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Noma ungasamukeli ngokuphelele i-UTI ebangelwa amagciwane emahoreni angama-24 nje kuphela, ungakwazi ukuthatha izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokusiza izimpawu zakho futhi uqale inqubo yokululama ngaleso sikhathi. Indlela okuwukuphela yayo evunyiwe yokwelapha i-UTI ngama-antibiotic, kodwa ukuhlanganisa ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha nokunakekelwa okusheshayo ekhaya kuyindlela esheshayo yokubuyela ekunethezekeni.
Ngaphambi kokuthi ukwazi ukubhekana nenkinga, udinga ukuqiniseka ukuthi ulwa impi efanele. Isifo emgqeni womchamo (UTI) siwukutheleleka kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yohlelo lwakho lomchamo, kodwa uhlobo oluvame kakhulu yisifo esingesibindini (cystitis).
Izimpawu zakudala ze-UTI kunzima ukuziphuthelwa futhi zivame ukuza kungazelelwe. Zibheke umthombo:
Uma lezi zizwakala zijwayelekile, cishe ubhekene ne-UTI. Nokho, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi nini isimo esibi kakhulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi, isifo esingesibindini esilula singadlulela emgqeni womchamo sithelele nezinso. Isifo izinso (pyelonephritis) yisimo sezempilo esibi esidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha.
Ungawajahi lezi zimpawu ezixwayisayo zezifo zezinso umthombo:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu kanye nezimpawu zakudala ze-UTI, yeka konke okwenzayo bese ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Isifo izinso singaholela emonakalweni unomphela izinso noma sepsis uma singelapheki.
Kufanele sibe sicacile lapha: Impela ukuphulukisa i-UTI ebangelwa amagciwane yinkambo yama-antibiotic kadokotela. Noma izindlela zokuzisiza ekhaya zingase zikunikeze ukunethezeka, azikwazi ukubulala amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka. Ukubambezezela ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kungavumela ukutheleleka ukuba kube kubi futhi kungase kudlulele ezinso zakho.
Ngakho, indlela yokwelapha i-UTI ngendlela efanele? Isinyathelo sokuqala ukuthola ukuxilongwa okufanele kanye ne-prescription kusuka kumhlinzeki wezempilo. Esikhathini esidlulile, lokhu kwakudinga ukulinda ukuqokwa kukadokotela. Namuhla, unezinketho ezisheshayo:
Umhlinzeki wezempilo cishe uzonikeza inkambo emfushane yama-antibiotic wokwelashwa kwe-UTI. Izinketho ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Inothi Elibalulekile: Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuqedela yonke inkambo yama-antibiotic akho anikeziwe, noma ngabe izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngemuva kosuku noma ezimbili. Ukuyeka kusenesikhathi kungaholela ekubuyeni kwesifo futhi kungabuye kubangele ukumelana nama-antibiotic.
Ngenkathi ulindele ukuthi ama-antibiotic asebenze, umbuzo uhlala ukhona: Ngingayisusa kanjani i-UTI ngokushesha ekhaya? Awukwazi ukuyelapha, kodwa ungakwazi ukufeza okusiza i-UTI ngokushesha ezimpawini zakho. Nansi inhlanganisela yakho yezinyathelo zama-awa angama-24.
Leli yisinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ongakwenza manje. Zuza ukudla okwengeziwe okulitha okungu-1.5 kuye ku-2 amanzi usuku lonke. Amanzi asiza ngezindlela ezimbili ezibalulekile umthombo: * Kuhlanza amagciwane: Uma uphuza kakhulu, uzochama kakhulu, uhlanze ngempela amagciwane esibindini sakho. * Kuhlanjululwa umchamo wakho: Umchamo onokungcola, obomvu uyena obangela lowo muzwa ovuthayo. Ukuhlanjululwa kwawo ngamanzi amaningi kwenza ukuchama kungabi buhlungu kakhulu.
Ungazibambi! Njalo lapho uvimbela ukufuna ukuchama, unikeza amagciwane isikhathi esengeziwe sokumila esibindini sakho. Hamba endlini yangasese ngokushesha lapho uzwa isidingo, noma ngabe kuvame futhi uchama kancane.
