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Ukuqothuka kwezisu kusho ukuthi awukwazi ukubamba izisu zakho njalo, okuholela ekukhishweni okungalindelekile kwezisu noma igesi. Lesi simo siqeda izigidi zabantu, futhi nakuba kungaba yinto ehluphayo noma ekhethayo, kuyinkinga yezokwelapha eqinisekile edinga ukunakekelwa okufanele nokunakekelwa.
Awuwedwa ekubhekaneni nalesi sithi. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nohlobo oluthile lwezinkinga zokulawula izisu ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zokuphila kwabo, futhi kukhona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo okuzokusiza ukuthi ubuyisele ukuzethemba nokuthula kwengqondo.
Ukuqothuka kwezisu ukungakwazi ukulawula izisu, okubangela ukuthi izisu noma igesi ikhishwe ngokungalindelekile. Kungaba kusukela ekuqothukeni okuncane okungapheli lapho ukhishwa igesi kuya ekukhishweni okuphelele kokulawula izisu.
Umzimba wakho ngokuvamile ucindezela uhlelo oluyinkimbinkimbi lemisipha, izinzwa, nezinqubo zokulawula izisu. Uma noma yiliphi izingxenye lalesi simo lingasebenzi kahle, ukuqothuka kungase kwenzeke. Cabanga ngakho njengeqembu elihleliwe kahle lapho wonke umuntu edinga ukwenza umsebenzi wakhe ukuze konke kusebenze ngokuphelele.
Lesi simo siqeda abantu bazo zonke izinsuku, nakuba siqala ukwanda njengoba siqhubeka sikhulile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izincazelo eziningi zingathuthukiswa kakhulu ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuguqulwa kwendlela yokuphila.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko ukungakwazi ukulawula izisu zakho, kodwa lokhu kungenzeka ngezindlela ezahlukene. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukushintsha okuyimfihlo kuqala, ngenkathi abanye behlangabezana nezibonakaliso ezicacile ngokushesha.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu baphuthuma ukucasuka kwesikhumba eduze kwendawo yomphimbo ngenxa yokuxhumana okuvamile namathumbu. Ungase uqaphele ukukhahlela, ukushisa, noma ukubuhlungu okungabonakali ukuthi kuyahamba ngokuhlanzeka okuvamile.
Izimpawu zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi lezi zinguquko zithinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke nokuthula kwakho.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bahlukanisa ukungcola kwamathumbu abe yimikhakha emibili ephambili ngokusekelwe kulokho okwenzekayo emzimbeni wakho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kusiza ekuholeni indlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo.
Ukungaqondi okuphazamisayo kwenzeka lapho uzizwa unesidingo sokuya esikhumulweni kodwa ungakwazi ukufinyelela ibhafu ngesikhathi. Umzimba wakho uyakunika isiluleko, kodwa isifiso siqinile futhi sihesha kangangokuba awukwazi ukusigcina isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze ufinyelele eceleni.
Ukungaqondi okuhleliwe kwenzeka lapho amathumbu ephuma ngaphandle wena ungazizwa isixwayiso noma isifiso. Ungase ungazange uqaphele ukuthi kwenzeka kuze kube yilapho uqaphela ukugqwala noma uzizwa unomswakama. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luhilela amathumbu amancane kodwa lungase lube lukhathazayo ngoba alukwazi ukubikezelwa.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nokuhlanganiswa kokubili izinhlobo. Izimpawu zakho zingase zishintshe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi noma zihluke kuye ngezinto ezinjengokudla kwakho, amazinga engcindezi, noma impilo yakho jikelele.
Ukungcola kwamathumbu kuthuthukiswa lapho okuthile kuphazamisa inqubo evamile yokulawula amathumbu. Umzimba wakho ucindezela imisipha enempilo, izinzwa ezisebenza kahle, kanye nokuhlanganiswa okuhle phakathi kobuchopho bakho kanye nesistimu yokugaya ukudla ukuze ugcine ukulawula.
Ake sihlole izimbangela ezivamile okufanele uzibheke:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa imithi ethile ethonya ukusebenza kwamathumbu, ukushintsha kwengqondo okuthonya ukwazi isidingo sokuya ekhaya, nezingqinamba zesakhiwo ezikhona kusukela ekuzalweni. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuhlanganiswa kwezinto eziningi kuhlanganyela enkingeni kunokuba kube yimbangela eyodwa kuphela.
