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Isandiso esiqhumile siyinto ebucayi kwezokwelapha, kodwa singaphiliswa ngokuphuthumayo. Lapho siphaswa ngomjovo ngaphakathi kwamahora angu-24 kuya ku-48 okuqala, izinga lokusinda lingaphezu kuka-95% futhi kuvame ukuba seduze no-100%. Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kokwelashwa, isifo singasabalala ngokushesha esiswini nasemzimbeni wegazi. Kulokhu, ukusinda ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa akufanele kwenzeke.
Impendulo emfushane ukuthi isikhathi siyizinto zonke. Lapho usheshisa ukuya esibhedlela, yilapho imiphumela yakho izoba ngcono.
Isandiso sakho yisikhwama esincane esifana nomunwe esinamathiselwe emathunjini amakhulu ohlangothini olungezansi lwesokudla esiswini sakho. Lapho sivinjelwa, ngokuvamile umqundu, umgwebo, noma isifo, siyabubuka futhi sivelaphi. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-appendicitis.
Uma i-appendicitis ingelashwa, ingcindezi ngaphakathi kwesandiso iqhubeka nokwanda. Ekugcineni, izindonga zesandiso ziyavela zibe nezimbobo bese ziqhuma. Lapho lokhu kwenzeka, amagciwane, umabhamu, nezinye izinto ezinamgwebo ziyavuza emgodini wesisu. Lokhu akwenzeki njengokuqhuma kwebhaluni. Kungokunye nokuvuza okubabazekayo noma ukukhama okubabazekayo okubabazekayo okusakaza isifo kuzo zonke izicubu ezizungezile.
Lokhu kungenzeka ngokushesha njengama-48 kuya ku-72 amahora ngemuva kokuba izimpawu ziqale ukubonakala. Kungakho i-appendicitis ihlale iphaswa njengento ephuthumayo.
Uma isandiso siqhuma, amagciwane avuzayo angadala izinkinga ezinkulu, ezingaba yingozi ekubulaleni. Eziyinhloko okufanele uzicabange yilokhu: i-peritonitis, ukwakheka kwe-abscess, kanye nesepsis.
I-Peritonitis yisifo se-peritoneum, umugqa omncane ogcina ngaphakathi kwesisu sakho kanye nezitho eziningi zesisu sakho. Lapho amagciwane avela esandiso esiqhumile efika kulo mugqa, uyavuvuka futhi uvuswe isifo. I-peritonitis ibangela ubuhlungu obubukhali, obubanzi esiswini, isisu esiqinile noma esilukhuni, umkhuhlane ophezulu, kanye nenhliziyo esheshayo. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, i-peritonitis ingabulala.
Ukwakheka kwe-Abscess kwenzeka lapho umzimba uzama ukulawula isifo ngokulunga. Umabhamu uqoqana esikhwameni eduze nesandiso esiqhumile. I-abscess ingase inikeze umzimba isikhathi esithile, kodwa kusamele ikhishwe futhi iphaswe ngama-antibiotics. Uma ishiywe yodwa, ingakhula, iqhume, futhi isakaze isifo kude.
I-Sepsis yiyona eyinkinga eyingozi kakhulu. Kwenzeka lapho isifo singena emzimbeni wegazi futhi sibangela impendulo ebukhali yomzimba wonke. I-sepsis ingaholela ekwehleni okubucayi kwengcindezi yegazi, ukwehluleka kwezitho, nokufa. Ingadlula kusuka ezimpawini zokuqala ziye ekushokweni kwe-septic okubulalayo kungakapheli amahora.
Isikhathi ngemuva kwesandiso esiqhumile sibaluleke kakhulu. Nansi lokho ubufakazi bezokwelapha obuvamise ukukukhombisa:
Kwelashwe zingakapheli amahora angu-24: Lesi yisimo esihle kakhulu. Ukuhlinzwa okuphuthumayo ukukhipha isandiso nokuhlanza umgodi wesisu kulesi sigaba kuthwala isimo esihle kakhulu. Izinga lokufa lokuhlinzwa ngesikhathi esisencane lingaphansi kuka-1%. Abantu abaningi bayalulama ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga zesikhathi eside.
Kwelashwe zingakapheli amahora angu-48 kuya ku-72: Ingozi yezinkinga iyanda, kodwa ukusinda kusavame kakhulu ngomjovo nama-antibiotics. Ukuhlanza okukhulu komgodi wesisu kungase kudingeke. Izikhathi zokuhlala esibhedlela ziba yinde, futhi ukululama kungathatha amaviki ambalwa esikhundleni sezinsuku.
Kubambezeleke izinsuku ezingu-5 kuya kwezi-7 ngaphandle kokwelashwa: Kulesi sigaba, isifo esisabalale kakhulu cishe siqinisekile. Ingozi ye-sepsis, ukwehluleka kwezitho, nokufa kuyanda kakhulu. Izincwadi zezokwelapha zomlando zikhombisa ukuthi i-appendicitis eqhume ngaphandle kokwelashwa kulesi sigaba cishe ihlale iyabulala.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa nhlobo: Ukusinda ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kusonto akulindeleki ezimweni eziningi. Ngaphambi komjovo wesimanje nama-antibiotics, isandiso esiqhumile kwakuyimiphi imbangela evamile yokufa ngenxa yesifo esiswini.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, umzimba uyakwazi ukulunga isifo uwedwa futhi wakhe i-abscess evaliwe. Abanye abantu baye basinda isikhathi eside kunalokho kulindeleke ngenxa yalokhu, kodwa akuyona into ongayilindela. Umphumela awulindelekile, futhi indlela ephephe kakhulu ihlale ingukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Ukwelashwa kwesandiso esiqhumile kunzima kunezelashwa ze-appendicitis engahlanganisiwe. Ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuhlanganiswa komjovo, ama-antibiotics, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izinqubo zokuphuma.
