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Senna ni umuti w'umwimerere uturuka mu mababi n'ibishishwa by'igihingwa cya senna. Ni umwe mu miti ikoreshwa cyane cyane yo kugabanya imyanda itangwa ku isoko, ifasha imyanda yawe gusubira mu buryo busanzwe iyo wumva ufite imyanda myinshi. Uyu muti w'ibyatsi woroshye ariko ufite akamaro wagiye ukoreshwa mu binyejana byinshi kugira ngo utange ubufasha mu gihe cyo guhura n'imyanda idahoraho.
Senna ni umuti ushingiye ku bimera ukora nk'umuti utera imyanda. Ibintu bikora muri senna, byitwa sennosides, bifasha gushishikariza imitsi yo mu mara yawe kugenda imyanda mu buryo bwiza mu gihe cyo gukora ibyo kurya.
Urashobora kubona senna mu buryo butandukanye burimo ibinini, ibinini, amazi, na icyayi. Amavuriro menshi n'amaduka y'ubuzima atanga ibicuruzwa bya senna hatagombye icyemezo. Uyu muti akenshi ukomoka mu bwoko bubiri bw'ingenzi bw'igihingwa cya senna: Cassia angustifolia na Cassia acutifolia.
Senna ifatwa nk'umuti ukomeye ugereranije n'uburyo bwo gukora ibintu nk'ibishishwa bya psyllium, ariko ni woroshye kurusha imiti imwe na imwe yandikirwa. Igenzura mu cyiciro cy'imiti itera imyanda, bivuze ko itera mu buryo bukomeye amara yawe kugira ngo agabanuke kandi ashyire imyanda hanze.
Senna ikoreshwa cyane cyane mu kuvura imyanda idahoraho iyo umaze iminsi itari mike utagize imyanya. Yagenewe gukoreshwa mu gihe gito iyo gahunda yawe isanzwe yo kujya mu bwiherero ihungabanyijwe no gutembera, guhindura imirire, cyangwa umunaniro.
Abaganga rimwe na rimwe basaba senna mbere y'inzira zimwe na zimwe z'ubuvuzi nk'ibizamini byo mu mara kugira ngo bifashe gusukura amara yawe rwose. Muri ibyo bihe, umuganga wawe azaguha amabwiriza yihariye yerekeye igihe n'urutonde rw'imiti.
Abantu bamwe bakoresha senna mu gihe cy'imyanda ihoraho, ariko ibi bikwiye gukorwa gusa mu gihe cy'ubuyobozi bw'abaganga. Gukoresha igihe kirekire bishobora gutuma ugirira icyizere, aho imitsi yawe y'amara itabasha gukora ku giti cyayo.
Nubwo hari abantu bakoresha senna kugira ngo bagabanye ibiro, iyi si inzira yizewe cyangwa ifite akamaro. Kugabanya ibiro by'igihe gito biva mu gukuraho amazi n'imyanda, ntabwo biva mu kugabanya amavuta nyayo, kandi bishobora kugira ingaruka mbi ku buzima bwawe.
Senna ikora irakaza umurongo w'urugingo runini rw'amara yawe mu buryo bugenzurwa. Sennosides ziri muri senna zisenywa na bagiteri ziri muri kolon yawe, hanyuma bigatuma imitsi ikora ibintu byitwa peristalsis.
Uku kwikora bifasha gushyira imyanda mu mara yawe vuba kuruta uko bisanzwe. Tekereza nk'aho uha sisitemu yawe yo mu rwungano rw'igifu gusa gusa ariko gikomeye kugira ngo ibintu bigende neza.
Ubusanzwe birafata amasaha 6 kugeza kuri 12 kugira ngo bikore, niyo mpamvu abantu benshi bafata senna mbere yo kuryama. Iki gihe gisobanura ko ushobora kugira imyanda mu gitondo igihe cyiza.