Ukubona ukuthi yini ebangela isimo sakho esithile kusiza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuncoma uhlelo lokwelapha oluqondiswe kahle futhi oluphumelelayo kuwe.
Kufanele uthintane nomhlinzeki wezempilo uma ubhekene nokulahlekelwa kokulawula kwamathumbu okukukhathazayo noma okuthonya imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ngisho noma izimpawu zibonakala zincane, ukuthola isiqondiso sobungcweti kusenesikhathi kungavimbela isimo ekubeni libi.
Ungalindi ukufuna usizo uma uqaphela izigameko eziphindaphindayo, kufanele ushintshe ilungiselelo lakho ukuze ugweme izimo ezihluphayo, noma uzithole uzigwema imisebenzi yomphakathi ngenxa yezimpawu zakho. Lezi zinguquko ekuphileni kwakho yizibonakaliso zokuthi sekufanele uthole ukwesekwa kwezokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ubhekene nokuqala ngokuzumayo kokungabi nakho kokulawula kwamathumbu kanye nobuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isifo, noma igazi emathunjini akho. Lezi zimpawu ndawonye zingabonisa isimo esibucayi esingaphansi esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuxoxa ngokulawula izisu nodokotela wakho kuyindlela evamile yempilo. Baye basiza abantu abaningi abanezinhlungu ezifanayo futhi bangakunikeza izixazululo obungazicabangi.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuba nokungahluzeki kwezisu, yize ukuba nezimbangela ezingaba khona akusho ukuthi uzohlangana ngokuqinisekile naleli bhubhane. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela lapho kungenzeka.
Nazi izimbangela eziyinhloko okufanele uzazi:
Izici ezithile zokuphila zingadlala indima, kufaka phakathi ukudla okunefayibha encane, ukungabi namasiko okuzivocavoca njalo, nokuba sisindayo kakhulu. Ukubhema kungase futhi kuhlanganyele ngokuthinta impilo yonke yemisipha nezinzwa.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukushintsha ezinye izimbangela ezingaba khona njengobudala noma umlando wezokwelapha wangaphambili, uvame ukushintsha izici zokuphila ukuze unciphise ingozi yakho noma uthuthukise izimpawu ezikhona.
Uma kushiywa ingalashwa, ukungakwazi ukulawula izisu kungabangela izinhlanganisela eziningi ezithinta impilo yakho yomzimba kanye nekhalithi lokuphila. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lalezi zinhlelo zingavikeleka ngokuphathwa kahle nokunakekelwa okuhle.
Izinkinga zempilo zingaphakama ngenxa yokuxhumana okuvamile phakathi yesisu nesikhumba sakho:
Ithonya elingokomzwelo nelenhlalo libonakala liyinselele njengezinkinga zempilo. Abantu abaningi baqala ukugwema izimo zenhlalo, bayeka ukuzivocavoca, noma bathuthukise ukukhathazeka ngokuphuma ekhaya. Abanye abantu baba nodweshu noma ukwehla okukhulu kokuzethemba.
Ubunzima emsebenzini nasebudlelwaneni bungaphakama lapho isimo siphazamisa imisebenzi yansuku zonke noma ukuxhumana okuthandekayo. Ungase uzithole ushintsha imisebenzi, ugweme uhambo, noma uhoxe emisebenzini owayuyithanda.
Lezi zinkinga zibonisa ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani ukufuna ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, ungavimbela izinkinga eziningi zalezi futhi ugcine ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izimbangela zokungabi nami ukukhishwa kwesisu, amasu ambalwa anganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho noma akusize uphathe izimpawu ezikhona. Ikhona ukugcina impilo enhle yokugaya ukudla nokuvikela imisipha elawula ukunyakaza kwesisu.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela eziphumelelayo kakhulu:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, xoxa ngempilo yemisipha yasezindaweni zesisu nodokotela wakho. Bangakufundisa imisebenzi nezinqubo ezingasiza ekuvikeleni le miphunga ebalulekile ngesikhathi sokubeletha.
Kubantu abanezingozi ezikhona, ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze ulawule izimo ezikhona kungavimbela noma kulibale ukufika kwezimpawu zokungabi namandla okulawula isisu.
Ukuhlola i-fecal incontinence kuqala ngengxoxo eqotho nodokotela wakho mayelana nezimpawu zakho. Bayokubuza imibuzo eningiliziwe mayelana nokuthi izingozi zenzeka nini, yini ezibangela, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokwenza ukuhlolwa komzimba, okuhlanganisa ukuhlola amandla nokubambisana kwemisipha yakho yesisu. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kungakhululekile, kodwa kunikeza ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nalokho okubangela izimpawu zakho.
