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Ukudideka kuyinguquko ecasulayo emandleni engqondo yakho okucabanga ngokucacile nangokugxila. Kufana nokuthi amagiya engqondo yakho ahluleka, okwenza kube nzima ukugxila, ukukhumbula izinto, noma ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani eduze kwakho.
Lesi simo sithuthuka ngokushesha, ngokuvamile emahoreni noma ezinsukwini, futhi sihlala sivela futhi sihamba usuku lonke. Nakuba ukudideka kungesaba kakhulu kuwe nakubathandekayo bakho, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ngokwelashwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele uma imbangela esemqoka ilungisiwe.
Ukudideka kuyisimo esinzima kodwa esivame ukuba sesikhashana esithinta indlela ingqondo yakho esebenzisa ngayo ulwazi. Cabanga ngakho njengendlela yengqondo yakho yokusho ukuthi iphelelwe amandla futhi iluma ukugcina imisebenzi evamile.
Ngokungafani nezinye izimo zengqondo ezithuthuka kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukudideka kuqala ngokuzumayo futhi kudala isimo esifana nefu lapho ukucabanga kudideka futhi kuhlukaniswe. Ukuqaphela kwakho kuncipha, okwenza kube nzima ukulandela ingxoxo noma ukuqedela imisebenzi elula.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukudideka kuvame ukulungiseka uma odokotela bekwazi ukubona nokulungisa okubangela khona. Noma kunjalo, kudinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha ukuvimbela izinkinga nokusiza ingqondo yakho ukuba ibuyele esimweni sayo esivamile.
Izimpawu zokudideka zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu, kodwa zonke zihlanganyela isici esisodwa esibalulekile: zivela ngokuzumayo futhi zihlala ziguquguquka usuku lonke. Ungase uzizwe ucacile ekuseni kodwa udideke kakhulu kusihlwa.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ongase uzibone wena noma umndeni wakho:
Ngezinye izikhathi ukudideka kungaba “kuthulile,” lapho uthula khona futhi ungaphenduli kunokuba uphazamiseke. Lo mnyombo uvame ukungabonwa ngoba awubonakali, kodwa ubukhulu futhi udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bayabona izinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko zokudideka ngokusekelwe ekutheni usebenza kangakanani noma ungasebenzi. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza wena nomndeni wakho ukuba nibone ukuthi kwenzekani.
Ukudideka okusebenzayo kukwenza ube nokuphazamiseka, ukukhathazeka, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ube nomhawu. Ungahambahamba, udonsele imishini yezokwelapha, noma ulwe nabasebenzi bezempilo noma amalungu omndeni.
Ukudideka okungasebenzi kunomphumela ohlukile, kukwenza uthule, ulele, futhi ungaphenduli njengoba nje uvamile. Lo “mnyombo” othulisiwe uvame ukuphikiswa njengokucindezeleka noma ukukhathala okulula, okungase kulibazise ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ukudideka okuhlangene kuhlanganisa kokubili izindlela, lapho uthuthela khona phakathi kwesikhathi sokuphazamiseka nokukhipha. Lo mnyombo ungase udideke kakhulu emindenini ngoba ukuziphatha kwakho kuguquka kakhulu usuku lonke.
Ukudideka kwenzeka lapho okuthile kuphazamisa ibhalansi evamile yekhemikhali yengqondo yakho noma ukugeleza kwegazi. Cabanga ngengqondo yakho njenge-injini ehlangene kahle edinga ukudla okufanele nezimo zokusebenza kahle.
Izici eziningi ezivamile zingaphambanisa lesi sistimu esibucayi:
Ngezinye izikhathi izici eziningi zisebenza ndawonye ukuqalisa ukudideka. Isibonelo, ungase ube nokutheleleka okuncane okungase kungabangeli izinkinga, kodwa uma kuhlanganiswa nokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni nemithi emisha, kuba ngokwanele ukunqoba amandla okubhekana nezimo yengqondo yakho.
