IS URINE IS ACID?

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@Anil: your friends are correct. pH of urine is close to neutral. But it can vary depending upon the diet of a person for example: a diet high in citrus, vegetables, or dairy can increase urine pH (basic) and a diet high in meat or cranberries can decrease urine pH (acidic).

@Others:Nice to see all of your active participation in this forum. Your answers are really helpful to the users of the community. Keep posting.

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 The ph of urine is close to neutral (7) but can normally vary between 4.6 and 8 which means it is sometimes acidic and sometimes basic.

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Urine pH is used to classify urine as either a dilute acid or base solution. Seven is the point of neutrality on the pH scale. The lower the pH, the greater the acidity of a solution; the higher the pH, the greater the alkalinity. 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. Depending on the person's acid-base status, the pH of urine may range from 4.5 to 8. The kidneys maintain normal acid-base balance primarily through the reabsorption of sodium and the tubular secretion of hydrogen and ammonium ions. Urine becomes increasingly acidic as the amount of sodium and excess acid retained by the body increases. Alkaline urine, usually containing bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer, is normally excreted when there is an excess of base or alkali in the body. Secretion of an acid or alkaline urine by the kidneys is one of the most important mechanisms the body uses to maintain a constant body pH.

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yes it is

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