ED indicates patients with eating disorders n. Am J Dis Child. Coronavirus Resource Center. Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy Continue. Twitter Facebook. This Issue. Take a fresh sample of the urine The best way is to do this is when you change your pouch and the pouch is off. Do not let the nitrazine paper touch the stoma and do not use urine that has been in the pouch, as they will give false readings.
An alternate method is to let a little urine drip into a clean dry container and dip the end of the paper into the urine. Shake off any excess urine and immediately compare the paper to the color chart on the packet. Compare this color immediately against the Color Scale on the Paper Dispenser. Avoid color comparison in fluorescent light. Use daylight or incandescent light. When the color of your urine test sample corresponds to the purple-blue end of the color scale above 6. This alkaline condition may indicate a urinary infection.
It is important to check with your doctor. It may very often be only a simple matter of body chemistry that is easily corrected by a change in diet or an antibiotic prescribed by your doctor. If the urine test shows too much alkaline or too much acid, the first step to usually correct the problem is to increase your water intake. If you are not on fluid restrictions by your physician, you should drink six-to-eight, 8 oz glasses of water daily.
A good practice is to drink one glass over the period of one hour, and continue until you feel hydrated no dry lips or eyes Then, continue to drink one glass over the period of two to three hours, depending on how hydrated you feel.
Another good way to tell if you need more water is when you have dark-colored urine. On the other hand, very light colored or colorless urine may mean that you are over-hydrating by drinking too much water. In addition, introducing some cranberry, plum or prune juices to your diet 10 ounces daily may help to decrease high alkaline urine readings. Most other fluids and juices cause an alkaline urine response. Note: Check the juice labels. Frequently the contents do not contain what the front labels state and have more juice or sweeteners than the declared values.
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