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 jon Cort
Posted: 18/02/04 16:28:00 00
Message: Familial suseptibility is by far the most common cause of Varicose veins (VVs).

There is potential for "pumped" legs to cause venous hypertension transiently when stopping excerise and cooling down may well help here - there are many reasons to cool down and this is just one more that we should all consider!
You need constant venous hypertension to really bring VVs on, such as being pregnant and having a baby impinging on your pelvic veins for 9 months. There again VVs post baby are usually "in families".

although when cycling hard there will be more blood in the leg;
over time the number of veins and total capacity for drainage will improve, the whole system is "plastic" and changes to accomadate. The suseptible may hasten VVs but it is most unlikely fit, non obese, well nourished people will significantly induce VVs by cycling.

Large, smooth hypertrophied (enlarged, due to the demands made on the cardio vascular system)have no long term chance of becoming varicose unless you were going to get them anyway...

Surgery is reserved for those VVs that are painful or causing ulcers. Occasionally HUGE vvs that may get damaged by trauma are also an indication. Cosmetic VV operations are now few and far betwen on the NHS, there's not bloody money you see.

In summery, dont worry, if you are gonna get em you will, and warming down is so good for you we all should do it anyway.(ahemmm...... i really should get in the habit myself!)

Hope this helps..

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