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Izimpondo zesisu yizinto ezinzima zeziminerali ezakha ngaphakathi kwesisu sakho lapho umchamo uba lukhulu futhi iziminerali zibopha ndawonye. Cabanga ngazo njengezithombo ezincane ezingaba ukusuka ezinhlotsheni ezincane kuya ezinkulu, ezilingana nebhola le-marble, ezikhula ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lapho isisu sakho singalokothi siqede ngokuphelele.
Lezi zimpondo ziyavame kakhulu kunokuba ungacabanga, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50, nakuba zingathinta noma ubani kunoma iyiphi iminyaka. Nakuba umqondo wezimpondo esiswini sakho ungase uzwakale uyesabeka, izincazelo eziningi zingaphathwa kahle uma zitholakala ngokufanele.
Izimpondo zesisu yizinto eziqinile ezenziwe ngeziminerali namanzi ahlanganiswe esiswini sakho. Ziyakha lapho umchamo uhlala isikhathi eside esiswini, uvumela iziminerali ezifana ne-calcium, i-magnesium, ne-phosphate zihlangane zibe yizinto eziqinile.
Lezi zimpondo zingaba ncane njengolukhuni lolwandle noma zikhule zibe nkulu njengebhola le-golf ezimweni ezingavamile. Abanye abantu bayakha isibonelo esisodwa, kanti abanye bangaba nezimpondo eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Izimpondo zingaba buthuntu noma zibe zinobukhali, futhi ukwakheka kwazo kuyahluka kuye ngokuthi yiziphi iziminerali ezikhulu kakhulu emchameni wakho.
Ngokungafani nezimpondo zezinso eziyenza ezinzweni futhi zingadlula esiswini, izimpondo zesisu eziyinhloko ziyenza ngqo esiswini. Noma kunjalo, izimpondo zezinso ezihlala esiswini zingabangela nezinkinga ezifanayo.
Izimpondo zesisu ezincane zivame ukungabangeli zimpawu nhlobo futhi zingase zingabonakali izinyanga noma iminyaka. Kodwa-ke, izimpondo ezinkulu noma eziqalekela udonga lwesisu lakho zingabangela izimpawu eziningi ezingathandeki ezivame ukuba zimbi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nawa izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nokuqhekeka komchamo wabo, lapho ukugeleza kuye kuyeke futhi kuqale futhi. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho isibonelo sivala ngokwesikhashana ukuvula lapho umchamo uphuma khona esiswini. Kubantu, ubuhlungu bungase bukhanye ekhanda le-penis.
Izimpondo zesisu zihlelwa ngokusekelwe ekwakhekeni kwazo zeziminerali, okusisiza odokotela ukuthi baqonde ukuthi yini ezazibangela nokuthi yini engcono kakhulu yokuzwelapha. Izinhlobo ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa izimpondo ze-calcium, izimpondo ze-struvite, nezimpondo ze-uric acid.
Izimpondo ze-calcium yiyona uhlobo oluvamile, ngokuvamile ezenziwe yi-calcium phosphate noma i-calcium oxalate. Lezi zivame ukwakha lapho umchamo uba lukhulu kakhulu noma lapho kukhona i-calcium eningi emzimbeni wakho.
Izimpondo ze-Struvite ziyenza lapho unezifo ezithile zebhaktheriya ezenza umchamo wakho ube lukhulu kakhulu. Lezi zimpondo zingakhula kakhulu futhi ngezinye izikhathi zibizwa ngokuthi “izimpondo zokutheleleka” ngoba zihlanganiswe ngqo nokukhula kwe-bacteria esiswini.
Izimpondo ze-uric acid ziyenza lapho umchamo wakho uba lukhulu kakhulu, ngokuvamile ezihlobene nokudla, imithi ethile, noma izimo ezifana ne-gout. Lezi zimpondo ngokuvamile ziqine kakhulu futhi zivame ukubangela ubuhlungu obukhulu lapho zihamba.
Ngokungavamile, ungase uthuthukise izimpondo ze-cystine uma unesimo esingavamile se-genetic esibizwa nge-cystinuria, noma izimpondo ezihlanganisiwe ezinaziminerali eziningi ezihlanganisiwe ndawonye.
Izimpondo zesisu ziyenza lapho isisu sakho singaqedi ngokuphelele lapho ukhishwa umchamo, kuvumela umchamo olukhulu ukuthi uhlale futhi wakhe ama kristali. Lokhu kuqeda ngokuphelele kungase kwenzeke ngezizathu eziningi ezahlukene, nokuqonda imbangela kusiza ukuqondisa ukwelashwa.
