Urinary Problems
The urinary tract
is made up of the kidneys, ureters,
bladder, and urethra. These organs
work together to produce, transport,
store, and excrete urine, the
yellowish fluid that contains waste
products removed from the blood. Urine
contains the by-products of our body's
metabolism, salts, toxins, and water.
For instance, blood, protein, or white
blood cells in the urine may indicate
injury, infection, or inflammation of
the kidneys. Glucose in the urine may
be an indication of diabetes.
Problems in the
urinary system can be caused by
ageing, illness, or injury. As you get
older, changes in the kidneys'
structure cause them to lose some of
their ability to remove wastes from
the blood. Also, the muscles in your
ureters, bladder, and urethra tend to
lose some of their strength. You may
have more urinary infections because
the bladder muscles do not tighten
enough to empty your bladder
completely. A decrease in strength of
muscles of the sphincters and the
pelvis can also cause incontinence,
the unwanted leakage of urine. Illness
or injury can also prevent the kidneys
from filtering the blood completely or
block the passage of urine.
Some Diseases of the Urinary
Symptoms:
Burning urine
While passing urine
some people feel burning sensation in
the urinary passage. An infection in
the urinary tract caused by diseases
like gonorrhoea, enlargement of
prostate, a stone in the urinary
bladder or concentrated urine, as it
happens in summer might be responsible
for this type of complaint. Burning
sensation may occur along with the
passage of urine or may occur even
after that. It may subside by taking
some alkaline drinks or few glasses of
water.
Hematuria
Presence of blood
in the urine is called hematuria.
According to Ayurveda it is a form of
Adhoga Rakta Pitta. It is commonly
caused by stones or infection in the
genito-urinary tract and some other
haemorrhagic conditions.
Nephritis
This refers to the
inflammation of the kidney. It is of
several types and in different stages
of the disease it produces different
types of symptoms. In Ayurveda it is
called vrikka shotha.
Depending upon the variety of the
nephritis, the signs and symptoms
differ. Usually there is oedema in the
face, which is more prominent in the
morning and slowly subsides as the day
passes on. The blood pressure may
increase and the patient may suffer
from biliousness, nausea, vomiting,
abdominal pain, headache and diarrhoea.
Bed wetting
It is the
involuntary urination at night.
Children after the age of 3 or 4 years
normally possess sufficient control
over their urinary sphincters in as
much as they pass urine only when they
want. Because of certain reasons, this
control does not manifest because of
which they continue to pass urine in
bed at night. This continues in some
cases, even up to the age of 15. Both
boys and girls suffer from this
ailment.
Kidney Stones
Urinary stones are
generally formed by calcium,
phosphates or oxalates. The main parts
of the urinary tract are the kidney,
ureter, bladder and urethra. The
stones are formed primarily in the
kidney and sometimes remain there
without being noticed for a long time.
In certain circumstances they are
slowly dissolved or dislodged and come
down, and during this process, they
become lodged in a narrow part of the
tract, giving rise to excruciating
pain.
Stones are formed in the body because
of vayu. It creates a type of dryness
I the body because of which the
chemicals start accumulating over the
nucleus, that ultimately takes the
shape of a stone. At times the entire
kidney is filled with these stones and
it becomes calcified and stops
functioning. If urine is not excreted
through the kidneys or excreted in
small quantities, uremia sets in and
causes many complications. The same
phenomenon takes place if a piece of
stone gets lodged in ureter or
bladder.
The patient experiences pain in the
lumber region of the kidneys at the
back of the body.
Urinary tract
infections
It is caused by
bacteria in the urinary tract. Women
get UTIs more often than men. Drinking
lots of fluids also helps by flushing
out the bacteria.
The name of the UTI depends on its
location in the urinary tract. An
infection in the bladder is called
cystitis. If the infection is in one
or both of the kidneys, the infection
is called pyelonephritis
Prostatitis
It is inflammation
of the prostate gland that results in
urinary frequency and urgency, burning
or painful urination (dysuria), and
pain in the lower back and genital
area, among other symptoms. In some
cases, prostatitis is caused by
bacterial infection. But the more
common forms of prostatitis are not
associated with any known infecting
organism
Proteinuria
It is the presence
of abnormal amounts of protein in the
urine. Healthy kidneys take wastes out
of the blood but leave in protein.
Protein in the urine does not cause a
problem by itself. But it may be a
sign that your kidneys are not working
properly.
Healing
Options
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Herbal
Remedy
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Shilajit (Mineral Pitch,
Asphaltum)
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Gokshura (Tribulus
terrestris)
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Punarnava (Boerrhavia
diffusa)
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Guduchi (Tinospora
cordifolia)
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Chandan (Santalum
album)
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Ayurvedic
Supplements
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Diet
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Hot
spices are to be strictly
avoided. The patient
should be given as much
water as possible to
drink. Fresh lemon juice,
fresh coconut water,
orange juice, sugarcane
juice and pineapple juice
are extremely useful in
this condition. The
patient should be given
fruits like apple, grapes,
peaches and plums in good
quantity.
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Lifestyle
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- The
patient should not expose
himself to sun or heat.
Excessive perspiration
takes away lot of water
from the body and the
urine thus becomes
concentrated. Passage of
this concentrated urine
through the urinary tract
causes irritation and
gives rise to burning
sensation.
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Yoga
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