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Uma ukhathazekile ngephunga elisha noma elihlala likhona esithweni sangasese sowesifazane, usufike endaweni efanele. Lokhu akusona isihloko sokujabhiswa noma ukudideka; kumayelana nokuqonda umzimba wakho nokulawula impilo yakho.
Ngaphambi kokuthi sifike ezixazululweni, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini evamile. Umbuzo “ingabe uvungekile kuyinto evamile?” ingenye yezinkathazo eziningi, futhi impendulo elula yebo! Isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sihlala sinemvelo eyinkimbinkimbi yamagciwane (i-vaginal flora) futhi sigcina imvelo enobuthi obuncane. Lokhu kuphumela ephunga elingashintsha kancane kulo lonke umjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini nasekuphileni kwakho.
Amavunge anephunga elimnandi, alunge kangcono angachazwa ngokuthi:
Izinto eziningi zansuku zonke zingaphinda zishintshe isikhashana iphunga lakho:
Ngakho-ke, nini lapho iphunga elijwayelekile lihlehla lichazwe njengento okufanele uyinake?
Amavunge angajwayelekile okufanele uwazi afaka phakathi:
Ukuqonda umehluko kuyisinyathelo sokuqala. Uma usutholile ukuthi iphunga lakho selishintshele esigabeni esithi "esingajwayelekile," umbuzo olandelayo ukuthi kungani.
Impahla yokuba nesitho sangasese sowesifazane esinempilo nejabulisayo isebaleni. Ngokuqondile, konke kumayelana nokugcina ibhalansi ye-pH yesitho sangasese sowesifazane efanelekile. I-pH yesitho sangasese sowesifazane enempilo inobuthi obuncane, ngokuvamile phakathi kuka-3.8 no-4.5 umthombo. Lobu buthi obuncane budala imvelo efanelekile yamagciwane amahle (lactobacilli) ukuba aphumelele futhi kugcine amagciwane amabi engekho. Uma leli bhalansi elibucayi liphazamiseka, amagciwane abangela uvunge anganda, abangele iphunga eliqashelwayo.
Ngakho-ke, yini ebanga uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane okungajwayelekile? Nazi izimbangela ezivame kakhulu:
Lena, kuze kube manje, imbangela eyinhloko yevunge elingajwayelekile esithweni sangasese sowesifazane. I-BV akuyona isifo esidluliselwa ngocansi (STI), kodwa ukungalingani lapho amagciwane amabi enqoba khona ama-lactobacilli amahle. Isibonakaliso esiyinhloko yiphunga elihlukile nelihlala njalo le-bacterial vaginosis, elivame ukuchazwa njengephunga elinamandla njengezinhlanzi elingase liqashelwe kakhulu ngemuva kocansi noma ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini umthombo. Kuvame ukuhambisana nokukhishwa okuncane, okumhlophe okumpunga.
“Trich” iyisifo esidluliselwa ngocansi esivame kakhulu sibangelwa ipharasithi. Singaphinda sibange uvunge olunjengezinhlanzi noma olumuncume, nakuba kuvame ukuhambisana nezinye izimpawu njengokukhishwa okungaphuzayo okumphuzi ophuzi, ukuluma, nokubuhlungu lapho uchama. Ngenxa yokuthi izimpawu zayo zingafana ne-BV, kubalulekile ukuthola ukuxilongwa okulungile.
Ngenkathi izifo zamagciwane aziwa ngokubangela ukukhishwa okujiyile, okumhlophe okufana ne-cottage cheese kanye nokuluma okunamandla, azivamile ukubangela iphunga elinjengezinhlanzi. Iphunga elihambisana nesifo samagciwane okhalweni livame ukuba buthakathaka futhi linganuka kancane njengesinkwa noma imvubelo.
Lokhu akufani nokuthi "ungcola" kodwa kusemini nemikhuba. Umjuluko namagciwane kungakha esikhunjeni sangaphandle se-vulva, ikakhulukazi uma ugqoka izingubo eziqinile, ezingavimbelisi umoya. Lokhu kuhlukile kuphunga langaphakathi lesitho sangasese sowesifazane futhi ngokuvamile kungalungiswa ngokugezwa kahle.
Lesi yisimo esiphuthukayo sezokwelapha. Utampon oshiywe isikhathi eside kungaba yindawo yokwanda kwamagciwane anobuthi, abangele iphunga elibi kakhulu, elibolile. Uma usola ukuthi yisona sizathu, kufanele ubone udokotela ngokushesha ukuze uyikhiphe futhi uhlole isifo.
Ukushintshashintsha kwamahomoni ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ukuyohlanganisa, kanye nokuyohlanganisa kungashintsha i-pH yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane futhi kubangele izinguquko ephungweni lakho lemvelo.
