Some diseases or medications, and even diet, are factors that determine the level of acidity or alkalinity of urine.
In general, the average pH value is usually 6, slightly acidic, although it can range from 4.5 to 8. The higher the value, the greater the alkalinity of the urine, while the lower it is, the greater the acidity. Therefore, it should be noted that a value that is too high (close to 8) or too low (close to 4.5) can increase the possibility of forming types of kidney stones, having urinary tract infection, urinary catheter calcification or other urological pathologies.
In addition, the degree of urine acidity varies every time you urinate. The first urine in the morning is usually more acidic than the rest of the day and usually increases at night or depending on the diet. Some diseases, such as kidney stones, have a very narrow preventive range for urinary pH (between 5.5 and 6.2), so the need to control and determine urine pH as easily, comfortably and accurately as possible becomes evident.
An accurate urinary pH value will be one that has been taken with the highest possible resolution technique, such as digital techniques which, unlike test strips, offer a totally objective resolution and accuracy; and also the measurement must be carried out on fresh urine, that is, freshly voided. Otherwise, in just two hours and with the change from body temperature to room temperature, urinary pH will be modified and information on the state of the urine inside our body will be lost.
To keep urinary pH value under control at all times, there are medical devices for this purpose, such as Lit-Control pH Meter, which allow you to measure urine pH simply and comfortably anywhere from a simple urine sample. In this way, you can know in real time if the urine has an adequate pH value or, on the contrary, if the urinary pH value obtained reflects a risk of kidney stone formation, urinary infection or other diseases related to urinary pH imbalance.
