Kidney stone and its Homeopathic Treatment
Kidney stones or renal calculi are solid concretions or
calculi (crystal aggregations) formed in the kidneys from dissolved urinary
minerals.There are several types of kidney stones based on the type of crystals
of which they consist. The majority are calcium oxalate stones, calcium
phosphate stones, Staghorn calculus, rarely struvite stones and people with
certain metabolic abnormalities may produce uric acid stones or cystine stones.
Symptoms
- Colicky
pain: "loin to groin". Often described as "the worst pain ever
experienced".
- Hematuria:
blood in the urine, due to minor damage to inside wall of kidney, ureter
and/or urethra.
- Pyuria: pus
in the urine.
- Dysuria:
burning on urination when passing stones (rare). More typical of
infection.
- Oliguria:
reduced urinary volume caused by obstruction of the bladder or urethra by
stone, or extremely rarely, simultaneous obstruction of both ureters by a
stone.
- Abdominal
distension.
- Nausea/vomiting:
embryological link with intestine– stimulates the vomiting center.
- Fever and
chills.
- Hydronephrosis
- Postrenal
azotemia: when kidney stone blocks ureter
- Frequency in
micturition: Defined as an increase in number of voids per day (>than 5
times), but not polyuria, an increase of total urine output per day (2500 ml).
- Loss of
appetite
- Loss of
weight
Diagnosis
X-rays,
Ultrasonography, IVP, CT Scans
Prevention
Preventive strategies include dietary modifications and sometimes also
taking drugs with the goal of reducing excretory load on the kidneys:
Ø Drinking
enough water to make 2 to 2.5 liters of urine per day.
Ø A diet
low in protein, nitrogen and sodium intake.
Ø Restriction
of oxalate-rich foods, such as chocolate, nuts, soybeans, rhubarb and spinach,
plus maintenance of an adequate intake of dietary calcium. There is equivocal
evidence that calcium supplements increase the risk of stone formation, though
calcium citrate appears to carry the lowest, if any, risk.
Ø Some
fruit juices, such as orange, blackcurrant, and cranberry, may be useful for
lowering the risk factors for specific types of stones. Orange juice may help
prevent calcium oxalate stone formation, black currant may help prevent uric
acid stones, and cranberry may help with UTI-caused stones.
Ø Avoidance
of cola beverages.
Ø Avoiding
large doses of vitamin C.
Ø
Restricting oxalate consumption
Ø
Decreased protein diet
Homeopathic Treatment
Homeopathy is highly effective in alleviating renal colic
and other signs and symptoms associted with renal calculi and thereby reducing
the injury caused to the already injured renal parenchyma, due to allopathic
painkillers and antibiotics.All types of renal calculi whether of uric acid,
phophate or oxalates are very effectively removed by homeopathic medicines. Homeopathy
is not only useful in disintegration of
stones but even helps to expel larger calculi by increasing the peristaltic
motion of ureters.Homeopathy has far greater role to prevent the recurrence
thus permanently cureing the tendency of
stone formation which recur again and again after surgery or
lithotripsy.Only Homeopathic system of medicine can regulate the uric acid
metabolism Thereby both newly diagnosed
cases as well as recurrent and chronic cases, where surgey, ESWL has already
been done, are equally benefitted. Some
common Homeopathic medicines are Lycopodium, Berberis Vulg, Epigia, Terebinth,
Ocimum, Sarsaparella, Cantharis, Urtica Urens, Pulsatilla, Apocyanum , Acid
Phos ect. on the basis of the symptoms, but selection of constitutional drug is
must to end up the tendency of stone formation.
