Overview

A class of illnesses known as glomerulonephritis affects the glomeruli, the portion of the kidney responsible for filtering blood. It is also termed Nephrotic syndrome and nephritis. A damaged kidney is unable to eliminate waste products and surplus fluid from the body. Kidney failure could occur if the condition worsens and the kidneys quit functioning entirely. 

Nephropathy can be categorized as either acute or chronic based on how quickly it progresses. Acute nephritis, for instance, advances quickly following a specific incident, like a skin or throat infection, and the underlying cause needs to be treated as soon as possible—typically with antibiotics. On the other hand, chronic nephritis progresses gradually and may ultimately cause renal failure.

Causes

The exact cause of nephritis is unknown in many cases. 

• A genetic connection may be involved in the development of nephritis in some patients if there is a family history of the illness. 

• Nephritis can occasionally be triggered by the immune system responding to stimuli. 

• An immune response and the manufacture of antibodies to protect the body, for instance, can be triggered by the introduction of a medicine, poison, or infection. 

• Nevertheless, it's possible that some of these antibodies could harm the kidneys, resulting in inflammation as well as scarring of the glomerular filters within the kidneys.

Symptoms

Acute renal failure is one of the mild to severe kidney issues that can result from interstitial nephritis. People will experience decreased urine production and other acute renal failure symptoms in roughly half of the instances. Some of the symptoms of this illness could be

• Blood in urine 

• High temperature 

• Either a rise or fall in urine production 

• Modifications in mental state (drowsiness, confusion, coma) 

• Vomiting and nausea rash 

• Any kind of bodily swelling

• Gaining weight (due to retaining liquids)

Ayurvedic View

Vrukka gata roga, mutraghata, mutra kshaya- mutra means urine and kshaya tells about its less in quantity, there is less urine output. Disease in which three dosha namely vata, pitta, kapha get prakupita (aggravated) enters mutrashaya (urinary system), resulting in decreased urine output, improper functioning by urinary system, this is nephritis. Ayurveda way of approach is to correct root cause of this disease, treat other conditions like anaemia etc that is associated with this disease, bring dosha back to prakruta awatha (normal state), reduce the symptoms and improve renal function by ayurvedic panchakarma treatment and internal medication.

Ayurvedic Treatments

Kashya Dhara   Avagham   Abhyangam  Vamanam  Virechanam  Lepanam

Naturopathy Treatments

Hip bath   Spinal Bath   Immersion bath   Packs and compress  Athapasnana   Mudbath   Acupuncture Reflexology   Magnetotherapy.