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Ukuqabuka kwesisu kuyinkinga evamile yesikhumba ethonya indawo ehlanganiswe yi-diaper, kubangele ubomvu, amabhulashi, nokungakhululeki engwaneni yakho. Cishe yonke ingane izobhekana nokuqabuka kwesisu ngesinye isikhathi, ngakho-ke awuwedwa uma ubhekene nalokhu njengamanje.
Lokhu kwenzeka lapho isikhumba esibuthakathaka sendaweni ye-diaper siqala ukuvuvukala ngenxa yobunye, ukusuleka, noma izinto ezithile. Nakuba kungabonakala kukhathaza futhi kwenze ingane yakho ikhathazeke, ukuqabuka kwesisu kuvame ukuba buthakathaka futhi kuphendula kahle ekunakekelweni okulula ekhaya ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Ukuqabuka kwesisu kuvame ukubonakala njengobomvu, isikhumba esivuvukile ezindaweni ezithinta i-diaper. Uzovubona kuqala phansi kwengane yakho, izitho zangasese, namathanga aphezulu lapho i-diaper ihlala khona ngokukhulu.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazibona:
Ingane yakho ingase ibukeke ingakhululeki kunokujwayelekile, ikhale kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlanza i-diaper noma ibonakale ikhathazekile uma ilele phansi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqabuka okuningi kwesisu kuhlala endaweni ye-diaper futhi akusabalali kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wengane yakho.
Kwezinye izimo, ungase ubone izimpawu ezinzima ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Lokhu kufaka isikhumba esenza amanxeba avulekile, izindawo eziphuma igazi uma uzihlanza kancane, noma ukuqabuka okusabalala ngaphandle kwendawo ye-diaper kuya esiswini noma emuva kwengane yakho.
Akuwona wonke ukuqabuka kwesisu kufanayo, nokuqonda izinhlobo ezahlukene kungakusiza ukukhetha indlela efanele yokwelapha. Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-contact dermatitis, eyenzeka lapho isikhumba sengane yakho sisabela ekuhlanzeni, ematshe, noma ezintweni ze-diaper.
Nazi izinhlobo eziyinhloko ongazibhekana nazo:
Ukuqabuka kwe-Candidal kuvame ukubonakala emakhoneni esikhumba sengane yakho futhi kungaba namabhulashi amancane obomvu eduze nendawo ephambili yokuqabuka. Lo mnyombo uba khona isikhathi eside kunokuqabuka okuvamile kwesisu futhi udinga ukwelashwa kwe-antifungal ukuze uqedeke ngokuphelele.
Ukuqabuka kwesisu kwenzeka lapho isikhumba esibuthakathaka sengane yakho siqala ukuvuvukala, futhi lokhu kungenzeka ngezizathu eziningi ezahlukene. Imbangela evamile kakhulu ukugqoka i-diaper emanzi noma engcolile isikhathi eside kakhulu, okwenza indawo efanelekile yokuqabuka kwesikhumba.
Ake siqonde izici eziyinhloko ezingabangela ukuqabuka kwesisu:
Ngesinye isikhathi ukuqabuka kwesisu kuvela lapho ingane yakho iqala ukudla ukudla okuqinile noma izame ukudla okusha. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ukushintsha kokudla kungathinta ukubanda nokuqina kwemfucu yayo, okwenza isikhumba sayo sibe sengozini yokuvuvukala.
Akukuvamile, ukuqabuka kwesisu kungase kube ngenxa yezimo ezingavamile njenge-psoriasis noma i-eczema ethonya indawo ye-diaper. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile zenza ukuqabuka okubonakala kuhlukile kunokuqabuka okuvamile kwesisu futhi kungase kubonakale kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wengane yakho.
Ukuqabuka okuningi kwesisu kuphulukana ngokunakekelwa okuhle ekhaya ezinsukwini ezingu-2 kuya kwezingu-3. Kodwa-ke, kunezimo ezithile lapho kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wezempilo wengane yakho ukuze uthole isiqondiso kanye nokwelashwa okubhaliwe.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ubona noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo:
Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali. Uma kukhona okubonakala kuhlukile ngokuqabuka noma ukuziphatha kwengane yakho, kulungile ukubiza umhlinzeki wezempilo wakho ukuze uthole ukuqinisekiswa nesiqondiso.
Kubantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwezinyanga ezingu-2, kuvamise ukunconywa ukuthi uxhumane nodokotela wakho nganoma yiluphi ukuqabuka, njengoba amasosha abo omzimba asathuthuka futhi adinga ukulandelelwa eduze kwezimo zesikhumba.
Nakuba noma iyiphi ingane ingaba nokuqabuka kwesisu, izici ezithile zingenza ingane yakho ibe sengozini yokubhekana nalokhu kuqabuka okuvamile kwesikhumba. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela uma kudingeka.
Nazi izici eziyinhloko ezikhuphula amathuba okuqabuka kwesisu:
Izingane ezinyiselwe ngobisi lwengane zingase zibe nokuqabuka kwesisu lapho omama babo bedla ukudla okuthile noma bathatha imithi, njengoba lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kungathinta ingane ngobisi lwengane. Izingane ezinyiselwe nge-formula zingase zibe sengozini kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlanza i-formula noma lapho zizama amabhizinisi amasha.
Ezinye izici ezingavamile zingase zikhulise ingozi, njengezifo zesimiso somzimba noma izimo ze-genetic ezihlasela umsebenzi wesikhumba. Kodwa-ke, lezi azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zihlanganisa ezinye izimpawu ngaphandle nje kokuqabuka kwesisu.
Ukuqabuka okuningi kwesisu kuphulukana ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwanoma yiziphi izinkinga ezihlala njalo uma kuphathwa kahle. Kodwa-ke, uma kushiywa kungaphathwa noma uma ukuqabuka kunzima, ezinye izinhlanganisela zingase zenzeke okudinga ukungenelela kwezokwelapha.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile kakhulu okufanele uzilindele zihlanganisa:
Ukutheleleka okwesibili kuvame ukubonisa izimpawu njengokuhlupheka okwandayo, ukufudumeka, ukuqabuka, noma ukukhishwa endaweni ethintekile. Ungase futhi ubone imizila ebomvu esuka ekuqabukeni noma ingane yakho ithola ukuqabuka.
Ngokungavamile, ukuqabuka okunzima kwesisu kungase kuhlotshaniswe nezimo ezingaphansi njenge-severe combined immunodeficiency noma ezinye izifo zesimiso somzimba. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile zihlanganisa ukuqabuka okunzima kakhulu, okuhlala njalo, noma okuhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo njengokwehluleka kokukhula noma ukutheleleka okuvamile.
Ukuvimbela ngokuqinisekile yiyona ndlela yakho engcono uma kuziwa ekuqabukeni kwesisu. Ngezinye izindlela ezilula zansuku zonke, unganciphisa kakhulu amathuba engane yakho okuthola lokuqabuka okungakhululeki kwesikhumba.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela ezisebenza kakhulu:
Uma uhlanza ingane yakho, gwema ukusebenzisa insipho ngaphandle uma kudingeka, njengoba ingomisa futhi ivuvukale isikhumba esibuthakathaka. Amanzi afudumele ajwayelekile avame ukwanele ekuhlanzweni okuvamile, futhi ungasebenzisa i-washcloth ethambile noma i-cotton balls ukuze usule ngobumnene.
Cabanga ukusebenzisa ama-diaper obusiku noma ushintshe kube uhlobo olukhulu uma ingane yakho ivame ukuvuka nama-diaper amanzi kakhulu. Abazali abathile bathola ukuthi ukushintsha ama-diaper kusiza uma ingane yabo ibonakala iqaphela izinto ezithile noma ama-adhesives.
Ukuqabuka kwesisu ngokuvamile kuhlonzwa ngokuhlola ngamehlo isikhumba sengane yakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobheka indawo ethintekile futhi abuze ngezimpawu zengane yakho, indlela yakho ye-diaper, nanoma yikuphi ukushintsha kwamuva kokudla noma imikhiqizo.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlola, udokotela wakho uzohlola izici ezibalulekile. Bazobheka indawo kanye nesakhiwo sokuqabuka, bahlole izimpawu zokutheleleka, futhi bahlole ukuthi ukuqabuka kusabalala ngaphandle kwendawo evamile ye-diaper.
