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The common man is well aware that the
kidneys are bean shaped organs which process blood to filter out waste
products and excess water. He is also aware that in an average adult the
kidney filters around 170 liters of blood in 24 hours.
What he needs to be reminded about is that any problem in the kidney will
show itself as symptoms after the internal damage done is extensive. Hence
all doctors strongly adhere to the norm of prevention rather then walk the
risk of cure with respect to kidneys.
Kidneys, skin, lungs, salivary glands, gastro-intestinal tracts are the
main channels through which excretion in the human body takes place.
The kidneys process most of the soluble, non-irritant solid substances and
water, more specifically they excrete nitrogenous and sulphur containing
end products of protein metabolism. The kidneys are also responsible for
maintaining blood pressure, water volume of blood content and they
eliminate drugs and other toxins in the body.
Acute renal failures are known to occur in ICU’s of hospitals and in
overdose of drugs like high dosage of antibiotics, painkillers and
immuno-suppresents. Chronic renal failures are due to unsuccessful
treatment of high BP, infection, diabetes, and the such.
Nephrotic syndrome in children characterized by excess proteins in urine,
less album in the body resulting in swelling in legs and face.
The myth that renal failure is incurable and is a sure road to death
remains just that – a myth! Expensive renal transplant or dialysis are not
the only known solutions to Homoeopathy.
The psycho dynamics of the kidneys when seen in co-relation to life is
that the kidneys are akin to our partners in progress. When left uncared
for, as a loyal partner too would turn face, the kidneys directly suffer
our neglect and without
Homoeopathy acknowledges that the problematic kidneys have to be addressed
but it also maintains the larger perspective that the kidneys belong to an
individual and that individual has to be treated in his entirety to obtain
optimum results. Thus the kidneys are the final recipients of the
treatment but each individual’s kidneys will have to be treated
differently.
Though all kidneys might have definite common actions and functions, the
kidneys in each individual might have different afflicting causes and
have, therefore, different remedies. This is the basic tenet of the
science of Homoeopathy.
The live wire instances cited below not only shows the efficacy of
Homoeopathy but also underlines the need to provide cost effective and
long-term relief to the suffering individual with as little mental,
financial and emotional burden as possible.
Mr. B, aged 42 approached me on January 1st 1997 with a readymade
diagnosis of chronic Glomerulo Nephritis. He was already on dialysis every
third day and his creatinine level on the first visit was 10.4 grams and
Blood Urea was 216 mg. And was further advised to undergo kidney
transplantation. Leading hospitals advised him to hold 1.5 lakhs for
immediate transplantation and 5 to 6 thousand every month as postoperative
expenses till he breathed his last.
Mr. B was an ordinary clerk in a government hospital and could only hope
for a miracle in such a situation.
The commonly observed signs and symptoms of chronic renal failure were
insufficient to prescribe a remedial medicine in Homoeopathy for this
particular case, hence as a faithful; practitioner of Homoeopathy I probed
into the evidential cause and course of the sickness that he reluctantly
gave.
The personal profile of the patient revealed a lack of parental love
during his childhood. His bad economic status, perennial struggle to
fulfill his basic needs and education. Thus sank his self-esteem due to
the emotional bankruptcy.
He got married soon after he got into a government job hopeful of
receiving the affection that he had missed out and craved for since
childhood. This backfired when his nagging wife was hell bent on squeezing
the very life out of him to meet her materialistic pleasures. His only
solace was his little daughter who he cared a lot for in this entire
melee.
In this backdrop his wife deserted him and filed a case of dowry
harassment, which took away the basic self-esteem that his conservative
background could not come in terms with. This sent his emotions and his
physical health crashing down.
His personality type was that of being an introvert, hard working,
sensitive, attached man who was prone to developing hatred if condemned.
The fine balance between emotion and intellect is disturbed in Nat. Mur.
Personalities.
Resentment, suppressed anger, over sensitive emotions, loneliness and
isolation, loss of self respect and self condemnation, dejection and
sadness are all absorbed, retained, condensed and crystallized to form a
grain of salt.
Prescribing two courses of Nat. Mur. Put him off from dialysis. A year
after treatment his creatinine level plunged to 1.4 mg. from 10.4 mg. in
the beginning and his Blood Urea was 60 mg. from 216 mg.
The diagnosis was the turning point in this case. On deep thought I
realized that for Mr. B, like other Nat. Mur. who show superficial
independent character but run the undercurrent of dependency, hence he
began considering dialysis as his life partner, in the absence of his
wife.
This is a classical case that shows the relevance of holding sacred the
mind body and intellect equation to solve a problem that shows itself in
the weakest link in this chain, namely the kidneys here.
There are other purely pathological cases like acute Nephritis, chronic
renal failures, Nephrotic syndromes, stones in the kidneys, bladder
disorders, prostratic and urethral disorders that can be effectively given
a remedy to, depending upon the nuances of that particular individual
case.
In all, Homoeopathic remedies are not only effective in treating the
deadliest of disorders but they do it in a safe and cost effective manner,
understanding the ethos of the majority of the world populace who live on
the edges of the poverty line.
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