after 10 minutes you can drink. Throughout the day, you need to drink 4 cups of this tea.
- Mumiyeh. It is necessary to dissolve 150 mg of the substance in a tablespoon of warm water. Take the drug twice a day between meals.
- Tincture from horse chestnut. It can be purchased at any pharmacy and can be drunk according to the instructions. In case the patient is not recommended to use alcohol tinctures, it is allowed to drink the juice from the peel or flowers of this plant.
- St. John's wort for topical application. For cooking, you need to mix the ground plant with vegetable oil in accordance with the ratio 1:10.After that, the product should be warmed in a water bath for 3 hours, leave to stand for 6 hours and drain. This medicine needs several times a day to smear places where the veins are dilated.
- Compress with wormwood. It is necessary to grind the plant, add a little kefir. Then put the mixture in gauze and apply to affected areas. So it is required to do twice a day for as little as 4 days, after which to interrupt for a week.
- Acacia flowers for topical therapy. You need to pour 100 ml of vodka 4 tablespoons of this herb, insist for 7 days, drain. The resulting remedy requires daily treatment of the affected veins 2 times.
- Decoction of apples. Boil 3 fruits for about half an hour, then leave the broth for 2 hours. Drink you can drink every day 2 times.
The patient can also take a bath, in which one must add any medicinal herbs, for example, chamomile. The most important thing is to make sure that the water is not too hot. All the above folk methods of treating varicocele have been used by people for a long time, therefore each recipe is time-tested and effective.
How to prevent the occurrence of pathology?
It is always easier to prevent the development of a disease than to treat it. Any pathology is a serious load for the body, because of which often there are various complications.
- In order to avoid the occurrence of varicocele, you need to closely monitor your health, in particular, the condition of the circulatory system. To the blood circulation has always been normal, a person must move a lot, but it is necessary to alternate physical activity with rest. Especially it concerns those men who have sedentary work.
- It should also be ensured that the intestines function properly without causing constipation. To do this, you need to eat more fiber, drink enough water and again do not neglect motor activity.
- In addition, it is worthwhile to carry out vitamin therapy, control your blood pressure, use drugs that have a beneficial effect on the tone of the walls of blood vessels, preventing their thinning and weakness.
Thus, varicocele is a pathology that develops in the testicle of a man and is characterized by varicose veins. It is easy to cure this disease if it is detected at an early stage. Therefore, in no case should we neglect the visit to the doctor.
