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Ukuzwa uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka ngokungazelelwe kungadala ukukhathazeka, kodwa cishe njalo kuwukuthi umzimba wakho ukhombisa ukuthi kukhona okudinga ukunakwa manje. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuvela ezimbangwelweni ezilula njengoshukela ophansi egazini, ukoma, noma ukucindezeleka okungavumela umzimba wakho ukuba ululame ngokushesha.
Ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka kuyindlela umzimba wakho oyisebenzisayo ukutshela ukuthi udinga okuthile noma ukuthi uyasabela oshintshweni. Ukuthuthumela kuvame ukuvela ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa oluphendula eselulelweni esiqhamuka esiswini noma ukushoda. Ubuthakathaka, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kusho ukuthi imisipha yakho ayitholiwo amandla awanele noma ukwesekwa ukuze isebenze njengoba yenza ngokuvamile.
Lezi zimpawu ezimbili zivame ukuvela ndawonye ngoba zihlanganyela izimpande ezifanayo. Uma ushukela wakho wegazi wehla noma ama-hormone akho okucindezeleka enyuka, izinzwa zakho nemisipha ziyasabela. Izandla zakho zingase zithuthumele, imilenze yakho ingase izizwe ingenamandla, futhi ungase uzizwe ukushoda okuphelele kwamandla noma ukuzinza.
Lesi sizwa singaba yingozi, ikakhulukazi uma kwenzeka ngaphandle kwesexwayiso. Kodwa ezimweni eziningi, imbangela yesikhashana futhi ingalawulwa. Umzimba wakho uhlakaniphile ngokumangalisayo ukubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile uma usuyilungisile inkinga eyimbangela.
Ezikhathini eziningi, ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka okungazelelwe kuvela ezinkingeni ezilula ukuzibona nokuzilungisa. Lezi akuyona izifo ezingavamile noma eziyinqaba. Zenzeka kubantu abaphilile nsuku zonke, futhi baphendula kahle kakhulu ezindlini ezilula.
Ushukela ophansi wegazi, obizwa nangokuthi i-hypoglycemia, kungenye yezizathu eziphambili abantu abazizwa bethuthumela futhi bebuthakathaka bengazi ukuthi kuvuka kanjani. Ubuchopho nemisipha yakho kuyafinyelela ku-glucose ukuze uthole amandla. Lapho amazinga ehla kakhulu, umzimba wakho ukhulula i-adrenaline ukuze ukhombise isexwayiso, okubangela ukuthuthumela nokujuluka.
Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka uma weqe ukudla, uzivocavoca kakhulu ngaphandle kokudla, noma unesifo sikashukela futhi uthathe i-insulin eningi kakhulu. Ungase futhi uzizwe ugebheka, ucabange kabi, noma udideka. Inhliziyo yakho ingase izuze isivinini, futhi ungase ujuluke ngokubandayo.
Ukudla noma ukuphuza into enoshukela osheshayo, njengejusi noma ucezu lwesithelo, kuvame ukusiza kungakapheli imizuzu eyi-10 kuya kweyishumi nanhlanu. Umzimba wakho uyawumunca ngokushesha ushukela, futhi izimpawu zakho ziqala ukuncipha. Uma unesifo sikashukela futhi uzwa lokhu njalo, kubalulekile ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngokuphathelele ukulungisa imithi yakho noma isikhathi sokudla.
Yebo, ukoma kungakwenza uzizwe uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka. Umthamo wegazi lakho uyawa lapho usunawo amancane amancane. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umoya-mpilo ongancane kanye nezakhamzimba zifika emisipha yakho nasebuchopho bakho, okubangela ukukhathala nokuthuthumela.
Ungase uqaphele umlomo owomile, umchamo omnyama, noma ukuguduka kanye nokuthuthumela. Ukoma kungakudlula, ikakhulukazi uma ujuluke kakhulu, uba nohudo, noma ukhohlwe ukudla amanzi usuku lonke.
Ukuhlwesa amanzi noma isiphuzo esibuyisela amaminerali kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuba ubuyele esimweni esijwayelekile. Gwema ukuphuza inani elikhulu ngesikhathi esisodwa, njengoba umzimba wakho umunca kahle kakhulu iziphuzo ezincane, ezingavamile. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzwa kangcono kungakapheli imizuzu engama-30 kuya engadini.
