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I-Cradle cap iyisimo esivamile, esingenangozi sesikhumba esibangela amaqatha ahlanganisiwe, ane-scale ebunzini lomntwana wakho. Ibukeka njenge-scale ezimhlophe noma ezimnyama ezibonakala zikhathaza, kodwa kuyinto evamile futhi ithonya abaningi abathandayo nabantwana abancane.
Leli simo libonakala ngokuvamile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa zokuqala zokuphila futhi ngokuvamile liyaphela ngokwalo ngosuku lokuzalwa lwokuqala lomntwana wakho. Nakuba kungabonakala kungakhululekile, i-cradle cap ayivame ukukhathaza izingane futhi ayibangeli ubuhlungu noma ukukhahlela.
I-Cradle cap iyigama elivamile le-seborrheic dermatitis uma kwenzeka ebunzini lomntwana. Luhlobo lokuphefumula kwesikhumba okwenza amaqatha ahlanganisiwe, anamafutha, ane-scale angaba mpontshe omhlophe kuya emnyama.
Igama lezokwelapha elithi "seborrheic dermatitis" lisho nje ukuvuvukala kwesikhumba ezindaweni lapho ama-glands amafutha asebenza khona kakhulu. Ibhinzi lomntwana wakho linawo amaningi ala ma-glands amafutha, kungakho i-cradle cap ngokuvamile iqala lapho.
Leli simo livamile kakhulu, lithonya abantwana abafika ku-70% ezinyangeni zabo ezintathu zokuqala zokuphila. Aliwumkhuhlane, alibangelwa ukungcola, futhi alibonisi noma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo eziyingozi.
Uphawu olukhulu lwe-cradle cap yimaqatha ahlanganisiwe, ane-scale ebunzini lomntwana wakho angabonakala ehlanganisiwe noma e-flaky. La maqatha ngokuvamile ayimpontshe, amnyama, noma ngezinye izikhathi amhlophe.
Nawa ama-symptom avamile ongawaqaphela:
Ngezinye izikhathi i-cradle cap ingasakazeka ngaphesheya kwebunzini kuya kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba womntwana wakho. Ungase ubona amaqatha afanayo ezinzipeni, ngemuva kwezindlebe, noma endaweni yedipiya.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-cradle cap ngokuvamile ayibangeli ukungakhululeki kumntwana wakho. Ngokungafani nezinye izimo zesikhumba, ayivame ukubangela ukukhahlela noma ubuhlungu, ngakho-ke umntwana wakho angalala futhi adlale ngokukhululeka.
Imbangela eqondile ye-cradle cap ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa cishe ihlobene nama-glands amafutha asebenza kakhulu esikhumbeni somntwana wakho. La ma-glands akhiqiza amafutha amaningi kunokujwayelekile, okungabangela ukwakheka kwama-scale nama-crusts.
Izici eziningana zingase zifake isandla kuleli simo:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-cradle cap ayibangelwa ukungcola noma noma yini oyenzile okungalungile njengomzali. Ngisho nabantwana abahlanzwa njalo bangathuthukisa leli simo.
Leli simo alihlobene nezifo zokuvuvukala noma ukungazizwa kokudla. Kuyisigaba esivamile sendlela isikumba sabanye abantwana esithuthukisa ngayo ezinyangeni zabo zokuqala zokuphila.
Izimo eziningi ze-cradle cap ziyamile futhi azidingi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela izimpawu ezithile ezibonisa isimo esibucayi.
Nawa amahlandla okumele ufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha:
Udokotela wakho angakusiza aqonde ukuthi lokho okukubonayo kuyi-cradle cap evamile noma enye isimo sesikhumba esingadinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Bangase futhi banikeze isiqondiso ezindleleni zokususa eziphephile uma ama-scale ehlanganisiwe kakhulu.
I-Cradle cap ingathinta noma yimuphi umntwana, kodwa izici ezithile zingase zenze kube lula ukuthuthukisa. Ubudala yiyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu, njengoba leli simo lithonya abantwana abangaphansi konyaka ubudala kuphela.
Izici ezingase zikhulise amathuba e-cradle cap zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantwana bayathanda ukukhula i-cradle cap ngenxa yezimpawu zesikhumba sabo. Lokhu akusho ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ngempilo yomntwana wakho.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, i-cradle cap ivame kakhulu ezinyangeni ezibandayo lapho ukushisa kwasekhaya kungomisa khona umoya. Noma kunjalo, kungenzeka nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sonyaka.