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, ukudideka kungabangelwa yi-tumors yengqondo, ukulimala kwekhanda okukhulu, noma izimo ze-autoimmune ezithinta ngqo inyama yengqondo. Lezi zimo zidinga ukwelashwa okukhethekile nezikhathi ezinde zokutamba.
Kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma wena noma othile owaziyo eba nokudideka okungaqondakali noma ukuguquka emandleni okucabanga. Ukudideka kuhlale kuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha ngoba kubonisa ukuthi okuthile okukhulu kuya ebuchosheni.
Shaya u-911 noma uhambe egumbini lokuphuthumayo ngokushesha uma ubona lezi zibonakaliso zezexwayiso zithuthuka emahoreni noma ezinsukwini. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka ngokwazo, njengoba ukudideka kuvame ukuba sibi ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Phawula ngokukhethekile uma umuntu odideke futhi enebilisi, ubunzima bokuthola umoya, ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni okukhulu, noma ubonakala ekhathazekile kakhulu. Lezi zihlobo zibonisa izimo ezinkulu ezidinga ukungenelela ngokushesha.
Ngisho noma izimpawu zibonakala zingenamandla, kungcono ukuba ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bahlole isimo. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kuvame ukubangela ukuphulukiswa okusheshayo futhi kuvimbele izinkinga ezingase zithuthuke uma ukudideka kungelashwa.
Nakuba ukudideka kungathinta noma ubani, izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe sengozini yokuthuthukisa lesi simo. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho kungakusiza wena neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuba nithathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Ubudala yiyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu ebangela ingozi, abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 beba sengozini kakhulu. Njengoba siqhubeka sikhulile, amabuchoshe ethu aba abanamandla okubhekana nokucindezeleka, ukutheleleka, nokuhlukahluka kwemithi okungase kungathinti abantu abasebancane.
Nazi ezinye izici ezandisa ingozi yakho:
Ukuba nezici ezingaholela ekudidekeni akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile ukudideka, kodwa kusho ukuthi wena nodoctor bakho kufanele niqaphele kakhulu ngezikhathi zokugula noma ukucindezeleka. Izibhedlela eziningi manje zihlola abantu abasezingozini ngokuqhubekayo ukuze babambe ukudideka kusenesikhathi.
Nakuba abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ekudidekeni, ukushiya kungelashwa kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu ezithinta impilo yakho nokuzimela kwakho. Okubalulekile ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zivela.
Nazi izinkinga ezingase zithuthuke uma ukudideka kungalawulwa kahle:
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, ukudideka okukhulu kungathuthuka kube yikhoma noma kubangele ukulimala okungapheli ebuchosheni, ikakhulukazi uma kubangelwa ukutheleleka okukhulu noma ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni okukhulu. Kungakho ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kubaluleke kakhulu.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa okufanele kunciphise kakhulu lezi zingozi futhi kusize abantu abaningi ukuba babuyele esimweni sabo sengqondo esivamile ezinsukwini noma emavikeni.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izimo zokudideka, kunezinyathelo eziningi ongazithatha ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho, ikakhulukazi uma usesibhedlela noma ubhekene nesifo esinzima.
Ukuhlala unamanzi emzimbeni nokulondoloza ukondleka okuhle kunikeza ingqondo yakho ukudla okudingayo ukuze isebenze kahle. Qiniseka ukuthi uphuza amanzi amaningi futhi udle ukudla okuvamile, ngisho noma ungazizwa.
Nazi ezinye izindlela zokuvikela ezingasiza:
Uma uhlinzwa, khuluma neqembu lakho lezokwelapha mayelana nezindlela zokuvikela ukudideka. Izibhedlela eziningi manje zinezinhlelo ezikhethekile zokunciphisa ingozi yokudideka kubantu abasezingozini.
Odokotela banquma ukudideka ikakhulu ngokubuka ngokucophelela nokukhuluma nawe nomndeni wakho. Ayikho izivivinyo ezikwazi ukubona ukudideka, ngakho abahlinzeki bezempilo bathembele ekuqondeni iphethini evamile yezimpawu.
