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I-canker sore iyilwazi elincane, ebuhlungu elivela ngaphakathi emlonyeni wakho ezicukwini ezithambile njengegums, ama-cheeks angaphakathi, noma ulwimi. Lezi zilwazi ezizungezile noma eziyigqamile zine-center emhlophe noma ephuzi ezizungezwe yi-border ebomvu, futhi zingenza ukudla, ukuphuza, noma nokukhuluma kube nzima amasonto ambalwa.
Ngokungafani ne-cold sores, i-canker sores ayithwali futhi ayiveli ezindebeni zakho. Ingenye yezinkinga ezivame kakhulu zomlomo, ithinta abantu abangaba ngu-20% ngesinye isikhathi ekuphileni kwabo. Nakuba zingakhathaza kakhulu, iningi le-canker sores liyaphola ngokwalo ngaphandle kokushiya ama-scars.
Uphawu olucacile kakhulu yilwazi oluhlungu, oluzungezile ngaphakathi emlonyeni wakho oluenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ibe nzima. Uzovame ukubona ubuhlungu ngaphambi kokuba ubone ilwazi liqala ukukhula.
Nawa ama-symptom aphambili ongawabona:
Abantu abaningi bathola ilwazi elilodwa noma amabili amancane ngesikhathi esisodwa. Kodwa-ke, abanye abantu bangaba nezinkulu zezilwazi eziningi, okuyinto engaba buhlungu kakhulu futhi ithathe isikhathi eside ukuphulukisa.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziphambili ze-canker sores, ngayinye ine-characteristics nezikhathi zokwelapha ezahlukene. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu kunakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindelekile ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
I-canker sores encane yilohlobo oluvamile kakhulu, eyenza abantu abangaba ngu-80% kwazo zonke izimo. Lezi zilwazi ezincane ngokuvamile zingangaphansi kwahafu ye-intshi ububanzi futhi ziyaphola phakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2 ngaphandle kwama-scars. Zibangela ukungakhululeki okulinganiselwe kodwa azivame ukuphazamisa kakhulu imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
I-canker sores enkulu inkulu, ijule, futhi ibuhlungu kakhulu kunencane. Lezi zingaba ngaphezu kwahafu ye-intshi ububanzi, zine-edges ezingavamile, futhi zingathatha amasonto amaningana ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele. Ngezinye izikhathi zishiya ama-scars amancane futhi zingenza ukudla nokukhuluma kube nzima kakhulu.
I-canker sores ye-Herpetiform yizinkulu zezilwazi ezincane ezingadibana ndawonye ukwakha izilwazi ezinkulu, ezingavamile. Naphezu kwegama, azithathwanga yi-herpes viruses. Lezi ngokuvamile ziyaphola phakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2 kodwa zingaba buhlungu kakhulu ngenxa yamanani azo.
Imbangela eqondile ye-canker sores ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa cishe ivela ekubeni khona kwezinto eziningi ezivusa i-immune system yakho ukuhlasela izicubu zomlomo eziphilile. Cabanga ngakho njengesistimu yokuziphepha yomzimba wakho edideka kancane futhi iphendula ngokweqile.
Nawa ama-triggers avamile angabangela i-canker sores:
Kwezinye izimo, i-canker sores ingahlotshaniswa nezimo ezingavamile njenge-Behçet's disease noma i-cyclic neutropenia. Lezi zimo zibangela izilwazi ezivamile, ezinzima zomlomo kanye nezinye izimpawu emzimbeni wonke.
Lokhu kushiwo, abantu abaningi bathola i-canker sores ngaphandle kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo olucacile lwe-trigger, okuyinto engadumaza kodwa kuyinto evamile ngokuphelele.
Iningi le-canker sores liyaphola ngokwalo phakathi kwamasonto amabili futhi alidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Kodwa-ke, kunezimo ezithile lapho kubalulekile khona ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezobungcweti.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ubona noma yiziphi izimpawu zezesawoti:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma unesikhathi esinzima ukudla noma ukuphuza okwanele ukuhlala uthambile, ungalindi ukufuna usizo. Udokotela wakho angancoma imithi enamandla ukulawula ubuhlungu nokukhuthaza ukuphulukisa.
Nakuba noma ubani angathola i-canker sores, izinto ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe sengozini yokuzithola ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ukuqonda izinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini kungakusiza ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela ukukhuluphala kwesikhathi esizayo.
