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Yimaphi amaqiniso izingozi zokuxuba i-cephalexin notshwala?
Ake siqale sibhekane nombuzo omkhulu. Ngokungafani namanye ama-antibiotic angabangela ukusabela okukhulu nokunodlame notshwala, ukuphuza kancane ngenkathi uthatha i-cephalexin akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukusabela okuyingozi noma kwenze umuthi uyeke ukusebenza.
Okokuqala, ake sijwayelane nemithi ngokwayo. I-Cephalexin, eyaziwa ngokuthi igama layo lokuhweba i-Keflex, iyisidakamizwa esisebenza ngempumelelo kakhulu. Yeyodwa yohlobo lwemithi olubizwa ngokuthi ama-cephalosporin.
Ngakho, isebenza kanjani? I-Cephalexin iyisidakamizwa esibulala amagciwane, okusho ukuthi sibulala amagciwane. Yenza lokhu ngokuhlupha ikhono lamagciwane ukwakha nokugcina izindonga zawo zamase-ell. Ngaphandle kwezindonga zamase-ell eziqinile, amagciwane awasakwazi ukusinda, futhi ayaphela ngokushesha futhi afe umthombo. Lokhu kuvumela isimiso sakho somzimba sokuvikela ukuthi siphelise isifo ngempumelelo kakhudlwana.
Odokotela bachazela i-cephalexin izinhlobo ezahlukene zezifo zamagciwane ezivamile, okubalwa kuzo: - Izifo zomgudu womchamo (UTIs) - Izifo zesikhumba nezicubu ezithambile (njenge-cellulitis) - Izifo zendlebe - Izifo zomgudu wokuphefumula (njenge-bronchitis noma i-pneumonia) - Izifo zamathambo
Kuyinto ethembekile futhi esebenza kahle emkhakheni wama-antibiotic, yingakho abantu abaningi bezibuza nge-keflex notshwala.
Mhlawumbe uzwile izindaba ezimbi mayelana nokuhlanganisa imithi ethile notshwala. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ne-cephalexin, ukusabela okubulalayo akuyona into enkulu. Utshwala akwenzi i-cephalexin ingasebenzi, futhi ngeke kubangele ukusabela okunzima okuhlotshaniswa nama-antibiotic afana ne-metronidazole (Flagyl).
Ngakho-ke, uma kungelona eliyingozi, kungani uyigwema? Impendulo yombuzo othi "ungaphuza utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-cephalexin" ilala ezindaweni ezimbili eziyinhloko: 1. Imiphumela Ebi Kakhulu Engemihle: Bobabili i-cephalexin notshwala bangabangela imiphumela engemihle efanayo. Uma ukuhlanganisa, ubeka engcupeni yokuzizwa kabi kakhulu kunalokho ongakuzwa kwesinye sezinto zodwa. 2. Ukwelashwa Okuyinkinga: Umzimba wakho usebenza kanzima ukulwa nesifo. Ukuphuza utshwala kungaphazamisa le nqubo, kungenzeka kukugcine ugula isikhathi eside.
Zicabange ngalendlela: umzimba wakho ulwa namagciwane. Ukuthatha i-cephalexin kufana nokubiza amasotsha. Ukuphuza utshwala kufana nokuhlukumeza imigudu yakho yezimpahla. Ungase usawine impi, kodwa kuyoba yimpi enzima futhi embi kakhulu.
Lapho usuzizwa ugula, into yokugcina oyifunayo ukuzizwa kabi nakakhulu. Isizathu esiyinhloko sokugwema ukuphuza i-cephalexin ukugwema ukuqina kwezimpawu ezimbi ezingemnandi.
Nansi imiphumela engemihle ejwayelekile kakhulu yokuhlanganisa i-cephalexin notshwala:
Uma uhlanganisa kokubili, uhlasela uhlelo lwakho lokugaya kusuka nhlangothi zombili. Lokhu kwandisa kakhulu amathuba okuthi uchithe isikhathi sakho uzizwa ugula futhi ungakhululeki. Iseluleko sokugwema ukuhlanganisa i-cephalexin 500mg notshwala sifana nanoma iyiphi idosi - amathuba okungakhululeki kwe-GI ayesafanayo.
