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Prevention Tips
- Regular exercise
- Eating a high-fibre, low-salt diet
- Avoiding tight clothing and high heels
- Elevate your legs
- Changing your sitting or standing position regularly
- Avoid alcohol and smoking
Watch Out
- Burning, throbbing, muscle cramping and swelling in your lower legs
- Leg or calf pain after standing or sitting for longer time
- Dry, irritated, scaly skin that can crack easily
- Skin ulcers
When to See Doctor
Consult your doctor if- Varicose veins are painful
- You have a sudden increase in pain or swelling, fever, redness of the leg, or leg sores
- You develop leg sores that donot heal
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