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  • Chronic Kidney Disease

    • Chronic kidney disease is a long standing disease of the kidneys leading to renal failure.
    • The kidneys filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. As kidneys fail, waste builds up.
    • When chronic kidney disease reaches an advanced stage, dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes and wastes can build up in your body.

    Diagnosis

    • Urinalysis
    • Blood Test
    • Imaging Tests
      • CT Scan
      • MRI
      • Ultrasound
    • Kidney Bioscopy
    • Kidney Functioning Test

    Types

    • Acute prerenal kidney failure – Insufficient blood flow to the kidneys can cause acute prerenal kidney failure.
    • Acute intrinsic kidney failure – Acute intrinsic kidney failure can result from direct trauma to the kidneys, such as physical impact or an accident.
    • Chronic prerenal kidney failure – When there isn’t enough blood flowing to the kidneys for an extended period of time, the kidneys begin to shrink and lose the ability to function.
    • Chronic intrinsic kidney failure – This happens when there’s long-term damage to the kidneys due to intrinsic kidney disease.
    • Chronic post-renal kidney failure – A long-term blockage of urrinary tract prevents urination. This causes pressure and eventual kidney damage.

    Stages

    • Stage 1: with normal or high GFR (GFR > 90 mL/min)
    • Stage 2: Mild CKD (GFR = 60-89 mL/min)
    • Stage 3A: Moderate CKD (GFR = 45-59 mL/min)
    • Stage 3B: Moderate CKD (GFR = 30-44 mL/min)
    • Stage 4: Severe CKD (GFR = 15-29 mL/min)
    • Stage 5: End Stage CKD (GFR <15 mL/min)

    Symptoms

    • Nausea
    • Headache
    • Vomiting
    • Loss of appetite
    • Fatigue and weakness
    • Sleep problems
    • Changes in how much a person urinates
    • Decreased mental sharpness/ Confusion
    • Muscle twitches and cramps
    • Swelling of feet and ankles
    • Persistent itching
    • Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart
    • Shortness of breath, if fluid builds up in the lungs
    • High blood pressure (hypertension) that’s difficult to control

    Causes

    • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
    • High blood pressure
    • low blood flow to the kidneys
    • inflammation
    • sudden high blood pressure
    • blockages, sometimes due to kidney stones
    • elevated blood sugar
    • high blood pressure
    • kidney infections
    • polycystic kidney disease
    • Heart disease
    • Glomerulonephritis , an inflammation of the kidney’s filtering units (glomeruli)
    • Interstitial nephritis , an inflammation of the kidney’s tubules and surrounding structures

    Risk Factors

    • Diabetes
    • High blood pressure
    • Heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease
    • Smoking
    • Obesity
    • Family history of kidney disease
    • Abnormal kidney structure
    • Older age

  • Cystitis

    • Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder. Inflammation is where part of the body becomes irritated, red, or swollen.
    • Cystitis is the most common type of urinary tract infection.
    • Women tend to get cystitis much more than men do.

    Diagnosis

    • Physical Exam
    • Cystoscopy
    • Imaging Test –
      • X-ray
      • Ultrasound
      • MRI
    • Urine analysis
    • Retrograde urethrography to find problems in the urethra

    Symptoms

    • Frequent urge to urinate
    • urge to urinate after you’ve emptied your bladder
    • cloudy or strong-smelling urine
    • a low fever if in combination with a UTI
    • blood in your urine
    • pain during sexual intercourse
    • sensations of pressure or bladder fullness
    • cramping in your abdomen or back
    • nausea
    • vomiting
    • back or side pain
    • chills

    Causes

    • urinary tract infection (UTI)
    • taking certain drugs
    • exposure to radiation
    • ongoing use of a catheter
    • irritating hygiene products
    • Chemicals in personal care products, such as bubble baths, soaps, and spermicides.

    Risk Factors

    • Current or recent urinary tract infection (UTI)
    • Radiation therapy
    • Chemotherapy
    • Use of a catheter
    • Diabetes
    • kidney stones
    • HIV
    • spinal injuries
    • interference with the flow of urine

  • Lobar Nephronia

    • Lobar nephronia is an acute localized non –liquefactive infection of the kidney caused by bacterial infectio.
    • It is considered a midpoint in the spectrum of upper urinary tract infection (UTI) between acute pyelonephritis(APN) and intrarenal abscess.
    • Longer duration of antibiotics are generally required in patients with acute lobar nephronia in comparison to acute pyelonephritis.

    Diagnosis

    • Ultrasound
    • CT scan
    • Kidney Functioning Test

    Symptoms

    • Nausea
    • Headache
    • Vomiting
    • Fever
    • Abdominal Pain
    • Flank Pain
    • Tenderness and percussion pain of the costoverbral angles
    • Loss of appetite
    • Fatigue and weakness
    • Sleep problems
    • Changes in how much a person urinates
    • Confusion
    • Muscle twitches and cramps
    • Swelling of feet and ankles
    • Persistent itching
    • Chest pain, if fluid builds up around the lining of the heart
    • Shortness of breath, if fluid builds up in the lungs
    • High blood pressure (hypertension) that’s difficult to control

    Causes

    • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
    • High blood pressure
    • Low blood flow to the kidneys
    • Inflammation
    • sudden high blood pressure
    • Blockages, sometimes due to kidney stones
    • Elevated blood sugar
    • High blood pressure
    • Kidney infections
    • Polycystic kidney disease
    • Heart disease
    • Glomerulonephritis, an inflammation of the kidney’s filtering units (glomeruli)
    • Interstitial nephritis, an inflammation of the kidney’s tubules and surrounding structures

  • Enlarged Fatty Liver

    • An enlarged liver is one that’s bigger than normal. The medical term is hepatomegaly. It happens when too much fat builds up in the liver. 
    • When fatty liver develops in someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, it’s known as alcoholic fatty liver disease(AFLD).

