Kidney stones, known medically as renal calculi, are hard lumps of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys. They can cause severe pain in the back, side or groin as they move, known as renal colic. Homeopathy can help small stones pass and works on the tendency to form new ones. Book a consultation with Dr. Chhavi Bansal today.
What are Kidney Stones?
Your kidneys filter waste from the blood into urine. When there's too much of certain minerals and too little water, those minerals crystallise and slowly build up into stones. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a pea, sometimes larger.
Small stones often sit quietly in the kidney. The trouble starts when one breaks loose and moves into the ureter, the narrow tube to the bladder. That's when the pain hits, and it's often described as worse than childbirth.
And here's what people forget once the pain is gone. Without changes, a large share of people who pass one stone will form another within a few years.
Symptoms of Kidney Stones
Symptoms depend on the size and position of the stone:
Causes of Kidney Stones
Most stones come from a mix of genetics and daily habits:
- Not drinking enough water : the single biggest factor, especially in Indian summers
- High salt intake : more salt means more calcium in the urine
- Diet : too much animal protein, sugar, cola drinks or high-oxalate foods
- Family history : stones tend to run in families
- Medical conditions : gout, obesity, diabetes and some bowel conditions raise the risk
- Certain medicines and supplements : including high-dose vitamin C
If Kidney Stones are Left Untreated
- A stone blocking urine flow and swelling the kidney
- Kidney infection, which can become serious
- Repeated episodes of severe pain
- Gradual kidney damage with long-standing blockage
- Recurring stones
How Homeopathy Treats Kidney Stones
Small stones are usually managed with painkillers, fluids and medicines that relax the ureter. Larger or stuck stones need procedures like lithotripsy or surgery. Those treatments remove the stone, but they don't change the tendency to form new ones.
Homeopathy works differently. When the stone is small, homeopathy can help it pass and ease the pain. Just as importantly, it works on the tendency to form stones, based on your constitution, which matters for anyone who has had more than one.
- Helps small stones pass
- Eases renal colic pain and burning urination
- Works on the tendency to form new stones
- Useful after lithotripsy or surgery to prevent recurrence
- Safe alongside your urologist's treatment
- No side effects
The treatment is completely personalised. Dr. Chhavi Bansal looks at your scan reports, stone size and position, your pain pattern, diet and general health, and prescribes a remedy for you specifically.
Dr. Chhavi's Approach to Kidney Stones
She'll go through your reports carefully. Stone size and position decide whether homeopathy alone is reasonable or whether you need a urologist first. She'll tell you straight.
Alongside the medicine, she guides you on water intake, salt, lemon water and the foods to limit for your type of stone.
One honest note. Pain with fever and chills, very little or no urine, or pain that painkillers can't control needs emergency care. An infected, blocked kidney can't wait.