Kidney Stone also referred as Renal Calculi is named as Nephrolithiasis or Urolithiasis as per the medical terminology.
Urination helps to remove the toxins along with the liquid waste from the body. During this process, there are chances of formation of solid mass which happens due to the clumping of tiny crystals. These tiny crystals can be referred as Renal Calculus. It may be variable in size and shape. Many factors contribute to the formation of urinary stones. The chemical composition of kidney stone vary from individual to individual depending upon the abnormality. Depending upon the variations in their compositions they are mainly categorized into –
Person suffering with kidney stone experience with excruciating pain which is beyond explanation. Apart from pain, people also experience frequent urge to micturate, hematuria (blood in urine), nausea and vomiting. Most of the calculi, flushes out along with the urine but if they don’t life becomes miserable.
Causes of Kidney Stones
Formation of kidney stones is a complex and multifactorial process. These may include several inherent factors like age, sex, heredity, and external factors such as geography, climate, dietary, mineral composition, and water intake.
Symptoms of Kidney Stones
Home remedies for Kidney Stones
More than half of the people in the world might have come across a urinary tract infection at some point of life. The disease is common in both genders but women are more prone to get infected and belongs to the high-risk category. Compared to men, women have a smaller urethra, so bacteria have a smaller distance to travel before reaching the urinary tract. Also due to the lifestyle changes women are affected over 50% each year.
UTI is a generalized term used to refer bacterial or fungal growth in any part of the urinary system — your kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Most of the infections are associated with bladder and the urethra. UTI can be treated within 2-3days, but if the infection persists then medications should be continued till it subsides.
Cystitis (infection of the bladder) – Typically, this type of infection is caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli). They are generally found in the gastrointestinal tract. The infection can also happen through sexual intercourse. All women belong to the risk category of cystitis because of their anatomy, specifically the short distance from the urethra to the bladder.
Urethritis (infection of the urethra) – The infection that occurs because of the spreading of the bacteria from the anus to the urethra. Since the urethral opening and vaginal opening is close enough, the infections get transmitted easily. Sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, chlamydia, mycoplasma, etc. also leave high risk for UTI.
A strong, persistent urge to urinate
Burning sensation while urinating
Urine incontinence (Passing urine in small amounts and feeling of incompleteness even after passing urine)
Fever associated with chills in the night
Turbid Urine (urine appears cloudy)
Signs of blood in the urine.
Strong-smelling urine
Nausea and vomiting
Muscle aches and abdominal pains
Severe pelvic pain, in women — more pain felt in the center of the pelvis and in the area near the pubic bone.
This is a very good remedy for treating the urinary infection. Take the seeds of Tribulus, dry in the sun and store it for ready usage.
Take a few of them and boil in water and drink it warm. Continue drinking this frequently until the infection comes down.
Drink a glass of unsweetened cranberry juice on a daily basis until the infection is cleared. The juice can be diluted with water if required.
Hydrate the body adequately. This is a permanent and simplest solution that can be taken to prevent UTI. Even though water is the most essential thing in life, it is not given utmost importance. Drinking plain water is can flush out the bacteria and prevent it from recurrent infections.
Consume the water boiled with coriander seeds and drink infrequently.
Coriander is considered to be a cooling diuretic. Both the seeds and leaves can be used to cure the infection caused by the urinary tract. The seeds are helpful in treating cystitis, dysuria, cloudy urine. A warm infusion of the coriander seeds is much beneficial in case of burning micturition.