Ngokuvamile, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuze kuhlonzwe ukuqabuka kwesisu. Kodwa-ke, uma udokotela wakho ekungabaza ukutheleleka kwe-yeast, bangathatha isampula encane yesikhumba esithintekile ukuze bayihlole ngaphansi kwesikrini noma bayithumele elabhoratri ukuze ihlonzwe.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzofuna futhi ukukhipha ezinye izimo zesikhumba ezingase zithinte indawo ye-diaper. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise i-eczema, i-psoriasis, noma izimo ezingavamile njenge-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, nakuba lezi azivamile kunokuqabuka okuvamile kwesisu.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngendlela yakho ye-diaper, noma yimiphi imikhiqizo emisha oyifakile, izifo zakamuva noma imithi, noma ukushintsha kwemizamo yokudla. Lolu lwazi lusisiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde imbangela evamile kakhulu nendlela engcono yokwelapha.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqabuka okuningi kwesisu kuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okulula, oluthambile ongakwenza ekhaya. Izinjongo eziyinhloko ukugcina indawo ihlanzekile futhi yomile ngenkathi uvikela isikhumba ekuqabukeni okwengeziwe.
Nansi indlela yakho yokwelapha isinyathelo ngesinyathelo:
Ngokuqabuka okuncane, amakhilimu e-zinc oxide athengiswa ngaphandle komthetho asebenza kahle njengokwelapha nokuvikela. Faka ilayi elikhulu ongadingi ukuyisula ngokuphelele ngesikhathi sokuhlanza okulandelayo, vele uhlanze eduze kwayo ngobumnene.
Uma ukuqabuka kubonakala sengathi kuyi-yeast infection, ngamabala obomvu aqhakazile nemipaka ephakeme, udokotela wakho angase abhale ikhilimu ye-antifungal. Ukutheleleka kwamabhaktheriya kungase kudinge ama-ointments e-antibiotic, nakuba lezi azivamile kunokutheleleka kwe-yeast.
Ngokungavamile, ukuqabuka okunzima noma okuhlala njalo kungase kudinge ukwelashwa okunamandla njenge-corticosteroid creams ezibhaliwe, kodwa lezi zisetshenziswa kuphela ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha futhi isikhathi esifushane.
Ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo ekhaya kugxile ekudaleni indawo engcono kakhulu yokwelapha isikhumba esivuvukile sengane yakho. Lokhu kusho ukugcina indawo ihlanzekile, yomile, futhi ivikelekile ngenkathi uthambile kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuhlanza ama-diaper.
Qala ngokumisa indlela yokuhlanza ethambile. Sebenzisa amanzi afudumele ajwayelekile nama-cotton balls athambile noma i-washcloth ehlanzekile ukuze uhlanze indawo ye-diaper ngobumnene. Gwema ukusula noma ukusula, esikhundleni salokho, shaya isikhumba ngobumnene futhi uvumele siwome ngokuphelele ngaphambi kokufaka noma yimiphi imikhiqizo.
Dala isikhathi esivamile esingaphandle kwe-diaper usuku lonke. Beka ingane yakho kuma-pads noma ama-towels angangeni amanzi futhi uyivumele ibe ngaphandle kwe-diaper imizuzu engu-15-20 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku. Lokhu kubonakala emoyeni kusiza ukusheshisa ukwelapha futhi kuvimbele ukwakheka kobunye.
Uma ufaka amakhilimu okuvikela, sebenzisa inani elikhulu ukuze udale ilayi elivikelayo phakathi kwesikhumba sengane yakho nanoma yiluphi ubunye. Awudingi ukususa wonke amakhilimu ngesikhathi sokuhlanza i-diaper ngakunye, vele uhlanze eduze kwayo futhi ufake kabusha uma kudingeka.
Cabanga ukushintshela kwesinye isikhathi ku-diaper brand ehlukile uma ucinga ukuthi iqaphela, noma zama ukusebenzisa ama-diaper okukhipha uma uvame ukusebenzisa ama-cloth ones. Ngesinye isikhathi ukunika isikhumba isiphephelo ezintweni ezithile kungasiza ukusheshisa ukwelapha.
