JPH02121628A - Simple examination of urine in toilet bowl - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply perform urine examination in a home by measuring whether the desired component of urine is a normal value in a toilet bowl using an indicator showing discoloring reaction upon the mixing with urine. CONSTITUTION:An indicator (e.g., potassium iodide) solution showing discoloring reaction upon the mixing with urine is introduced into the storage part 8 of a toilet bowl min body 7 from a head tank 4. Then, the indicator is mixed with urine at the time of urination to observe a degree of discoloration and it is measured whether the desired component (e.g., sugar) in urine is a normal value. As a result, urine examination can be simply performed even in a home.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a urine test method that allows a person's health condition to be easily measured during urination, such as in the morning, in a flush toilet bowl.

(Prior Art) Currently, as a method for urine testing in hospitals, etc., there is a urine test strip, which is made by impregnating a strip of filter paper with silver salt or the like and drying it.

The method for using this urine test strip is to collect urine in a pot or the like, dip the test strip into the sample, and check for changes in the color of the test strip.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in this testing method using urine test strips, the test strips must be prepared for each test, and the work of collecting urine and dipping the test strips in the urine is complicated. It was very time-consuming and had many problems, such as the need to pay close attention to hygiene when using it.

For this reason, it is difficult to use this test strip at home to measure daily health conditions, and once the test strip runs out, tests cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a urine test method that can be easily performed even at home.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention was invented with the aim of making it possible to easily measure a health condition by a urine test in a toilet in a home or the like.

That is, the present invention is a simple urine test method in a toilet bowl, which measures whether a desired component in urine has a normal value or not using an indicator that changes color when mixed with urine in the toilet bowl.

(Function) Therefore, in the simple urine test method in a toilet bowl characterized by the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to understand the health condition etc. by checking the color change of the indicator when the indicator and urine are mixed in the toilet bowl. .

In addition, in daily life, it is very common to go to the toilet at a certain time in the morning or evening, so the test can be performed while going to the toilet, and it does not require any of the time and effort required in the past.

(Example) In the following, a toilet bowl will be explained in carrying out the present invention, and then an example of its use will be explained.

In FIG. 1(a), 1 indicates a Japanese-style toilet consisting of a toilet main body 7 and a head tank 4, and a solid substance of potassium iodide 3 is stored on the top surface of the head tank 4, directly below the head tank faucet 5. An indicator box 2 is placed there.

Here, the indicator box 2 is a container whose upper and lower surfaces are formed into a net shape as shown in the diagrams (b) and (c), and the potassium iodide 3 in the indicator box 2 is an indicator that undergoes a color change reaction. It is a type of starch that develops a deep blue color when it interacts with starch sugar.

The present invention is carried out by preparing the above-mentioned toilet bowl and indicator, and an example of its use will be described below.

First, the water filling the head tank 4 flows out from the head tank faucet 5, passes through the mesh part of the indicator box 2 directly under the head tank faucet 5, and dissolves the potassium iodide 3.
The head tank 4 is filled with the potassium iodide solution.

Then, by twisting the lever 9 in the same way as in normal use, this potassium iodide solution passes through the vibro and is guided to the storage section 8 of the toilet main body 7.

Next, in this state, the user urinates into the potassium iodide solution accumulated in the storage part 8 of the toilet main body 7, and when the potassium iodide solution and urine are mixed, the potassium iodide solution dissolves the starch in the urine. It interacts with the same sugar content to cause a color change reaction, and for example, if there is a lot of sugar in the urine, it will develop a deep blue color, and if there is only a small amount of sugar, it will develop a pale light blue color.

By checking this change in color, it is possible to easily determine the amount of sugar in the urine, and in other words, it is possible to measure a person's health status, such as whether there is a risk of diabetes or not.

Furthermore, after measuring the amount of sugar in the urine based on the change in color of this solution, it is possible to twist the lever 9 in the same way as in normal use to flush out the solution that has undergone a color change reaction by mixing with urine. becomes. At the same time, a new solution is introduced into the toilet bowl main body 7, and the toilet is immediately ready for the next urine test.

In the above embodiment, the head tank 4 is filled with water from the head tank faucet 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 2(a), potassium iodide 3 A slow-dissolving substance is impregnated with an indicator such as the following, and the indicator box 2 is held by a string 10 so as not to be washed away when washing with water, and immersed in water in a reservoir 8, so that the reservoir 8 becomes an indicator solution. In this method, the head tank 4 may not be used.

In addition, in a toilet bowl that does not have a storage part 8 as shown in FIG.
By placing the indicator in the urine and observing the color change reaction on the surface of the solid indicator during urination, the desired amount of the component in the urine can be measured in the same way as above.

In the above embodiment, a urine test is performed by first preparing an indicator, then urinating, and allowing the urine to react with the indicator; however, the reverse order may be used, for example, as shown in FIG. The color change reaction may be measured by dropping the indicator 3 into the urine collected in the storage portion 8 of the toilet main body 7 after urination using a dropper 11 or other means.

In addition, in the examples of the present invention, an indicator called potassium iodide was used to measure the starch content in urine.
The type of indicator is necessarily changed depending on the type of component in the urine required, such as a ρh indicator for measuring urinary ρh, a silver salt for measuring salt J content, T-BPB for measuring protein, or other indicators. It will be applied.

However, the configuration of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and in short, as long as the configuration is such that a desired component, etc. in urine can be measured by a color change reaction between urine and an indicator in the toilet bowl, detailed specifications can be changed. etc. are possible.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention uses an indicator that changes color with urine in the toilet bowl 14, thereby making the urine test, which conventionally required a great deal of effort, completely simple. made it possible.

Furthermore, the present invention allows a urine test to be performed in the toilet in the same way as normal urination, so that the health condition can be measured by the components in the urine when urinating at a predetermined time such as in the morning, which is a habitual part of daily life. be.

This has the unique effect of making it possible to perform urine tests without difficulty, even if they are continued every day, which is very useful for self-help care that allows people to self-manage their health status on a daily basis and prevent and detect diseases at an early stage. We have come to have this.

Furthermore, the present invention has the great advantage that by selecting the indicator according to the purpose, urine tests suitable for various diseases and individuals can be performed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a perspective view of an indicator, and (c) is a sectional view taken along the line A-A. FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views showing other embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of use of the present invention. 2... Indicator box 3... Potassium iodide 4...
Hend tank 7... Toilet body 8... Applicant for storage creation Construction 1) Fumi Teru Agent Patent attorney Noboru Fujimoto Figure 2 (r″) (B) Figure 3 (B) (C)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A simple urine test method in a toilet bowl, characterized by measuring whether a desired component in urine has a normal value using an indicator that changes color when mixed with urine in the toilet bowl.