Re: SCD diet and high pH value for first morning urine

[Guest guest]

Corinna

Should you be testing the first morning urine? I haven't looked into the

alkaline/acid issues much as it made my head hurt trying to work that out so I

just gave up and paid more attention to my symptoms and other body signals.

But I have had several doctors tell me -- because I'm prone to dehydration and

also have to deal with interstitial cystitis (bladder lining inflammation) --

not to check the visual appearance of the first morning urine, as I do at other

times of day. And not to collect a clean catch of urine for testing when it is

the first morning urine. The gist of their discussion was that it would be too

concentrated since I don't drink as much at night (although I generally drink a

glass of water between 3 and 4 am anyway because I'm awake and thirsty).

Probably this view is different for a child than an adult, and/or varies

depending on what the medical issues are.

My opinion is that I'd pay more attention to your daughter's behavior and

symptoms than the ph test of her first morning urine. If things are good, then

this might now be her body's normal. Of course check with her doctor on this.

Kim M.

SCD 5 years

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> Dear all,

>

> we have been more than 2 weeks on SCD diet, now at stage2, what is troubling

us is the pH value, for first morning urine is so high at 7.2 since the 4th day,

and getting more higher today, at 7.6 yo 7.8 But in opposite her morning saliva

is so low at 6.00 to 6.2 or 6.4. (should be 7 or above)

>

> These are worse among her 2 years control testing. I checked up the food she

takes, mostly are alkaline, as vegetables, what are changes in her diet, is

cutting carbonhydrates, which is acidic food. But the result is opposite. Will

it because unbalance acidic and alkaline diet will cause her body acidic?

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> We have tried electrolytes water, and baking soda, at 1/4tsp+1/8tps a day, it

does not help, also severl bottles of lemon drinks.

>

> Really need help!!! Can anyone follow up on this topics?

>

> thank you so much

> Corinna

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[Guest guest]

I have some of those pH strips (which I haven't used yet), and they say to test

several saliva and urine samples throughout the day (they have specific times,

but I don't have the sheet handy). After the last one, it has you average the

numbers out, and that is your pH level. I think it said to do it for two days in

a row too.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> Corinna

>

> Should you be testing the first morning urine? I haven't looked into the

alkaline/acid issues much as it made my head hurt trying to work that out so I

just gave up and paid more attention to my symptoms and other body signals.

>

> But I have had several doctors tell me -- because I'm prone to dehydration and

also have to deal with interstitial cystitis (bladder lining inflammation) --

not to check the visual appearance of the first morning urine, as I do at other

times of day. And not to collect a clean catch of urine for testing when it is

the first morning urine. The gist of their discussion was that it would be too

concentrated since I don't drink as much at night (although I generally drink a

glass of water between 3 and 4 am anyway because I'm awake and thirsty).

>

> Probably this view is different for a child than an adult, and/or varies

depending on what the medical issues are.

>

> My opinion is that I'd pay more attention to your daughter's behavior and

symptoms than the ph test of her first morning urine. If things are good, then

this might now be her body's normal. Of course check with her doctor on this.

>

> Kim M.

> SCD 5 years

>