Izimbangela ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi, amadivayisi ezokwelapha afana ne-catheters noma i-bladder mesh angasebenza njengendawo yokuqala yokwakha isibonelo. Izinto zangaphandle esiswini, nakuba kungavamile, zingase futhi zibangele ukwakheka kwesibonelo ezizungezile.
Ezimweni ezithile, izimo ze-metabolic ezifana ne-hyperparathyroidism noma ukungapheleli kwe-urinary tract okuvela ekuzalweni kungandisa ingozi yakho yokwakha izimpondo phakathi nokuphila kwakho.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokukhishwa komchamo eziqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma ziya ziba zimbi kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukubheka kusenesikhathi kungavimbela ubunzima futhi kukusize uzizwe ukhululekile ngokushesha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma ubona igazi emchameni wakho, ngisho noma liyisibonelo esincane. Nakuba lokhu kungaba nezizathu eziningi, kubalulekile ukuqeda izimpondo nezinye izimo ezinzima ezingase zidinga ukwelashwa.
Shaya udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uthuthukisa ubuhlungu obukhulu obuphansi esiswini, ikakhulukazi uma buhambisana nokuvuvukala, ukuthandaza, noma ukugula. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukutheleleka okukhulu noma ukuvinjwa okuphelele okudingayo ukunakekelwa ngokushesha.
Kufanele futhi ubheke umhlinzeki wezempilo uma unesikhathi sokuphuma komchamo, uzizwa sengathi isisu sakho asiqedi ngokuphelele, noma uqaphela ukuthi umchamo wakho ubuthakathaka kakhulu noma uyeka futhi uqale njalo.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okwakha izimpondo zesisu, iminyaka nobulili ziyona ebaluleke kakhulu. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingandisa ingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uqaphele izimpawu kusenesikhathi.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezingandisa ingozi zihlanganisa:
Abantu abanezinkinga zomgogodla, i-multiple sclerosis, noma i-stroke banengozi enkulu ngoba lezi zimo zingathinta ukuqeda isisu ngokujwayelekile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, labo abanamlando wezimpondo zezinso banamathuba amaningi okwakha izimpondo zesisu.
Izinto zokudla ezifana nokudla ukudla okunosawoti kakhulu, ukusebenzisa i-protein eningi yezilwane, noma ukudla okuncane izithelo nemifino kungase futhi kuhlanganyele ekwakheni isibonelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nakuba izimpondo zesisu eziningi zingaphathwa ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinzima, ukuziyeka zingaphathwa kungabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi ezithinta ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nempilo yakho yonke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavikeleka ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Ukutheleleka okuphindaphindayo kuyakhathaza ngokukhethekile ngoba kungalimaza udonga lwesisu lakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kwenze kube nzima ngesisu sakho ukusebenza ngokujwayelekile. Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo obuphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke nokulala.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimpondo ezinkulu kakhulu zingalimaza isisu ngokuphelele noma zibangele izinhlanganisela ezisongela impilo uma zivala ngokuphelele ukugeleza komchamo. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinhlanganisela ezinzima zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa ngesikhathi.
Ukuvimbela izimpondo zesisu kugxile ekuqondeni isisu sakho sibe siphilile futhi siqinisekise ukuthi siqeda ngokuphelele lapho ukhishwa umchamo. Nakuba ungakwazi ukulawula zonke izinto ezingandisa ingozi, izinguquko eziningi zokuphila zinganciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okwakha izimpondo.
Isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ukulondoloza uketshezi olukhulu ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke. Hlose umchamo ocacile noma olukhanyayo oluhlaza okwesundu, okubonisa uketshezi oluhle futhi kusiza ukuvimbela iziminerali ekuhlanganiseni esiswini sakho.
Qiniseka ukuthi ukhishwa umchamo ngokuphelele njalo lapho uya e-bathroom, futhi ungawubambi umchamo isikhathi eside. Uma unesikhathi sokuqeda isisu sakho ngokuphelele, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze ulungise noma yiziphi izimbangela eziyinhloko.
Ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwezokwelapha kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi uma unezimo ezifana ne-prostate enkulu noma izifo ze-neurological ezithinta umsebenzi wesisu. Ukwelapha lezi zimo eziyinhloko kungavimbela ukwakheka kwesibonelo.
Ukulandela ukudla okuqondile okunosawoti olufanele kanye nezithelo nemifino eningi kungase futhi kusize. Uma uke waba nezimpondo ngaphambili, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuguqula ukudla okuthile ngokusekelwe ohlotsheni lwezimpondo ozithuthukisile.
