Lit-Control FAQ

What is Lit-Control?

Lit-Control is a suite of innovative products for handling urine pH. It comprises three food supplements Lit-Control pH Up, Lit-Control pH Down and Lit-Control pH Balance, which allow the urinary health to be maintained through the acid-base balance of the urine.
What is the urine pH?

Urine pH is an indicator of the acidity or alkalinity of the urine, and provides information about the 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.
What is the importance of urine pH in urology?

Urine pH is an emerging factor in daily clinical practice as it is related to a variety of chronic urological conditions, such as renal stones, calcification of urinary stents, urinary infections, overactive bladder and painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
How is urine pH currently controlled?

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.
The importance of the pH urinary health

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.
How can urine pH affect the formation of kidney stones?
  • 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

Correct control of the urine pH will reduce the risk of the formation of kidney stones.
What is Lit-Control pH Up?

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.
What is Lit-Control pH Down?

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.
What is Lit-Control pH Balance?

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
What is the recommended daily intake?

The usual recommendation for Lit-Control food supplements is 2 capsules a day, one in the morning and one at night taken with a glass of water. If, in any case, the recommendation of 2 capsules a day is considered to be insufficient to enter the desired pH range, this may be increased to a maximum of 6 capsules a day under medical supervision.
Can lit-control be taken during pregnancy?

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 women. 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 women without side effects.
For how long should I take Lit-control?

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