Dr. Smriti’s Homoeopathic Healing Clinic
Plot No.5/2, Sector 5, Rajendra Nagar, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad
Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Pin Code – 201005
KIDNEY STONES, OR RENAL CALCULI, are solid masses made of crystals. They can develop anywhere along your urinary tract, which consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Homoeopathy is without doubt the best treatment mode to follow to get rid of kidney stones. Natural homoeopathic medicines can break down and dissolve kidney stones or help them pass out without surgical intervention. In fact, natural medicines have shown the most remarkable results in treating the recurrence of kidney stones. However if the size of the stone is very large, or the stone is impacted, then the patient is better treated surgically to prevent kidney damage. Even after surgical removal, homoeopathy has a role to play in preventing its recurrence and also treats the tendency of the person to make stones.
A stone in your kidney is an irregularly shaped solid mass or crystal that can be as small as a grain of sand, up to the size of a golf ball. Depending on the size of your kidney stone (or stones), you may not even realize that you have one. Even small stones can cause extreme pain as they exit your body through your urinary tract. Drinking fluids may help the process, which can take as long as three weeks.
A large kidney stone can get trapped in your ureter (the tube that drains urine from your kidney down to your bladder). When this happens, the stone can cause bleeding and keep urine from leaving your body.
Kidney stones (also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys.
A kidney stone usually will not cause symptoms until it moves around within the kidney or passes into one of the ureters. The ureters are the tubes that connect the kidneys and bladder.
If a kidney stone becomes lodged in the ureters, it may block the flow of urine and cause the kidney to swell and the ureter to spasm, which can be very painful. At that point, you may experience these symptoms.
Other signs and symptoms may include.
Pain caused by a kidney stone may change for instance, shifting to a different location or increasing in intensity as the stone moves through your urinary tract.
The most common type of kidney stone is a calcium oxalate stone. This type happens when calcium and oxalate combine in your urine. It can happen when you have high quantities of oxalate, low amounts of calcium and aren’t drinking enough fluids.
Stones caused by uric acid are also fairly common. These come from a natural substance called purine, which is a by-product of animal proteins (meat, chicken and fish).
Kidney stones are formed from substances in your urine. The substances that combine into stones normally pass through your urinary system. When they don’t, it’s because there isn’t enough urine volume, causing the substances to become highly concentrated and to crystalize. This is typically a result of not drinking enough water.
Kidney stones can be diagnosed by your medical history and by some tests. These tests include.
There are several ways to decrease your risk of kidney stones, including.
If you develop kidney stones composed of calcium, you may be tempted to stop eating foods that include calcium. However, this is the opposite of what you should do. If you have calcium oxalate stones, the most common type, it’s recommended that you have a diet higher in calcium and lower in oxalate.
Foods that are high in calcium include cow’s milk, yogurt, cheese, broccoli, calcium fortified juices, dried beans, and calcium fortified hot cereal.
Foods that are high in oxalates include (reduce these in your diet) spinach, strawberries, tea, dried peas and beans, nuts and nut butters, wheat bran.
It’s also important to drink plenty of fluids to dilute the substances in your urine.
Pain from a stone can persist for a few days after completely passing. But, if the pain persists beyond a week, a repeated imaging test (usually an ultrasound) is done to see if any further blockage is present (sometimes due to a remaining stone fragment).
If you’ve had kidney stones, you’re at a higher risk for more kidney stones and chronic kidney disease.
Kidney stones can be frustrating at first and agonizingly painful at the worst. The pain can get severe, and treatment may be necessary. Homoeopathy provides the best treatment in number of cases of kidney stones. It also treats the tendency of the person to make kidney stones thus preventing its recurrence. For too large stones, or impacted stones, it’s better to treat them surgically as it can damage the kidneys. Take treatment from the homoeopathic doctor to get the best results. Remember to drink lot of water and follow the dietary guidelines.