Uma ubhekene nevunge elithambile noma elivame ukwenzeka futhi awunazo ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, kunezinguquko eziningi zendlela yokuphila ezisebenzayo ongazenza. Lawa macebiso agxile ekusekeleni ibhalansi yemvelo yomzimba wakho futhi abalulekile ekuvikeleni uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane esikhathini eside. Nansi indlela yokukhipha uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane ngokudala imvelo enempilo.
Isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sithanda ukuzihlanza. Ukuhlamba ngokweqile noma ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo eqinile kungabangela okungaphezu kokulungile. * Okufanele ukwenze: Geza ingaphandle le-vulva kanye ngosuku ngamanzi afudumele. Uma ukhetha ukusebenzisa insipho, qiniseka ukuthi ithambile kakhulu futhi ayinaphunga. * Okungakufanele ukwenze: Ungalokothi uhlanze noma ukhuhle ngaphakathi endaweni yakho yokuya esikhathini. Lokhu kuphazamisa imvelo encane.
Ukunqamuka komswakama nokushisa kudala imvelo efanelekile yokuba namagciwane anqwabelene. * Okufanele ukwenze: Khetha izingubo zangaphansi ezenziwe ngendwangu kakotini engu-100%. Ikotini iyaphefumula futhi isiza ukuqeda umswakama. Futhi, zama ukugwema ukuhlala ku-sweaty workout clothes noma u-swimsuit omanzi isikhathi eside. * Okungakufanele ukwenze: Imikhawulo ukusetshenziswa kwezindwangu zokwenziwa njenge-nylon ne-spandex, ikakhulukazi ezingutsheni eziqinile ezifana nezigqoko, ezingaqeda ukushisa nomswakama.
Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi kuhle kuwo wonke umzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa nempilo yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane. Ukuphuza kahle kudonsa ukuhlalisana komchamo wakho, ongabanga ngezinye izikhathi iphunga elinamandla elifana ne-ammonia elingafaniswa ngevunge lesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Futhi kusekela izinqubo zokuhlanza umzimba wakho.
Ngenkathi ukudla wodwa kungalungisi isifo, kungadlala indima yokusekela ekugcineni ibhalansi ye-pH yesitho sangasese sowesifazane. * Ukudla okucebile nge-probiotics: Ukudla njengoyogathi olulula, i-kefir, ne-kimchi kuqukethe amasiko aphilayo angasiza ukuqinisa inani lamagciwane amahle omzimba wakho. * Inothi ngezokudla ezinukayo: Ungase ubuzile nge izidlo ezibangela uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane. Izidlo ezinukayo kakhulu njengegalikhi, u-anyanisi, izaqheqhe, ne-curry zingashintsha isikhashana iphunga lomjuluko wakho nezinye iziphuzo zomzimba, okuhlanganisa nokukhishwa kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Lokhu kuyinto ejwayelekile futhi yesikhashana.
Igazi linayo i-pH ephezulu kune-vagina yakho, ngakho-ke ukuya kwakho esikhathini kungaphazamisa ibhalansi okwesikhashana. * Okufanele ukwenze: Shintsha ama-tampon, amaphedi, noma inkomishi yakho yokuya esikhathini njalo, njengoba ukhonjisiwe. Isiqondiso esihle siyizikhathi ezingama-4-8 zamatafula namaphedi, kanye nezikhathi ezingafika kwezingama-12 zenkomishi.
Isidoda sinobuthi obunganciphisa, obungaphazamisa i-pH enobuthi obuncane yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane futhi ngezinye izikhathi kubangele uvunge ngemuva kocansi. * Okufanele ukwenze: Ukusebenzisa amakhondomu kungasiza ukuvimba lezi zingubho ze-pH. Kuphinde kube umkhuba omuhle ukuya esikhathini ngemuva kocansi ukusiza ukugeza noma yimaphi amagciwane kusuka kumgudu womchamo nokunciphisa ingozi yama-UTI.
Ucwaningo oluthile luphakamisa ukuthi ama-probiotics angomlomo aqukethe izinhlobo ezithile zamagciwane aqinisa umzimba (njengeLactobacillus rhamnosus neLactobacillus reuteri) angasiza ukubuyisela nokugcina i-vaginal flora enempilo umthombo. Noma kunjalo, kufanele uhlale uxoxa ukuqala isithako esisha nodokotela wakho ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sifanelekile kuwe. Lezi ezinye zezixazululo zemvelo ezinhle kakhulu zevunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane ngoba zisebenza kusuka ngaphakathi ukuze zithuthukise ibhalansi.
