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Yebo, ungakwazi. I-Acetaminophen ingenye yemithi embalwa yokuphazamisa ubuhlungu eye iphephile ngokuvamile ukuyithatha ngaphandle kokudla. Ayibangeli ukucasuka esiswini njengoba kwenza neminye imithi eminingi yobuhlungu. Ngakho-ke uma unesinye isifo, umkhuhlane, noma izinhlungu zomzimba futhi ungakayidli, ungaya phambili uyithathe nengilazi egcwele yamanzi.
Isizathu sokuthi i-acetaminophen iphephile esiswini esingenalutho sibuyela endleleni esisebenza ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Yehlukile kwimidiza ye-nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) efana ne-ibuprofen, i-aspirin, ne-naproxen.
Ama-NSAID anciphisa ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala ngokuvimbela ama-enzyme abizwa nge-COX 1 ne-COX 2. Inkinga ukuthi i-COX 1 iphinde isize ukuvikela isikhumba sakho sesisu. Lapho ama-NSAID avimba lelo enzyme, ungqimba oluvikelayo luyancipha. Kungakho ama-NSAID angabangela ukucasuka esiswini, izilonda, ngisho nokopha, ikakhulukazi lapho ethathwa ngaphandle kokudla.
I-Acetaminophen isebenza ngendlela ehlukile. Kukholakala ukuthi inciphisa ubuhlungu nomkhuhlane ngokusebenza kumizila ye-prostaglandin ebuchosheni kunasecendeni lokugaya. Ngenxa yokuthi ayiphazamisi ama-enzyme avikelayo esiswini sakho, ayivelanga ibangele izinkinga zesisu njengezibangelwa ama-NSAID. Kungakho odokotela bavame ukuncoma i-acetaminophen kubantu abanezinganekwane zezilonda zesisu, ukubuyela emuva kukamanzi, noma izisu ezizwelayo.
Ingakwenza. Lapho uthatha i-acetaminophen esiswini esingenalutho, umzimba wakho uyibamba ngokushesha ngoba akukho ukudla okubambezela inqubo. Amaphilisi ajwayelekile avame ukuqala ukunikeza impumuzo phakathi kwemizuzu 30 kuya ku-45 esiswini esingenalutho. Izinhlobo eziketshezi zingasebenza ngokushesha nakakhulu, ngezinye izikhathi kungakapheli imizuzu engu-20.
Lapho uyithatha nesidlo, ukudla kubambezela ukukhipha isisu. Lokho kusho ukuthi umuthi uthatha isikhathi eside ukuncibilika futhi ufinyelele egazini lakho. Kungathatha isikhathi esingaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ukuzwa impumuzo uma usanda kudla isidlo esikhulu. Ukuphumelela okuphelele kuhlala kufana, kodwa ukuqala kuyabambezeleka.
Ngakho-ke uma ufuna impumuzo esheshayo, ukuthatha i-acetaminophen ngaphambi kokudla noma amahora ambalwa ngemuva kwesidlo kuyindlela efanele. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi uyiphuza ingilazi egcwele yamanzi nayo.
Noma i-acetaminophen imnene esiswini kubantu abaningi, abanye abantu bayazibona izinkinga ezincane zokugabha noma ukungakhululeki lapho beyithatha ngaphandle kokudla. Lokhu akusho ukuthi kukhona okungalungile. Kungukuthi imizimba yabanye ivame ukubhekana kanjani nokugwinya iphilisi esiswini esingenalutho.
Uma lokhu kwenzeka kuwena, ukuyithatha nesinye isilwane esincane, ingilazi yobisi, noma amakhekhe ambalwa kulungile ngokuphelele. Kungabambezela kancane ukubambeka, kodwa ngeke kunciphise indlela umuthi osebenza ngayo. Umgomo uwukuzizwa ukhululekile ngenkathi uthola impumuzo.