Ukukhathazeka nokucindezeleka kuyizinto ezinamandla ezibangela ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka okungazelelwe. Lapho uzizwa ucindezelekile noma ukhathazekile, umzimba wakho ukhulula i-adrenaline ne-cortisol. Lezi zihlomane zikugcina ulungele ubungozi, kodwa futhi zibangela izimpawu zomzimba njengokuthuthumela, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, nokuvikeleka kwemisipha.
Ungase uzizwe ubuthakathaka ngoba imisipha yakho ibikhatshazekile isikhathi eside, noma ngoba ukuphefumula kwakho sekunqabile. Kwesinye isikhathi ukuthuthumela kuza ngamaza, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi noma ngemuva kokuhlaselwa yinto yesisindo.
Izindlela zokuqala njengokuphefumula okujulile, ukuphuma ngaphandle, noma ukukhuluma nomuntu omethembayo zingasiza ukuthulisa uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa. Uma ukukhathazeka kuyingxenye yempilo yakho njalo, ukusebenza nomelaphi noma umeluleki kungakunikeza amathuluzi okuyilawula kangcono.
Ikhefu eliningi lingakwenza uzizwe ugijimile futhi ubuthakathaka. Ikhefu liyawuqala uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa, futhi lapho unobukhulu obungaphezu kokubekezelela umzimba wakho, kungabanga ukuthuthumela, inhliziyo ethuthumelayo, ngisho nokunyakama.
Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka uma ungazange uyijwayele ikhefu, noma uma uphuza ikhofi noma iziphuzo zamandla esiswini esingenalutho. Ungase futhi uzizwe ukhathazekile noma ube nenkinga yokugxila.
Imiphumela ivame ukudlula ezibambeni ezimbalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ugaya ikhefu. Ukuphuza amanzi nokudla okunye kungasiza ukunciphisa izimpawu. Uma lokhu kwenzeka njalo, cabanga ukunciphisa umthamo wakho wekhefu kancane kancane.
Ukulala okungabikho kahle noma ukuntuleka kokulala kungakwenza uzizwe uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka. Umzimba wakho uyalulama futhi ugcwaliseke ngesikhathi sokulala. Lapho ungatholi ukuphumula okwanele, uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa luba nentshisekelo, futhi imisipha yakho ayilulami kahle.
Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuba nenkinga yokugxila, ukucasuka, noma ukungajwayeleki. Umzimba wakho uzizwa sengathi ugijimela ngaphandle ngoba, ngendlela, kunjalo.
Ukubeka phambili ukuphumula nokudala inqubo yokulala ethobayo kungasiza. Ngisho nokulala isikhashana noma ukulala kusenesikhathi namuhla kungaqala ukuguqula izinto. Uma izinkinga zokulala ziqhubeka, kubalulekile ukuxoxa nomuntu osezindlini zokwelapha.
Ngenkathi izikhathi eziningi zokuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka zivela ezimbangwelweni zansuku zonke, kunokukhona lapho izimpawu zikhombisa okuthile okudinga ukunakwa okwengeziwe. Lezi zimbangela azivamile ngokomqondo wezokwelapha, kodwa azinakalelwa njengoshukela ophansi wegazi noma ukoma.
Masihlole lezi zinketho ukuze wazi ukuthi nini okumele uzithathele izimpawu zakho kakhulu.
Imithi ethile ingakwenza uzizwe uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka njengomphumela wamabanga. Imithi yomfutho wegazi, izitsha zokuphefumula zesifo somoya, imithi yokudumazeka, nemithi ye-thyroid yizibonelo ezijwayelekile. Kwesinye isikhathi umthamo uphezulu kakhulu, noma umzimba wakho usalungisa ukubhaliswa okusha.
Uma uqale imithi entsha muva nje noma uguqule umthamo wakho, leso sikhathi siyisibonelo esibalulekile. Ungase futhi uqaphele eminye imiphumela njengokunyakama, ukuguduka, noma izinguquko ku-rate yenhliziyo yakho.
Ungayeki ukuthatha umuthi wakho ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Esikhundleni salokho, baxhumane nabo futhi uchaze lokho okuzwayo. Bangalungisa umthamo wakho noma baphakamise okunye okusebenza kangcono emzimbeni wakho.
