Before starting the text, I would like to ask you, are there many people around you who suffer from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases?
You may not know that according to the "Summary of China's Cardiovascular Health and Disease Report 2022", the number of cardiovascular diseases in mainland China is 330 million, and while the number of patients remains high, the mortality rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is increasing year by year, far exceeding that of malignant tumors.
According to the data of the National Health Commission, in 2020, the number of deaths from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases increased to 4.58 million, which is equivalent to the death of one patient with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases every 7 seconds!!
Today, let's talk about the culprit of this cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease - thrombosis.
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If the blood vessels are compared to a rushing river, then the thrombus is the silt in the river...
A thrombus, in layman's terms, is a small clot of blood that clots in the blood. Everyone usually does vascular color ultrasound in the hospital, and the "plaque" in the report is what it says!!
The causes of thrombosis simply include blood vessel damage (influencing factors include hypertension, diabetes, tumors, etc.), slowing blood flow (influencing factors include heart failure, long-term bed rest, etc.), and blood clotting (influencing factors include high-fat diet, smoking, etc.).
Blood clots occur silently and without warning.
Thrombus blockage in different positions, different symptoms will occur, the most common is blocked in the coronary artery, that is, the well-known myocardial infarction; It may also block the cerebral blood vessels, forming a cerebral infarction; Blockage in the lower limbs, forming deep vein thrombosis; Even the blood clot slips and runs into the lungs, which can also form a fatal pulmonary embolism.
Therefore, blood clots are called "silent killers"!
Although blood clots come silently, we can also capture signals in the limbs far away from the heart, so that blood clots can be detected before they cause more harm.
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There is a thrombosis in the blood vessels, hands and feet are prophetic! What are the signals in our limbs?
1. Limb hemp tree
Once a blood clot forms in the blood, the body's blood circulation is affected. Due to insufficient blood supply, even without any compression, numbness and pain may occur in the limbs, and some hands and feet may have a "sock-like feeling" that cannot be relieved even after rest.
2. Calf edema
Blood cannot flow back to the heart, and the fluid may spread to the leg tissues under the action of pressure.
It is common to have unilateral leg swelling below the knee, with edema in one leg, normal in the other, or edema in both legs, but not to the same extent.
You can check yourself at home by "measuring leg circumference":
Use a tape measure to measure 15 cm above the kneecap and 10 cm below the kneecap, and if you find that one leg is more than 1 cm larger than the other, then be careful.
It is recommended to lie flat and raise the calf about 20-30 degrees, if there is no relief after 1-2 hours, beware of the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs!
3. Ecchymosis appears
Blood penetrates into the surrounding tissues and can also cause ecchymosis on the surface of the skin.
Red, brown or purple petechiae appear in clusters that look similar to a rash, but the surface is smooth and does not discolor when pressed down.
When there is a large area of ecchymosis on the skin with painful sensation, you need to be vigilant, especially if you have diabetes, this may be diabetic vascular disease!
4. Intermittent claudication
If the blockage of the blood vessels increases, it will lead to intermittent claudication, leg pain when walking, and no pain when not walking.
The ischemic pain caused by limb ischemia can make you feel muscle soreness in as little as a few hundred meters, and you need to rest for a while to relieve it.
In particular, we sugar friends also need to be highly vigilant, which may be an early symptom of diabetic foot.
If the disease progresses further, it may cause severe ischemia of the lower limbs, weakening or disappearing pulse of the dorsum of the foot and posterior tibial artery, pain will be felt without walking, and even cause limb rupture and avascular necrosis, and there is a risk of amputation.
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Even if the limbs will send us signals early, we should also prepare early, there is no thrombosis to prevent the occurrence of thrombosis, there are already thrombosis, control the "three highs", and reduce the occurrence of thrombosis.
The first thing to do is to avoid sitting for long periods of time!!
The World Health Organization reminds that not exercising for 4 hours in a row increases the risk of venous thrombosis.
Therefore, it is recommended that whether you are reading books and newspapers, playing mahjong, or playing mobile phones, do not sit for a long time, and every 45 minutes to 1 hour, you should get up and walk around or do stretching exercises.
In addition, we should eat more fresh fruits, whole grains, nuts; Drinking more than 1,500 ml of water a day can reduce blood vessel damage and slow down the formation of plaque.
Finally, I would like to share with you a little trick about our blood clot health, called "safflower rice porridge".
[Ingredients]: 10 grams of safflower, 30 grams of garlic, 150 grams of rice, appropriate amount of sugar.
【Method】:(1) Peel the garlic, wash it, cut it into thin slices, and let it stand for 15 minutes; (2) Wash and drain the safflower; Wash the rice. (3) Put it into the pot together, add 800ml of water, bring to a boil over high heat, switch to low heat and simmer for 35 minutes, and season with white sugar.
Note: Don't cook the porridge too badly for diabetic friends, and replace the white sugar with xylitol to flavor it to reduce blood sugar fluctuations.
[Efficacy]: Garlic with safflower, cooking porridge with rice, can help us lower blood pressure, regulate blood lipids, prevent blood clots, soften blood vessels, and alleviate arteriosclerosis.
Okay, that's all for today's sharing, I hope it will be helpful to you. If you have any questions about blood clots, you can leave a message in the comment area.
Source: Health Talk