Ukuthola izimpondo zesisu ngokuvamile kuqala ngokuxoxa ngezimpawu zakho nembali yakho yezokwelapha nodokotela wakho. Bazofuna ukwazi ngezimpawu zakho zokukhishwa komchamo, noma yiluphi ubuhlungu obuhlangabezana nalo, nokuthi uke waba nezimpondo zezinso noma izinkinga zesisu ngaphambili.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokukhipha i-urine test ukuhlola igazi, ukutheleleka, noma ama kristali angase abonise ukwakheka kwesibonelo. Lolu vivi olucacile lunganikeza ulwazi oluwusizo mayelana nokuthi kwenzekani ohlelweni lwakho lwe-urinary.
Izivivinyo ze-imaging zisiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa futhi zibonise usayizi nendawo yezimpondo. I-ultrasound ngokuvamile iyona i-imaging test yokuqala ngoba ayinazinkinga futhi ayisebenzisi i-radiation. I-CT scans inikeza izithombe eziningi futhi ingathola izimpondo ezingabonakali kwezinye izivivinyo.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase asebenzise i-X-ray ekhethekile ebizwa nge-intravenous pyelogram, lapho i-contrast dye isetshenziswa ukuqopha uhlelo lwakho lwe-urinary. Ezimweni ezithile, bangase badinge ukubuka ngqo esiswini sakho ngompompi omncane, oluthambile oluthiwa yi-cystoscope.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe zingase zihlanganise umsebenzi wegazi ukuhlola umsebenzi wezinso nama-mineral levels angase ahlanganyele ekwakheni isibonelo.
Ukwelashwa kwezimpondo zesisu kuncike kusayizi wazo, inani, nokuthi yini ebangela ukwakheka kwazo. Izimpondo ezincane ngezinye izikhathi ziyadlula zodwa ngokusebenzisa uketshezi olukhulu, kanti izimpondo ezinkulu ngokuvamile zidinga ukungenelela kwezokwelapha ukuze zisuswe ngokuphepha.
Ngezimpondo ezincane, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokuthatha imithi ekusiza ukuphumula imisipha yakho yesisu futhi kwenze kube lula ukudlula izimpondo ngokwemvelo. Imithi yokuhlungela ubuhlungu ingasiza ekulawuleni ubuhlungu ngesikhathi senqubo.
Izimpondo ezinkulu ngokuvamile zidinga inqubo ebizwa nge-cystolitholapaxy, lapho udokotela wakho esebenzisa ikhamera encane ukuthola izimpondo futhi azibhukuze ngamandla e-laser noma amaza e-ultrasound. Izicucu zezimpondo bese zihlanzwa esiswini sakho.
Ezimweni ezithile, ukususa ngokuhlinzwa kungase kudingeke, ikakhulukazi ngezimpondo ezinkulu kakhulu noma lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi. Lokhu kungenziwa ngokuqeda okuncane esiswini sakho esisezantsi noma ngezinye izikhathi nge-urethra.
Ukwelapha noma yiziphi izimo eziyinhloko ezazihlanganyele ekwakheni isibonelo kubaluleke ngokulinganayo. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise imithi ye-prostate enkulu, ama-antibiotics okutheleleka, noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngokuvamile kudingeka ngezimpondo zesisu, izindlela eziningi zokunakekelwa ekhaya zingakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi usekele ukuphulukisa kwakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswe nokukhathalela kwezokwelapha okufanele.
Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ongayenza ekhaya. Hlose okungenani ama-8-10 ama-glasses nsuku zonke, noma okwanele ukugcina umchamo wakho ukhanye oluhlaza okwesundu. Lokhu kusiza ukuhlanza uhlelo lwakho futhi kungasiza izimpondo ezincane ukuba zidlule kalula.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu ngokwemvelo kungase kuhlanganise ukufaka i-heating pad efudumele esiswini sakho esisezantsi noma ukuthatha izikebhe ezifudumele ukuze kuphumule imisipha yakho. Imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu efana ne-ibuprofen ingasiza ekuqedeni ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu.
Qaphela ukudla kwakho ngokunciphisa ukudla okunosawoti kakhulu nokugwema ukudla okunama-oxalates amaningi uma udokotela wakho ekukhuthaza. Ukudla ukudla okuqondile okunezithelo nemifino eningi kusekela impilo yonke ye-urinary.
