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Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo yilowo mzwelo ovuthayo owaziwayo ozizwa esifubeni sakho, ngokuvamile ngemuva kokudla. Kwenzeka lapho ama-asidi esisu ebuyela emgodini wakho wokudla, umgudu othatha ukudla emlonyeni wakho uye esiswini sakho.
Lo mzwelo ongahambi kahle uthinta izigidi zabantu futhi ungaba ukucasuka okuncane kuya ebuhlungwini obukhulu obuphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kuphatheka kakhulu, nokuqonda ukuthi yini ekuqalisa kungakusiza ukukuphatha kahle.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kwenzeka lapho ama-asidi esisu ephuma phezulu emgodini wakho wokudla. Umgodini wakho wokudla awuklanywe ukuphatha ama-asidi ngendlela isisu sakho esiyenza ngayo, ngakho-ke kudala lowo mzwelo ovuthayo ozizwa.
Cabanga ngesisu sakho njengoba sinomnyango oyedwa othiwa yi-lower esophageal sphincter. Uma lo mbobo onamahluleli ungavalwa kahle noma uvuleke lapho kungafanele, ama-asidi angaphonsa phezulu. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi yi-acid reflux, futhi lowo mzwelo ovuthayo owudalayo yilokho esikubiza ngokuthi ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Naphezu kwegama lalo, ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo akunandaba nenhliziyo yakho. Lowo mzwelo ovuthayo nje uba khona endaweni yesifuba, okungase kube nomuzwa ofana nokungakhululeki okukhulu.
Isilwane esicacile sokuqabuka kwenhliziyo yilowo mzwelo ovuthayo esifubeni sakho oqala ngemuva kwesifuba sakho. Lo mzwelo uba mubi kakhulu lapho ulele phansi, ukhwehleka, noma udle ukudla okuthile.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile ezingase zikukhumbuze. Lezi zingafaka ubuhlungu besifuba obuhlukile kunokushisa okuvamile, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, noma ngisho nezinkinga zamahluleli kusuka e-asidi ethinta amazinyo akho.
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kungabangela izimpawu ezinkulu njengobuningi besifuba obufanisa ukuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo okubangela izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma ubunzima bokuginya obuya bube mubi. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kuthuthukiswa lapho umsipha ophezulu womgodini wakho wokudla ungasebenzi kahle. Lo msipha, othiwa yi-lower esophageal sphincter, ngokuvamile usebenza njengesivali esiqinile phakathi komgodini wakho wokudla nesisu.
Izinto eziningi zingabangela lo msipha ukuthi ukhululeke lapho kufanele uhlale uvaliwe noma umvimbele ukuthi ungavalwa ngokuphelele. Ake sibheke ukuthi yini evamile ebangela ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo:
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha zingenza ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kube lula. Lezi zifaka i-hiatal hernia, lapho ingxenye yesisu sakho icindezela phezulu nge-diaphragm yakho, ne-gastroparesis, isimo esiyeka ukukhishwa kwesisu.
Ukukhulelwa ngokuvamile kubangela ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zakamuva lapho ingane ekhula icindezela isisu sakho. Eminye imithi, kufaka phakathi eminye imithi yegazi, imithi yobuningi, ne-sedatives, ingabuye ikhulule i-esophageal sphincter.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo okungavamile kungaqondwa ekhaya ngokushintsha indlela yokuphila nemithi engaphezulu kwekhauntara. Noma kunjalo, kufanele ubheke udokotela uma ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kwakho kuqala noma kube kubi.
Funani usizo lokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngaphezulu kabili ngesonto, uma imithi engaphezulu kwekhauntara ingakuniki impumuzo, noma uma izimpawu zakho zihlupha imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Lezi zingaba izibonakaliso ze-gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), isimo esibucayi kakhulu.
Thola usizo lokwelapha ngokushesha uma unebuhlungu besifuba ehambisana nokuqina kokuphefumula, ukushisa, noma ubuhlungu obuya esandleni sakho noma emaxebeni. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo kunokuba ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela ngokushesha uma unebunzima bokuginya, ukugabha okuqhubekayo, ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, noma uma ugaha igazi noma into ebukeka njengekhafe. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise izinkinga ezidinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Abanye abantu banesibopho esikhulu sokuhlangabezana nokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngenxa yezinto ezahlukahlukene abangazilawula nabangazilawuli. Ukuqonda izingozi zakho kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela.