Akudingeki ukuthi uhlupheke uthule. Imithi engathengwa ngaphandle kwesikhwama iyisithandwa sakho sokuphatha ubuhlungu. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini esiza ubuhlungu be-UTI kungenza umehluko omkhulu emahoreni akho okuqala angama-24. * Kobuhlungu Obujwayelekile: I-Acetaminophen (Tylenol) noma i-NSAID efana ne-ibuprofen (Advil) noma i-naproxen (Aleve) ingasiza ukunciphisa ukuqina kwesisu nokubuhlungu esiswini esingezansi. * Kobuhlungu Obuqondile Bokuchama: I-Phenazopyridine (ethengiswa nge-AZO Urinary Pain Relief noma i-Uristat) ingumdlalo omkhulu. Kuyinto yokudambisa ubuhlungu bomchamo ehloswe ngqo emgqeni womchamo ukuze kuthulise ukusha nokufuna okuphuthumayo umthombo. Isixwayiso: Izophendula umchamo wakho ube ophuzi okhanyayo, othi ucashe, noma obomvu, ngakho ungashayi isithukuthezi!
I-pad yokushisa noma ibhodlela lamanzi afudumele elifakwa esiswini sakho esingezansi kungasebenze izimangaliso ukuthulisa ukuqina kwesibindini nokudambisa umuzwa wokuqina ohambisana ne-UTI. Gcina isilungiselelo siphansi kuya esimaphakathi bese usisebenzisa imizuzu engu-15-20 ngesikhathi.
Ngenkathi uzama ukuthulisa uhlelo lwakho lomchamo, into yokugcina ofuna ukuyenza ukuyicasula nakakhulu. Ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ezilandelayo, gcina kude nezinto ezivamile eziyi-irritant ezibindini umthombo, okuhlanganisa: * I-Caffeine (ikhofi, itiye elimnyama, isoda) * Uthwala * Ukudla okunezinongo * Ukudla okune-acidic (izithelo ze-citrus, utamatisi) * Ama-sweeteners okwenziwa kuphela * Iziphuzo ezinoshukela
Ncike emanzini, itiye lekhambi, nokudla okubuthuntu.
Amabhulukwe aqinile kanye nezingubo zangaphansi zesintetikhi zingakwazi ukubamba umswakama futhi zakhe indawo yokuzalela amagciwane. Khetha izingubo zangaphansi zikakotini ezikhululekile namabhulukwe noma iziketi ezithokomele. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina indawo yomile futhi kukhuthaza ukuhamba komoya, okubalulekile ekwelapheni.
Ufuna imithi yemvelo ye-UTI engase inikeze ukwesekwa? Cabanga ngolwandle. Ezinye izifundo zikhombise ukuthi izakhi eziye ngolwandle, ezibizwa nge-catechins, zinezigameko zokubulala amagciwane ezingasiza ukubulala i-E. coli, igciwane elibangela iningi lama-UTI umthombo. Futhi iyindlela enhle yokusiza ngokuphuza.
I-inthanethi igcwele izeluleko nge-imithi yasekhaya ye-UTI. Noma ezinye zihle kakhulu, eziningi azivunyelwe futhi zingakunikeza umuzwa wobulungiswa obungamanga. Kubalulekile ukuhlukanisa iqiniso kumanga.
Ngakho, ingabe kukhona indlela yokusula i-UTI emahoreni angama-24 kusetshenziswa lezi zindlela? Impendulo ithi cha. Azikwazi ukufaka indawo ama-antibiotic.
Lapho usuke wahlangana nobuhlungu be-UTI, uzokwenza noma yini ukubalekela omunye. Ukuvinjelwa kwe-UTI okuphumelelayo konke kuphathelene nemikhuba elula, eqhubekayo.
Nazi ezinye izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ezinconywa osodokotela umthombo:
Ake sibuyele kulo mbuzo ophuthumayo: indlela yokususa i-UTI emahoreni angama-24.
Noma ngabe ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele ngaleso sikhathi akwenzeki, ukufeza usizo olukhulu lwezimpawu kuyenzeka ngempela. Okubalulekile yinhlanganisela enezindlela ezimbili: qala izinyathelo zakho zokunethezeka ekhaya ngokushesha ngenkathi ngesikhathi esifanayo ufuna usizo lwezokwelapha olutholwa ngama-antibiotic azosusa ngempela ukutheleleka.
Indlela esheshayo nephumelela kakhulu yokwelapha i-UTI wukuthola i-prescription kumhlinzeki wezempilo. Ukuzama ukuzelapha ngezindlela zemithi yasekhaya ye-UTI ezingavunyelwanga kuyinhlobo yokugembula engase ihambise isifo esibi kakhulu izinso.
Ungalindi futhi uhlupheke. Uma unezimpawu ze-UTI, ikakhulukazi ezimbi noma izimpawu zesifo sezinso, thintana nodokotela wakho, uvakashele ikliniki yokunakekelwa okungaphuthukile, noma khuluma nosokhemisi namuhla ukuze uqale ukuzizwa kangcono ngokushesha.
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