Umthamo ubaluleke kakhulu kunokuthatha isikhathi sokudla uma kukhulunywa ngokuphepha kwe-acetaminophen. Umkhawulo ophakanyisiwe kubantu abadala abaningi abaphilile ngu-3,000 kuya ku-4,000 milligrams ngosuku, kuye ngomthombo. Ochwepheshe abaningi batusa ukuhlala eduze kuka-3,000 milligrams ngosuku njengesilinganiso sokuzivikela.
Nansi eminye imihlahlandlela ewusizo ongayilandela:
Leli phuzu lokugcina libalulekile. I-Acetaminophen itholakala emikhiqizweni eminingi ehlanganisiwe, okubandakanya imithi yomkhuhlane noshukela, izidambisi zokulala, nemithi yobuhlungu kadokotela. Ukuthatha imikhiqizo engaphezu kweyodwa equkethe i-acetaminophen ngasikhathi sinye kungakudlulisela ngaphezu kwemikhawulo ephephile ngaphandle kokwazi. Njalo funda izincwadi ngokucophelela.
Ingozi enkulu nge-acetaminophen akuwona esiswini sakho. Kuyisibindi sakho. Isibindi sakho siphethe ukugaywa kwe-acetaminophen. Lapho uthatha imithamo evamile, isibindi siyisingatha ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Kepha lapho uthatha kakhulu, noma uyithatha njalo kanye notshwala, isibindi singagcwala.
Ubuthi be-acetaminophen ingenye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu zokwehluleka kwesibindi okubukhali eNyakatho Melika. Izimpawu zokulimala kwesibindi zingase zibonakale ngokushesha. Zingavela ezinsukwini ezilodwa kuya kwezintathu ngemuva kwe-overdose futhi zibandakanye ukuphuzi kwesikhumba noma amehlo, umchamo omnyama, ubuhlungu obunzima endaweni engenhla yesokudla yesisu, ukugabha, nokuhlanza.
Abantu abaphunga iziphuzo ezidakayo ezintathu noma ngaphezulu ngosuku basengcupheni enkulu yokulimala kwesibindi nge-acetaminophen, ngisho nasemithamweni evamile. Uma uphuza njalo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi ngabe i-acetaminophen iphephile yini kuwena nokuthi yimuphi umthamo ofanele ukuyisebenzisa.
Lokhu kuyiqhathaniso elivamile. I-Ibuprofen iyidala le-NSAID, futhi inengozi yangempela yokucasuka kwesisu lapho ithathwa ngaphandle kokudla. Ukusetshenziswa njalo esiswini esingenalutho kungalimaza isikhumba sesisu futhi kwandise ingozi yezilonda noma ukuphuma kwegazi.
I-Acetaminophen ayinayo leyo ngozi efanayo. Kungakho iyona okhethwa kakhulu kubantu abanezinkinga zesisu noma labo abadinga impumuzo yobuhlungu njalo. Ivamise ukuba yiyona edlalwayo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kubantu abadala abaphuza izidambisi zegazi, noma kubantu abanezinkinga zezintso.
Nokho, i-acetaminophen ayinciphisi ukuvuvukala. Uma ubuhlungu bakho buhlanganisa ukuvuvukala, i-ibuprofen ingasebenza kakhulu. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukhethe ukuthi yini ekufaneleka kangcono.
I-Acetaminophen iphephile kubantu abaningi lapho isetshenziswa njengoba kushiwo. Kepha hlola nodokotela wakho uma uyithatha njalo, unezifo zesibindi, uphuza utshwala njalo, noma usebenzisa eminye imithi equkethe i-acetaminophen.
Funa usizo lwezokwelapha uma ubona izimpawu zokubhekana nomzimba njengokubomvu noma ukuvuvukala, noma izimpawu zezinkinga zesibindi ezifana nokukhathala okungajwayelekile, umchamo omnyama, noma ukuphuzi kwesikhumba. Ngobuhlungu obungavamile noma umkhuhlane, i-acetaminophen esiswini esingenalutho iyisinqumo esiphephile nesisebenzayo.
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