A result that is too high or too low is an indication that the body is likely to form kidney stones. With this warning, you can alter your diet to reduce your chances of having kidney stones.  

This test is necessary during private health checks because it can help detect kidney stones on time. Kidney stones are small masses of minerals that collect in the kidney and cause pain during urination. Kidney stones prevent urine from passing through the urinary system. These stones form in a highly acidic or alkaline environment.  

You may need a urine pH level test if your doctor wants to check the effect of a medication on your urine pH level and decide which medicine is best for you if you have a urinary tract infection.

Before the test, your doctor may ask you to avoid medications that are known to affect the pH of the urine like 

It is important not to change your diet before the test, except instructed to do so by the doctor. The food you eat affects your urine pH, and the essence of the test is to determine your typical and accurate urine pH.

The right result will be gotten when a midstream urine sample is collected for the test. A clean catch method is used to get your midstream urine. In this method, your doctor will clean your genital area before you urinate, then the urine will be collected midstream. This process will eliminate the intervention of specific pathogens and microorganisms.

The doctor will need a sample of your urine inside a container that will.  It is vital to make sure you do not let anything other than the urine into the container to prevent contamination of the sample. After urinating into the container using the clean catch method, you will hand it over to the medical staff who will send it to the laboratory for the test to be performed.

A neutral pH is 7.0. If the result is a higher number, it means your urine is alkaline while a lower number indicates acidic urine. A normal urine sample should have a pH of 6.0.

An acidic environment facilitates the development of kidney stones and other conditions such as:

An alkaline environment is an indication of 

A diet low in meat but high in fruits and vegetables is more likely to make your urine alkaline while higher consumption of meat can make your urine acidic. If your urine pH level is too high or low, your doctor may recommend you change your diet. 

There are so many gender kits in the market that claim to check the gender of a baby using the pH of the urine. However, they are not accurate. It’s just like guessing a true or false question because there is no scientific relationship between the foetus and pH of the urine. The pH of the urine is mostly affected by diet and other clinical conditions.  

You can get your urine pH level tested during your private health screening at Health Screening Clinic in London or call us on 020 71837056 to make enquiries about a urine pH level test