Nazi izinto eziyinhloko ezandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo:
Ezinye izingozi zikwesikhashana futhi ziphatheka, kanti ezinye, njengobudala noma ukunakekelwa kwemfuyo, azikwazi ukulawulwa. Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi ngisho noma unezingozi eziningi, ukushintsha indlela yokuphila kunganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu zakho.
Ukuqina akubangeli ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngokuqondile, kodwa kungenza izimpawu zibe zimbi ngokuthinta indlela isisu sakho esisebenza ngayo. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokuphumula, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelashwa kungaba yingxenye ebalulekile yokuvikela ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo okungavamile akunabungozi olukhulu, kodwa ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo okuqhubekayo, okungaphathwe kungabangela izinkinga ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lezi zinkinga zithuthuka kancane kancane futhi zivame kakhulu uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezivamile, ezinkulu.
Izinkinga ezivamile zifaka:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, i-GERD engaphathwe isikhathi eside ingandisa ingozi yomdlavuza we-esophagus, ikakhulukazi kubantu abane-Barrett's esophagus. Noma kunjalo, lokhu kuqhubeka akukho kwavamile futhi ngokuvamile kuthatha iminyaka eminingi ukuthuthuka.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinkinga zivimbeka kakhulu ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuphathwa. Ukulandelela njalo nodokotela wakho kungakusiza ukulandelela isimo sakho nokuvimbela izinkinga ezinkulu ekuthuthukiseni.
Unganciphisa kakhulu izigameko zakho zokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngokwenza izinguquko eziqondisiwe emikhweni yakho yokudla nendlela yokuphila. Ukuvimbela ngokuvamile kusebenza kangcono kunokwelapha izimpawu ngemuva kokuba ziqale.
Izindlela zokuvimbela eziphumelelayo kakhulu zigxile ekunciphiseni ingcindezi esiswini sakho nokugwema izinto ezikwenza ube nomuzwa wokuthi uqabuka kwenhliziyo:
Gcina idayari yokudla ukuze ubone izibonakaliso phakathi kwalokho okudlayo nokuthi nini uhlangabezana nezimpawu. Ukudla okuqalisa izimpawu kuvame ukufaka ukudla okunoshukela, ukudla okune-tomato, izithelo ze-citrus, i-chocolate, i-mint, nokudla okunemafutha noma okubhakiwe, kodwa izinto ezikwenza ube nomuzwa wokuthi uqabuka kwenhliziyo zihlukahluka kumuntu ngamunye.
Isikhathi sokudla nemisebenzi yakho singenza umehluko omkhulu. Zama ukuphela kokudla okungenani amahora amathathu ngaphambi kokulala, futhi ugweme ukuzivocavoca okukhulu ngokushesha ngemuva kokudla.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo okuningi kungahlolwa ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nasesizukulwini sakho sezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzokubuza ngesikhathi lapho uhlangabezana khona nezimpawu, ukuthi yini eziqalisa, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Ngokuqabuka kwenhliziyo okungavamile, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuzama ukushintsha indlela yokuphila nemithi engaphezulu kwekhauntara kuqala. Uma lokhu kungakusizi noma uma unezimpawu ezivamile, ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kungase kunconywe.
Izivivinyo zokuxilonga zokuqabuka kwenhliziyo okuqhubekayo zingafaka:
Lezi zivivinyo zisiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde ukuthi une-GERD yini, ukuphikisa ezinye izimo, nokuhlola noma yiziphi izinkinga. Abantu abaningi abane-heartburn ngeke badinge lezi zihloko ezikhethekile ngaphandle uma izimpawu zabo zinkulu noma aziphenduli ekwelapheni okuqala.
Ukuphathwa kokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile kuqala ngendlela ebuthakathaka kakhulu futhi kuqhubekele kwezinye izindlela ezinamandla uma kudingeka. Umgomo ukunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwama-asidi, ukulinganisa ama-asidi akhona, noma ukusiza isisu sakho ukuba siphume ngokushesha.