Ungase ube sengozini enkulu uma:
Abanye abantu nabo kubonakala sengathi banesizathu se-genetic se-canker sores, okusho ukuthi bayadlulela emindenini. Uma abazali bakho noma abafowenu bayazithola ngokuphindaphindiwe, ungase ube nethuba elikhulu lokuziqala nawe.
Iningi le-canker sores liyaphola ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo. Kodwa-ke, kwezinye izikhathi, izinkinga zingase zivele, ikakhulukazi ngezilwazi ezinkulu noma ukukhuluphala okuvamile.
Nawa ama-complications ongaqaphela:
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, i-canker sores evamile noma enzima ingase ibonise isimo sempilo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Kungakho kubalulekile ukubona udokotela uma ubona izilwazi ezinkulu, ezihlala njalo, noma ezivamile.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okulungile nokuphathwa, lezi zinkinga ngokuvamile zingavikeleka noma ziphathwe ngempumelelo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke i-canker sores, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho ngokubona nokuqeda ama-triggers akho siqu. Ukushintsha okuncane kwesitayela sokuphila ngokuvamile kwenza umehluko omkhulu ekuvimbeleni ukukhuluphala kwesikhathi esizayo.
Nawa amaqhinga aqinisekisiwe okusiza ekuvimbeleni i-canker sores:
Gcina idayari yokudla nezimpawu ukuze ubone ama-triggers akho athile. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukugwema ukudla okuthile amasonto ambalwa kubasiza ukuthola ukuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yezilwazi zabo.
Uma ugcina i-braces noma une-tooth edges eqinile, buza udokotela wezinyo zakho nge-protective wax noma ukulinganisa izindawo ezinzima ezingase zibangele ukucaphuna okuphindaphindiwe.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bangakwazi ukubona i-canker sores ngokubheka nje futhi babuze ngezimpawu zakho. Ukubonakala okuqondile nendawo ngaphakathi emlonyeni wakho kwenza kube lula ukuzibona.
Ngesikhathi sokukuhlola kwakho, umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzokubuza ngesikhathi izilwazi zaqala, ukuthi uzithola kangaki, nokuthi uqaphele yini noma yimaphi ama-triggers athile. Bazophinde bahlole izilwazi eduze ukuze bakhiphe ezinye izimo ezingabangela izilwazi zomlomo.
Ezimeni eziningi, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuhlonishwa. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angancoma ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo uma une-outbreaks evamile noma izilwazi ezinzima kakhulu. Lezi zivivinyo zingafaka umsebenzi wegazi ukuhlola ukungondliwe kahle kokudla noma izimo ze-autoimmune.
Ngezinye izikhathi, isampula encane yesicubu ingase ithathwe uma ilwazi libukeka lingavamile noma aliphuli njengoba kulindelekile. Lokhu kusiza ukukhipha ezinye izimo njengomdlavuza womlomo, nakuba lokhu kuyinto engavamile nge-canker sores evamile.
Iningi le-canker sores encane liyaphola ngokwalo phakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2 ngaphandle kokwelashwa okuthile. Kodwa-ke, izinketho eziningi zingasiza ekuqedeni ubuhlungu nokukhuthaza ukuphulukisa, zikwenze ukhululeke ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Ukuphathwa okungaphezu kokuthengwa okungasiza ukunikeza impumuzo kufaka phakathi:
Ngezilwazi ezinkulu noma ezibuhlungu kakhulu, udokotela wakho angancoma ukwelashwa okunamandla. Lokhu kungafaka ukuhlanza umlomo nge-prescription ene-steroids, ama-anesthetics aphezulu, noma imithi yomlomo esiza ekuqedeni ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu.
Ezimeni ezinzima, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi basebenzisa i-laser therapy noma i-cauterization ukuvala ilwazi nokukhuthaza ukuphulukisa okusheshayo. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha ngokuvamile zigcinelwe izilwazi ezinkulu ezingaphenduli kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ukuqala ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi uma uqaphela izimpawu, njengoba lokhu ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni emihle nokuphola okusheshayo.
Ungenza izinto eziningi ekhaya ukuqeda ubuhlungu nokukhuthaza i-canker sore ukuphulukisa ngokushesha. Lezi zindlela ezilula zokwelapha ngokuvamile zinikeza impumuzo enkulu ngenkathi inqubo yemvelo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho iqhubeka.