Ukuba ulungile nge-appointment yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola isiqondiso esiwusizo kakhulu sokwelapha ukuqabuka kwesisu kwengane yakho. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ulwazi oluqondile ngokuqabuka nendlela yakho yakamuva yengane yakho.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi lapho uqale ukubona ukuqabuka futhi ukuthi kushintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Qaphela ukuthi kuye kwaba ngcono, kubi, noma kuhlale kufanayo, kanye nokwelashwa oyikhathele ekhaya.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngendlela yakho ye-diaper ngokuningiliziwe. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuthi ushintsha ama-diaper kangaki, imikhiqizo oyisebenzisayo ekuhlanzweni, uhlobo lwe-diaper oluthandayo, nanoma yikuphi amakhilimu okuvikela noma uthuli olufaka njalo.
Letha uhlu lanoma yikuphi ukushintsha kwamuva endleleni yengane yakho. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukudla okusha, ama-formula ahlukene, imikhiqizo emisha yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba, izifo zakamuva, noma imithi noma wena noma ingane yakho eniyithathile muva nje.
Ungasuli wonke amakhilimu okuvikela ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho. Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukubona ukuqabuka kangcono lapho bekubona isikhumba esithintekile ngokucacile, ngakho vele uhlanze eduze kwekhilimu kunokuyisusa ngokuphelele.
Ukuqabuka kwesisu kuyinkinga evamile futhi ngokuvamile encane ethinta cishe yonke ingane ngesinye isikhathi. Nakuba kungabonakala kukhathaza futhi kwenze ingane yakho ingakhululeki, ngokuvamile kuphendula kahle ekunakekelweni okulula ekhaya nasezindleleni zokwelapha ezithambile.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuvimbela ngokushintsha ama-diaper njalo, ukuhlanza ngobumnene, nokuvikela okuhle kusebenza kangcono kunokuzama ukwelapha ukuqabuka okuqalile. Izimo eziningi ziyaphulile phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa uma ugcina indawo ihlanzekile, yomile, futhi ivikelekile.
Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali, kodwa khumbula nokuthi ukuqabuka kwesisu akubonisi amakhono akho okunakekela. Kungcono nje kwengane okuvela ngisho nakubazali abanakekelayo kakhulu.
Ngokunakekela okuqhubekayo nokukhathalela isikhumba sengane yakho, ukuqabuka kwesisu kuzobe yingxenye enye ephikisanayo yebanga lakho lokuzalwa. Izingane eziningi zikhula ekuqabukeni kwesisu njengoba isikhumba sazo sikhula futhi zichitha isikhathi esincane kuma-diaper.
Akululeki ukusebenzisa uthuli lwengane, ikakhulukazi uthuli olusekelwe ku-talc, njengoba lungalimaza uma lufakwa futhi lungase likhulise ukugcinwa kobunye. Uthuli olusekelwe ku-cornstarch luphephile kodwa aludingi. Amakhilimu okuvikela ane-zinc oxide asebenza kangcono kakhulu ekuvimeleni.
Ukuwohloka okuncane ngosuku lokuqala lokwelashwa kungenzeka njengoba ukhuphula ukushintsha kwama-diaper nokuhlanza njalo. Kodwa-ke, uma ukuqabuka kuqhubeka nokuba kubi ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingu-2-3 zokwelashwa olufanele, noma uma ubona izimpawu zokutheleleka, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ahlole.
Yebo, ngezinye izikhathi ukudla okuthile ekudleni komama abanyesayo kungathinta ubukhulu bemfucu yengane futhi kwenze kube nokuqabuka kwesisu. Izinto ezivamile zihlanganisa izithelo ze-citrus, amatamatisi, nokudla okunoshukela, nakuba lokhu kuhluka kakhulu phakathi kwezingane.
Ukuqabuka okuningi kwesisu kuphulukana phakathi nezinsuku ezingu-2-3 zokwelashwa oluqhubekayo nokuhlanzeka okuhle kwe-diaper. Ukuqabuka okunzima noma okubangelwa yi-yeast infections kungathatha izinsuku ezingu-7-10 ukuze kuphulukiswe ngokuphelele. Uma kungekho ukuthuthuka ngemuva kweviki lokwelashwa olufanele, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ama-diaper engubo awabangeli ukuqabuka kwesisu okuningi, kodwa adinga ukushintshwa njalo njengoba engahlali njengama-disposables amasha. Okubalulekile ukushintsha noma yiluphi i-diaper ngokushesha uma limanzi noma lingcolile, kungakhathaliseki uhlobo olusebenzisa.
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