Diseases Of The
Urinary System

Diseases Of The Urinary System

Nephrolithiasis is the procedure of developing a kidney stone in the kidney or the urinary tract. Formation of kidney stones may lead to blood in the urine or abdomen pain. Medical science links kidney stone development with decreased urine volume or increased excretion of calcium, phosphate, urate, cystine, and other components. The stones may be tiny in size or may be as large as a ball. Typically, a 4 mm stone has an 80% likelihood of passage, while there is a 20% likelihood of a 5 mm stone passage from the body.

In a subject who has developed kidney stones, there will be a sudden onset of severe and intermittent pain, which the subject would realize doesn’t go away even when the body position is changed. Such pains start radiating from the back to the flank and into the groin. The subject with a kidney stone will also experience nausea and vomiting.  The common factors that lead to the formation of kidney stones are fluid intake reduction, medication, which leads to an increase in uric acid, and stepping up exercises by a subject, leading to frequent dehydration and gout-related issues.

Types of kidney stones

There are three most common forms of kidney stones:

  • Oxalate stonesare likely to occur with persistently concentrated urine and oxalic acid-enriched foods such as junk food, fried food, and all types of non-veg food, including egg, chocolate, aerated drinks – soda, colas, spinach, tomatoes, etc
  • Calcium or phosphate stonesare large and staghorn-shaped. They may form rapidly when calcium metabolism is disturbed. This could occur due to imbalance of the parathyroid glands, frequent or excess intake of calcium supplements, or where calcium is being mobilized into the circulation from the bones of the skeleton which may happen due to inadequate calcium intake in food from dairy or plant-based sources.
  • Uric acid and urate stonesmay form due to acidic conditions, such as a diet too rich in protein sources such as meat, fish, and eggs and more than 20% of acidic food intake.

         Urethritis (Urinary tract infection) is a condition caused by urethra inflammation. The urethra is the tube carrying urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Bacteria present in stool are the most common cause of this infection. Bacteria from the stool enter the urethra from

the skin, around the opening of the urethra, or by sexually transmitted organisms. Difficulty in starting urination, painful urination and frequent urge to urinate, burning /itching during urination, pain and discomfort even when the subject is not urinating, pain during sex, and discharge from the urethral opening are some of the symptoms of this infection.

       Nocturia is a condition where a subject needs to get up at night to urinate, thereby leading to sleep interruption. Nocturia is common among elderly subjects and pregnant ladies. Doctors link nocturia to sleep apnea, hyperparathyroidism, chronic renal failure, urinary incontinence, bladder infection, intestinal cystitis, diabetes, congestive heart failure, BPH (Benign prostate hypertrophy), impaired urethral structure and tumor in the prostate or uterus, ureteral pelvic junction obstruction. Many times, it can happen due to higher liquid intake before going to bed.

         Benign prostate hypertrophy- BPH is a walnut-shaped gland in the male reproductive system. The gland surrounds the urethra at the neck of the bladder. The bladder neck is the area where the urethra joins the bladder. The bladder and urethra are parts of the lower urinary tract. The prostate has two or more lobes, or sections, enclosed by an outer layer of tissue, and it is in front of the rectum, just below the bladder. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

      Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a condition in men in which the prostate gland is enlarged but not cancerous. In benign prostatic hypertrophy or benign prostatic obstruction, the prostate enlarges, and the gland presses against and pinches the urethra. The bladder wall becomes thicker. Eventually, the bladder may weaken and lose the ability to empty, leaving some urine in the bladder. The narrowing of the urethra and urinary retention—the inability to empty the bladder—cause many problems, such as frequent micturition, painful micturition, UTI, etc.

       Enuresis, bedwetting, or sleep wetting is involuntary urination while asleep. It could be Primary when a child has not yet had a prolonged period of being dry or secondary when a child or an adult begins wetting again after having stayed dry. Bedwetting among children is a major pediatric health issue. Among adults, one in 100 suffers from bedwetting primarily because of an overactive or unstable bladder.

Treatments  :

       In an allopathic system, surgery is the only solution for kidney stones and BPH, whereas, with our integrated therapy (comprising of homoeopathy, Naturopathy, Yoga and Acupressure)

with sometime of treatment, even larger stones are broken into smaller stones and drained out in the urine. Enlarged prostate gradually becomes normal, giving complete relief to all associated problems. At the outset, check your cholesterol and blood pressure. If either or both are high, treat them equally, as they may obstruct the path of recovery from diseases of the urinary system.