I-thyroid esebenza kakhulu, ebizwa i-hyperthyroidism, ingabanga ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka kanye nezinye izimpawu. Iglandu yakho ye-thyroid ilawula ukugayeka kwakho kokudla, futhi lapho ikhiqiza ihormone eningi kakhulu, konke kuyashesha.
Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuncipha kwesisindo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukujuluka, noma ukuzizwa ufudumele ngokungavamile. Abanye abantu banokukhathazeka noma izinkinga zokulala. Lezi zimpawu zithuthukisa kancane kancane, kodwa zingazizwa ngokungazelelwe uma ubungaqapheli izinguquko ezincane.
Uvivinyo olulula lwegazi lungahlola amazinga akho e-thyroid hormone. Uma i-thyroid yakho isebenza kakhulu, udokotela wakho angaphakamisa izindlela zokwelapha ezisiza ukubuyisela izinto kubalansi.
Umfutho wegazi ophansi, noma i-hypotension, ungakwenza uzizwe ubuthakathaka, uthuthumela, futhi uzizwe ugeleza ikhanda, ikakhulukazi lapho usukuma ngokushesha. Ubuchopho nemisipha yakho ayitholiwo amandla amancane egazi, okubangela lezi zimpawu ezikhathazayo.
Ungase uqaphele ukuba amehlo akho abelula, uzizwe sengathi ungaphathwa yikhanda, noma uzizwe umuzwa wokuzungeza isikhashana. Lokhu kungenzeka uma usunawo amancane amancane, usubambelele isikhathi eside, noma unesimo sezempilo esithile.
Ukuhlala noma ukulala nokubeka imilenze yakho kungasiza igazi libuyele ebuchopho bakho. Ukuphuza amanzi nokudla izibhakabhaka ezinobuthi kungase futhi kusekele umfutho wakho wegazi. Uma lokhu kwenzeka njalo, udokotela wakho angayihlola kabanzi.
I-anemia kusho ukuthi awanawo amangqamuzana abomvu egazini anempilo anele ukuze athwale umoya-mpilo emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lokhu kungakwenza uzizwe ubuthakathaka, ukhathele, futhi ngezinye izikhathi uthuthumele. Imisipha yakho nengqondo yakho ayitholiwo umoya-mpilo abawudingayo ukuze isebenze kahle.
Ungase futhi ube nombala ongashintshi, uzizwe ungenamoya, noma uqaphele inhliziyo yakho isheshayo ngomzamo omncane. I-anemia ingathuthuka kusukela ku-iron ophansi, ukuntuleka kwama-vitamins, noma izimo zezempilo ezingapheli.
Uvivinyo lwegazi lungaqinisekisa i-anemia futhi lusize ukuthola imbangela. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukubandakanya i-iron supplements, izinguquko zokudla, noma ukubhekana nesimo esiyimbangela ye-anemia.
Ngenkathi ingavamile, kunokukhona izimo ezingavamile ezingabanga ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka okungazelelwe. Ukwazi ngalezi zinketho kukusiza ukuba uqaphele lapho kukhona okubucayi okwenzekayo, noma ngabe izikhathi eziningi lokhu kuzoba kunjalo.
Lezi zimo kuvame ukuza nezinye izimpawu ezikhombisayo, ngakho-ke umzimba wakho ukunikeza izibonelo ezengeziwe.
Ezikhathini ezingavamile, ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka kungakhombisa inkinga yenhliziyo njenge-arrhythmia noma ukwehluleka kwenhliziyo. Inhliziyo yakho ingase ingapompi igazi ngendlela efanele, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho awutholiwo umoya-mpilo nezakhamzimba ezanele.
Ungase uqaphele nezinye izimpawu njengokuhlupheka esifubeni, ukushoda komoya, noma ukuvuvukala ezinyaweni zakho. Abanye abantu bazizwa inhliziyo yabo ikhanyiswa noma yeqe ukushaya. Uma unezici zengozi njengomfutho wegazi ophakeme, isifo sikashukela, noma umlando womndeni wezifo zenhliziyo, lokhu kuba kubalulekile ukucabanga.
Uma uzwa ubuhlungu esifubeni, ukushoda okukhulu komoya, noma uzizwe sengathi ungaphathwa yikhanda, ufune usizo oluphuthumayo ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukuhlola ngokushesha.
