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Nutrition and diets for varicose veins
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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
When varicose veins occur, treatment is necessarily associated with a special diet, which is called salt-free. Restrictions on fluid intake are introduced. People with varicose veins are prone to frequent swelling in the lower extremities. To avoid this as much as possible, you should take diuretics, as well as drugs aimed at raising the tone of the veins, for example, troxevasin.
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