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With the rise of alternative medicine, it is possible to get kidney stone treatment without surgery.
You can try home remedies, Homeopathy, or Ayurveda to avoid surgery for kidney stones
These treatments help relieve pain, treat urinary infections, and remove calculi holistically. Each has its unique benefits and limitations.
In the era of evidence-based medicine, it is better to find a safe and authentic treatment. If you are searching for a non-surgical option for renal calculi, this article should help.
There is a common belief that all kidney stones require surgery. Experience in medical systems, especially AYUSH in India, differs. Recurrent renal calculi need a holistic approach to treat the tendency. As a patient, you may have your own reasons to find a way to remove the kidney stone without surgery.
Nevertheless, not treating a stone can harm your kidneys. This understanding is common among doctors across all medical systems. Hence, it is best to seek medical treatment and advice at the earliest. Whether you want to start alternative medication or opt for an operation, the decision must be taken.
The following are a few time-tested, medically approved ways to remove a calculus from the urinary system.
What decides the choice of treatment – medical or surgical is not your wish but the following factors:
Very large calculi near the upper end of ureter tend to block urine flow and cause a condition called ‘Hydronephrosis’. It indicates that the urine flow is obstructed by the calculus and it is putting pressure on the kidneys and damaging it, surgery must be considered.
Some patients develop multiple renal calculi. Stones keep forming in the kidneys even after an operartion. Such patients must than start alternative treatments like Homeopathy or Ayurveda.
Below are the major ways in which one can get rid of kidney stones and prevent surgery.
Improve your water intake. Water is the most natural way to remove a small kidney stone without surgery. Proper hydration helps you in the following ways: –
Drinking 2.5 to 3 litres of water is optimum. Summer, hot weather, and exercise may increase the requirement.
Whether you take allopathy, homeopathy or any therapy, adequate water consumption is a must.
Home remedies work by improving the flow of urine and flush out the small stones. Some of the measures you can try at home are as follows: –
There is lack of definite research that proves home remedies can remove a kidney stone without surgery.
They do improve hydration and maintain urine concentration.
At our clinic in Mumbai, we recommend home remedies alongside homeopathic treatment for stone removal.
The following Ayurvedic herbs can prove helpful to remove a renal calculus. These remedies act either as stone-breakers or as diuretics.
Punanrnava or Boerhevia difffusa – Punarnava means ‘one which gives new life’. It is a nephroprotective drug helping as a diuretic. This drug acts as a diuretic, helping when urine is blocked due to back pressure from a stone. It can thus be a good remedy for Hydronephrosis.
Pashanabheda (Bergenia ciliata) – Its actual meaning is ‘stone-breaker’.
Horse Gram in diet – A dal prepared from horse gram is recommended by some Ayurvedic practitioners.
Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) – It is a ‘stone-breaker’ & a ‘diuretic’. This herb helps inhibit the growth of calcium oxalate crystals and thus stops calculus formation.
Varuna (Crataeva nurvala) – This Ayurvedic herb also has ‘stone-breaking’ qualities. Varuna can stimulate the ureters to push the stone down into the urinary bladder. Thus, it helps in expelling crystals out of the urinary tract.
These medicines must be taken only after consulting a qualified Ayurvedic doctor.
Homeopathy is very popular in treating a kidney stone without surgery. Several case reports can serve as a testimony to the effects of homeopathic medicines in treating calculi.
Here is a list of a few popular homeopathic remedies used to treat and remove a kidney stone without surgery. They act as pain-killers, stone-removers, and can also reduce the tendency to stone-formation.
Lycopodium – It is a good homeopathy medicine for a stone in the right kidney. Pain is felt more before and during urination. The symptoms are worse between 4-8 pm. A patient requiring Lycopodium passes red sand in the urine. It can be prescribed by a homeopath if you have gas, constipation, or acidity.
Sarsaparilla – Like Lycopodium, Sarsaparilla is another medicine for stones in the right kidney. Contrary to Lycopodium, this remedy is indicated when the pain increases after passing urine. It is also helpful in children and elderly patients suffering from calculi.
Hydrangea – It is a useful homeopathic remedy when a stone is present in the ureter. The patient experiences sharp pains in the loins & difficulty in passing urine.
Berberis vulgaris – This homeopathic medicine is popular in the treatment of kidney stones without surgery. It is good for treating calculi in the left ureters. Berberis helps to relieve pain that starts in the back and radiates down the belly to the urethra.
Uva ursi – In patients having a urinary infection (UTI) with a stone in the bladder, Uva ursi can help.
Cantharis – It is indicated when there is severe burning pain and strangury with a renal calculus. There are signs of infection in the urine and urinary bladder. Such patients get very irritated when urinating.
Besides these, there are many other remedies listed in homeopathic books.
They must be taken in the proper potency and dose. For this, it is recommended to consult a homeopathic doctor in India.
Allopathic medications primarily revolve around giving pain relief. Anti-spasmodic painkillers are given to release the spasm, and hoping for the stone to pass.
Urologists usually prescribe medicines like Ural to dissolve a renal calculus. Not all types of stones can be dissolved. Only those formed with uric acid crystals can dissolve with remedies like Ural.
It is a non-surgical procedure used to remove a kidney stone. A urologist provides ESWL.
Shock waves are used to break a calculus.
No incisions are made.
An allopath decides his line of treatment based on the size of the calculi. The underlying tendency for recurrent stone formation is not addressed in an operation. Hence, stones keep forming even after being removed by an operation. To heal this from the roots, it is required to study the patient’s personality and tendencies.
Only the size of a stone does not determine the selection of homeopathic treatment.
The selection of a homeopathic remedy depends on your symptoms and factors like: –
Similar is the case in Ayurveda. Ayurvedic practitioners do ‘Prakriti Parikshan’ just like homeopaths study your constitution.
These aspects differentiate Ayurveda & Homeopathy treatment from Allopathy.
Getting professional help ensures you receive an evidence-based treatment to remove renal calculi without surgery.
I am a qualified homeopathy doctor by profession with an experience of over 25 years. Also an academician, I am associated with the medical university in India. Being in the field of alternative medicine and healthcare, my aim is to give a holistic treatment to the ailing patient. I practice at Standard Homeopathy Clinic in Mumbai, India. We also give online treatment to those who cannot reach us at the clinic. Anyone who wants to experience the holistic touch of homeopathy can contact us.
