Homeopathy for cure of Kidney Stones

How homeopathy is an effective treatment option for Kidney Stones

Introduction: Kidney stones are very common in clinical practice. The prevalence of kidney stones is approximately 5% percent in the general population. Approximately 10% of the population will be affected by urinary tract stones at some point in their lives. 50% of stones will cause some problem within 5 years of discovery. Approximately 50% of patients with previous urinary stones have a recurrence within 10 years. Risk of recurrence is greater, if two or more episodes of kidney stones occur. The younger a person is when they have their first kidney stone attack the greater their personal risk of having additional attacks. Those between the ages of 35 and 50 are in their peak stone formation period. However, whereas just a few years ago recurrence of kidney stone was unavoidable, with individualized medical therapy (Homeopathic treatment) recurrence can be prevented in more than 95% sufferers.

Definition: Kidney stones are solid stone like deposits formed in kidney and stones occurring in the urinary tract.

Risk factors:

1. Race: Whites are affected more often than persons of Asian ethnicity, who are affected more often than Blacks.
2. Age: It occurs more often in adults than in elderly persons and children. In both sexes the peak age of onset is between 20 and 40 years.
3. Gender: Stone disease is 2-3 times more common in males than in females. 80% of patients with kidney stones are males.
4. Familial Predisposition: Persons having family history of renal stones are more likely to develop the disease as compared to the persons with no such family history.
5. Personal History: Persons who had kidney stones earlier in their life are likely to develop stones again.
6. Dietary Factors: A diet high in protein, calcium and low in fiber increases the risk for certain types of stones. Deficiency of vitamin A causes desquamation of the epithelium. The desquamated cells form nidus for stone formation.
7. Fluid Intake: Due to low intake of water and fluids, excessive water loss in febrile diseases and in hot climates, due to excessive perspiration or due to excessive water loss from vomiting and diarrhoea, the urine contains decreased concentration of crystalloids and higher concentrates of colloid components, thereby increasing the risk of formation of renal stones.
8. Lack of Activity: The persons who are sedentary are more likely to develop stones as inactivity stimulates bones to release more calcium. Prolonged immobilization as in case of paraplegia results in skeletal decalcification and an increase in urinary calcium, favoring the formation of calcium phosphate calculi.
9. Recurrence: Recurrence in cases of renal stones is likely to occur. The chances of having recurring stones are about 70-80% once a person suffers their first stone attack.

Types of stones:

1. ACCORDING TO FORMATION

A. Primary Stones : Appear in apparently healthy urinary tract without antecedent inflammation

• Found in acid urine
• Consist of: Calcium oxalate, Uric acid, Urates, Xanthine, Calcium carbonate.

B. Secondary Stones: Usually formed as a result of inflammation

• Found in alkaline urine
• Composed of calcium ammonium magnesium phosphate, majority of which are phosphate stones.

2. ACCORDING TO SYMPTOMS: The clinical features vary according to the size, shape and position of the shape and the nature of the underlying conditions. More commonly, patients present with pain, recurrent urinary infection or clinical features of urinary tract obstruction. Protein, red cells or leucocytes may appear in the urine.

• Silent Calculus: A few stones, particularly the phosphate stones, may lie dormant. These stones gradually increase in size and cause the destruction of renal parenchyma.
• Ureteric Colic: It is an agonizing type of pain passing from the loin to the groin. It starts suddenly, causing the patient to move around, trying in vain to find comfort. An attack of colic rarely lasts for more than 8 hours.
• Haematuria: Sometimes it is the leading symptom. It usually occurs in small quantity to make urine dirty or smoky during or after an attack of pain.
• Hydronephrosis: It is basically a complication of renal stones. The patient usually complains of a lump in the loin and dull aching pain.
• Gastrointestinal Symptoms: The above complaints are usually associated with nausea, vomiting or distension of abdomen.

Dietary Management:

• Bring moderation in diet, and eat at regular intervals. Small, frequent meals are advisable instead of few large meals.
• Meals should be well planned.
• Diet should be nutritious and readily digestible.
• Fasting one day per week, drinking only low calorie fluids.
• Stimulants such as coffee, black tea, sweets, alcohol should be avoided.

Homeopathic Treatment: Homeopathic medicines offer sure, gentle, faster and long lasting treatment of Kidney stones. Not only in expelling kidney stone but homeopathic medicine are very effective in stopping the recurrence of kidney stones.

Some of the commonly used homeopathic medicines in Kidney stones are:

1. Berberis vulgaris: Inflammation of kidneys with hematuria. Sensation as if some urine remained after urinating. Urine with thick mucus and bright red, mealy sediments. Frequent urination; urethra burns when not urinating.
2. Hydrangea: A remedy for gravel, profuse deposit of white amorphous salts in urine. Calculus, renal colic, bloody urine. Sharp pain in loins, especially left and along left ureter.
3. Lycopodium clavatum: Urinary and digestive disturbances. Uric acid diathesis. Heavy red sediment in urine. Pain in back before urinating; ceases after flow; slow in coming, must strain. Oliguria during the night. Child cries before urinating.
4. Nux vomica: Ineffectual urging for urine. Strangury. Renal colic extending to genitals, dribbling of urine. While urinating, itching in urethra and pain in neck of bladder. Haematuria.
5. Pareira brava: Useful in renal colic, prostatic affections, vesical calculus, cystitis. Black, bloody, thick mucous urine. Constant urging; sensation as if bladder were distended; great straining; with pain down thighs.

Homeopathy Point Case Study: Cured Case of Kidney stone

A 25 year Male presented with Kidney stones since 1 month. After full case taking, patient was given homeopathic medicine Lycopodium 10m. After 15 days, patient reported expulsion of the stones shown in the image below.

Dr Renu Pande, MD

Founding Member – HomeopathyPoint

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