Good day everyone. My mom had intermittent claudiction a few years ago. I remember that she was telling me about this, but I have never tried to learn something about it. Now, when I am getting older I can’t without asking myself is this inherited. Maybe it is not, but that is not a reason for me to avoid certain information’s about this. OK, I am scared that this can happen to me, but since she died three years ago, I can’t ask her how she was feeling back then, when she was diagnosed with it. So, can you maybe help me and tell me what are the first warning signs of Intermittent claudication?
Good day everyone. Claudication is pain that is caused by too little blood flow, usually it happens during your exercise. So, if you exercise a lot there is an explanation. Also, sometimes called intermittent claudication, this condition generally affects the blood vessels in the legs, but claudication can affect your arms, too. At the beginning, you'll probably notice the pain only when you're exercising, but as claudication worsens, the pain may affect you even when you're at rest. I need to ask you, are you a smoker? Because if you do smoke it can also increase the risk for this.
Good day. Of course that sometimes patient doesn’t feel any symptoms, but there are some changes that you can feel. For example, pain and cramping in the legs is the main symptom of claudication. That is the first sing. This pain can be very sharp or dull, aching or throbbing, or burning. Calf pain is also one of the most common location for leg cramps. This is because the atherosclerotic plaques often begin in the arteries farthest from the heart. Symptoms also may include pain in the buttocks or groin or erectile dysfunction. If you have any of these, you should be concerned.