I-Appendectomy iyikhipho lomjovo lesandiso. Ngalesi sandiso esiqhumile, umjovo ovulekile uvame ukuncanyelwa kunomjovo we-laparoscopic (we-keyhole) ngoba umhlinzi udinga umbono ocacile womgodi wesisu ukuze uhlanze isifo. Kwezinye izimo, umjovo we-laparoscopic usengenzeka ngisho nangemuva kokuqhuma.
Ngesikhathi somjovo, umhlinzi ukhipha isandiso esinengculazi futhi uhlanza umgodi wesisu ngesisombululo sikasawoti ukuze uhlanze amagciwane kanye nolwazi olubabazekayo ngangokunokwenzeka. Isikhwama esincane singafakwa esiswini ukuze siqhubeke nokukhipha ulwazi ezinsukwini ezingemuva komjovo.
Ama-Antibiotics anikezwa ngemithambo ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemuva komjovo ukuze alwe nesifo. Isikhathi sama-antibiotics singathatha amaviki ambalwa, kuncike ebukhubeni besifo.
Ukuphuma kwe-Abscess kungadingeka uma kuqoqwe umabhamu. Kwezinye izimo, i-abscess iphuma kuqala ngomgqomo owangeniswe ngesikhumba, futhi umjovo wokukhipha isandiso wenziwa kamuva uma isifo sesiphumile. Lokhu kwesinye isikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi i-interval appendectomy.
Ukululama kusuka esandiso esiqhumile kuthatha isikhathi eside kunokululama kusuka ku-appendectomy elula. Uma isandiso sakho sikhishiwe ngaphambi kokuba siqhume, ungase ubuyele emisebenzini evamile kungakapheli isonto noma amabili. Ngemuva kokuqhuma, ukululama kungathatha amaviki amane kuya kwayisithupha noma ngaphezulu.
Ngesikhathi sokululama, ungalindela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala esiswini. Udokotela wakho cishe uzokweluleka ukuphumula, ukugwema ukuthwala izinto ezisindayo, nokubuyela kancane emisebenzini evamile. Uzophinde udinge ukuqeda isikhathi sakho esigcwele sama-antibiotics, noma ngabe uzizwa kangcono ngaphambi kokuba ziphele.
Abanye abantu bayathola izinkinga ngemuva komjovo, njengezifo ezikhandayo, ukuvinjelwa kwamathumbu, noma ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo besisu. Lezi zivame kakhulu lapho isandiso sasiqhume ngaphambi komjovo. Udokotela wakho uzokuqaphela ngokusondele futhi axazulule noma yiziphi izinkinga ezivela.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi uma isandiso sikhishiwe, ungaphila impilo evamile ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwaso. Akukho ukudla okukhethekile noma izinguquko zendlela yokuphila ezidingekayo.
Ukufunda izimpawu ze-appendicitis kungakusiza uthathe isinyathelo ngaphambi kokuba kuqhume. Izimpawu zakudala zihlanganisa:
Esinye isibonakaliso sokuxwayisa abantu abaningi abangasilindele ukudeda okungazelelwe kobuhlungu. Uma ubuzwa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu futhi bungazelelwe budeda, lokho kungasho ukuthi isandiso siqhume. Ukudeda kwenzeka ngoba ingcindezi ngaphakathi kwesitho ikhishwa. Kodwa ingozi manje iba nzima kakhulu, ngoba isifo siyababa. Ungacabangi ukuthi inkinga iyozixazululela yodwa. Funa usizo oluphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Kubantu abadala nabantwana abancane, izimpawu zingase zingacaci kahle. Abantu abadala bangaba nobuhlungu obuncane nokuthinta okuncane. Abantwana bangaba nobuhlungu obubabazeka kuso sonke isisu kunokuba babekwe ohlangothini olungezansi lwesokudla. Uma kukhona okuzwayo kungalungile, kungcono njalo ukuthi kuhlolwe.
Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obubukhulu noma obubala esiswini, ikakhulukazi ohlangothini olungezansi lwesokudla, kuhlanganiswe nomkhuhlane, ukulambisa, noma ukuhlanza, hamba ezingeni lokuphuthuma ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi luzoba ngcono yini ngokwalo. I-appendicitis ingaba yikuqhuma kungakapheli amahora angu-48 kuya ku-72 kusukela izimpawu ziqale, futhi uma sekuqhume, iyona iyiphi ihora lokulibazisa likhulisa ingozi yezinkinga ezinkulu.
Isandiso esiqhumile siyinto ebucayi, kodwa ngomjovo wesimanje nama-antibiotics, iningi labantu abathola ukwelashwa ngesikhathi balulama ngokugcwele.
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