Izivivinyo eziningi zingasiza ekutholeni inkinga eqondile:
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase akucela futhi ukuthi ugcine idayari yesisu isikhathi esingangamaviki ambalwa. Lokhu kuhilela ukulandelela ukuthi nini unezinyo, izingozi, nokuthi yini oyidlayo. Ulwazi lolu lusiza ekutholeni izindlela nezici ezibangela.
Abantu abaningi abadingi yonke le mivivinyo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha lezo ezinezona zinto eziwusizo ezisekelwe ezimpawu zakho ezithile nembali yakho yezokwelapha.
Ukuphathwa kokungabi nabulungiswa besisu kuvame ukuqala ngezindlela ezigcinwe ezihlangabezana nabantu abaningi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzovame ukukuncoma ukuqala ngezinketho ezingekho luvalo ngaphambi kokubheka ukwelashwa okukhulu.
Ukushintsha kokudla kuyisisekelo sokwelashwa kwabantu abaningi. Udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ukwandisa ukudla okunokhuni kancane kancane, ukuthola nokuqeda ukudla okubangela, noma ukulandela isimiso esithile sokudla ukwenza ukuhamba kwesisu kube lula ukubikezela.
Ukuzivocavoca kwemisipha yepelvic floor, okuthiwa futhi yiKegel exercises, kungaqinisa kakhulu imisipha elawula ukuhamba kwesisu. Uchwepheshe wezokwelapha oqeqeshwe ezinkingeni zepelvic floor angakufundisa indlela efanele nokwakha uhlelo lokuzivocavoca oluqondene nawe.
Imithi ingasiza kuye ngesimo sakho esithile:
Ezimweni ezinzima kakhulu, izinqubo zezokwelapha zingadingeka. Lezi zingafaka ukugonywa ukuze kuqiniswe imisipha yomphimbo, ukwelashwa kokukhuthaza izitho, noma ukulungiswa okuhlinzwayo kwemisipha eyonakele. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngalezi zinketho kuphela uma ukwelashwa okuqondile kungazange kunikeze ukuthuthuka okwanele.
Uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo kakhulu luvamise ukwenziwa ngokwezidingo zakho ezithile, izimpawu, nezidingo zesitayela sempilo.
Ukuphatha ukungabi nabulungiswa bokukhishwa kwezisu ekhaya kuhilela amasu asebenzayo okuvimbela izingozi nezindlela zokuhlala ukhululekile futhi uqiniseke. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswe nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Qala ngokumiswa kohlelo olujwayelekile lokuya esigodini. Zama ukuya esigodini ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokudla lapho uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lusebenza kakhulu. Lokhu kungasiza ekuqeqeshweni komzimba wakho nokunciphiseni izingozi ezingalindelekile.
Izinyathelo zokuvikela zingakunika ukuzethemba uma ungekhaya:
Qaphela ukudla kwakho futhi ubone ukudla okwenza izimpawu zakho zibe zimbi. Izici ezivamile zihlanganisa ukudla okunoshukela, i-caffeine, utshwala, nezinhlungu ezingokwenziwa. Ukugcina idayari yokudla kungakusiza ukubona amaphenathi.
Nakekela kahle isikhumba sakho ngokuhlanza ngobumnene ngesepu elithambile namanzi ngemva kwezigameko, usebenzisa ama-cream okuvikela ukuvimbela ukucasuka, nokuqopha izingubo zangaphansi zekhotini eziphefumula. Uma uthola izinkinga zesikhumba eziqhubekayo, xhumana nodokotela wakho.
Ungavumeli ukuhlazeka kukuvimbele ekubeni usebenzise umzimba wakho futhi ube nobudlelwano nabanye. Ngokulungiselela kahle nokuphatha kahle, abantu abaningi bangqhubeka bejabulela imisebenzi yabo evamile.
Ukulungiselela kahle i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ulwazi oluwusizo kakhulu nezincomo zokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho udinga imininingwane ecacile mayelana nezimpawu zakho ukuze anikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi ukuthi izimpawu zakho zaqala nini, ukuthi izinhlekelele zenzeka kangakanani, nezimo ezibukeka zizibangela. Qaphela ukuthi unezinkinga eziningi nge-stool eqinile, i-stool ephusheke, noma igesi, njengoba lolu lwazi luqondisa izinqumo zokwelapha.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa ozithathayo, kufaka phakathi izidakamizwa ezingaphezu kokubaluleka kanye nezinye izinto. Ezinye izidakamizwa zingathinta ukulawula kwamabele, futhi udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi ngakho konke okusebenzisayo.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngalokhu:
Bhala phansi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho, yiziphi izinketho zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, nokuthi yini ongayilindela ngokuthuthuka. Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma kukhona okungacaci.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngani wokusekela, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ukhathazekile ngokuxoxa ngalezi zimpawu.