I-Cradle cap ngokuvamile iyisimo esingenangozi esinazinhlanganisela ezimbalwa kakhulu. Abantwana abaningi abanawo amaphutha ngaphandle kokubonakala kwama-scale ebunzini labo.
Noma kunjalo, kunezinhlelo ezimbalwa ezingavamile okumele uzazi:
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi lezi zinhlanganisela azivamile uma i-cradle cap ishiyiwe yodwa noma iphelelwe ngobumnene. Gwema ukukhetha noma ukususa ama-scale ngamandla, njengoba lokhu kungase kuqhumise isikumba somntwana wakho esibuthakathaka.
Ezimeni ezingavamile kakhulu, lokho okubonakala njenge-cradle cap kungase kube enye isimo sesikhumba esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Kungakho kuwusizo ukuba udokotela wakho abuke uma ukhathazekile.
Njengoba i-cradle cap ihlobene nokuthuthukiswa kwesikhumba somntwana wakho kanye nama-hormone, ayikho indlela eqinisekisiwe yokuyivimbela ngokuphelele. Noma kunjalo, izindlela zokunakekelwa kwesikhumba ezinemnene zingasiza ukunciphisa ubukhulu bayo.
Nawa amanye amaqhinga awusizo okuvimbela:
Khumbula ukuthi ngisho nokunakekelwa okuhle, abanye abantwana basazokhula i-cradle cap. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi akuvezi amakhono akho wokuzalisa.
Ukuqapha okumnene, okuqhubekayo kuyizixhobo zakho ezinhle kakhulu zokuphatha leli simo. Gwema isilingo sokukhetha noma ukususa ama-scale ngamandla, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukuqhumisa okukhulu kunokusiza. Isikumba somntwana wakho sisathuthukisa isibilingano sayo semvelo.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bayayiqonda i-cradle cap ngokubuka ibhinzi lomntwana wakho futhi bahlole ama-scale namaqatha ahambisanayo. Azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezivame ukudingeka kuleli simo esivamile.
Phakathi kokuhlolwa, udokotela wakho uzohlola ukubonakala, indawo, nokuhlanganiswa kwezindawo ezihlaselekile. Bazobheka ama-scale avamile amhlophe noma amnyama azizwa enamafutha noma enamafutha.
Udokotela wakho angase abuze ukuthi uqale nini ukubona izimpawu nokuthi umntwana wakho ubonakala ekhathazekile yini ngaleli simo. Bazophinde bahlole ezinye izingxenye zomzimba womntwana wakho ukuze babone ukuthi isimo sisakazeke yini.
Ezimeni ezingavamile lapho ukuxilongwa kungacaci, udokotela wakho angase acabangele ezinye izimo ezifana ne-eczema noma i-psoriasis. Noma kunjalo, ukubonakala okuqondile nobudala bokuqala ngokuvamile kwenza kube lula ukuqonda i-cradle cap.
Izimo eziningi ze-cradle cap azidingi noma yiluphi ukwelashwa okukhethekile futhi ziyophela ngokwazo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa. Uma ukwelashwa kudingeka, kugxila ezindleleni ezinemnene zokuthambisa nokususa ama-scale.
Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze lezi zindlela zokwelapha:
Ezimeni ezinzima kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase anikeze i-shampoo noma i-cream ye-antifungal enemnene. Le mi-medication iphephile kubantwana uma isebenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe.
Kubalulekile ukugwema ukukhetha noma ukukroba ama-scale, njengoba lokhu kungase kuqhumise isikumba somntwana wakho futhi kubangele ukutheleleka. Vumela ama-scale athambise futhi aphume ngokwemvelo ngokunakekelwa okumnene.
Ukunakekelwa kwasekhaya okumnene ngokuvamile konke okudingekayo ukulawula i-cradle cap ngempumelelo. Ukuqapha nokuzinza kwendlela yakho kubalulekile, njengoba ukushesha inqubo kungase kuqhumise isikumba somntwana wakho esibuthakathaka.
Nawa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo esiphephile ongasizama ekhaya:
Ungaphinda le nqubo izikhathi eziyi-2-3 ngesonto, kodwa ungayenzi nsuku zonke njengoba ukugeza okukhulu kungase kuqhumise isikumba. Njalo yiba mnene bese uyeka uma umntwana wakho ebonakala engakhululekile.