I-inthanethi igcwele izeluleko ezineminyango kodwa ngokuvamile eziyingozi kulesi sihloko. Uma ubheke ngabomvu ukuthola izixazululo zasekhaya zevunge elinjengezinhlanzi, kungase kube khona isilinganiso sokuzama noma yini. Noma kunjalo, eminye imikhuba ingenza inkinga ibe yimbi kakhulu.
Ukudouza umkhuba wokugeza noma "ukuhlanza" ngaphakathi kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane ngamanzi noma ezinye iziphuzo. Imikhiqizo eminingi ithengiswa njengesixazululo samavunge, kodwa ochwepheshe bezempilo bayavumelana ukuthi abakukholelwa. Ukudouza ukuze ukhulule uvunge akusho lutho; kuyahlanza wonke amagciwane amahle, kuphazamisa i-pH yakho yemvelo, futhi kungakwazi empeleni ukudonsela isifo esiqala ukubila, njenge-BV, phezulu esibelethweni, ukwandisa ingozi yakho kwezinye izinkinga eziningi ezifana nePelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) umthombo.
Gwemani ama-tampon anuka kamnandi, amaphedi, izifutho zokulwa, nezinsipho ezinukayo. Amakhemikhali namakha asetshenziswa kule mikhiqizo angabangela ukucasuka kanye nokungezwani komzimba esikhunjeni esibucayi se-vulva, abangele ukuvuvukala futhi aphazamise ibhalansi yakho yemvelo.
Akufanele ungakhombisi ukufaka ukudla noma ama-oyela abalulekile ngqo esithweni sakho sangasese sowesifazane. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinto ongase uzibone zikhuthazwa ku-inthanethi, njenge: * Ama-clove egalikhi * Amafutha esihlahla setiye * Ama-tampon anqanyelwe uyogathi
Lezi zingadala ukucasuka okunamandla, ukusha, noma ukungenisa amagciwane amabi, abangele isifo esibi kakhulu.
Ungase uzwe ukuthi ukusebenzisa izindondo ze-apple cider vinegar (ACV) njengezinye zezixazululo zemvelo zevunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane. Ngenkathi i-ACV inezakhiwo zokubulala amagciwane, nayo inobuthi obunamandla futhi ingacasula kakhulu izicubu ezibucayi zesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Ukuyisebenzisa kuyingozi futhi ayinconywa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Indlela engcono ukugxila ezindleleni ezilula, ezinganqotshwa ezibalwe ngenhla.
Ngenkathi amavunge amaningi athambile angalawulwa ngokuthuthukisa imikhuba yakho, kubalulekile ukwazi nini okufanele ubone udokotela uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane. Ukunakekelwa ekhaya kungokuvinjelwa nokubalansi, hhayi ukuphatha izifo. Izimo ezifana ne-BV ne-trichomoniasis zidinga ama-antibiotic kadokotela ukuze ziphulukiswe.
Sicela wenze isikhathi nodokotela wakho noma i-gynecologist uma uzizwa:
Kungathatha isikhathi ukufuna indlela yokukhipha uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane ngokwakho, kodwa lezi zimpawu yindlela umzimba wakho owazisa ngayo ukuthi udinga usizo lwezokwelapha oluphrofeshinali.
Ukuphila ngevunge elingajwayelekile esithweni sangasese sowesifazane kungaba nzima, kodwa khumbula, kuyinkinga ejwayelekile kakhulu futhi ehlale ilapheka. Okubalulekile ukuthi uqonde ukuthi isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sinamandla, sihlala sizilungisa. Isu elihle kakhulu lokuphatha uvunge esithweni sangasese sowesifazane ekhaya ukusekela leyo bhalansi yemvelo ngokusebenzisa inhlanzeko emnene nendlela yokuphila enempilo.
Sihlangene izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu: * Amavunge amanye ayinto evamile. Iphunga lakho likuqondile wena futhi lishintsha nomjikelezo wakho. * Ibhalansi yiyona yonke into. Ukusekela ibhalansi ye-pH yesitho sangasese sowesifazane yemvelo kuyinjongo. * Yiba mnene. Ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu ekhaya kuhlanganisa imikhuba elula njengokugqoka izingubo zangaphansi ezivuthayo kakotini nokusebenzisa amanzi kuphela ukugeza i-vulva yakho. * UNGALOKHOI UCOLE. Lokhu yinto eyodwa okufanele uyigweme ngempilo yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane.
Okubaluleke kakhulu, lalela umzimba wakho. Uma kukhona okungafani, noma uma uvunge buhlu noma ngemuva kwemizamo yakho emihle, sicela ungabaze ukufuna imfundo yezokwelapha. Akunasidingo sokujabhiswa - odokotela nabahlinzeki bezempilo bayibona nsuku zonke, futhi bakhona ukukusiza uzizwe ungcono kakhulu. Ukuthatha leso sinyathelo yinto enhle yokuzinakekela.
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