Ukwehluleka kokulawula izisu yisimo esivamile sezempilo esithinta izigidi zabantu, futhi siyaphatheka. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kuyihlazo noma kukucindezele, ukufuna usizo kunikeziwezempilo yisinyathelo sokuqala sokubuyisela ukulawula nokuzethemba.
Abantu abaningi babona intuthuko enkulu ngokwelashwa okufanele, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuhilela ukushintsha kokudla, ukuzivocavoca, imithi, noma ukuhlanganiswa kwezindlela. Ikhona ukusebenzisana neqembu lakho lezeMpilo ukuthola isisombululo esifanele isimo sakho.
Khumbula ukuthi lesi simo asikuchazi, futhi awudingi ukuphatha wedwa. Ngokusekelwa okufanele nelenani lokwelashwa, ungaqhubeka uphila impilo esebenzayo, ezele ukwaneliseka ngenkathi uphatha kahle izimpawu zakho.
Ungavumeli ihlazo likuvimbele ekutholeni usizo olufanele. Uninikeziwezempilo unempi yokusiza abantu abanezinkinga ezinjalo futhi ufuna ukukusekela ukuze uzizwe kangcono.
Nakuba ukwehluleka kokulawula izisu kuya kuba khona njengoba siqhubeka sikhulile ngenxa yizinguquko zemvelo emandleni emisipha nasemsebenzini wezinzwa, akuyona ingxenye engaphepheki yokuguga. Izindlela eziningi ezisebenzayo zingasiza ekuqondiseni ukulawula izisu kungakhathaliseki iminyaka yakho. Uma ubhekene nezimpawu, kufanele ukuxoxe nazo nodokotela wakho kunokucinga ukuthi ziyingxenye nje yokuguga.
Abantu abaningi bafinyelela ekulawuleni okuphelele noma okuqhele ngokwelashwa olufanele, ikakhulukazi lapho imbangela ephambili ingaxazululwa. Noma kunjalo, izinga lokuthuthuka liyahlukahluka kuye ngezinto ezinjengombangela wokulahlekelwa ukulawula izisu, isikhathi sokuhlupheka izimpawu, nempilo yakho jikelele. Ngisho noma ukwelashwa okuphelele kungekho, abantu abaningi bangafinyelela ekuthuthukiseni okukhulu kwezimpawu zabo nekhwalithi yempilo.
Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukucatshangelwa kuphela ngemva kokuthi ukwelashwa okuqondile njengokushintsha ukudla, ukuzivocavoca, kanye nezinhlungu kungazange kunikeze ukuthuthuka okwanele. Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo ngezindlela ezingahlinzwa. Uma ukuhlinzwa kunconywa, ngokuvamile kungoba kunokulimala komsipha okuthile okungalungiswa noma ngoba ezinye izindlela zokwelapha azikaze zibe nemiphumela emihle ngemva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuzama.
Yebo, ukudla okuthile kungaqalisa noma kube sibi kakhulu izimpawu kubantu abaningi. Izimbangi ezivamile zihlanganisa ukudla okunoshushu, i-caffeine, utshwala, izimuncu ezingezenhlalo, nemikhiqizo yobisi uma ungenawo ukukhuthazelela i-lactose. Ukudla okubangela ukubila noma izisu eziqonde kakhulu kungenza ukungabi nesihlanu kube lula. Ukugcina idayari yokudla kungakusiza ukuthi ubone izinto ezibangela wena ukuze ukwazi ukuzigwema noma ukuzinciphise.
Isikhathi sokuthuthuka sihluka kuye ngohlobo lokwelashwa nesizathu esiyimbangela yokungabi nesihlanu kwakho. Abanye abantu baphawula izinguquko phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwenza izinguquko zokudla noma imithi, kuyilapho ukuzivocavoca komsipha we-pelvic kungathatha amasonto angu-6-8 okuzivocavoca okuqhubekayo ukuze kubonise imiphumela. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo angakunika umbono omuhle wokuthi yini okulindelekile ngokuya ngecebo lakho lokwelapha.
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