Capillary fragility

(in particular of vitamin C and avitaminosis P), temporary hormonal alterations (pregnancy, premenstrual phase) and incorrect behavioral habits (excessive exposure to the sun, physical inactivity, overweight / obesity and stress).

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Less numerous are the women who suffer from capillary fragility for pathological reasons (hyperadrenalism, Cusching's diseases, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome) or iatrogenic (as in corticosteroid therapy); also some birth control pills can, in some predisposed women, accentuate the problem.

more or less extensive point hemorrhages (petechiae, bruises and hematomas), especially on the face and legs. This picture, when particularly evident, denotes a condition called purpura, in which hemorrhagic manifestations tend to arise spontaneously or after minor trauma.

, capillary fragility is treated above all with dietary and behavioral interventions.

Very popular are, for their effectiveness, food and dietary products based on berries (raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, currant and gooseberry), cherries, purple plums and vitamin C, to which they are often added - for their antioxidant effects - grape and citrus juice, green tea and the like.

Still in the nutritional field, supplementation with essential omega-3 fatty acids is sometimes suggested and, brushing up on popular medicine books, a diet particularly rich in citrus fruits (in particular concentrated lemon juice).

Pharmacological treatment

Medicines are available in pharmacies containing some active ingredients of a vegetable nature or derivation, useful in the treatment of capillary fragility. Classical examples are vitamin C (ascorbic acid), escin (obtained from horse chestnut seeds), rutin or rutoside and hesperidin (bioflavonoids particularly represented in citrus fruits - hesperidin - and in buckwheat - rutoside - which have action synergistic with vitamin C; they improve the health of collagen and, consequently, that of the capillaries; they increase the elasticity of the venous wall and the reabsorption of edema, also being useful in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, thanks to the antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering action ).

Phytotherapy

The use of extracts of pollen, red vine and other drugs rich in flavonoids (Centella asiatica, Blueberry, Propolis, Milk thistle, Ginkgo biloba, Butcher's broom or butcher's broom) is widely used in the "phytotherapeutic field" and for this reason they have a capillar protective action. Flavonoids are often indicated with the initials vitamin P, while other times reference is made to hesperidin alone; however, these are improper terms.