Homeopathy Treatments for Kidney Stone
What is Kidney Stone?
Renal stones , also known as kidney stones, are hard deposits of minerals and acid salts that stick together in concentrated urine. They can vary in size, ranging from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball.They can be painful when passing through the urinary tract.
Causes and Risk factors:
- Dehydration
- Obesity
- Weight loss surgery
- Eating food with too much salt or sugar.
- Consuming high amounts of certain foods, such as sodium, animal proteins, and oxalate-rich foods, can contribute to stone formation.
Diagnosis:
Medical history and physical examination to assess symptoms and risk factors.
Imaging studies like CT scan, ultrasound, and X-ray to visualize stones.
Urinalysis to detect blood, crystals, or signs of infection.
Blood tests to evaluate kidney function and metabolic conditions.
24-hour urine collection to measure substances contributing to stone formation.
Symptoms:
Renal stones can cause severe pain in the side of lower back, or groin area. The pain may come in waves and fluctuate in intensity.
Frequent urination, painful urination,
Blood in the urine,
Cloudy or foul-smelling urine.
Nausea and vomiting,
Fever and chills.
Complications:
Stay hydrated
Dietary changes
Medical management
Regular follow-up with the physician.
Management and Treatment
- Hydration
- Pain management
- Medical procedures: ESWL, ureteroscopy, PCNL Surgery in rare cases.
Conclusion:
Renal stones cause pain but can be managed and prevented with proper care, including hydration, dietary modifications, and medical interventions.
Homoeopathy Approach in Renal Stones
Homeopathy offers an individualized and holistic approach to treating renal stones by addressing the underlying imbalances, alleviating symptoms, and preventing recurrence.There are more number of medicines in homeopathy for renal stones. Choice of medicine in homeopathy is based on totality of symptoms and individualization. Homeopathy is a very safe and effective in treating Renal stones and have no side effects. Homeopathic medicines can give symptomatic relief to the patient, and when the stone size is small it will crush or break the stone, dissolve the stone gradually by acting on its chemical composition, which helps to push the stone forward in the urinary tract. Homeopathy also reduces the secondary infections of the urinary tract arising after injury from the moving stone