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Umzimba wakho ungumhlahli omkhulu, futhi noma ngabe uyakholelwa noma cha, umbala noku konseza komkhuhlane wakho kungenye yezinto ezibonisa ukuthi kwenzakalani ngaphakathi. Umkhuhlane udlala indima ebalulekile, evikelayo ohlelweni lwakho lokuphefumula, usebenza njengesihlungi esinamathiselayo esibamba uthuli, iphalishi, amagciwane, nezinye izinto ezingcolisa umoya ngaphambi kokuba zifinyelele emaphaphu akho umthombo. Uma uphilile, awubona kalula. Kodwa lapho izinto zishintsha, kuyaqala nokushintsha komkhuhlane wakho.
Ake siye ngqo embuzweni omkhulu. Ukubona umbala ophuzi kumkhuhlane wakho kungakushaqisa, kodwa incazelo ingeyokulula kakhulu. Ezimweni eziningi, umkhuhlane ophuzi uvele ukuthi yisibonakaliso segazi elidala, elomile elixutshwe nomkhuhlane wakho.
Nansi indlela eyenzeka ngayo: Izimbotshana zakho zethukile zinezimvemvane ezincane zegazi. Ngezinye izikhathi, lezi zimvemvane zingaphuka ngenxa yokomisa, ukucasuka ngenxa yokuphepha imvubelo kakhulu, noma ukuklwebheka okuncane. Lapho igazi lisha, ungase ubone umkhuhlane opinki noma obomvu (sizokhuluma ngalokhu ngezansi). Kodwa-ke, lapho leli gazi lidala futhi libola (lixubana nomoya-mpilo), lishintsha libe bomvu libe umbala omnyama, onsundu, noma ophuzi. Ngakho-ke, kusho ukuthini ukuba nomkhuhlane ophuzi? Kuvame ukusho ukuthi ubuye ube nokopha kwezempilo okuncane kancane manje osuqeda.
Ngokufanayo, umkhuhlane onsundu uvame ukubangelwa yinto efanayo: igazi elidala. Kungase futhi kube umphumela wokuphefumula into enemibala emnyama kusuka endaweni ezungezile. Uma ubusebenzela ezindlini ezindala ezinothuli, ugadela, noma ubukude kakhulu nodaka, ungase ukhiphe umkhuhlane onsundu njengoba umzimba wakho uhlanza ukungcola. Ngisho ukuphefumula izinongo njenge-paprika noma isipili se-chili kungashintsha isikhashana umkhuhlane wakho!
Noma kungase kuthuse, ukubona lo mbala ngokuvamile akubanga isizathu sokwethuka ngokushesha.
Umkhuhlane ophuzi uvame ukusho ukuthi igazi elidala noma elomile lixutshwe nomkhuhlane wakho, ngokuvamile ngenxa yokucasuka, ukuphepha imvubelo, ukungezwani komzimba, umoya owomile, noma isifo esincane njenge-sinusitis. Kungavela nasekutheni ukuphefumula uthuli noma izinto eziningi emoyeni. Uma kuqhubeka, kuhambisana nomkhuhlane, ubuhlungu, noma inkinga yokuphefumula, bonana nodokotela.
Ukuqonda uhla olugcwele lwe meaning of snot color kungakunika isithombe esingcono sempilo yakho. Ngakho-ke, kusho ukuthini umbala womkhuhlane wami? Ake siwuhlukanise.
Lena yinto evamile, enempilo. Umzimba wakho ukhiqiza ilitha elingaphezulu layo yonke imihla ukuze ugcine izimbotshana zakho zifilimu futhi zihlanzekile. Uma unezinguquko eziningi zomkhuhlane ongabonakali, ophansi, kungase kube isibonakaliso sokungezwani komzimba okubangelwa yimfuyo (hay fever) noma ukuqala kokuqala komkhuhlane umthombo.
Lapho uzizwa uvinjelwe, ungase uqaphele ukuthi umkhuhlane wakho uphenduke waba mhlophe futhi ufiphaziwe. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho umkhuhlane emgodini wakho wekhala uhamba kancane futhi ulahlekelwa umswakama, ube mkhulu futhi ucindezelwe. Kuvame ukuba ngenye yezimpawu zokuqala zokuthi umzimba wakho uzilungiselela ukulwa nomkhuhlane noma isifo.