Diet for kidney stone, UTI, Nocturia, and BPH

  • Avoid all kinds of non-vegetarian food, including eggs, alcoholic drinks, aerated drinks (Soda, Colas, etc.), junk food, processed food, packed food, fried food, stale food, and all food rich in protein and Oxalate, such as rajma, chole, pulses, paneer, peas, spinach, tomato, chocolate, nuts, peanut, sesame seed, soya milk, etc.
  • Considerably limit your intake of sugar, salt, and fat. Avoid high-salt foods such as papads, pickles, etc., and switch to a limited quantity of rock salt instead of ordinary table salt. 
  • Reduce weight if obese.
  • Drink more water and other liquids to make these 4 liters per day.  Ensure that urine output is more than 2 to 2.5 liters daily.
  • Take plenty of citrus fruits and fresh juices, such as fresh lemon juice with water, raw honey, and coconut water. Also, take buttermilk.
  • Take plenty of basil tea. If fresh basil is unavailable, use dry basil leaves (available in the market) in tea and powdered form. Stop drinking regular tea and coffee, including green tea.
  • Do not take any calcium supplements. Increase calcium intake from milk  and plant sources (lettuce, broccoli, carrot, citrus fruits, fig – fresh or dried- grapes, resin, buttermilk, etc.)
  • Completely stop consuming wheat and rice. Switch to millet and brown rice. The best is to avoid cooked food – just slightly steamed green vegetables and you could consume soup of some green vegetables like Lauki, Tinda, Parval, Gajar, Shaljam, Cabbage, Broccoli, Mooli, Bhuttey (tender maize);  switch to green salad (cucumber, carrot, Radish, Beetroot, cabbage, Capsicum). You can also consume sprouted Methi and ginger in a salad. Roasted Grains – Chewda (Poha), Millets, Dhan ki kheel, Murmure can be taken. You may also add fresh butter (not pasteurized) in small quantities, rock salt, dry roasted jeera powder, and pepper to steamed vegetables. Add buttermilk to your diet.    
  • Add fruits to your regular diet. Apple, Pear, Papaya, Guava, Jamun, Peach, Apricot, Beal, Anar, Anjeer, Musk Melon, Litchi,  and Shahtoot (Mulberry fruits) are good to consume. 
  • Consume water soaked in bitter gourd (karela). Cut a Karela into 3-4 Pieces. Soak these pieces in a glass of water for 12-18 hours. Take this water every early morning on an empty stomach.
  • Consume water soaked in fenugreek (Methi). Soak one big spoon of fenugreek seeds in a glass of water. Consume this water early in the morning and preserve the fenugreek seeds to sprout for salad.

  • Homeopathic Medicines

Nephrolithiasis

    • Cantharis Q– 30 drops in about 70 ml water 4-5 times daily.
    • Natrum Phos 3X, Natrum Sulph 3X, Silicea 12X—two pills each alternate with the above at a gap of 15 -20 minutes.
    • During a fit of pain, take Colocynth 6 (3 – 4 drops in 50 – 60 ml water) and just one spoon alternatively with Magnesium Phos 3X (two pills) every 5 minutes until the pain is relieved.

UTI

    • Thuja 1M– once a week in the morning on an empty stomach.
    • Bacillus Coli 200- one dose alternate day in the morning on an empty stomach. Keep one day’s gap from Thuja.
    • Cantharis 30– daily at every two hours during the day.
    • If using a public toilet, sanitize it well before use.

BPH

    • Mix Sabal Serrulata 30, Clematis Erecta 30, Cantharis 30, and Causticum 30 – Take two drops in 10 – 15 ml water 4 – 5 times daily.
    • Natrum Sulph 3X alternate with the above at a gap of 15 – 20 minutes.
    • Pulsatilla 200– Take 20 minutes after breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Enuresis (Bed Wetting)

  • For children of more than six years of age, Equisetum Q–  5 drops in 100 – 150 ml water three times a day.
  • For an older adult, Causticum 200– once in the morning on an empty stomach and Petroselinum 30 four times daily.

Yoga

Kidney stone

  • Pavan Muktasana, Uttanpadasana, Dhanurasana, Bhujangasana, Mandukasana, Paschimottanasana, Padahasthasana, Ustrasana.

UTI

  • Surya Namaskar, Utkatasana, Balasana, Naukasana, Setubandhasana, Malasana, Trikonasana, Bhujangasana, Butterfly and Bhastrika Pranayama.  

BPH                  

Pavan Muktasana, Uttanpadasana, Dhanurasana, Bhujangasana, Mandukasana, Paschimottanasana, Baddha Konasana, Virasana, Janusirasana, Supta padangusthasana, Sarvagasana, Naukasana, Gomukhasana, Butterfly and Bhastrika, Anulom Vilom. Bhramari Pranayama.

Acupressure

For Kidney Stone, UTI, and BPH

Enuresis (Bed Wetting)