What is Renal Calculus?
Renal Calculus a medical condition with one or more stones gets deposited in the kidney. The condition is also referred to as a kidney stone. Kidney stones as the name suggest occur in the kidney but may also develop in other parts along the urinary tract like the ureters, bladder, urethra, etc.
Causes:
Kidney stones are the deposits buildup of dissolved minerals on the kidneys. They are mainly composed of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate. Other common stones are uric acid stones and struvite/infection stones. Some of the major causes are
- Diet
- Dehydration or low water intake or low urine volume
- Obesity
- Medical conditions – abnormal growth of parathyroid gland(s), distal renal tubular acidosis
Symptoms:
- The feeling of a frequent intense need to urinate
- Burning during urination
- Back pain
- Pain in the side of your abdomen
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain at the tip of the penis in case of men
- Blood in urine
- Urine infection
Home Remedies:
- Drink plenty of water.
- Consume a glass of fresh sugarcane juice twice a day.
- Drink a glass of apple juice on empty stomach.
- Consume an apple every morning and evening.
- Make grapes, a daily part of your diet.
- Drink water from raw coconut.
- Prepare horse gram daal with stone salt. Consume 2 glasses every morning and evening.
- Consume a mixture of half a teaspoon of turmeric powder and rock sugar every morning and evening.
- Drink 100 grams of cucumber juice on empty stomach.
- Consume 25 grams of Gai ka Gahat (Cow’s Urine) every day.
- Increase radish intake in the diet.
- Drink a glass of pomegranate juice daily.