    How is Enlarged fatty liver diagnosed?

    • With a physical examination
    • Ultrasound
    • CT scan
    • MRI
    • If hepatomegaly means enlarged liver is confirmed then blood tests becomes necessary
    • Complete blood count
    • Liver Functioning Test(LFT)
    • Livev related antibody identification tests.

    Symptoms

    An enlarged liver often does not cause any symptoms. Doctors often detect it when treating a patient for another, unrelated condition. It may occur along with other symptoms, especially if the underlying cause is a primary liver disease. These symptoms may include:

    • Jaundice (yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin)
    • Nausea and vomiting.
    • Fatigue
    • Pain in the upper middle or upper right side of the abdomen
    • Filling up quickly after meals
    • Headache
    • Laziness and heaviness in body
    • Low apatite, etc.

    Causes

    • Several diseases or conditions can cause the liver to enlarge. For some people, an enlarged liver results from consuming too many toxins, like alcohol.
    •  One of the main cause of this disease is Laziness and Poor lifestyle.
    • Other diseases and medical conditions that can cause the liver to enlarge include:
      • Cancers, including liver cancer or cancer from other organs spreading to the liver.
      • Blood backflow from the heart as a result of congestive heart failure or other diseases affecting the valves of the heart
      • Budd-Chiari syndrome (blood clots in the blood vessels that drain the liver)
      • Excess fat in the liver, usually as a result of obesity, alcohol use or diabetes.
      • Genetic (inherited) disorders that cause fatty or sugary substances to build up in the liver.
      • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (abnormal fat accumulation in the liver during pregnancy)

    Naturopathy Treament

    • Mud pack of stomach
    • Full body mud pack
    • Enema
    • Alternate fomentation of liver , kidney and spine.
    • Full body massage
    • Dry friction bath
    • Wet friction bath

    Yoga

    1. Mudras
      • Gyana Mudra
      • Vayu Mudra
      • Apana Mudra
      • Prana Mudra
      • Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the liver region)
    2. Pranayam
      • Nadishodhan
      • Anulom vilom
      • Bhastrika
      • Kapalbhati
      • Ujyayi
      • Bhramari
    3. Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
    4. Vajrasana samooh
      • Thunderpose(vajrasana)
      • Cat pose (marjari asana)
      • Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
      • Frog pose (Mandookasana)
      • Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
      • Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
    5. Yogasanas laying down on back
      • Suptaudrakarshanasan
      • Setubandha asana
      • Suptatadasana
    6. Asanas laying down to stomach
      • Makrasana
      • Bhujangasana
      • Tiryakbhujangasana
      • Dhanurasana
    7. Sitting pose
      • Nauka chalan
      • Chakki chalan
      •  Pashchimottanasan
      • Meru vakrasana
      • Padmasana
    8. Standing pose
      • Tadasana
      •  Triyaktadasana
      • Katichakrasana
      • Vrikshasana
    9. Suryanamskar completing with Shithalikaran

    Yoga for Enlarged liver disease in severe condition

    • (Pranav ka dhyan) that is consciousness on inhale and exhale..
    • Chanting of Om mantra internally.
    • Yogic mudras – Make the mudras and fix it with paper tape. Do each mudra for 5 minutes
      • Gyana mudra
      • Vayu mudra
      • Apana mudra and
      • Prana mudra
    • Follow the yoga practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner.

    Diet

    First three weeks

    Since it is a liver disease, the patient should take food which is easily digestible. The patient should be on liquids for atleast 3 weeks if the condition is very serious.

    After three weeks

    •  In morning: 6am to7am
      • 10 pieces- Raisins, 2 pieces- Dates, Anjeer (soaked in water and grinded to make a solution).
    • At 9am
      • One bowl of Daliya ( liquid)
      • One bowl of mix vegetables soup.
      • One Pulpy fruit
    • 12 pm
      • One tablespoon of curd mixed with a glass of water
    • 1.30 pm to 2 pm
      • Boiled Vegetable, soupy brown rice and one bowl of salad chopped minutely into pieces.
    • 4pm
      • A glass of citrus juice. Sweet lime juice is always the best .
    • 7pm to 8pm
      • One Pulpy fruit ( mango is best in other season chikoo or papaya or other pulpy fruit can be taken).
      • Before bed, take a cup of warm water and a one inch piece of jaggery.

    Do’s and Don’ts

    Say YES to:

    1. Wake up before sunrise.
    2. Take proper rest.
    3. Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
    4. Take pure natural satwik food.
    5. Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
    6. Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.

    Say NO to:

    1. Laziness, stress, selfishness.
    2. Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
    3. All kind of packed food and juice.
    4. Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
    5. Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
    6. Avoid all sour food including lemon and tamarind.

    All the information available on this website is for education and awareness purposes only. Follow these practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner. Punam Agarwal and her Yoga and Naturopathy initiatives are not liable for any injuries caused during the process.