CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Chronic renal failure or chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the condition of gradual loss of kidney function over time.

• SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• CAUSES OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND AYURVEDA
• NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• HOME REMEDIES FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• YOGA FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
• RESEARCH WORKS ON AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Loss of appetite
• Swelling
• Itching
• Hypertension
• Fluid builds up in the lungs and lining of the heart leading to shortness of breath and chest pain 
• Weight loss

CAUSES OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• High blood pressure
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Urinary tract obstructions
• Kidney infections
• Glomerulonephritis
• Interstitial nephritis

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

The pathophysiology of chronic renal failure is based on the causative factor. Hypertension causes glomerular and vascular changes. Uncontrolled diabetes leads to diabetic nephropathy. Glomerular injury takes place by inflammatory and non-inflammatory mechanisms. Protein-energy malnutrition occurs due to metabolic acidosis leads to weight loss.

DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• History taking
• Physical examination
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Kidney function test
• Urine analysis

TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Hemofiltration and dialysis
• Kidney transplant
• Treatment for underlying pathology

PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Chronic kidney disease can progress to end-stage kidney failure. This stage is fatal without dialysis or kidney transplantation.

COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Hyperkalemia
• Fluid retention
• Pulmonary oedema
• Anaemia
• Cerebrovascular disorders like stroke

CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND AYURVEDA

• In Ayurveda,chronic renal failure is symptomatologically managed based on treatments of sopha etc.
• Chronic renal failure is the disease affecting mootravaha srothas.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Excess consumption of virudhaahara – incompatible food
• Suppression of urge for urination
• Agantu factors – infections
• Prameha

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Fatigue – ksheena

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Due to virudhaahara sevana excess dosha vitiation occurs in the body and it reaches mutravaha srothas and produces symptoms of kidney disease.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Vomiting – chardi
• Loss of appetite – aruchi
• Fatigue – ksheena
• Swelling – sopha
• Itching – kandu

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Prognosis of chronic renal failure based on the stage of disease and condition of the patient 

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Punarnavarishtam
• Intake of gokshura churna with yavakshara
• Chandanasava
• Brihatyadi kashaya
• Punarnava mandura
• Chandra prabha vati
• Gomutra hareetaki

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

Internal administration

• Punarnavarishtam
• Chandanasava
• Brihatyadi kashaya
• Punarnava mandura
• Chandra prabha vati

HOME REMEDIES FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Limit the amount of protein in the diet
• Avoid food items with the high potassium content
• Intake of appropriate quantity of water

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Drinking water boiled with gokshura.

YOGA FOR CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

• Nadi Shuddi Pranayam   

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his 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

RESEARCH WORKS ON AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE

1. Ayurvedic management of chronic renal failure – a randomized ayurvedic clinical trial

https://www.worldwidejournals.com/indian-journal-of-applied-research-(IJAR)/article/ayurvedic-management-of-chronic-renal-failure-a-non-randomized-ayurvedic-clinical-trial/MTI1NjI=/?is=1

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