When most people get a urine test report, they are most concerned about white blood cells, protein, occult blood and so on. Few people pay attention to the fact that there is a PH value inside so many indicators, and they do not know what the pH value means for human health.
Do not underestimate this number, according to a person’s PH value, you can determine which urinary tract diseases the person is prone to; and can be effectively prevented through dietary regulation.
Healthy people have a complex acid-base balance regulation ability in the body, the PH value of urine in healthy people is generally weakly alkaline, but because the body of sugar, protein, lipids and other nutrients in the metabolic process produces a variety of acidic substances, so the normal human urine PH value of 5.5 to 6.5.
But if the long-term diet with improper, excessive consumption of meat, alcohol, white flour, white sugar and other acidic food, and coarse grains, fruits, vegetables, edible mushrooms and other alkaline food intake is not enough, it is easy to make their own acid-base imbalance, thus making themselves more susceptible to kidney stones, urinary tract infections and other urinary tract diseases.
1, long-term beer and seafood easy to cause kidney stones
The temperature is gradually rising, beer and seafood night snacks in the stalls, and began to be loved by everyone. However, for Hangzhou guy Liu, but no longer want to see the food that makes his back pain. Last fall, lying in bed sleeping Xiao Liu suddenly lumbar pain unbearable, rushed to the hospital after examination found that the urine PH value of only 5.3, ultrasound suggests that the kidney stones, and is on both sides, there are dozens of as many, the largest has been such as soybeans. After the extracorporeal lithotripsy on Xiao Liu, the composition analysis of the lithotripsy powder was performed, and the conclusion was uric acid stones. He had the habit of eating late night snacks since he was admitted 6 years ago, and he drank beer and ate seafood almost every day, and his stones were very related to his diet.
Alcohol can increase the excretion of lactic acid in the urine and cause urine acidification, and beer can produce a lot of uric acid in the urine, plus seafood is rich in purine food, so it is very easy to produce stones. Many people know that eating more soy products and drinking more mineral water are prone to grow stones, but they do not know that excessive acidity in urine is the culprit of stone production. According to clinical statistics, 20% of kidney stones are caused entirely by diet, while 60% of kidney stones are closely related to unreasonable diet. Therefore, for people whose urine is acidic, they are originally prone to grow stones. In this case, the PH value of urine can be stabilized at 6.0-6.5 through the adjustment of diet, which can effectively prevent stones.
2.How to adjust?
(1) Drink plenty of water.
Drink at least 2000ml of water per day (equivalent to the capacity of a thermos bottle) to ensure that the daily urine output is above 2000ml.
(2) Limit purines.
Purine is a prerequisite substance for uric acid, so you should limit the consumption of purine-rich foods such as meat, seafood and shrimp, and eat less than 150 grams of such foods in total per day; avoid eating animal offal; and eat less soy products.
(3) Preferred foods.
Low purine foods such as rice, noodles, eggs, milk, fruits and vegetables are suitable.
(4) Avoid oxalic acid.
Foods high in oxalic acid mainly include spinach, rhubarb, mango, strawberries, sesame, cocoa, chocolate, tea, various nuts (chestnuts, almonds, walnuts, etc.), which should be avoided or eaten sparingly.
(5) Alkalinize urine.
Uric acid stones are easily formed in acidic urine, alkalinization of urine is conducive to the dissolution of stones on their own, can often eat citrus fruits rich in citric acid.
(6) Do not drink alcohol.
Alcohol can increase the excretion of lactic acid in the urine and cause urine acidification. In addition, beer consumption can produce a large amount of uric acid in the urine, which can lead to the recurrence of stones.
(7) Regular physical examination.
Urological ultrasound, blood uric acid and urinary routine should be routinely reviewed every six months.
3, urine alkaline easy urinary tract infection
This year, 62-year-old Ms. Chen, the most important thing she wants to do after retirement is to go out with her old man while her legs are still handy. However, in the past 3 years, she often occur urinary tract infections, 8-10 times a year. Because of the sudden onset of the disease, she was often caught off guard and was unable to go out on trips. So, after helping Ms. Chen to control the infection, the doctor made a special effort to analyze her urine pH, and the data was surprisingly generally above 6.6, alkaline.
People with alkaline urine are prone to urinary tract infections. So, while helping her with her treatment, the doctor also advised her to adjust her diet in time, drink more acidic foods such as fruit acids and fruits, and increase her water intake appropriately to keep her urine pH between 5.5 and 5.8. Sure enough, in the past six months, Ms. Chen has not recurred urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections are important to prevent, and if they are already infected, it is important to both cooperate with medication and avoid susceptible factors. And keeping the pH of urine below 6.0 can significantly inhibit bacterial growth.
These foods are acidic and can prevent urinary tract infections.
(1) Patients with urinary tract infections should drink more water and maintain a daily urine output of at least 1500 ml, which can reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections.
(2) It is recommended to eat more diuretic foods, such as watermelon, grapes, pineapple, celery, pears, etc. Field snails, corn, green beans and white onion can help relieve symptoms such as frequent, urgent and painful urination.
(3) Avoid eating spicy and acidic stimulating foods such as spirits, chili peppers and original vinegar. Avoid citrus, which can lead to the production of alkaline urine and facilitate the growth of bacteria.
(4) Caffeine can cause contraction of the bladder neck, and some patients have spastic pain in the bladder, so they should drink less coffee.
(5) For carbonated drinks, chocolate, wine and other foods harmful to the bladder can aggravate the inflammation, so need to avoid eating.
(6) Eat more fruits, fruit juices, vitamin C tablets, etc. can significantly acidify the urine.