Senna kandi ifasha koroshya imyanda mu kwirinda kolon yawe gufata amazi menshi mu myanda igihe inyura. Iki gikorwa cyombi gituma imyanda yoroha kandi ikaba myiza.
Fata senna nkuko byategetswe kuri paki cyangwa uko muganga wawe abikugira. Urutonde rusanzwe rw'abantu bakuru ruri hagati ya 15 na 30 mg ya sennosides rimwe ku munsi, akenshi bifatwa mbere yo kuryama.
Urashobora gufata senna ufite cyangwa udafite ibiryo, ariko kunywa ikirahure cyuzuye cy'amazi hamwe na buri dose bifasha imiti gukora neza. Abantu bamwe basanga kuyifata hamwe n'akaboga gato bigabanya ibibazo byose byo mu gifu.
Niba ukoresha icyayi cya senna, shyira igikapu kimwe cy'icyayi mu mazi ashyushye iminota 10 kugeza kuri 15, hanyuma unywe igikombe cyose. Ntukanywe ibikombe birenga kimwe ku munsi keretse muganga wawe akubwiye byihariye.
Kubijyanye n'ubwoko bw'amazi, pima dose yawe neza ukoresheje igikoresho cyo gupima kizana n'ibicuruzwa. Ntukoreshe ibiyiko byo mu rugo, kuko ntibitanga ibipimo byizewe.
Gerageza gufata senna ku gihe kimwe buri munsi kugira ngo ushyireho gahunda. Abantu benshi basanga igihe cyo kuryama gikora neza kuko umuti akenshi utanga ibisubizo amasaha 6 kugeza kuri 12 nyuma.
Senna igenewe gukoreshwa igihe gito gusa, akenshi ntirenze icyumweru kimwe. Kuyikoresha igihe kirekire bishobora gutuma imitsi yo mu mara yawe igirira ubwoba imiti kugira ngo ikore neza.
Abantu benshi babona imbaraga mu minsi 1 kugeza kuri 3 nyuma yo gutangira gufata senna. Niba nta gikorwa cyo mu mara ufite mu minsi 3 umaze gufata senna, reka kuyikoresha uvugishe umuganga wawe.
Niba wibona ukenera imiti ikurura amara buri gihe, ibi byerekana ikibazo cyihishe kigomba kwitabwaho na muganga. Kubabara amara bya hato na hato bishobora kugira impamvu nyinshi, kuva ku mirire n'imibereho kugeza ku ndwara zisaba uburyo bwo kuvurwa butandukanye.
Umuganga wawe ashobora kugufasha kumenya impamvu urimo guhura n'ukubabara amara guhora, no gukora gahunda yo kuyobora igihe kirekire. Ibi bishobora kuba birimo impinduka mu mirire, kongera imyitozo ngororamubiri, cyangwa indi miti itekanye gukoreshwa igihe kirekire.
Abantu benshi bafata senna neza iyo ikoreshejwe nkuko byategetswe, ariko imiterere imwe irashobora kubaho. Ibyo bisanzwe ni bike kandi by'agateganyo.
Dore imiterere ushobora guhura nayo, dutangiriye ku bisanzwe:
Iyi miterere isanzwe ikunda gukira uko umubiri wawe wimenyereza umuti kandi akenshi ikemuka umaze kureka gufata senna.
Imiterere ikomeye iraboneka ariko irashobora kubaho, cyane cyane iyo ikoreshejwe igihe kirekire cyangwa doze nyinshi. Ibi bisaba kwitabwaho na muganga ako kanya:
Niba ubonye kimwe muri ibi bimenyetso bikomeye, hagarika gufata senna ako kanya kandi ushake ubuvuzi. Ibi bigaragara gake iyo senna ikoreshwa neza mu gihe gito.
Abantu bamwe bagomba kwirinda senna burundu kubera impungenge z'umutekano. Niba ufite indwara zifitanye isano n'urwungano rw'igifu nk'indwara ya Crohn cyangwa ulcerative colitis, senna irashobora gukomeza ibimenyetso byawe kandi ikaba yateza ibibazo bikomeye.
