Kidney cysts are the fluid-filled sacs present in or on the kidneys. Generally, simple kidney cysts are noncancerous cysts and rarely cause complications.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- CAUSES
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
- DIAGNOSIS
- TREATMENTS
- PROGNOSIS
- COMPLICATIONS
- KIDNEY CYST AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES
- HOME REMEDIES
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
- YOGA
Kidney cyst ayurvedic Treatment
KIDNEY CYST Symptoms
- Dull pain on the back and side
- Upper abdominal pain
- Fever and chills in case of infections
- Blood in urine
KIDNEY CYST Causes
- The exact cause is not known
- Kidney cysts are generally more common in men than women and after 50 years of age
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
The surface layer of the kidney weakens and forms a sac or pouch; it fills with fluid and develops into a cyst.
DIAGNOSIS
- History taking
- Physical examination
- Kidney function test
- MRI
- CT scan
KIDNEY CYST Treatment
- Antibiotics to control infections
- Surgical interventions – draining of cyst, removal of the cyst
- Treatment for underlying pathology
PROGNOSIS
- Simple kidney cysts are mostly harmless (non-cancerous)
COMPLICATIONS
- Untreated kidney cysts may lead to complications like obstruction to urine, infection, and bursting of the cyst.
KIDNEY CYST AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, kidney cyst is symptomatologically managed based on treatments of sopha, grandhi, mootraghata etc.
- A kidney cyst is a disease affecting mootravaha srothas.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES
- Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
- Suppression of urge for urination
- Agantu factors – infections
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS
- No premonitory signs and symptoms
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS
- The above-mentioned symptomatology has a close resemblance with doshas associated with the predominance of vata and kapha.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Pain – toda
- Fever – jwara
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS
- Prognosis of kidney cyst based on the number of cysts and condition of the patient
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT
Ayurvedic Treatment for Kidney Cyst
- Intake of gokshura churna with yavakshara
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Gokshuradi guggulu
- Varanadi kashaya
- Brihatyadi kashaya
- Punarnava mandura
- Chandra prabha vati
- Chitrakadi vati
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR KIDNEY CYST
Internal administration
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Gokshuradi guggulu
- Varanadi kashaya
- Brihatyadi kashaya
- Punarnava mandura
- Chandra prabha vati
- Chitrakadi vati
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HOME REMEDIES FOR KIDNEY CYST
- Heat application on the back and sides to relieve pain associated with kidney cysts.
- Intake of appropriate quantity of water
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR KIDNEY CYST
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Drinking water boiled with gokshura.
YOGA FOR KIDNEY CYST
Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from the discomfort associated with kidney cyst
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, and the body relaxed. The patient has to close one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- Padmasana
- Makarasana
- Mandukasana
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