Varicose veins?

Question:

I'm a 23 year old female. In the past few months I've been noticing vericose veins on my legs. Some of them are very painful. I have seen doctors and they have no idea what is causing them. They did rule out blood clots, and my blood pressure is perfect. No one in my family has had vericose veins. I am in great health, I do not have any preexsisting health conditions and I do not smoke.
I'm a vegitarian and I have been for most of my life. Also, in the past year I've lost over 50lbs.
I always thought vericose veins were something that people got later in life. I'm wondering if my vegitarian diet or weight loss could be related with the veins.
What can I do to prevent new ones? What could be causing them in the first place? What are my options for getting rid of the one al alreay have?

Answers:
i have them and i am 26 but they first appeared when i was about 16. i hate them they are so ugly i just try to make sure i get a tan in the summer to try to hide them for awhile. you can get them from standing for long periods of time. they always suggest to wear some type of support hose to help when standing. you can try the treatment thing they do now at the clinics where they remove them or something like it.

Maybe you should eat some meat... I'm not trying to be a smart *ss but you need to balance out your diet...

its not your diet, its because you lost wieght

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