RALRENOCOL

                              RALRENOCOL 

  For URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 
  and Pain of Renal Calculi

Urinary tract infections can occur in women or men, but women are at a much higher risk of developing one. Common symptoms include pain when urinating and the feeling of having to urinate often.

According to a new research study, urinary tract infections affect 53 percent of women and 14 percent of men at least once in their lives, and the side effects can often be painful enough to prevent someone from proceeding with their regular daily activity. Urinary tract infections lead to missed work and 6.8 million doctor's office visits annually.

Germs usually get into your system through the urethra, causing an infection. Factors that make infection more likely include sexual activity, lack of fluids, having diabetes and being pregnant.

According to Mayo Clinic, after menopause, a woman is at higher risk of developing a UTI because loss of estrogen causes thinning of the tissues around the urethra.

Recurrent infections

Many women suffer from frequent UTIs. Nearly 20 percent of women who have a UTI will have another, and 30 percent of those will have yet another. Of the last group, 80 percent will have recurrences.

Usually, the latest infection stems from a strain or type of bacteria that is different from the infection before it, indicating a separate infection. Even when several UTIs in a row are due to E. coli, slight differences in the bacteria indicate distinct infections.

Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that one factor behind recurrent UTIs may be the ability of bacteria to attach to cells lining the urinary tract. A recent NIH-funded study found that bacteria formed a protective film on the inner lining of the bladder in mice. If a similar process can be demonstrated in humans, the discovery may lead to new treatments to prevent recurrent UTIs. Another line of research has indicated that women who are "non-secretors" of certain blood group antigens may be more prone to recurrent UTIs because the cells lining the vagina and urethra may allow bacteria to attach more easily. Further research will show whether this association is sound and proves useful in identifying women at high risk for UTIs.

Infections in pregnancy

Pregnant women seem no more prone to UTIs than other women. However, when a UTI does occur in a pregnant woman, it is more likely to travel to the kidneys. According to some reports, about 2 to 4 percent of pregnant women develop a urinary infection. Scientists think that hormonal changes and shifts in the position of the urinary tract during pregnancy make it easier for bacteria to travel up the ureters to the kidneys. For this reason, many doctors recommend periodic testing of urine during pregnancy.

There are chances of albuminuria also during pregnancy.

New Vaccine

Scientists at the University of Michigan are working on a new vaccine that may effectively prevent urinary tract infections. The vaccine prevented infection and produced key types of immunity when tested in mice.

It works by alerting the immune system to iron receptors on the surface of bacteria that perform a critical function in allowing the infection to spread. It prepares the body to fight Escherichia coli, which is the cause of most uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

          A new study confirms that women who have incontinence during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have the problem after giving birth as well. The good news, researchers say, is that there are ways for women to reduce their risk.

In a study of more than 1,100 first-time mothers, Spanish researchers found that 39 percent reported urinary incontinence, or urine leakage, at some point during pregnancy. Another 10 percent said they had anal incontinence, which included uncontrolled passage of gas or stool.

These women were more likely than those without incontinence during pregnancy to have symptoms seven weeks after giving birth.

Overall, 16 percent of women in the study had urinary incontinence seven weeks after giving birth, while 7 percent had anal incontinence.

The risks for women who'd had those problems during pregnancy were three and six times greater, respectively, compared with women who had remained continent during pregnancy.

The study, reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, also confirmed that vaginal childbirth carries greater risks compared with cesarean section. Women who had a vaginal delivery were three times more likely than those who had a C-section to have urinary or anal incontinence after childbirth.

Of 692 women who had a vaginal delivery and responded to questionnaires seven weeks after childbirth, 139 reported symptoms of urinary incontinence and 57 reported anal incontinence.

 Management 

Dipsticks that change color when an infection is present are now available without a prescription. The strips detect nitrite, which is formed when bacteria change nitrate in the urine to nitrite. The test can detect about 90 percent of UTIs when used with the first morning urine specimen and may be useful for women who have recurrent infections.

Doctors suggest some additional steps that a woman can take on her own to avoid an infection:

• Drink plenty of water every day.
  
