{"id":297,"date":"2019-05-19T12:54:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T11:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/blog\/?p=297"},"modified":"2024-07-22T16:41:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T11:11:31","slug":"what-is-deep-vein-thrombosis-dvt-and-how-to-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/blog\/general-surgeries\/varicose-veins\/what-is-deep-vein-thrombosis-dvt-and-how-to-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? Is it preventable?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/\">Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT<\/a> is a blood clot that occurs in a blood vessel. It usually develops due to three main reasons:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Unhealthy binge habits such as regular consumption of processed foods or chain smoking. \u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Sitting or standing in the same position for long periods of time.<\/li>\r\n<li>Medical condition which causes the blood to clot easier than others. (One such condition is the \u201cFactor V Leiden\u201d which causes blood to clot very easily. \u00a0It arises due to mutation of one of the clotting factors in blood called factor V.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0MOVEMENT:<\/strong> As mentioned earlier, one of the causes of DVT, is sitting or standing in the same position for a very long time. It causes the muscles around the vein to relax and as a result of this, the \u201cRed-Blood Cells\u201d or \u201cRBC\u201d clump together and form a clot. One way to counteract this is to get up and move around for a few minutes at a time so to increase the blood flow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>2. STAYING HYDRATED AND PROPER INTAKE OF MEDICATION (IF ANY): <\/strong>Fluids help a lot in preventing DVT. Lack of water in the body reduces the flow of blood and can lead to &#8216;clot&#8217; formation. Hence, staying hydrated is very important. Individuals with medical conditions that frequently cause the blood to clot, are prescribed blood thinners. Regular intake of the prescribed \u00a0medicine is also very important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>3. FOLLOW A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE: <\/strong>Following a nutritional and healthy diet, drinking fluids regularly and exercising daily comprises of a healthy lifestyle which increase the blood to circulate in the body. A healthy lifestyle also includes:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Quitting unhealthy habits such as smoking:<\/strong> Smoking causes the build up of tar in one\u2019s blood vessels and thus narrows the passage for blood to flow.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Reducing processed and high calorie food in one\u2019s diet:<\/strong> This helps reduce the quantity of cholesterol which can clump in the blood vessels, thereby reducing the chances of forming blood clots. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>4. COMPRESSION STOCKINGS: <\/strong>They are worn on the legs and work by applying pressure on the legs to help the blood to move up, against gravity, in the veins. This prevents the blood from pooling.<\/p>\r\n<p>Useful Links:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/blog\/general-surgeries\/varicose-veins\/understanding-varicose-veins\/\">Everything you need to know about varicose veins<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/blog\/general-surgeries\/varicose-veins\/prevention-of-venous-thromboembolism\/\">Venous Thromboembolism and how to prevent it<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/bangalore\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/cost-estimate\/\">Cost of Deep Vein Thrombosis treatment in Bangalore<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medfin.in\/bangalore\/deep-vein-thrombosis\/doctors\/\">Best Vascular Surgeon for DVT in Bangalore<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT is a blood clot that occurs in a blood vessel. It usually develops due to three main reasons: Unhealthy binge habits such as regular consumption of processed foods or chain smoking. \u00a0 Sitting or standing in the same position for long periods of time. Medical condition which causes the blood [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,238],"tags":[134,39,119,137,129,140,133,142,141,79,130,132,131,138,136,135,139],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)? Is it preventable? - Medfin Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot which occurs in a blood vessel. 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