Symptoms Of Varicose Veins

Cramping In The Legs

Venous disorders, such as varicose veins, often include leg cramping at night as a symptom. Healthy veins return the blood with waste products, such as carbon dioxide, back to the heart and lungs where it is replenished again with oxygen and nutrients. Veins contain valves that direct the blood back to a patient's heart and lungs and prevent it from flowing back. If the valves are damaged, the venous blood will pool in the patient's legs with the waste products, causing leg cramping in patients with varicose veins. However, it is important to note patients can have leg cramping due to venous reflux even though they do not have visible signs of varicose veins or spider veins yet.

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