The condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is characterized by the development of a blood clot (thrombus) in one or more deep veins of the body, typically in the legs.
If you don’t move for a prolonged period of time, such as after surgery, after an accident, or when you are confined to a hospital or nursing home bed, deep vein thrombosis may develop. Deep vein thrombosis can also occur if you have certain medical conditions that affect how your blood clots.
Because blood clots in your veins have the potential to escape, travel through your bloodstream, and become lodged in your lungs (pulmonary embolism), deep vein thrombosis is a serious condition.
CausesBlood clots can be brought on by anything that prevents your blood from flowing normally or clotting appropriately, and deep vein thrombosis happens when one forms in the deep veins of your body, frequently in your legs.
The following are some signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis:
Swelling in the affected leg, or, in rare cases, both legs.
• Leg pain, which frequently begins in the calf and may feel crampy or sore.
Deep vein thrombosis can occasionally happen without any obvious symptoms.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which blood clots form in the veins, and a number of factors, the more of which you have, the higher your risk.
Inheriting a blood-clotting disorder.Unless it is combined with one or more additional risk factors, an inherited disorder that causes blood to clot more quickly affects some people.
Prolonged bed rest, such as during a long hospital stay, or paralysis.The risk of blood clots rises when your legs are immobile for an extended period of time because the calf muscles do not contract to promote blood flow.
Injury or surgery.Blood clot risk can be raised by surgery or vein injury.
Pregnancy.The risk of blood clots from pregnancy can persist for up to six weeks after you give birth. Women with an inherited clotting disorder are especially at risk. Pregnancy increases the pressure in the veins in your pelvis and legs.
Birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy.Your blood’s capacity to clot can be improved by both hormone replacement therapy and birth control pills (oral contraceptives).
Being overweight or obese.Your pelvic and leg veins experience more pressure if you are overweight.
Smoking.Smoking can increase your risk of DVT because it interferes with blood clotting and circulation.
Cancer.In addition to increasing the risk of blood clots, some cancers and cancer treatments also increase the amount of substances that make blood clot in the body.
Heart failure.Due to their already compromised heart and lung function, people with heart failure are more susceptible to DVT and pulmonary embolism, and even a small pulmonary embolism can cause more noticeable symptoms.
Inflammatory bowel disease.DVT risk is increased by bowel conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
A personal or family history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (PE).You’re more likely to get DVT if you or a family member has ever had PE or DVT.
Age.DVT can happen at any age, but it’s more likely to happen if you’re over 60.
Sitting for long periods of time, such as when driving or flying.Blood clots can form in the calves of your legs if your calf muscles are not moving for extended periods of time, which is common when your legs are immobile for long periods of time.
Pulmonary embolism is a deep vein thrombosis complication that should be taken seriously.
Pulmonary embolism
When a blood clot (thrombus) travels from another part of your body, usually your leg, to your lungs, it blocks a blood vessel in your lung, causing a pulmonary embolism.
The following are signs and symptoms of a pulmonary embolism, which should be watched out for and treated immediately if they appear:
Sudden, unexplained breathlessness
Aches or discomfort in the chest that gets worse when you breathe deeply or cough
Fainting or feeling faint or lightheaded
· Rapid pulse
· Coughing up blood
Postphlebitic syndrome
Postphlebitic syndrome, also known as postthrombotic syndrome, is a condition that is frequently a complication following deep vein thrombosis and it is used to describe a collection of signs and symptoms, including:
Leg edema, which is swelling.
· Leg pain
· Skin discoloration
· Skin sores
The symptoms of postphlebitic syndrome may not appear for several years after the DVT and are brought on by the blood clot damaging your veins, which reduces blood flow in the affected areas.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Deep vein thrombosis is best treated with carefully chosen homoeopathic remedies, some of which are listed below.
ARNICA MONTANA 30Arnica is one of the best treatments for thrombosis because it can dissolve the thrombus and thin the blood, relieve numbness in the feet, and relieve bruised, aching legs.
APIS MELLIFICA 30– Apis Mellifica is another top-notch treatment for DVT that causes stinging pain and swelling of the legs, with the feet becoming waxy, pale, swollen, and edematous, as well as the knees becoming swollen and shiny, sensitive, sore, and stinging in nature.
BOTHOROPS 30-Bothorops is best for DVT after surgery, especially on the right side, where the leg veins are swollen and painful, the skin is swollen, livid, and cold with hemorrhagic infiltration, and the affected area has developed gangrene.
VIPERA 30The pain is intolerable when the legs are allowed to hang down, and the patient is required to keep the limbs elevated. There are severe cramps in the lower limbs, and the veins are swollen and sensitive due to the severe pain. Vipera is excellent for DVT caused by prolonged sitting.
HAMAMELIS VIRGINICA 30Hemamelis is another top-notch treatment for DVT that causes bursting pain, fatigue, swollen legs, tight joints, and bursting pain in the legs.
LACHESIS 200Another effective treatment for DVT with joint pain is lachesis. This condition is characterized by cramps in the calves, particularly on the left side, swelling in the ankles, bluish swelling, and pain in the joints. The knee joint feels as though hot air is passing through it.
The best treatment for DVT with indolent ulcers is calerea iodata.
Secale cor is another effective treatment for DVT that is accompanied by violent cramps, severe cramps in the calves, icy coldness of the limbs, numbness, and pain that is both severe and sudden.
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