Izimo ze-Neurological njenge-Parkinson's disease, i-multiple sclerosis, noma i-stroke zingabanga ukuthuthumela nokubuthakathaka, nakuba lezi kuyizimbangela ezingavamile zezimpawu ezingazelelwe. Lezi zimo kuvame ukuthuthukisa kancane kancane, futhi ukuthuthumela kungase kuqale esandleni esisodwa noma ohlangothini olulodwa lomzimba.
Ungase futhi uqaphele izinguquko ekulinganiseni kwakho, emehlweni akho, emehlweni akho, noma ekuhlanganiseni kwakho. Uma uhlangothi lobuso bakho lunqekele noma uba nenkinga yokukhuluma, lezi yizibonelo ze-stroke futhi udinga usizo oluphuthumayo ngokushesha.
Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhamuka kancane kancane futhi uqaphela ezinye izinguquko ze-neurological, udokotela wakho angakudlulisela kuchwepheshe ukuze ahlolwe. Ukubona kusenesikhathi nokwelashwa kungenza umehluko omkhulu.
Izifo ezibi njenge-sepsis zingabanga ukuthuthumela, ukubuthakathaka, nokuzizwa ubanda. I-sepsis yenzeka lapho umzimba wakho uba nempendulo enkulu ekutheleleni, futhi kuyinto ephuthumayo yezokwelapha. Ungase futhi ube nomkhuhlane omkhulu, ukudideka, ukuphefumula okusheshayo, noma ubuhlungu obukhulu.
Lokhu kuyingavamile, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi izibonelo. Uma uzizwa ugula kakhulu ngokungazelelwe, nezikhomba ezimbi eziningi zivela ngokushesha, ungayeki ukuthola usizo.
Themba umzwilili wakho. Uma kukhona okuzwayo kubi kakhulu, kuvame ukuba kuhle ukufuna usizo futhi uqinisekiswe kunokulinda futhi ubeke engozini ukubambezeleka okuyingozi.
Uma uzwa uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka manje, kunezinyathelo ezilula ongazithatha ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuba ube sezingeni. Lezi zenzo zibhekana nezimbangela ezivamile futhi zingaletha ukukhululeka kungakapheli imizuzu kuya ehora.
Qala ngezinto eziyisisekelo, bese unikeza umzimba wakho isikhathi esincane sokuphendula.
1. Hlalani noma nilale endaweni ephephile, enethezekile ukuze nivimbele ukuwa noma ukulimala.
2. Phuzani noma nidleni okuthile okunoshukela uma nithanda ukuthi ushukela wakho wegazi ungase ube ngaphansi, njengejusi, ucezu lwesithelo, noma ukudla okuncane.
3. Phuzani amanzi kancane uma ningaphuzanga ngokwanele namuhla.
4. Phefumulani kancane, ukujula ukuze nithulise uhlelo lwakho lwezinzwa uma nizwa ukuthi nicindezelekile noma nicindezelekile.
5. Gwema ikhefu nezinto eziyisicukuthwane kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zidabula.
6. Phumulani futhi nise umzimba wakho isikhathi sokululama, ikakhulukazi uma bekuphusha kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzwa kangcono kungakapheli imizuzu eyi-15 kuya kweyishumi nanhlanu yalezi zinyathelo ezilula. Uma ungaboni ukuthuthuka, noma uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda, xhumana nomuntu osezindlini zokwelapha.
Ukuzwa uthuthumela futhi ubuthakathaka ngokungazelelwe kuyadumisa, kodwa kuvame ukuba umzimba wakho ucela okuthile okulula njengokudla, amanzi, noma ukuphumula. Ezikhathini eziningi, lezi zimpawu zivela ezimbangwelweni ongazilungisa ngokwakho ngendlela yokunakekelwa komuntu siqu.
Nakekela lokho umzimba wakho okutshela ngakho, bese uphendula ngomusa nangokunakekelwa. Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki, zibuyela njalo, noma zihambisana nezinye izimpawu ezesabekayo, ukufuna usizo kumuntu osezindlini zokwelapha kuyinto efanele njalo.
Ufanele ukuzizwa uziqine, uzinzile, futhi usekelwe. Ukubeka lezi zimpawu zibe zibucayi nokufuna usizo lapho uyidinga kuyisibonelo sobuhlakani, hhayi ubuthakathaka. Themba wena, futhi wazi ukuthi ezikhathini eziningi, umzimba wakho uyawazi ukululama lapho unikezwa lokho okudingayo.
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