Homeopathy can save the day for the kidney patients

An article by

Dr Asghar Ali Shah

Homeopathic Physician

Published in The News International on December 06, 2009

Although the number of dialysis centers is increasing in many regions of Pakistan, most patients stop treatment of cost constraints. Dialysis is not a permanent solution. It is rather an interim arrangement to keep alive the patient whose kidneys stop functioning.

Kidney transplantation is better option but not only about 5 percent patients receive transplantation. The shortage of donors is a universal problem, and paid organ donation accounts for 70 percent of all transplantations in Pakistan.

Most kidney diseases attack the tiny units inside the kidneys called nephrons causing them to loose their filtering capacity. Damage to the nephrons con happen quickly but most kidney diseases destroy them slow and silently. Kidneys have to separate urea, mineral salts, toxins and other waste products form the blood. The actual removal wastes occur in nephrons. Each kidney has about a million nephrons.

Kidneys are located nearly at the bottom of the rib cage in the right and left sides of the back. The left kidney lies a little higher than the right kidney lies a little higher then the right kidney. Kidneys are bean shared, about four inches long and two and a half inches wide. Although the body is equipped with two kidneys, you can function one reasonably healthy kidney if the other is damaged or removed.

Some people are born with only one kidney but can still lead normal, healthy lives. Every year thousands of people donate one of their kidneys for transplantation to members of their families or friends.

The kidneys are highly sophisticated reprocessing machines. Every day a person’s kidney process about 200 quarts of blood to sift out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra water. The wastes and extra water become urine; like the kidneys also converse water, salts, and electrolytes.

There are more than 100 disorders that can lead to progressive destruction of the kidneys. Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for more than 40 percent of new cases. If glucose stays in the blood instead of breaking down it can act like a poison. Damage to the nephrons from unused glucose in the blood is called diabetic kidney disease.

High blood pressure plays a major role in rapid progression of kidney problems in people with diabetes. High blood pressure can damage the small blood vessels in the kidneys. The damaged vessels are thus unable to filter wastes from the blood properly.

People whose kidney disease becomes worse may need to urinate more often or less often, feel tired lose their appitite or experience nausea and vomiting, have swelling in their hands or feet, feel itchy or numb, get drowsy or have trouble concentrating, have darkened skin and have muscle cramps.

Serious health problems occur when people have less than 25 percent of their kidney function.

Dialysis is not the curative procedure for chronic renal failure but instead it keeps a person alive by performing the crucial functions of the kidneys. Homeopathy on the other hand by the grace of ALLAH a complete healing system that can bring relief of the most troublesome renal disease.

Homeopathy works exceptionally well in the kidney diseases when administered wisely. It stimulates one’s immune system, which in turns repairs the damaged kidneys. Patient’s kidney-function starts improving under the homeopathic treatment. And as the kidneys start working properly the bio-chemistry becomes normal naturally.

Homeopathy works silently and goes deep into your immune system. And not only repairs the damaged kidneys but helps in maintaining the blood pressure and sugar level as well.

The writer also had the opportunity by the grace of ALLAH to treat many patients suffering from different types of kidney diseases. I remember a young man who was having dialysis regularly when he started the homeopathic treatment. After a month when he went for the dialysis his routine blood test showed that his urea and certinine levels were absolutely normal. He was sent back by the doctors informing he did not need dialysis anymore. Imagine the happiness and excitement of the parents who were trying to find such a donor to save the life of their son. Such pleasant moments give deep satisfaction to a physician.

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Kidney failure: Dialysis is not the last option

An article by
Dr Asghar Ali Shah
Homeopathic Physician
Published in The News International on March 21, 2009

Kidneys are the bodys main blood filtration organs. They remove waste products from the blood stream through urine, which is made up of the excess water, salts and waste products.
Damage to the kidneys can cause serious problems. Initial symptoms include fatigue, feeling ill constantly, headaches, nausea or vomiting, weight loss, itchiness of the skin, emotional agitation, unexplained paleness, discoloured fingernails, loss of appetite and decreased alertness.
Kidney function test finds out whether the kidneys are working properly. It measures the level of urea, creatinine, and certain dissolved salts sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonates, which are also called electrolytes.
Urea is a waste product formed from the breakdown of proteins, secreted by the liver, and removed from the blood by the kidneys. A high blood level of urea indicates that the kidneys may not be working properly.
Creatinine is a waste product made by the muscles. It passes into the bloodstream, and is passed out in urine. It is usually a more accurate marker of kidney function than urea. Its level in the blood is an indicator of how well the kidneys are working.
Bicarbonate prevents the bodys tissues from getting too much or too little acid. The kidney and lungs balance the levels of bicarbonate. So if bicarbonate levels are too high or low, it might indicate a problem with those organs.
Sodium plays a major role in regulating the amount of water in the body. Also, the passage of sodium in and out of cells is necessary for many body functions, like transmitting electrical signals in the brain and muscles. The sodium levels are measured to detect whether theres a right balance of sodium and liquid in the blood to carry out those functions.
Potassium is essential to regulate the heartbeats. Its levels that are too high or too low can increase the risk of abnormal heartbeats. Low potassium levels are also associated with muscle weakness.
Chloride, like sodium, helps maintain a balance of fluids in the body. If theres a large loss of chloride, the blood may become more acidic and prevent certain chemical reactions from occurring in the body that are necessary for it to keep working properly.
Dialysis is an artificial process used to remove waste, salt and extra water to keep the body in balance. It is be needed when one loses about 85 to 90 percent of the kidney function, which results in poor appetite, weight loss, tiredness, weakness and nausea. It keeps a safe level of certain chemicals in the blood, such as potassium, sodium and bicarbonates, which helps control blood pressure and improve breathing.
Certain kinds of acute kidney failure get better after dialysis but not always. In chronic or end stage kidneys do not get better and dialysis will be needed for the rest of life, unless the kidneys are transplanted.
People ask me whether homeopathy has any success in cases of renal failure. I say yes. To illustrate this let me mention three cases.
Mrs Iftikharul Hassans creatinine, uric acid and blood urea levels were up to the maximum limits. The day she came to me she was going to have her first dialysis. She was taking 12 different medicines three times a day. After starting her homeopathic treatment I continued tapering off her allopathic medicines. Soon she started improving and her test reports came near to normal ranges. Now she is taking normal, healthy food and by the grace of Allah saved from dialysis.
Mr Malik Karam Elahi from D G Khan was suffering from chronic kidney disease and his pathological reports showed threatening levels of urea and cretinine. He was admitted to the Nishtar Hospital, Multan, where the doctors advised dialysis for him. Doctors told him there was no other treatment for him and that only dialysis could extend his life. In the hospital, one of the doctors advised him to try homeopathy treatment. As Mr Maliks son is living in Rawalpindi so they brought him here. After four months homeopathic treatment, by the grace of Allah, he is on normal food, and spending days as a normal healthy person and his laboratory reports are also normal now.
Master Usman, a four-year-old child, was also advised in the PIMS that he had no other option than dialysis. Usman was referred to me by one of my old patients. After three months homeopthic treatment his reports became quite normal. Usmans reports astonished his allopathic doctors. After his miraculous recovery, by the grace of Allah, many kidney patients were referred to me by PIMS doctors.

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