Udokotela wakho uzokubuza ukuthi ukudideka kuqalile nini, ukuthi kuthuthukile kanjani ngokushesha, nokuthi izimpawu zivela futhi zihamba usuku lonke. Bazofuna futhi ukwazi ngezifo zakamuva, imithi, noma izinguquko ezinkulu ekuphileni.
Ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha kuvame ukufaka izinto eziningi. Okokuqala, udokotela wakho uzokwenza izivivinyo zokuqonda ukuze ahlole ukuqaphela kwakho, ukukhumbula, namandla okucabanga. Lokhu kungase kufaka imibuzo elula mayelana nosuku, indawo, noma ukukucela ukuba uphindaphinda izinombolo ngemuva.
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kanye nezivivinyo zelebhu kusiza ukubona izimbangela ezisemzimbeni. Udokotela wakho angase ahlole igazi lakho ukuze abone izimpawu zokutheleleka, ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, noma ukungalingani kwezinto zekhemikhali ezingase zithinte umsebenzi wengqondo yakho.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukubuka ingqondo njenge-CT noma i-MRI scans kudingeka ukuze kuvinjwe izifo, i-tumors, noma ezinye izinkinga zesakhiwo. Noma kunjalo, lezi zivivinyo ngokuvamile ziyajwayelekile ekudidekeni okubangelwa ukutheleleka noma imiphumela yemithi.
Ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yokwelapha ukudideka ukufumana nokulungisa noma yini eyibangele. Uma odokotela belungisa inkinga esemqoka, ingqondo yakho ngokuvamile ingabuya emsebenzini ovamile.
Ukwelashwa kugxile ezindaweni eziningi ezisebenza ndawonye. Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kulungisa imbangela yangempela, kungaba yimithi yokulwa nokutheleleka, i-IV fluids yokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, noma ukulungisa imithi engase ibe yinkinga.
Ukuhlukahluka kwezindawo kusiza ukunciphisa ukudideka nokukhathazeka. Lokhu kufaka ukugcina amakamelo akhanyisiwe emini, ukugcina izikhathi zokuthula zokulala, nokuba nabantu abajwayelekile eduze uma kunokwenzeka.
Nanku lokho uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lungase lufake:
Isikhathi sokuphulukiswa sihluka kuye ngokubangela nempilo yakho yonke, kodwa abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa becacile phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 okwelashwa. Ukuphulukiswa okuphelele kungathatha izinsuku kuya emavikini, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala noma labo abanezimo eziningi zempilo.
Ukwelashwa okudideka okuningi kwenzeka ezibhedlela noma ezindaweni zezokwelapha, kodwa kunezinto ezibalulekile imindeni engayenza ukuze isekisele ukuphulukiswa nokuvimbela izinkinga. Indima yakho njengomnakekeli ibalulekile ngalesi sikhathi esibucayi.
Ukudala indawo ethulile, esekelayo kusiza ukunciphisa ukukhathazeka nokudideka. Gcina ikamelo likhanyisiwe emini futhi libe mnyama ebusuku ukuze usiza ukubuyisela izindlela zokulala eziqondene.
Nazi izindlela ongasiza ngazo ngesikhathi sokuphulukiswa:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukiswa kungase kube kancane futhi kukhathaze. Uthandekayo wakho angaba nezinsuku ezinhle nezinsuku ezimbi, okuvamile ngesikhathi senqubo yokwelapha. Ukubekezela nokusekela okuqhubekayo kwenza umehluko wangempela ekuphulukiseni kwabo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yezokwelapha mayelana nokudideka kudinga ukuqoqa ulwazi ezinzwaneni eziningi, ngoba umuntu odideke angase angakhumbuli imininingwane ebalulekile mayelana nokuthi izimpawu zaqala nini noma yini engase iziqalise.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti, bhala phansi ukuthi uqale nini ukubona izinguquko ekucabangeni noma ekuziphatheni. Faka izibonelo ezithile zokudideka, njengokuhlala ulahlekile ezindaweni ozijwayele noma ukungabazi amalungu omndeni.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwayo yonke imithi, kufaka phakathi imithi yokwelapha, imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwelayisensi, kanye nezinye izinto ozithathayo. Faka imithamo nokuthi imithi ngayinye yaqalwa nini, njengoba izinguquko zakamuva zivame ukubangela ukudideka.
