16th Sept 14:00
Still slightly twingie and more of a marker, with acidic pH and a weird brown ketone marker. Eating not so well and working fairly hard etc. Will try and sort food better for two days and drink cleavers.

16th Sept 14:00
For the rest of September I intend to use the Uritest sticks as the monitoring of nitrites and leukocytes for a sign of infection or ought else has been uneventful.

The problem is that I have been used to very low or zero readings which I think are a product of using the mission sticks. This sense of things being ok and getting better have been a major part of my happiness and thence defence.

Today as anticipated the reading was slightly positive. There were indications of non-haem but very light, same as 6th Sept.

Update on the twinges which have been absent for months. They came back a few times over the last week and I think it may be due to an acidic pee. Whilst using the Mission sticks I had a regular highly alkaline pee except two days ago when I clearly felt something was amiss.

6th Sept 11:19
Using the Uristick again I find a light marker. The overall tone is off and there is almost a non-haem dot or two.

5th Sept 13:26

• pH The very high(alkaline) for a week or two or more. That's with the Mission sticks which I thought had a low reading compared to the Uristicks. The Uristick gives the same reading.(7.5 to 8)
• protein There has been a notable marker albeit at its lowest level of (0 to 15 g/Lt)on Mission, whilst the Uristick gives a negative reading.
• non-haem There is also a small marker on the Uristick whilst there is none on the Mission.
• Leukocytes gives >70 marker after a few more minutes.

1st Sept 09:26
Did a Leukocyte and Nitrite test this morning and they were both negative. I didn't do the blood as early morning is often unrepresentative due to the bladder storing overnight, although that's what I relied upon to show up any infection.
Also the tingling has all but gone, and the urine passed more easily, and in quantity: so maybe there was a blockage?

Having obtained some test sticks with Leukocytes and Nitrite options the next first two weeks shall contain results of those also.

In the few times I have tested there has been some Leukocyte positive markers.

I wondered my urine pH is frequently low at 6.

The following extract states that the common pH level is 6 and that a vegetarian diet is likely to produce a more alkaline urine. Further that early morning urine is relatively acidic due to lack of oxygenation following lower respiration whilst sleeping .

So if I test later in the day, say about noon and its generally above 6 then that may be fine. I am a bit concerned about the 'Mission' sticks giving a lower reading that UriTest and must get in contact with the suppliers and manufacturers. Will also ask Dr McCormick for half a dozen of the ones they use.

My concern was that I read somewhere that cancer cells create an acidic environment.

From: BBC News

Bicarbonate 'could detect cancer'

The naturally-occurring chemical bicarbonate, used to make baking soda, could help detect cancer using sensitive scanning, research suggests.

Bicarbonate is involved in the body's balancing of acid and alkali.

But cancerous tissue is known to turn it into carbon dioxide.

The Cancer Research UK team found MRI scans were able to track changes in the chemical and therefore identify cancers even in the very early stages.
Almost all cancer has a lower pH, meaning it is more acidic than surrounding tissue.

2008/05/28

From: rnceus.com

"The glomerular filtrate of blood is usually acidified by the kidneys from a pH of approximately 7.4 to a pH of about 6 in the urine."

"A diet rich in citrus fruits, legumes, and vegetables raises the pH and produces urine that is more alkaline."

"During sleep, decreased pulmonary ventilation causes respiratory acidosis. As a result, a first waking urine specimen is usually highly acidic."

For more on the diet see:
ACIDIC URINE - A MUST FOR THE UROSTOMATE NOTE:This site seems to have closed (19th July, 2009)
Please try this site: ctds.info/acidic-foods.html

"Very often a person with a urostomy is told not to drink orange juice, but is not given an explanation as to why. The rationale behind the advice actually applies to anyone who ever has had a bladder infection. Acidic urine tends to keep bacteria in check, thereby reducing the incidence of infection, and decrease crystal formation. But oranges and most other citrus fruits are not used by the body as acid but as alkaline."

For a more detailed explanation and list of foods:
Your Body pH Affects Everything:

" WHAT CAUSES ACID IN THE BODY

The primary cause of an acidic condition in your body is from what you put in your mouth. In other words, what you eat and what you drink. And it isn't how "acid" something may seem when you eat or drink it. It has to do with what is left over when you digest it.

Specifically, does eating or drinking something leave behind an acid or alkaline "ash". For example, I don't know about you but I love seafood. Scallops are one of my favorites. However, when your body digests scallops, it leaves an extremely acid ash. In fact, scallops are one of the most acid foods you can eat.

Unfortunately, a lot of the things most people put in their mouths create an acid ash. These include alcohol, coffee and a lot of flesh protein in your diet. Interestingly enough, stress also tends to create an acid condition in the body."

Well I'm waiting for the results of blood tests and am 'hoping' the worst is kidney stones so I'm doing some research.

There are many kinds of kidney stones (link here later) the most common appears to be calcium, so that's what I'm investigating.

Oxalates (oxalic acid salts) seem to draw metal to them, they are used to remove rust for example. Well calcium is a metal and an oxalate molecule will fuse with a calcium atom and form insoluble form, these then grow in size.

They form in the kidneys and attach themselves to the cell structure when they are microscopic, and as they enlarge they get squeezed out.

Well 'squeezed out' is the problem, as a) they may be too big or b) they may cause bleeding of the urinary tract if they get that far and are too big to pass easily.

So the best solution is a) to stop them growing and b) to get them out.

Both of which get a separate slot.

Following page (2) topics on : Prevention (limit or stop their growth) and the subsequent page (3) will focus on removal.

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