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi lapho uhlangabezana nobuhlungu, izinguquko zokukhishwa komchamo, noma igazi emchameni wakho. Lolu lwazi lusisiza iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi liqaphele intuthuko yakho futhi lilungise ukwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kanye nenqubo yokwelapha ephumelelayo. Ukuthatha imizuzu embalwa ukuhlela imicabango yakho nokuqoqa ulwazi kungenza ukuvakasha kwakho kube nomphumela omkhulu.
Bhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi lapho zaqala khona, ukuthi zinkulu kangakanani, nokuthi yini ezenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi. Qaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko ezimweni zakho zokukhishwa komchamo, amazinga obuhlungu, noma ukubonakala komchamo emasontweni ambalwa edlule.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwemithi yonke oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokwelapha, imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kokubhalwa, kanye nezinye izinto. Imithi ethile ingathinta ukwakheka komchamo noma umsebenzi wesisu.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza udokotela wakho. Imibuzo evamile ingase ihlanganise ukuthi yini ebangela izimpondo zakho, yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, nokuthi ungavimbela kanjani izimpondo ezizayo ekuqaleni.
Uma kungenzeka, letha isibonelo somchamo uma ihhovisi lika-dokotela likucela, futhi cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze uthole ukwesekwa nokusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.
Izimpondo zesisu yisimo esingaphathwa esithinta abantu abaningi, ikakhulukazi amadoda angaphezu kweminyaka engama-50. Nakuba zingabangela izimpawu ezingathandeki, abantu abaningi bayaphulile ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele futhi abangahlangabezani nezinkinga zesikhathi eside.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi kuvimbela izinhlanganisela futhi kukusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngokushesha. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokukhishwa komchamo ezikukhathazayo, ungangabazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlolwe.
Ngokwelashwa okufanele nezinyathelo zokuvimbela ezifana nokulondoloza uketshezi olukhulu nokulungisa izinkinga zesisu eziyinhloko, abantu abaningi bayaphumelela ekuvimbeleni izimpondo ekuphindaphindeni. Iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingasebenza nawe ukuze lenze uhlelo oluqondene nesimo sakho esithile nezidingo zempilo.
Izimpondo zesisu ezincane ngezinye izikhathi zingadlula ngokwemvelo nge-urethra yakho lapho ukhishwa umchamo, ikakhulukazi uma uphuza amanzi amaningi. Noma kunjalo, izimpondo ezinkulu ngokuvamile zidinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukuze zisuswe ngokuphepha. Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukunquma ukuthi izimpondo zakho zizodlula zodwa ngokusekelwe kusayizi wazo nezimpawu zakho.
Izimpondo zesisu zingakha emasontweni kuya ezinyangeni, kuye ngezinto eziningi ezifana nokuthi isisu sakho siqeda kangcono kanjani nokwenziwa komchamo wakho. Ezinye izimpondo ziyenza ngokushesha uma unekuvinjwa okukhulu, kanti ezinye zingakhula kancane ngezinyanga eziningi noma ngisho neminyaka ngaphandle kokubangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo.
Izimpondo zesisu nezimpondo zezinso yizimo ezahlukene, nakuba zingase zihlangane. Izimpondo zesisu ziyenza ngqo esiswini sakho, kanti izimpondo zezinso ziyenza ezinzweni zakho. Noma kunjalo, izimpondo zezinso ezincane ngezinye izikhathi zingadlula futhi zihlale esiswini sakho, lapho zingakhula khona noma zibangele izimpawu ezifanayo nezimpondo zesisu.
Izincomo zokudla zincike ohlotsheni lwezimpondo onazo, kodwa ngokuvamile, kufanele ubeke ngaphandle ukudla okunosawoti kakhulu, ama-oxalates, ne-protein yezilwane. Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukunciphisa i-spinach, amantongomane, i-chocolate, nokudla okuqediwe ngenkathi ukhulisa ukudla kwakho kwamanzi nezithelo ze-citrus. Umqeqeshi wokudla obhalisiwe angakusiza ukuba udale uhlelo lokudla oluqondene nohlobo lwakho lwesibonelo.
Izimpondo zesisu zingabuya uma imbangela eyiyinhloko ingalungiswa. Isibonelo, uma i-prostate enkulu noma ukusebenza okungalungile kwesisu kubangele izimpondo zakho, ukwelapha lezi zimo kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokwakha izimpondo ezintsha. Ukulandela izincomo zokuvimbela zika-dokotela wakho, ukugcina uketshezi olukhulu, nokubheka i-appointment yokulandelela njalo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukuphindaphinda.
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