24 Hour Urine Collection- How do I do a 24-hour urine collection?
- When you get up in the morning, urinate in the toilet and flush. Write down the time. This will be your start time on the day of collection and your end time on the next morning.
- From then on, collect all of your urine in the plastic jug that is given to you.
- Stop collecting your urine 24 hours after you started.
- If the plastic jug that is given to you already has liquid in it, that is okay. Do notthrow out the liquid or rinse out the jug. Some tests need the liquid to be added to your urine.
- Keep your plastic jug cool in an ice chest or keep it in the refrigerator during the test.
- When 24 hours are over, bring your plastic jug to the clinic lab. Keep the jug cool in an ice chest while you are bringing it to the lab.
