{"id":114,"date":"2014-03-30T18:05:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T18:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urethralsyndrome.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2014-04-16T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T14:00:42","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.urethralsyndrome.ca\/wordpress\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

From November 22, 2007 to January 22, 2008 I maintained a detailed record of my urine pH correlated with my pain levels and what foods I ate. Every time I\u00a0urinated\u00a0\u00a0I noted the time, my urine pH as measured with test paper, and my pain level, where\u00a00\u00a0= no pain, 1 = no pain but sensation (tingling), 2 = mild pain, 3 = moderate pain and 4 = severe pain. I had one sheet for each day where I also recorded what foods I ate.<\/p>\n

I continued to maintain periodic written\u00a0records through to May of 2008, and after that I checked my urine pH periodically with no written record for about another year.<\/p>\n

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0 = no pain, 1 = no pain but sensation (tingling), 2 = mild pain, 3 = moderate pain and 4 = severe pain<\/p><\/div>\n

As an experiment, in August 2008 we deliberately lowered my husband’s urinary pH through diet. Although he does not have urethral syndrome \/ non-specific urethritis<\/em>, on the ninth day of the acid-forming diet, he experienced burning pain in the urethra. See chart at left.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0findings\u00a0were\u00a0clear and\u00a0consistent.\u00a0Acid urine is the immediate cause of my pain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some published studies you might find helpful are:<\/p>\n

“Potassium Bicarbonate Reduces Urinary Nitrogen Excretion in Postmenopausal Women”, L. Frassetto, R. Curtis Morris Jr, and A. Sebastian. Published in Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 82, No. 1.<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Potential renal acid load of foods and its influence\u00a0on urine pH”, \u00a0Thomas Remer, PhD and Friedrich Manz, MD in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1995; 95:791-797.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is an interesting article on acid-base balance, written in layman’s terms :\u00a0 “Covering your nutritional bases: The importance of acid-base balance”, by John Berardi, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

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