Bhala phansi noma yiziphi izinguquko zempilo zakamuva, njengokutheleleka, ukuwa, ukuhlinzwa, noma ukuhlala esibhedlela. Phawula futhi izinguquko ekudleni, ukulala, noma imikhuba yokusebenzisa igumbi lokugezela, njengoba lokhu kungase kunikeze izinkomba ezibalulekile mayelana nezimbangela ezisemzimbeni.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe umlutha womndeni noma umngane oseduze omazi kahle futhi onikeza ukubuka okuengeziwe. Bangase bakhumbule imininingwane oyiphoxekile noma banikeze umbono ohlukile wokuthi izimpawu zithuthukile kanjani.
Ukudideka kuyisimo esinzima kodwa esivame ukwelashwa esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukudideka okungaqondakali noma ukuguquka emandleni okucabanga akufanele kuhlale kungaphazanyiswa noma kuphikiswe njengokuguga okuvamile.
Ngokwelashwa okusheshayo okulungisa imbangela esemqoka, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ekudidekeni. Noma kunjalo, uma kuqhubeka kungelashwa, ingozi yezinkinga nokuphulukiswa okuqhubekayo iyanda.
Uma ubona izimpawu zokudideka kuwe noma othandekayo wakho, unganqikazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo. Ukungenelela okusheshayo akuthuthukisi kuphela imiphumela kodwa kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu ezingase zithinte impilo yesikhathi eside nokuzimela.
Khumbula ukuthi ukudideka akuyona iphutha lomuntu, futhi ukuphulukiswa kudinga isikhathi nokubekezela. Ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele nokusekela komndeni, ifu lokudideka lingase liphele, likuvumele uthandekayo wakho ukuba abuyele ekucabangeni kwakhe okuvamile.
Izimo eziningi zokudideka ziqala ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 uma ukwelashwa kuqala, kodwa ukuphulukiswa okuphelele kungathatha noma yikuphi kusuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini amaningana. Isikhathi sihluka kuye ngokubangela, impilo yakho yonke, nokuthi ukwelashwa kuqala nini.
Nakuba abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ekudidekeni, abanye bangase babe nemiphumela yokuqonda ehlala njalo, ikakhulukazi abantu abadala noma labo abanezimo zengqondo ezisemqoka. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kunciphise kakhulu ingozi yezinkinga ezingapheli, kungakho ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kubalulekile kangaka.
Cha, ukudideka nokudideka kuyizimo ezahlukene. Ukudideka kuvela ngokuzumayo emahoreni noma ezinsukwini futhi ngokuvamile kulungiseka ngokwelashwa. Ukudideka kuvela kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni futhi kuhilela izinguquko ezingapheli emsebenzini wengqondo, nakuba ukudideka kungase kwenzeke kubantu abasenesikhathi sokudideka.
Yebo, imithi eminingi ingaqalisa ukudideka, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala noma abantu abathinte imithi eminingi. Izimbangela ezivamile zifaka imithi yokunciphisa ubuhlungu, imithi yokulala, i-antihistamines, kanye nezinye imithi yenhliziyo. Tshela abahlinzeki bezempilo bakho ngayo yonke imithi kanye nezinye izinto ozithathayo.
Abantu abaningi abanalo ikhono lokukhumbula isenzakalo sokudideka uma sebeyaphila. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi akusho izinkinga zokukhumbula ezingapheli. Noma kunjalo, amalungu omndeni avame ukuthola isipiliyoni sibuhlungu, ngakho ukwelulekwa noma amaqembu asekelayo kungasiza ngesikhathi sokuphulukiswa.
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