In women, sometimes blood is stopped to circulate due to coming tough ness in the veins of the thigh after giving birth (delivery) to young ones causing swelling of the thigh. Such type of thigh swelling is called milk of leg (phlegmasia alba dolens). In this disease, the thigh does not become red, however blood circulation is stopped. Mainly, this disease occurs due to cutting and tearing of the internal membrane of the uterus at the time of delivery. It occurs after 10-15 days of delivery.
Symptoms:-
In this disease, first of all, pain starts from the ankle and then is moved to the upper section of the legs. Swelling and pain occur in the veins with the feeling of toughness and heaviness in them. It occurs especially in the left leg of a woman who has recently given birth to a child. Due to this disease, she has difficulty in walking and moving. Sometimes, milk is produced in the breasts after delivery, which is called milk leg.
Treatment of this disease by following drugs:
- Pulsatilla- It is the chief drug of this disease. If pain starts in the veins and feels coldness in that place; she does not want to cover his legs even after feeling cold in them. Thus, Pulsatilla 30 should be used in such symptoms.
- Hamamellis- In this disease, if Puls fails, Hamamellis 6 should be taken. In the condition of blood congestion in the veins, taking Hamamellis 6 is very effective. This drug is also used in the case of piles and nose bleeding when the veins are swollen and bleeding starts.
- Bismuth- If Hamamellis and Pulsatilla make no impression in this disease, Bismuth 6 should be taken.
- Lycopodium- One vein among two veins of the legs is called ‘Saphena vein’ that is swelled up after delivery, which is called ‘Phlegmasia Alba Dolens’. In this disease, swelling moves from lower to upper section of the legs. Thus, to cure this disease, patient should use Lycopodium 30.
- Special treatment:- A woman, who has recently given birth to a young one, should not walk in this disease; should lie down on her back and should take rest by making his legs high with the help of pillow. Fomentation on her legs with hot and cold water one after another at an interval of every 20-20 minutes is very effective. Patient should goes on taking rest continuously even after getting relief in this disease, so that disease can recover completely.