• Urinate when you feel the need; don't resist the urge to urinate.
  
• Wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria around the anus from entering the vagina or urethra.
  
• Take showers instead of tub baths.
  
• Cleanse the genital area before  and after sexual intercourse.
  
• Avoid using feminine hygiene sprays and scented douches, which may irritate the urethra.

RENAL STONES

Renal  stone constitute one of the commonest diseases in our country and pain due to kidney stones is known as worse than that of labour pain. In India, approximately 5 -7 million patients suffer from stone disease and at least 1/1000 of Indian population needs hospitalization due to kidney stone disease.

Types of stone

There are various types of urinary stones, but the most common ones are

• Calcium oxalate.
• Uric acid.
• Struvite.
• Cystine stones

Symptoms

Kidney stones in the kidney or ureter do not cause any symptoms until and unless they obstruct the urinary passage. The nature and the location of the pain can vary from person to person depending upon the size of the stone, the position of the stone within the urinary tract, and the damage it causes to the urinary system. "It should be however remembered that the size of the stone does not interrelate with the severity of the pain."

SOME FACTS ABOUT RENAL CALCULI

• Approximately 80-85% of stones pass spontaneously.
• Approximately 20% of patients require hospital admission because of unrelenting pain, inability to retain enteral fluids, proximal urinary tract infection (UTI), or inability to pass the stone.
• A ureteral stone associated with obstruction and upper UTI is a true urologic emergency. Complications include perinephric abscess, urosepsis, and death. Immediate involvement of the urologist is essential.
• White males are affected 3-4 times more often than African American males.
• African Americans have a higher incidence of infected ureteral calculi than whites.
• The male-to-female ratio is approximately 3:1.
• Female patients have a higher incidence of infected hydronephrosis.
• Peak onset of symptomatic nephrolithiasis is in the third and fourth decades of life.

 

RALSON’S RALRENOCAL is prepared so well that it is capable of helping  most of above discussed problems.

                                                                  RALRENOCOL

Ingredients

Berberis Vulgaris :-

·         Pain in region of kidneys is most marked, Indicated in inflammation of kidneys with haematuria

·         Burning pain, sensation as if some urine remained after urinating, Bubbling, sore sensatation in kidneys

·         Urine with thick mucus and bright red sediments

·         Pain in thighs and loins on urinating, Symptoms are worse on motion/standing

Cantheris :-

·         Intolerable constant urging to urinate, Dysuria with other complaints, Tenesmus

·         Nephritis with bloody urine, Cutting before, during and after urine

·         Urine scolds him and is passed drop by drop

Dulcamara:-

·         Stranguary, painful micturitintion

·         Urine has thick, mucus, purulent sediment

·         Problems increased during damp weather, after exposure to wet

Equisetum :-

·         Severe dull pain and feeling of fullness in bladder, Not relieved by urinating

·         Sharp, burning, cutting pain in urethra while urinating, Urine flows drop by drop

·         Incontinence in old woman, also with involuntary stools

·         Retention and dysuria during pregnancy and after delivery, Albuminuria

·         Much mucus in urine

Eupatorium Purpurium :-

·         Deep, dull pain in kidneys

·         Burning in urethra and bladder on urinating, Haematuria, Dysuria

Composition

Berberis Vulgaris  HPI 4x  10% v/v

Cantharis   HPI 4x  10% v/v

Dulcamara  HPI  4x  10%

Equisetum Hyemale  HPI 6x 10%

Alcohol  Content  45% v/v

Packing  30ml

Indications

Pain and inflammation of kidneys, Pain due to renal calculi, pain in sacral region, burning during  and after micturition, Haematuria, Tenesmus, Dysuria, Incontinence, Bed Wetting, Albuminuria, turbid urine, Cystitis .

Dose

12-15 drops in ¼ cup of water, 3-4 times a day. In acute painful conditions , it may be repeated at 1-2 hours interval.

Advice patient plenty of water during burning micturition or stones , (except in renal failure).

Side Effects/  Contra Indications   :    Not Known

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