i have sat with my legs crossed probably starting when i was ten now i am thirty five. i cross them every time i sit down, eventually after a long priod of crossing my top leg gets numb. i have heard that crossing your legs can cause vein problems, i dont have any at all, but is this true that it is bad? do you cross your legs also?
2006-09-22 15:03:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Well, I am 52 years old. I have always crossed my legs. I don't know if there is any truth to this vein thing, but that is what my mother always said. My legs are fine. No vein trouble and I walk an hour every day.
2006-09-22 15:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vein problems are caused by long periods of standing-I have none and cross my legs all the time Go to www.evlt.com it tells you the causes and what can be done about varicose veins, the good news is crossing your legs was not among the causes but overweight,hormonal changes,heredity,sun are. Spider veins are caused by sun exposure-so sun screens on legs too and the other is obstructions veins as cholesterol so the blood doesn't go up right back to the heart but some flows back down through the leg veins and to hold the extra blood the vein(s) get larger.I did a quick search on what causes varicose veins and various web sites clicked on the first one.
2006-09-22 22:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was raised believing you are always supposed to cross your legs but yes it is true with your legs crossed blood is being blocked in some veins i am 29 and one of the veins behind my knee busted one day when i jumped up from having my legs crossed now when i sit down i cross my ankles
2006-09-22 22:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i cross my legs and i have heard that you can get varicose veins from crossing but i am not too sure if you find your top leg getting numb try switching legs every so often, that's what i do.
2006-09-22 22:15:57 · answer #4 · answered by peanut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that it can cause varicose veins from the pressure and decreased circulation. I cross my legs at the ankles now.
2006-09-22 22:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by kdv36 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have done that since childhood and i have hip problems now and i think its because of always crossing my legs. i try to tell my daughter now she sleeps like a frog and she just wont listen
2006-09-22 23:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by heyall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's true. I've got the vericose or spider veins to show for it.
2006-09-22 22:10:16 · answer #7 · answered by CE S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am the same way! I hope nothing happens! I better follow this post and see!
2006-09-22 22:05:48 · answer #8 · answered by question 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know that it's true, but i've heard the same thing.
2006-09-22 22:05:48 · answer #9 · answered by Cutie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