Nawa amaqhinga okuhlanzeka ekhaya asebenzayo:
Abanye abantu bathola impumuzo ekuqothuleni inani elincane le-honey elwazini, njengoba i-honey ine-antibacterial properties yemvelo. Abanye bayazuza ekuphuziseni ama-zinc lozenges, angasiza ekuqedeni ukuphulukisa.
Khumbula ukuba nesineke ngenqubo yokuphulukisa. Nakuba lezi zindlela zokwelapha ekhaya zingakwenza ukhululeke kakhulu, ilwazi lizodinga isikhathi sokuphulukisa ngokuphelele.
Uma udinga ukubona udokotela nge-canker sores zakho, ukulungiselela kancane kungakusiza ukuthola okuningi ekuhambeni kwakho. Ukuba nolwazi olufanele kulungile kusiza udokotela wakho ukwenza ukuxilongwa okuqondile nokukukhuthaza ukwelashwa okuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, bhala phansi lolu lwazi oluqakathekile:
Letha uhlu lwezempendulo ofuna ukuzibuza, njengokuthi udinga ukwelashwa kwe-prescription, indlela yokuvimbela izilwazi zesikhathi esizayo, noma nini lapho kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa okusheshayo. Unganqikazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo.
Uma kungenzeka, gwema ukudla noma ukuphuza noma yini engase iphuze umlomo wakho ngaphambi kwe-appointment, njengoba udokotela wakho ezofuna ukuhlola ilwazi nokulinganisa izinga lobuhlungu ngokuqondile.
I-canker sores yizilwazi ezivamile, ezibuhlungu zomlomo ezivame ukuphulukisa ngokwazo phakathi kwamasonto amabili. Nakuba zingase zingakhululeki kakhulu, azinamaphutha futhi azibangeli ukulimala okuhlala njalo ezimeni eziningi.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi unezinketho eziningi zokulawula ubuhlungu nokukhuthaza ukuphulukisa. Izindlela ezilula zokwelapha ekhaya njengokuhlanza amanzi ane-salt nokuqeda ukudla okubangela ukukhuluphala kungenza umehluko omkhulu ezingeni lakho lokukhululeka.
Qaphela izindlela ezikhuluphala kwakho, njengoba ukubona ama-triggers kungakusiza ukuvimbela izilwazi zesikhathi esizayo. Uma ubona izilwazi ezinkulu, ezivamile, noma ezihlala njalo, unganqikazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ukuze uthole izinketho ezengeziwe zokwelapha.
Ngokunakekelwa okulungile nesineke, ungaphatha ngempumelelo i-canker sores futhi unciphise umthelela wazo ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Cha, i-canker sores ayithwali nhlobo. Awukwazi ukuyisakaza kwabanye abantu ngokusuthisana, ukwabelana ngezitsha, noma noma iyiphi enye indlela yokuxhumana. Lokhu kuhlukile kwi-cold sores, ebangelwa yi-virus futhi ingathwali.
Iningi le-canker sores encane liyaphola phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-7-14 ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Izilwazi ezinkulu zingase zithathe amasonto angu-3-6 ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele. Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile bukhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala bese buthuthuka kancane njengoba ilwazi liqala ukuphulukisa.
Yebo, ukudla okuthile kungabangela i-canker sores kubantu abathintekayo. Izinto ezivamile eziyimbangela zifaka i-citrus fruits, amatamatisi, ukudla okunoshukela, i-chocolate, nokudla okunomsoco ophezulu. Kodwa-ke, ama-triggers ahlukile kumuntu ngamunye, ngakho ukugcina idayari yokudla kungakusiza ukubona ama-triggers akho athile.
Yebo, iningi lokwelashwa okungaphezu kokuthengwa kwe-canker sores kuphephile uma kusetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe. Lokhu kufaka ama-gels okuqeda ubuhlungu, ukuhlanza umlomo, nama-pain relievers. Kodwa-ke, uma unokukhathazeka noma ilwazi libi kakhulu ngokwelashwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka kuyinto evamile ebangela i-canker sores. Uma ucindezelekile, i-immune system yakho ingase ibe yingcono kakhulu, ikwenze ube sengozini enkulu yokuthola izilwazi. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokuphumula, ukulala ngokwanele, nokuzivocavoca kungasiza ekuqedeni ukukhuluphala.
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