Ukuhlanganisa kubo kungenza le miphumela igqame kakhulu. Ungase uzizwe ulale kakhulu, "uphelele", noma unesisiyezi, okungaphazamisa ikhono lakho lokusebenza futhi kungaba yingozi uma udinga ukushayela noma ukusebenzisa imishini.
Ngaphandle kwezimpawu ezingemnandi, ezilimazayo, utshwala bunomthelela omkhulu ekululameni komzimba wakho. Nakuba ungase ungazizwa le mthelela ngokuqondile njengesifo esiswini, kubalulekile ukululama kwakho.
Isistimu yakho yokuvikela ingumdlali oyinhloko ekulweni isifo; ama-antibiotic ayisancazelo kuphela. Ngokudabukisayo, ukuphuza utshwala, ikakhulukazi ngamanani angaphezu kwalawo aphakathi, kungakwazi ukucindezela isimiso sakho sokuvikela. Kuyalimaza ukusebenza kwezicubu ezibalulekile zomzimba zokuvikela, kwenze kube nzima ukuthi umzimba wakho ubeke ukuzivikela okunamandla ngokumelene namagciwane afika umthombo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngenkathi i-cephalexin yakho ilwa namagciwane, ukuvikela komzimba wakho okwemvelo kusebenza kancane, kungenzeka kugcine isifo sakho sithatha isikhathi eside.
Utshwala bubangela ukuba umchame kakhulu, okwenza umchame njalo. Lokhu kungaholela kalula ekubeni umile. Ukuhlala ugcwalisa amanzi kubalulekile lapho ugula, njengoba kusiza umzimba wakho usebenze kahle futhi ukhiphe ubuthi. Ukoma kubuye kube nzima kakhulu uma uphathwa yi-UTI, ngoba kungabangela umchamo wakho ube namandla futhi ubuye uphazamise isinye sakho, ugcwalise izimpawu zakho.
Lapho unesifo, umzimba wakho usesimweni esicindezeleke kakhulu. Izitho zakho zisebenza kanzima ukucubungula umuthi, zilwe nesifo, futhi zilungise izicubu ezilimele. Ngenkathi i-cephalexin ikhonjwa kakhulu yi-kidneys, isibindi sakho sibhekele ukuguqula utshwala. Ukwengeza lo msebenzi kuphoqa umzimba wakho ukuba uthathe amandla nezinsiza ezingcono ukuba zisebenziselwe ukululama.
Ukuthuka okujwayelekile okubhekene nama-antibiotic notshwala yi- "ukusabela okufana ne-disulfiram". Lokhu ukusabela okukhulu nokusheshayo okubandakanya ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu bekhanda obubuhlungu, isicanucanu esibi nokugabha, ubuhlungu besifuba, nokushaya okusheshayo kwenhliziyo. Kubizwa ngegama lemishanguzo i-Disulfiram (Antabuse), esetshenziselwa ukwelapha ubudlova ngokuqondisa ukubangela le mpikiswano uma umuntu ephuza utshwala.
Amanye ama-antibiotic, ikakhulukazi i-metronidazole ne-tinidazole, angabangela le mpikiswano. Amanye ama-cephalosporins angakwenza futhi, kodwa lokhu kungenxa yesakhiwo samakhemikhali esithile ku-molecule yomuthi esaziwa njenge-N-methylthiotetrazole (MTT) side chain umthombo.
Nasi isiphetho: Ingozi ye-ukusabela okufana ne-disulfiram i-cephalexin iphansi kakhulu noma ayikho ngoba i-cephalexin ayinawo leyo MTT side chain. Ngenkathi kungokuhlakaniphile ukuba nesiqendo, akudingeki ukuba ukhathazeke ngale mpikiswano ethile, eyingozi. Izizathu zokugwema utshwala zimayelana nokududuzeka nokululama, hhayi le mpikiswano engavamile neyingozi.