Uma ubona umkhuhlane ophuzi, kusobala ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokuzivikela emzimbeni lusebenza. Umbala ophuzi uvela kumagciwane amhlophe asebenza esibindini futhi afele emva kokulwa namagciwane angena. Lena yingxenye evamile yenqubo yokululama futhi ayisho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi unesifo esibi.
Isikhathi eside, umkhuhlane oluhlaza ububhekwa njengesibonakaliso esicacile sesifo samagciwane esidinga ama-antibiotic. Ngenkathi kungase kube isibonakaliso sesifo samagciwane, kuvame kakhulu ukukhombisa ukuphendula okunamandla, okuhlala isikhathi eside komzimba. Umbala oluhlaza ubangelwa ukungena okuphezulu kwamagciwane amhlophe afile abizwa nge-neutrophils, aqukethe i-enzyme eluhlaza okotshani umthombo. Umzimba wakho ungase ulwele igciwane eliqinile noma amagciwane angena. Umbala wodwa awanele ukucacisa imbangela; udokotela wakho uzocabanga ngezimpawu zakho ezingezona futhi ukuthi uzoguliswa isikhathi esingakanani. Lapho uhlola umbala wokukhishwa kwe-sinus infection, kokubili okuphuzi nokuhlaza kuyizinkomba ezivamile.
Lena ilula kakhulu. Umkhuhlane opinki noma obomvu kusho ukuthi kukhona igazi elisha elixutshiwe. Lena futhi yaziwa nangokuthi umkhuhlane wegazi. Kuvame ukubangelwa ukucasuka nokomisa ezimbotsheni zekhala, okungabangelwa:
Ukubona umkhuhlane wegazi omncane ngokuvamile akubanga yinto enkulu.
Lena yiyo imbala okufanele uyithathe kakhulu. Ngenkathi umkhuhlane omnyama ungabangelwa ukuphefumula into emnyama, njengomsizi womlilo, ungcoliseko olukhulu lomoya, noma umsizi kagwayi, kungase futhi kube isibonakaliso sesifo esibi sembungu. Izinhlobo ezithile zokhwekhwe zingahlala emgogodleni, zibangele umkhuhlane omnyama. Lena ayivamile kodwa ijwayelekile kubantu abangenawo amasosha omzimba, njengalabo abanesifo sikashukela esingalawuleki, i-leukemia, noma abenze ukufakelwa kwezitho umthombo. Uma ubona umkhuhlane omnyama futhi awuqalanga ubukeze ngomsizi noma ungcoliseko, kufanele ubone udokotela ngokushesha.
Umbala womkhuhlane wakho utshela ingxenye enkulu yendaba, kodwa uku konseza kunikeza izinkomba ezingeziwe.
Ngaphandle kombala, uma uzizwa uvimbelekile futhi ungumnyama, kunezinto ezilula ongazenza ekhaya ukuze uzizwe kangcono.
Ngenkathi ukuhlaziya umkhuhlane wakho kungaba ithuluzi lokwelapha ekhaya, akufanele kube esikhundleni sokwelulekwa kwezokwelapha ochwepheshe. Isikhathi sokwenza i-aphoyintimenti uma uba nanoma yiziphi izilandelayo. Lena uhlu olubalulekile lwezimo lapho kufanele ubone udokotela ngezinga lomkhuhlane nezinye izimpawu.
Khumbula, i meaning of snot color yingxenye eyodwa nje yokuhlanganisa izinto. Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu zokucacisa ukuthi udinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ubukhulu nobude bezimpawu zakho. Umkhuhlane odlula kusuka kumkhuhlane ongabonakali ube mhlophe ube ophuzi esikhathini samaviki angu-1 kuvame ukuba ukuphendula komzimba okujwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, isifo esihlala amasonto futhi sihambisana nomkhuhlane ophakeme kanye nobuhlungu obunzima yindaba ehlukile.
Uma ungake ube nokungabaza noma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi kunokuba zibe ngcono, ungabambi ukubonisana nodokotela. Bangakunikeza ukwelapha okufanele futhi bakubeke endleleni efanele yokuphila kangcono.
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