Abantu bafite ibibazo byo guhagarika mu mara, kumuka umubiri bikomeye, cyangwa uburibwe bwo mu nda butazwiho icyo buturukaho ntibagomba na rimwe gufata senna. Uyu muti urashobora guhisha ibibazo bikomeye by'ubuvuzi cyangwa akabongera.
Aha hari amatsinda y'ingenzi agomba kwirinda senna:
Abagore batwite kandi bonka bagomba kubanza kubaza umuganga wabo mbere yo gukoresha senna, kuko ingano ntoya zishobora kujya ku mwana.
Niba ufata imiti y'umutima, imiti ituma amaraso atavura, cyangwa imiti ituma umubiri usohora amazi, ganira na farumasiye cyangwa muganga wawe mbere yo gukoresha senna. Uyu muti urashobora kugira ingaruka ku buryo iyi miti ikora mu mubiri wawe.
Senna iboneka mu mazina menshi y'ubwoko, nubwo ubwoko bwinshi rusange bukora neza. Amazina amwe y'ubwoko asanzwe arimo Senokot, Ex-Lax, na Fletcher's Castoria.
Uzasanga kandi senna mu bicuruzwa bivanga ibindi bituma umuntu yituma cyangwa ibinyobwa byoroshya imyanda. Ibi bicuruzwa bivanga, nk'uko Peri-Colace, bishobora kuba byoroshye ku bantu bamwe ariko kandi bishobora kongera ibyago byo kugira ingaruka zidakurikira.
Ibicuruzwa bya senna bisanzwe bikunze kuba bihendutse cyane kurusha ibicuruzwa byitwa amazina y'ubucuruzi kandi bikubiyemo ibintu bikora kimwe. Buri gihe genzura ikirango kugirango wemeze ko urimo kubona imbaraga n'ubwoko bwa senna bukwiye ibyo ukeneye.
Izindi nzira nyinshi zo gutuma umuntu yituma zishobora gufasha mu kwituma nabi niba senna itagukundiye cyangwa itera ingaruka zitaryoshye. Ibyongerwaho byongera imyanda nk'uko psyllium (Metamucil) cyangwa methylcellulose (Citrucel) bikora buhoro buhoro binyuze mu kongera imyanda mu myanda yawe.
Ibyongerwaho bya osmotic nk'uko polyethylene glycol (Miralax) bikurura amazi mu mara yawe kugirango byoroshye imyanda. Ibi bikunze gutera ibibazo bike kurusha ibyongerwaho byongera imbaraga nk'uko senna.
Ibyongerwaho byoroshya imyanda nk'uko docusate (Colace) bifasha koroshya kwituma binyuze mu koroshya amazi menshi kuvanga n'imyanda. Bikora buhoro kurusha senna ariko bishobora kuba byiza ku bantu bafite impiswi cyangwa ibibazo byo mu kibuno.
Ku kwituma nabi kw'igihe kirekire, muganga wawe ashobora kugusaba imiti yandikwa nk'uko lubiprostone cyangwa linaclotide, ikora mu buryo butandukanye n'ibicuruzwa bitangwa kandi bifite umutekano kurushaho gukoreshwa igihe kirekire.
Senna na bisacodyl (Dulcolax) byombi ni ibyongerwaho byongera imbaraga bikora mu buryo bumwe, ariko bifite itandukaniro rikomeye. Senna ikomoka ku bimera kandi ikunze gukora buhoro hamwe n'ibibazo bike, mugihe bisacodyl ikorwa na synthetic kandi akenshi ikora vuba.
Bisacodyl akenshi itanga ibisubizo mu masaha 6 kugeza kuri 10, mugihe senna isanzwe ifata amasaha 6 kugeza kuri 12. Abantu bamwe basanga bisacodyl iteganywa cyane mu gihe cyayo, ariko abandi bakunda uburyo bwa senna buroshye.