Lona ngumbuzo ovame kakhulu. Ukuba uphephile, kungcono ukulinda kuze kube umuthi usuphelile emzimbeni wakho. Umthetho omuhle wokubamba ngeminwe ukulinda okungenani ama-48 kuya ku-72 amahora ngemuva komthamo wakho wokugcina. Lokhu kunika umzimba wakho isikhathi sokuphuma ngokuphelele umuthi, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, kukunika ithuba lokuqinisekisa ukuthi uzizwa ululame ngokuphelele esifweni sakho ngaphambi kokuthi ubuyise utshwala emgqeni. Uma usazibuza ukuthi uzophuza kangaki ngemuva kokuthatha i-cephalexin, ukubonisana nomchwepheshe wakho emitholampilo kuyindlela enhle njalo.
Idosi ye-antibiotic ayishintshi isincomo. Noma ngabe uthatha i-cephalexin 500mg notshwala noma amandla ahlukile, amathuba okwanda kwezimpawu ezimbi nokululama okubambezelekile ayesafanayo. Isincomo sokugwema utshwala sisebenza kuzo zonke izindlela zokwelashwa ezijwayelekile.
Uhlobo lwesiphuzo esidakayo alubanga nomthelela. Isidakamizwa esisebenzayo esibangela izinkinga yi-ethanol, esikhona kuzo zonke iziphuzo ezidakayo. Ngakho-ke, isincomo se-cephalexin nobhiya sifana nesoku-cephalexin newayini noma iziphuzo ezinzima: kungcono ukuzigwema zonke.
Yebo, kungaba nzima kakhulu. Njengoba kushiwo, utshwala bubangela ukuba umchame kakhulu okungaholela ekubeni umole. I-UTI, ukuhlala ugcwalisa amanzi ngokunotha ngamanzi kungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongazenza ukusiza ukukhipha amagciwane ohlelweni lwakho lomchamo. Utshwala budonsela ngaphansi kwalo mphumela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, utshwala bungaba isihlabelelo esingahlupha isinye kwabanye abantu, kungenzeka benze izimpawu zakho ze-UTI zizwe kabi.
Ngakho-ke, ungaphuzela isiphuzo ngenkathi uthatha i-cephalexin? Ngenkathi isiphuzo esisodwa, esiphakathi kungenakwenzeka ukuthi sibangele inkinga enkulu yezempilo, ukukhetha okuhlakaniphile kusobala: kungcono ukuzila.
Ukuhlanganisa i-cephalexin notshwala akubhekene nengozi yokwehluleka kwe-antibiotic. Kuyinikeza umzimba wakho ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokululama ngokushesha nangokududuzeka. Ngokuhlanganisa, ubeka engozini enkulu yokwanda kwezimpawu ezimbi njengesicanucanu nesisiyezi, ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo ubambezela ikhono lesistimu yakho yokuvikela ukwenza umsebenzi wayo. Kuyindlela yokuzizwa kabi nokuhlala ugula isikhathi eside.
Umphefumulo wakho uyinto ebaluleke kakhulu. Isikhathi esifushane sokwelashwa kwakho nge-antibiotic, gcina ugxile ekuphumuleni, ukuphuza amanzi, nokuvumela umuthi wakho usebenze kahle. Lindela kuze kuphele umthamo wakho ophelele futhi uzizwe ulikhulu le-100% ungcono. Umkhosi ungabhekela phambili.
Uma unezinkinga ezithile mayelana nemithi yakho kadokotela noma izimo zezempilo, hlala ubheka udokotela wakho noma umchwepheshe wakho emitholampilo. Bangakunikeza iseluleko esenziwe ngendlela efanele ngokuya ngomlando wakho wezempilo.
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