Ukukhwehlela kuyinto ejwayelekile futhi ingaba yizimpawu eziningi zezifo, kusukela kokubanda okungapheliyo kuya kwezinye izimo ezibi kakhulu. Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi nini kufanele ubone udokotela ukuze uthole usizo.

Izimpawu Okumele Uzinakele

Nakuba ukukhwehlela kungase kube yizimpawu zokubanda okungapheliyo, kunezimpawu ezithile ezingakhombisa ukuthi kunesidingo sokubona udokotela:

  • Ukukhwehlela okuhlala isikhathi eside: Ukukhwehlela okuhlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamaviki amathathu kungase kubonise isimo esidinga ukwelashwa.
  • Umkhuhlane ophezulu noma oqhubekayo: Umkhuhlane ongadluli noma ophakama kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma uhambisana nokukhwehlela, kungaba yisibonakaliso senkinga.
  • Ukweluleka noma umoya ongabikhona: Ukuba nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukweluleka, noma ukuzwa sengathi awuphiwa umoya kuyizimpawu ezibucayi.
  • Igazi lapho ukhwehlela: Ukubona igazi lapho ukhwehlela, noma ngabe kuncane kangakanani, kufanele kuthathwe ngokungathi sína ngokushesha.
  • Ubuhlungu besifuba: Ubuhlungu obuqinile besifuba lapho ukhwehlela noma uphefumula kungakhombisa isimo esibi kakhulu.
  • Ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki: Ukwehlisa isisindo ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile, uhambisana nokukhwehlela, kungaba yisibonakaliso sokukhathazeka.
  • Ukukhwehlela okuyingozi kubantu abaningi: Uma ungumuntu onenhlobo ethile yezifo ezifana nesifuba, isifo samaphaphu, noma uma uneminyaka engaphezu kuka-65, kuyalulekwa ukuthi ubone udokotela ngokushesha uma ukhwehlela.

Izimbangela Zokukhwehlela

Izimbangela eziningi zingadala ukukhwehlela, okubandakanya:

  • Izifo zemigudu yokuphefumula: Izingozi ezijwayelekile njenge-common cold, umkhuhlane, i-bronchitis, kanye ne-pneumonia.
  • I-Asthma: Isimo esingapheliyo esibangela ukuvuvukala kwezindlela zomoya, esivame ukubangela ukukhwehlela.
  • I-GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease): Ukubuyela emuva kukamafutha esiswini kungadala ukucasuka emgqeni wokuphefumula nokukhwehlela.
  • Imikhuba: Ukubhema kungenza kube lula ukukhwehlela ngendlela engafanele futhi kubangele umonakalo omkhulu emaphaphu.
  • Imithi ethile: Imithi ethile, njenge-ACE inhibitors, ingadala ukukhwehlela njengomphumela ohlangothini.

Nini Uzozofuna Usizo Lwezokwelapha

Kubalulekile ukulalela umzimba wakho. Uma ukukhwehlela kwakho kuhambisana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezibalwe ngenhla, noma uma ukhathazekile ngesimo sakho, kungcono ukuthi uthintane nodokotela. Udokotela uzokwazi ukukhipha imbangela yokukhwehlela kwakho futhi akunikeze uhlelo lokwelashwa olufanele.