Certain diseases or medications and even diet are factors that influence the level of acidity or alkalinity of urine.
Generally, the average pH value is usually 6, slightly acidic, although it can range between 4.5 and 8. The higher the value, the greater the alkalinity of the urine, while the lower the value, 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 certain types of kidney stones forming, developing urinary tract infections, calcification of the urinary catheter, or other urological pathologies.
In addition, the degree of urine acidity varies each time you urinate. The first urine of the morning is usually more acidic than the rest of the day and tends to increase at night or depending on diet. Some diseases, such as kidney stones, have a very narrow preventive urinary pH range (between 5.5 and 6.2), making it clear that there is a need to control and determine urine pH as easily, conveniently, and precisely as possible.
An accurate urinary pH value will be one that has been taken with the highest resolution technique possible, such as digital techniques, which, unlike test strips, offer completely objective resolution and accuracy; and furthermore, 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, the urinary pH will be modified and the information about the state of the urine inside our body will be lost.
To keep the 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 conveniently anywhere from a simple urine sample. This way, you can know in real time whether the urine has an adequate pH value or, conversely, if the urinary pH value obtained reflects a risk of kidney stone formation, urinary tract infection, or other diseases related to urinary pH imbalance.
