Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that are located on each side of your spine just below the rib cage and are a part of the urinary tract. Did you know that healthy kidneys filter about half-a-cup of blood per minute? They do this to produce urine by removing wastes and extra water from your body. The urine is passed out of the body through the ureters, bladder and urethra. Kidneys play a critical role in the functioning of your body as they remove waste, excess water and also acids that are produced by your body cells to maintain a healthy balance of water, salts, and minerals (sodium, calcium, phosphorous, and potassium) in your body. If your kidneys don’t function properly, it results in various health conditions such as chronic kidney disease, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, etc. Identifying the problem and taking timely treatment is the key to cure or treat these conditions effectively. Delphis offers the best homeopathy treatment for kidney stones and chronic kidney disease.
When your body has certain excessive wastes and insufficient fluid in your blood, these excessive wastes can accumulate and stick together in your kidneys. This accumulation of waste is called a kidney stone. Also called renal calculi, kidney stones in other words are hard deposits built up of minerals and salts inside your kidneys. Although kidney stones generally form in the kidneys, they can form anywhere along your urinary tract.
Kidney Stones Causes:
Kidney stones can form often with no definite cause wherein several factors can contribute to their formation. Different types of kidney stones can be attributed to different causes.
- Calcium stones: A majority of kidney stones are calcium stones.
- Calcium oxalate: Oxalate is produced by your liver or absorbed from certain fruits, vegetables, nuts, and chocolates that you consume. In some cases, a high dosage of vitamin D, metabolic disorders, and intestinal bypass surgery can lead to the accumulation of calcium or oxalate in the urine leading to this type of stones.
- Calcium phosphate: Stones of this nature are more common due to metabolic conditions. In some cases, certain medicines used to treat conditions like migraine or seizures may also cause this type of stones.
- Struvite stones: These develop due to urinary tract infections.
- Uric acid stones: These stones form due to loss of excessive fluid because of chronic diarrhea or malabsorption in people who eat a high-protein diet or are diabetic.
- Cystine stones: These stones develop due to a hereditary disorder, cystinuria, which causes the excessive excretion of certain amino acid.
Risk Factors:
It is better to understand the risk factors to avoid kidney stones from forming by taking appropriate preventive measures. Below are some risk factors associated with kidney stones.
- Medical history: If you have had kidney stones previously, that increases your chances of recurrence.
- Family history: If someone in your family has kidney stones you are more prone to this condition.
- Inadequate water intake: Not drinking enough water or dehydration caused due to sweating a lot can increase your chances of kidney stones.
- Diet high in protein/sodium/sugar: Consuming a protein-rich diet or high-sodium diet increases your kidney stone chances.
- Overweight or obesity: A high body mass index (BMI) and weight gain are associated with an increased risk of kidney stones.
- Surgeries: Some surgeries such as gastric bypass surgery or other intestinal surgery can increase your chances of kidney stones.
- Medical conditions: Some medical conditions like polycystic kidney disease, cystic kidney disease and some other medical conditions can increase the chances of kidney stones. In people with type 2 diabetes, urine becomes more acidic leading to stone formation. Gout condition results in a build-up of uric acid in the blood and the formation of stones in the kidneys. By consulting homeo clinics you can address these causative factors and thereby prevent kidney stones.
- Medicines: Some medicines like diuretics, calcium-based antacids, certain dietary supplements can increase your likeliness of developing kidney stones.
- Gender: Men are at a greater risk of developing kidney stones than women.
Kidney Stones Symptoms:
You may not have any symptoms of kidney stones if the stone is tiny and moves through the urinary tract easily. However, if the stone is large or it gets obstructed anywhere in the urinary tract, you may notice symptoms that may include –
- Pain during urination
- Pain that fluctuates
- A burning sensation during urination
- Difficulty in urinating
- Appearance of blood in your urine
- Pain in the lower abdomen or back
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Change of colour of urine (pink, red or brown in colour)
- Foul smell of urine
- Increased frequency in urination
- Urinating in small amounts
- Urine that looks cloudy
- In some cases of infection, fever and chills
- Pain in the groin area
On noticing these symptoms, you should consult the best homeo doctor in Hyderabad for appropriate and non-invasive kidney stones treatment.
Diagnostic Tests:
On consulting, your doctor will ask you about your past and present illnesses, medications you are using, and your family history to assess your health condition. If needed your doctor may recommend various tests to evaluate your condition accurately and analyze the severity of the condition. These tests may include –
- Blood test to assess calcium or uric acid in your blood. A creatinine blood test will tell how your kidneys are functioning.
- Urine test to analyze your urine composition and check if it has excessive stone-forming minerals.
- Imaging tests like CT scan, MRI, ultrasound and X-rays to see the presence, location and size of stones. These tests also help in evaluating the blockages and condition of the urinary tract along with the identification of complications to other organs, if any.
- Stone analysis of the stones that you passed while urination to analyze the makeup of your stones and understand the cause of stones and ways to prevent further formation of stones.
Treatment:
Conventionally, pain relievers are given to address the pain associated with kidney stones and for further treatment, surgery and laser technology are used to remove the stone or break it into small pieces so that these small pieces pass through the urinary tract. However, there are chances of negative side effects and recurrence of kidney stones after treatment. It is advisable to choose homeopathy as homeopathy clinics help deal with kidney stones at an acute level and reduce the recurrence chances as well. Since the best homeopathy doctor believes in the holistic health of an individual and addressing the issue at the root level, your homeopathy medicine for kidney stones will be decided on factors such as associated symptoms, size of the stone, duration of the complaint, your general health condition and your body constitution. If required, homeopathy doctors in Hyderabad suggest dietary changes and lifestyle changes as well to complement the recommended homeopathy remedies such as berberis vulgaris, lycopodium clavatum, cantharis vesicatoria, sarsaparilla officinalis, etc.
Prevention:
Here are some measures recommended by doctors in homeopathy clinics in Hyderabad to prevent kidney stones or reduce their impact.
- Drink enough water and fluids such as juices, lemonades, etc.
- Take lots of fresh fruits.
- Reduce consumption of oxalate-rich foods like nuts, peanuts, etc.
- Reduce consumption of salt, sugar and animal proteins.
- Eat healthy and nutritious food.
- Avoid chocolates, carbonated drinks, and processed foods.
- Quit smoking and alcohol.
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