As small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball, kidney stones can develop from solidified crystals in the kidney or urinary tract when there is an imbalance in any of the ingredients.
Men are more likely to experience kidney stones than women, making them one of the most painful urologic conditions.
CAUSES OF KIDNEY STONE
When we consume more calcium, calcium oxalate, uric acid, or salt in our diets with insufficient fluid intake, kidney stone formation is enhanced. A positive family history (genetic tendency) also makes a person susceptible to kidney stone formation.
Spinach, rhubarb, chocolate, peanuts, cocoa, beets, coffee, cola, nuts, strawberries, tomato juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice, soda (acidic and contains phosphorus), all types of tea, and berries are just a few examples of foods that raise the risk of kidney stone formation in susceptible people.
SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY STONE
The patient typically presents with the most excruciating pain in the lower back just below the ribs, which frequently extends into the groin area. The patient may also experience nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine (haematuria), restlessness, and fever (if an infection is present). Kidney stones can remain asymptomatic until they obstruct the flow of urine, at which point the patient starts experiencing acute symptoms.
The majority of stones larger than 6 mm need to be removed surgically, especially if they are stuck and obstructing the urinary tract persistently or infecting it. Stones smaller than 5 mm typically pass out on their own.
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE OF KIDNEY STONE
SARSAPARILLA –There is bloody urine, bright and clear urine that is irritating, and there is scant, slimy, flaky, sandy, copious urine that passed without sensation. Useful for passage of gravel or small calculi. Useful for renal stones that cause renal colic. Also helpful for bladder stones.
NUX VOMICA –useful for kidney colic brought on by ureteral stones.
CANTHARIS –Indicated when urine is passed drop by drop. There is intolerable urging with tenesmus. There is burning, scalding urine with cutting, intolerable urging, and fearful tenesmus or dribbling stranguary.
BERBERIS VULGARIS :There is blood-red urine that quickly turns turbid with deposits of thick, mealy, bright red sediment, then slowly becomes clear but always retains its blood. It is useful for painful cuttings in the left side of the bladder into the urethra and originates from the left kidney (continued) along the course of the ureter.
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