What Can Urine pH Do To Stop Kidney Stones | Tips and Tricks for Kidney Stone Prevention

What Can Urine pH Do To Stop Kidney Stones | Learn Tips and Tricks for Nephrolithiasis
In this video, I talk about the important role of urine pH and how it affects kidney stones. We cover the five different types of kidney stones: calcium oxalate, cystine, uric acid, calcium phosphate, and struvite (infection stones).
I go over some simple tips and tricks on how to acidify (lower the urine pH) or alkalanize (raise the urine pH) with foods, over the counter supplements, and dietary modifications.
Finally, I'll show you how to check your urine pH at home using simple urine test strips that you can buy off of amazon.
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[@glenmcd]

Awesome video. My take: First, get yourself an electronic PH meter, preferably with TDS function. The dipsticks are okay but for around $60 I consider the meter a no brainer if you have serious kidney issues. Measure whenever it's practical and associate with recent lifestyle decisions/actions. If you are serious enough, use a spreadsheet even. Learn! Eat strictly whole plant food. No meat, no processed crap, no dairy. Don't smoke or drink or do drugs. Get regular exercise. If you're already doing this, increase the time that you fast on a daily basis. You want a minimum of 12 hours but okay if you want to increase time just gradually. Keep pushing this fasting window out to a maximum or around 20 hours and keep it there most days. If you manage to get to this far, there are things you can do both to hold PH high but only work if you can stick to above plan pretty much continuously. Controlling your urine PH is not always a simple matter and when you measure every time you pee day after day, month after month, you realise this. That said, once you learn about how various foods and activities affect PH you can slide yourself into the drivers seat, so to speak. Reversing PKD is not just urine PH control though, consumption of citric acid is important as is getting your body out of water retention mode. Think of what happens when you become aware of water near you (can be sound of a running tap or jumping into a pool) and suddenly you need to pee. It's not enough to drink water, you need to encourage your body to release it as well. It may be "in the mind" but it also may ultimately contribute to whether you will be on dialysis later in life. Compare flushing cysts/crystals out of your kidney to getting dirt out of clothes in a washing machine. Is it good enough to add water and detergent and just let it all sit for a while before draining? No, we agitate. This encourages mobility of small particles. PKD is no longer the death sentence it was and many thanks to Thomas Weimbs for his research. Reversal is not only now on the table, we can now look further at how rapid kidney regeneration can happen. My eGFR got down to 24 before I became aware of Thomas Weimb's work. As I don't get on here much, better to catch me on LinkedIn.

[@otiliaioan5348]

Thank you for this, much appreciated:)

[@richardrussell1025]

Simple and to the point.

[@talathjahan7253]

Very informative, very well explained

[@annluckiesh5251]

What an informative video! I learned lots of new facts about how to help me avoid calcium oxalate stones by regulating my pH! Diet makes a big difference! When I went to buy the strips, I noticed Amazon has pH strips in addition to UTI strips. They only have two squares, so easy to read, but 14 levels, so you can really zero down on what your body is doing!Thanks again for a great video!

[@DrRobertChan]

Hi Ann. You are welcome. I made this video on your recommendation. Please let me know if you have any other things you'd like to see.

[@ghabaessentials4900]

Hey what u did and did it stop kidney forming

[@gloriacabrera9185]

Excellent information Dr Chan

[@DrRobertChan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NewParentsInTraining]

Great info, thanks for the what to eat what not to eat!

[@DrRobertChan]

You bet!

[@otiliaioan5348]

My urine culture today said the ph was 9!! Ive never had 9 in my life. I form crystals, struvite and calcium phosphate, colonized with proteus mirabilis due to catheter... few symptoms with exception of cath getting clogged by sticky crystals, get it changed every week, instead of every month like i used to. Allergic to cipro and bactrim.. my infectious disease doctor recommends fosfomycin... had a few fb friends say to try gentamicin and MicrocynAH for quadriplegics such as me...... the days of simple 2 week antibiotics feel forever gone...

[@ekenmauma7053]

Hello doctor

[@rosetulip1231]

I was very happy with my urine ph at 7.0 until I watched this video. It seems like 6.0 is the best number. Am I right?

[@ederlynpines2606]

How does protein acidify the urine?

[@roseannagibbons5238]

My stones were 60% calcium oxalate and 40% calcium phosphate. So what ph should I try to maintain?

[@arminarlert1953]

I have kidney stones doc and my urine is always acidic? What should i do

[@priestlygarments4004]

Hey Doc? What’s the best brand for urine test strips to check for protein in urine? Also I got my urine checked twice in hospital and both tests came back negative for protein but I’m still having foamy urine so I want to get a reliable at home test strips to check a third time. Please help me! Also they said my PH was 8 which is pretty high. I’ve been having foamy urine for 1 month now and sometimes a burning forehead.

[@glenmcd]

Interesting, your PH is quite high. Have you had kidney function tests (and can share your eGFR over say past year)? Perhaps the foam is cyst material being ejected.

[@priestlygarments4004]

@@glenmcd yes I did a kidney and liver test and everything is normal.

[@ekenmauma7053]

Please help me i. Have kidney stones

[@ekenmauma7053]

Am crying

[@ekenmauma7053]

Please help me

[@dawnofkitty]

1:10 That is some seriously yellow pee!

[@DrRobertChan]

thanks! it's not actually urine. I think it was lemonade I stuck in a squirt bottle.

[@dawnofkitty]

@@DrRobertChan 🤣