Lit-Control FAQ

Urine pH is an indicator of the acidity or alkalinity of the urine, and provides information about our body’s general state of health. The average pH value is around 6.2. However, due to its oscillating behaviour, it may vary from 4.5 to 8, depending largely on diet, waste products, metabolic disorders and other causes.

Urine pH is an emerging factor in daily clinical practice as it is related to a variety of chronic urological conditions, such as renal stone, calcification of urinary stents, urinary infection, overactive bladder and painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis.

There are currently two options to control urine pH: using a test strip or a laboratory pH-meter. The first are broadly questioned by the medical community for their low accuracy and reliability for making clinical decisions; while the second lacks the portability necessary for the urine pH measurement to be taken on fresh urine that has been recently passed, which has the physiological value.

Lit-Control is a family of innovative products for handling the urine pH. It comprises a medical device that allows the measurement of urine pH (Lit-Control pH Meter) and three food supplements (Lit-Control pH Up/Down/Balance) which allow the urinary health to be maintained through the acid-base balance of the urine.

Urine pH is a measurement of its acidity and reflects the metabolic activity of the body, and monitoring this is as important as its correction, especially in certain situations in which this balance and the maintenance of health may be disrupted, and could induce: the formation of kidney stones, infections of the urinary tract, painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis and overactive bladder, calcification of urinary stents or urinary catheters, etc.

  • If there are crystals in the urine, and the urine pH is above 6.2, the conditions are conducive to the formation of infection-induced or calcium phosphate stones, or calcium oxalate stones induced by calcium phosphate.
  • If there are crystals in the urine, and the urine pH is below 5.5, the conditions are conducive to the formation of cystine, uric acid or calcium oxalate stones induced by uric acid.
  • In certain situations, or without a change of the pH, the simple existence of crystals and the lack of physiological inhibitors to this crystallisation, could induce the formation of kidney stones

A correct control of the urine pH will reduce the risk of the formation of kidney stones.

Lit-Control pH Up is a food supplement specifically formulated and developed to inhibit the crystallisation of urinary salts and increase the urine pH (alkalinisation effect) and thus avoid the complications that may derive from a disturbance in the acid-base balance of the urine that changes in certain circumstances, such as: propensity to the formation of kidney stones or tendency towards urinary discomforts related to urinary syndromes

  • Composition: Potassium citrate, Magnesium citrate, Theobromine, Zinc and Vitamin A.

Lit-Control pH Down is a food supplement specifically formulated and developed to inhibit the crystallisation of urinary salts and reduce the pH (acidification effect) and thus avoid the complications that may derive from a disturbance in the acid-base balance of the urine that changes in certain circumstances, such as:propensity to the formation of kidney stones, propensity towards the appearance of urinary infections, or people wearing urinary stents or catheters.

  • Composition: Phytate, L-Methionine, Zinc and Vitamin A.

Lit-Control pH Balance is a food supplement specifically formulated and developed to inhibit the crystallisation of urinary salts, without affecting the urine pH, thus avoiding the complications that may derive from a disturbance in the acid-base balance of the urine. Also, thanks to the action of the antioxidants, this helps to maintain the kidney’s health, which may change in certain circumstances, such as: propensity towards the formation of kidney stones without changing the pH or being unaware of the same, or urological procedures such as lithotripsy or others.

  • Composition: Phytate, Magnesium and Polyphenols

The usual recommendation for Lit-Control food supplements is 2 capsules a day, in the morning and at night, together with a glass of water. Its effect can be monitored with Lit-Control pH Meter. If, in any case, the recommendation of 2 capsules a day is considered to be insufficient to enter the desired pH range, this maybe increased to a maximum of 6 capsules a day.

Always seek medical advice from your healthcare professional around taking Lit-Control while pregnant.

Lit-Control’s ingredients are natural and GRAS (Generally Recognised As Safe) and may be used by pregnant woman. At present, there is no clinical data available relating to taking Lit-Control during pregnancy, although there exists anecdotal evidence that urologists in Spain have recommended Lit-Control in pregnant woman without side effects.

The usual duration for the consumption of food supplements is 6 months. This duration may be prolonged under medical supervision.

Lit-Control pH Meter is the world’s leading medical device for self-diagnosis to control urine pH. It is indicated for the simple and accurate monitoring at home in the event of certain urological disorders.

  • Indications: Lit-Control pH Meter is indicated under medical prescription for the control of those alkalising and acidifying urinary treatments for which the patient must remain within a certain range. It also allows a frequent record to be obtained of the patient’s urine pH and the treatment doses to be adjusted according to needs

To always guarantee a correct measurement the device sensor needs to be replaced 120 days after first use.