The principle and significance of alkaline urine

Alkaline urine is mainly for gout patients. For gout patients, such examination can judge the health of the body. Gout patients can reduce the incidence of gout by taking drugs such as sodium bicarbonate. In addition to this method, patients can drink more hawthorn slices soaked in water or lemon water, which can have a certain effect. Let us learn about this aspect.

Principle and significance of alkalinization of urine

The first misunderstanding that needs to be corrected is that the effect of sodium bicarbonate in alkalizing urine is not the "acid-base neutralization" theory claimed by many counterfeit drug dealers or health product salesmen. For example, they will tell you that because there is a lot of uric acid in your body, your body is acidic at this time, so after taking alkaline food or medicine, you can correct this body imbalance, offset the positive and negative, and ultimately achieve the treatment goal. Although it seems beautiful, this statement. . .

The reason why gout patients need to alkalize their urine is that when the pH value of urine increases, the solubility of uric acid in the urine will be greatly increased. When the pH value is 5.0, only 80 to 120 mg of uric acid can be dissolved per liter of urine; when the pH value is 6.0, about 220 mg of uric acid can be dissolved; when the pH value is 6.2 to 6.8, its solubility can reach up to 90%. In this way, it is possible to prevent urate from depositing in the body and forming stones, and to increase the body's ability to excrete uric acid, thus achieving two goals with one stone.

However, it should be noted that when using sodium bicarbonate tablets, it is best to maintain the pH value at 6.2~6.8, and the value should not exceed 7.0, otherwise calcium salt stones (another type of kidney stones) are likely to occur. For patients with heart failure, renal failure and hypertension, excessive sodium load may aggravate their condition, so it is best to take the medicine under the doctor's advice.

Other methods of alkalizing urine

Although they know the principle of alkalizing urine, many friends still say that all medicines are poisonous, and they would rather spend more money to drink soda water (soft drink containing sodium bicarbonate, but the drug content is very small) than take a sodium bicarbonate tablet. So below I will share two methods of alkalizing urine that are commonly used by Internet experts.

1. Soak hawthorn slices in water

Buy dried hawthorn slices from the market, brew about 20 hawthorn slices with 1500ml of hot water, and then add about 1000ml of water.

2. Lemon Soaked in Water

Although lemon tastes very sour, it becomes alkaline after being metabolized in the human body, so it is considered an alkaline food. The usage of alkaline urine for the treatment of gout is: half a lemon (or dried lemon slices), brewed with about 1500ml of warm water, and you can add appropriate amount of water later. However, since the acidity in lemon juice can irritate the stomach, it is not recommended for patients with poor stomachs.

Finally, when using the two folk remedies mentioned above, please also use precision pH test paper and conduct regular testing. After all, the universality of food is definitely far less than that of medicine. If it is ineffective, please continue to take the medicine and do not delay treatment.