Abazali abanye bathola ukuthi i-coconut oil isebenza kahle njengendlela yemvelo ye-mineral oil. Noma yiluphi uwoyela olulikhethayo, qiniseka ukuthi uwahlanza ngokuphelele ukuvimbela ukucwila kwama-pores.
Uma unquma ukubona udokotela wakho nge-cradle cap yomntwana wakho, ukulungiselela okuncane kungasiza ukwenza ukuvakasha kube nomphumela omuhle. Odokotela abaningi bayazi kahle leli simo futhi bangase banikeze ukuthula kwengqondo ngokushesha.
Nawa okumele ulungiselele ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho:
Ungakhathazeki ngokusula wonke ama-scale ngaphambi kwe-appointment. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukubona isimo ngesimo sayo semvelo ukuze enze ukulinganisa okuhle kakhulu.
Zizwe ukhululekile ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nalokho okuvamile, isikhathi esingase siqhubeke, kanye nezimpawu zokuqapha. Udokotela wakho ulapho ukuze akusize futhi aqede noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka.
I-Cradle cap iyisimo esivamile kakhulu, esingenangozi esithinta abantwana abaningi ngonyaka wabo wokuqala wokuphila. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kukhathaza, ayivame ukukhathaza izingane futhi ngokuvamile iphela ngokwalo ngaphandle kwanoma yimiphi imiphumela ehlala njalo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi i-cradle cap ayivezi ukukhula kwakho noma impilo yomntwana wakho. Kuyisigaba esivamile sendlela isikumba sabanye abantwana esithuthukisa ngayo ezinyangeni zabo zokuqala.
Ukunakekelwa okumnene nokuqapha kuyizixhobo zakho ezinhle kakhulu zokuphatha leli simo. Gwema isilingo sokukhetha noma ukususa ama-scale ngamandla, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukuqhumisa okukhulu kunokusiza.
Uma ukhathazekile nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ekuqaleni noma uma umntwana wakho ebonakala engakhululekile, ungangabazi ukubheka udokotela wakho. Bangase banikeze isiqondiso esiqondene nomuntu kanye nokuthula kwengqondo.
Cha, i-cradle cap ngeke ishiye amamaki ahlala njalo noma ama-scars ebunzini lomntwana wakho. Nakuba kungase kube khona ukulahlekelwa izinwele okwesikhashana ezindaweni ezihlaselekile, izinwele ngokuvamile ziyakhula kabusha ngokujwayelekile uma isimo siphela. Isikumba esingaphansi sizobuyela ekuqaleni kwaso ngaphandle kwanoma yimiphi imiphumela ehlala njalo.
Yebo, i-coconut oil ingaba yindlela yemvelo enemnene ye-mineral oil noma i-baby oil yokuthambisa ama-scale e-cradle cap. Abazali abaningi bayithola isebenza kahle futhi ine-antimicrobial properties yemvelo. Njengoba kunjalo nanoma yiluphi uwoyela, qiniseka ukuthi uwahlanza ngokuphelele nge-shampoo yabantwana enemnene ngemuva kokuvumela ukuthambisa ama-scale.
Cha, i-cradle cap ayidluliseli nhlobo. Ayibangelwa yi-bacteria noma ama-virus angasakazeka kubantu. Kuyisimo sesikhumba esihlobene nokukhiqizwa kwamafutha komntwana wakho kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwesikhumba, ngakho-ke awudingi ukukhathazeka ngokusakazeka kwabafowabo noma amalungu omndeni.
Izimo eziningi ze-cradle cap ziyaphela ngokwazo ngesikhathi umntwana wakho eneminyaka engu-6-12. Abanye abantwana bangase babone ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okwelashwa okumnene, kanti abanye bangase babe ne-cradle cap ehlala isikhathi eside izinyanga eziningi. Wonke umntwana uhlukile, kodwa cishe uhlala uphela ngosuku lokuzalwa lokuqala.
Cha, kufanele uqhubeke ugeza izinwele zomntwana wakho njalo, ngisho nalapho enaleli simo. Eqinisweni, ukugeza okumnene, okuvamile nge-shampoo yabantwana enemnene kungasiza ukuphatha leli simo. Into ebalulekile ukuba mnene futhi ungasuki ngamandla. Ukugeza izikhathi eziyi-2-3 ngesonto ngokuvamile kwanele kubantwana abaningi abane-cradle cap.
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