Imiti yombi ifite ibyago bisa iyo ikoreshejwe igihe kirekire, harimo no kuba wayigiraho, ndetse no kutagira imyunyu ngugu ihagije. Guhitamo hagati yayo akenshi biterwa n'uko umuntu abyumva ndetse n'uko umubiri wawe witwara kuri buri muti.
Niba wigeze kugerageza umwe muri yo ntugire icyo ugeraho cyangwa ukagira ingaruka zitari nziza, muganga wawe ashobora kugusaba guhindura ukajya ku wundi. Nta n'umwe muri yo uruta undi rwose - biterwa n'uko ubikeneye ndetse n'uko ubasha kwihanganira imiti.
Senna muri rusange irakwiriye abantu barwaye diyabete iyo ikoreshejwe nk'uko byategetswe mu gihe gito. Uyu muti ntugira ingaruka zigaragara ku isukari yo mu maraso, kandi ibicuruzwa byinshi bya senna ntibigira isukari cyangwa ntibigire na gato.
Ariko, niba urwaye diyabete kandi ukagira ikibazo cyo guhora ufite imyanda, ni ngombwa gukorana n'umuganga wawe kugira ngo ukemure ibibazo byateye iyo myanda. Imwe mu miti ivura diyabete ishobora gutinda igogora, kandi kugenzura isukari yo mu maraso neza bishobora gufasha mu kugira imyanda isanzwe.
Niba wanyweye senna nyinshi kuruta uko byategetswe, birashoboka ko uzagira impiswi ikabije, kuribwa mu nda, ndetse n'uko umubiri wawe wumuka. Hagarika kunywa senna ako kanya unywe amazi menshi meza kugira ngo usubize mu mubiri ibyo watakaje.
Reba ibimenyetso byo kumuka k'umubiri nk'isazi, umunwa wumye, cyangwa kugabanuka k'urukoro. Niba wumva ibimenyetso bikabije cyangwa udashobora kunywa amazi, gisha inama abaganga ako kanya. Ibyago byinshi byo kunywa senna nyinshi bikemuka mu masaha 24 iyo umubiri wawe wongeye amazi ahagije.
Niba wibagiwe kunywa senna yawe y'umugoroba, urashobora kuyinywa ako kanya wibukiye, ariko niba hashize amasaha atarenze 2 uhereye igihe wasanzwe uyinywera. Ntukanywe doze ebyiri kugira ngo wuzuze iyo wibagiwe.
Niba hashize amasaha arenga 2 cyangwa byageze mu gitondo, reka urugero rwarinzwe usubire ku gahunda yawe isanzwe muri uwo mugoroba. Gufata senna ku manywa bishobora gutera kwituma ku buryo butunguranye.
Ushobora kureka gufata senna umaze kugira kwituma bisanzwe kandi ukumva ko igifu cyawe gisubiye mu buryo. Abantu benshi bakenera senna iminsi 1 kugeza kuri 3 gusa kugira ngo bakemure kubura kwituma rimwe na rimwe.
Ntukomeze gufata senna kubera ko ufite ibisigaye. Umubiri wawe ukeneye igihe kugira ngo usubire mu murongo wawo wa kamere udafashijwe n'imiti. Niba kubura kwituma gusubiyeho umaze kureka senna, jya wibanda ku mpinduka z'imibereho nk'iyongerwa ry'imigozi, amazi, n'imyitozo ngororamubiri.
Senna ishobora guhura n'imiti imwe, cyane cyane imiti y'umutima na diuretics. Ishobora kugira ingaruka ku buryo umubiri wawe wunguka indi miti mu kwihutisha igihe cyo kunyura mu mara yawe.
Buri gihe bwire umufarimasi cyangwa muganga ku bijyanye n'imiti yose ufata, harimo imiti itangwa n'abantu bose n'ibyongerera imirire. Bashobora kukugira inama ku gihe gikwiye no kumenya niba senna ifite umutekano wo gukoreshwa hamwe n'imiti yawe y'ubu.
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