Izinketho ezingaphezulu kwekhauntara zifaka ama-antacids ukuze uthole impumuzo ngokushesha, ama-H2 blockers afana ne-famotidine ukuze uvikele isikhathi eside, nama-proton pump inhibitors afana ne-omeprazole ukuze unciphise ama-asidi amaningi. Le mithi isebenza ngezindlela ezahlukene futhi ingasetshenziswa yodwa noma ndawonye.
Ngokuqabuka kwenhliziyo okukhulu noma okuvamile, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi enamandla yale mithi noma ancome ukwelashwa okwengeziwe:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile lapho imithi ingasebenzi khona, izinketho zokwelapha zingase zicatshangelwe. Lezi zifaka i-fundoplication, lapho ingxenye ephezulu yesisu sakho ibokelwe emgodini wokudla, noma izinqubo ezintsha njenge-magnetic sphincter augmentation.
Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo enkulu ngokuhlanganiswa kokushintsha indlela yokuphila nemithi efanele. Udokotela wakho angakusiza uthole ibhalansi efanele yokwelashwa ngesimo sakho esithile.
Ukuphathwa kokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ekhaya kugxile ekukhululeni ngokushesha nokuvimbela isikhathi eside. Ukuba nenqubo yazo zombili kungakusiza uzizwe ukhulu futhi ukhululeke.
Ukuze uthole impumuzo ngokushesha lapho ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kuqala, zama ukuhlala uqondile noma uhambe, lokhu kungasiza ubukhulu ukugcina ama-asidi esiswini sakho. Ukukhinya i-gum kungandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-saliva, okusiza ukulinganisa ama-asidi ngokwemvelo.
Nazi izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya nezinqubo zokuphatha ezisebenzayo:
Dala indawo enhle yokuqabuka kwenhliziyo ekhaya ngokugcina ukudla okuqalisa izimpawu kungafinyeleleki kalula nokugcina ezinye izinto ezingekho engozini. Lungiselela izingxenye ezincane futhi udle kancane ukuze unike isisu sakho isikhathi sokuqeda ukudla kahle.
Landelela izimpawu zakho nezinto ezikwenza ube nomuzwa wokuthi uqabuka kwenhliziyo encwadini noma kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-smartphone. Lolu lwazi lungakusiza ubone izibonakaliso futhi luzoba yilutho oluwusizo uma udinga ukuxoxa ngesimo sakho nodokotela.
Ukulungiselela ukuya kwakho kudockotela kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ulwazi oluwusizo kakhulu nezincomo zokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda izimpawu zakho, izibonakaliso zazo, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani impilo yakho.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi ukuthi nini ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kwakho kuqala, ukuthi yini ekuqalisa, nokuthi yini ekunika impumuzo. Qaphela ukuthi izimpawu ziqala kangaki nokuthi zingakanani ngesilinganiso esingu-1 kuya ku-10.
Letha lolu lwazi oluqakathekile ekuhambeni kwakho:
Lungela ukuxoxa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha, kufaka phakathi noma yiziphi ezinye izimo zezokwelapha onazo. Ezinye izimo njengesihlalo sikashukela, izifo ze-connective tissue, noma ukuhlinzwa kwesisu esidlule kungathinta isisu sakho.
Ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nanoma yini ongayiqondi. Udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza ulawule izimpawu zakho ngempumelelo, futhi ukuxhumana okuqondile kubalulekile ekutholeni indlela efanele yokwelapha.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo yisimo esivamile, esilawuleka esiphendula kahle ekuhlanganiseni okufanele kokushintsha indlela yokuphila nokwelashwa. Nakuba kungase kube yinto engahambi kahle futhi ephazamisayo, unezinketho eziningi ezisebenzayo zokulawula izimpawu zakho.
Isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ukuqaphela izinto ezikwenza ube nomuzwa wokuthi uqabuka kwenhliziyo nezibonakaliso zakho. Uma usuqonde ukuthi yini ebangela ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kwakho, ungenza izinguquko ezithile ezivame ukunika impumuzo enkulu ngaphandle kokudinga imithi enamandla.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo okungavamile kuyinto evamile, kodwa izimpawu ezivamile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuthuthukise ikhwalithi yempilo yakho kakhulu.
Ngokubekezela nendlela efanele, abantu abaningi bangaphatha ngempumelelo ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo futhi bajabulele imisebenzi yabo nezinketho zokudla ngokulinganisela. Ungavumeli ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kulawule impilo yakho lapho izixazululo ezisebenzayo zitholakala.
Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo nokuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo kungase kuzwakale kufana ngoba kokubili kubangela ukungakhululeki esifubeni, kodwa ziyizimo ezihlukile kakhulu. Ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile kubangela umuzwa ovuthayo oya mubi lapho ulele phansi noma ngemuva kokudla, kuyilapho ubuhlungu bokuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile kubizwa ngokuthi ukucindezela noma ukucindezela.
Izimpawu zokuhlaselwa kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile zifaka ukuqina kokuphefumula, ukushisa, isicanucanu, nobuhlungu obungase buye esandleni sakho, entanyeni, noma emaxebeni. Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ubuhlungu besifuba bakho yikuphi, ikakhulukazi uma unezingozi zesifo senhliziyo, funani usizo lokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukuthatha ama-antacids ngezikhathi ezithile kuphephile ngokuvamile kubantu abaningi, kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke kungase kubonise ukuthi udinga indlela ehlukile yokwelapha. Amanye ama-antacids angaphazamisa eminye imithi noma abangele izimpawu ezihlangothini njengokuhlanza noma ukuvimbela ngokusetshenziswa okuvamile.
Uma uzithola uthinta ama-antacids nsuku zonke, xoxa nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izinketho zokwelapha. Imithi yokwelapha noma ukushintsha indlela yokuphila kungase kunike impumuzo engcono yesikhathi eside ngaphandle kokudinga ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kwe-antacid.
Ubosi bungase bunike impumuzo yesikhashana ngokumboza i-esophagus yakho nokulinganisa ama-asidi esisu, kodwa lo mthelela ngokuvamile uba mfushane. Iprotheni namafutha obisini empeleni angakhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwama-asidi amaningi, okungase kwenze ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo kube mubi kamuva.
Nakuba inani elincane lobisi oluphansi lwemafutha lungasiza ngaleso sikhathi, alulona isisombululo esiqinisekile sesikhathi eside. Amanzi, i-herbal tea, noma ama-antacids angaphezulu kwekhauntara ngokuvamile asebenza kangcono ekutholeni impumuzo yokuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Ukuqina akubangeli ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo ngokuqondile, kodwa kungenza izimpawu zibe zimbi ngezindlela eziningi. Ukuqina kungase kukhuthaze ukukhiqizwa kwama-asidi esisu, kuyeke ukugaya, futhi kukwenze ube nomuzwa wokuthi ubuhlungu, kufaka phakathi umuzwa ovuthayo wokuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Ukuqina kungase futhi kuholele emikhweni eqalisa ukuqabuka kwenhliziyo, njengokudla ngokushesha, ukukhetha ukudla okungaphili kahle, ukubhema, noma ukuphuza utshwala oluningi. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngezindlela zokuphumula, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelashwa kungaba yingxenye ebalulekile yokuphathwa kokuqabuka kwenhliziyo.
Yebo, ukwehlisa isisindo esiningi kungathuthukisa kakhulu izimpawu zokuqabuka kwenhliziyo kwabantu abaningi. Isisindo esengeziwe, ikakhulukazi ezingqongqozeni zakho, sifaka ingcindezi esiswini sakho futhi singaponsa ama-asidi phezulu emgodini wakho wokudla.
Ngisho nokwehlisa isisindo esincane esingu-10-15 ama-pounds kungenza umehluko obonakalayo ekuqaleni nasekubeni kubi kokuqabuka kwenhliziyo. Hlanganisa ukwehlisa isisindo nezinye izinguquko zendlela yokuphila njengokudla ukudla okuncane nokugwema ukudla okuqalisa izimpawu ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle kakhulu.
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