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Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kwenzeka uma umzimba wakho ushisa kakhulu futhi ungakwazi ukuzipholisa kahle. Yindlela yomzimba wakho yokukutshela ukuthi uyalwela ukuphatha izimo zokushisa ezikhulayo futhi udinga usizo ngokushesha.
Cabanga ngayo njengesistimu yokuphola yomzimba wakho esiphelile. Uma ukhombiswe izimo zokushisa eziphezulu noma uhileleka emisebenzini yomzimba eqinile, umzimba wakho ngokuvamile uzipholisa ngokukhishwa kwesikhumba nokukhuluphala kwegazi esihlwini sakho. Kodwa-ke, uma lezi zindlela zokuphola zemvelo zingakwazi ukulandelela, izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakho liyakhuphuka, liholele ekuchotshelweni yisimo sokushisa.
Lesi simo sihlala phakathi kwezinhlungu zokushisa nokushisa okukhulu ekuhlukaniseni izifo ezihlobene nokushisa. Nakuba kubaluleke kakhulu kunokushisa okulula, kuphekwa ngokuphelele uma kubanjwe ngokushesha. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqaphela izimpawu nokuthatha isinyathelo ngokushesha kungavimbela ukuba kuqhubekele ekushiseni okukhulu okubuhlungu.
Umkhathi wakho uthumela izixwayiso ezicacile uma ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuqhubeka. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zivela kancane kancane njengoba umzimba wakho ulwela ukugcina izinga lokushisa eliqondile.
Izimpawu ezivamile ongazibona zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu nabo baqaphela ukuthi isikhumba sabo siyaphela noma siphenduka bomvu, futhi bangase bazizwe bephelelwe amandla noma ngempela baphelelwe amandla. Izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakho lingase likhuphuke kodwa ngokuvamile lihlala ngaphansi kuka-104°F (40°C). Uma uhlangabezana nezinye zalezi zimpawu, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuba usezimeni ezishisayo, umzimba wakho ucela ukupholisa nokupumula ngokushesha.
Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuvela uma umzimba wakho ulahlekelwa amanzi na-salt amaningi ngokukhishwa kwesikhumba okukhulu. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka uma ukhombiswe izimo zokushisa eziphezulu isikhathi eside noma uma usebenza ngokomzimba ezimweni ezishisayo.
Izimo eziningi ngokuvamile zibangela ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa:
Isistimu yokuphola yomzimba wakho ingase iphelelwe amandla uma usuvele uphelelwe amanzi ngenxa yesifo, imithi, noma nje ukungaphuzi amanzi anele usuku lonke. Ukumunca okukhulu kwenza kube nzima nakakhulu emzimbeni wakho ukupholisa ngoba ukukhishwa kwesikhumba akukhishwa kahle esihlwini sakho.
Kufanele ufuna usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma izimpawu zakho ziyanda naphezu kwezindlela zokuphola noma uma uthuthukisa izimpawu zokushisa okukhulu. Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kungaqhubekela ngokushesha esimweni esiyingozi ebomini, ngakho kungcono ukukhetha ukuma okuphephile.
Shaya u-911 noma uye ekamelweni lemiphumela ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ngaphakathi nehora lezinqubo zokuphola, noma uma ukhathazekile ngesimo sakho. Abantu abanezinye izimo zezempilo noma labo abathinteka imithi ethile bangase badinge ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngisho nangezimpawu ezilula.
Noma ubani angathuthukisa ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa, kodwa izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe sengozini yokushisa kakhulu. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho siqu kusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele ngesikhathi sezimo zokushisa.
Ubudala buqala indima ebalulekile engozini yesifo esihambisana nokushisa:
Imithi ethile ingase ikhulise ingozi yakho ngokuthonya indlela umzimba wakho ulawula ngayo izinga lokushisa noma ukulinganisela kwamanzi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi ethile yegazi, i-diuretics, i-antihistamines, nezinye imithi yezengqondo. Uma uthatha noma iyiphi imithi yokwelapha, buza udokotela wakho noma umthengisi wemithi mayelana nezingozi ezihlobene nokushisa.
Abantu abangajwayelene nezimo zokushisa, njengabahambi abavela ezindaweni ezibandayo, nabo baphezu kwengozi ngoba imizimba yabo ayizange iziqondanise ukulawula ngokuphumelelayo ukucindezeleka kokushisa.
Nakuba ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuphekwa, ukungazinaki izixwayiso kungase kube nezinhlelo ezinkulu. Ukukhathazeka okukhulu kukukhula kokushisa okukhulu, okungaba yingozi ebomini.
Uma kushiywa kungaphathwa, ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kungathuthukela ku:
Abanye abantu ababa nokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa okukhulu bangase bathuthukise ukuqaphela okukhulu sezimo zokushisa esikhathini esizayo. Lokhu kusho ukuthi bangase babe sengozini yokuthuthukisa isifo esihambisana nokushisa futhi, ngisho nangokukhombiswa kokushisa okuncane kunangaphambili.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa okusheshayo cishe kuvimbela lezi zinhlelo. Ukuthatha ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ngokungathi sína nokuphola ngokushesha kungayeka ukuqhubeka kwezimo ezingozi kakhulu.
Ukuvimbela yilona thuluzi lakho elihle kakhulu lokuvikela ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa. Izindlela ezilula zingasiza umzimba wakho uhlale ubandayo futhi ugcine ukulinganisela kwamanzi okufanele ngesikhathi sezimo zokushisa.
Nawa amaqhinga okuvimbela asebenza kakhulu:
Uma usebenza noma uzivocavoca ngaphandle, thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe. Qala imisebenzi kancane kancane futhi wandise amandla kancane kancane. Qaphela izixwayiso zokuqala kuwe nakwabanye. Ukuba nesistimu yabangane kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi othile uqaphela uma uthuthukisa izimpawu.
Kubantu abasezingozini eziphezulu, njengabadala noma labo abanezinye izimo zezempilo, kubalulekile kakhulu ukuhlala ezindaweni ezipholile ngesikhathi sezimo zokushisa futhi uhlole nodokotela mayelana nokulungiswa kwemithi uma kudingeka.
Abanikezeli bezempilo bahlonzwa ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho, ukuvezwa kokushisa kwamuva, nokuhlolwa komzimba. Ayikho izivivinyo ezizodwa zokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa, kodwa odokotela bangahlola ngokushesha isimo sakho futhi bakhiphe ezinye izinkinga.
Phakathi kokuhlola, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola izinga lokushisa lomzimba wakho, igazi, ne-pulse. Bayokubuza ngemisebenzi yakho yakamuva, ukungenisa amanzi, nokuthi izimpawu zaqala nini. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi baqonde ukuthi ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kwakho kunzima kangakanani nokuthi yiluphi ukwelashwa okudingayo.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze ahlole ukuphelelwa amanzi, ukungalingani kwe-electrolyte, noma izinhlanganisela ezithinta izinkulungwane zakho noma ezinye izitho. Lezi zivivinyo zisiza ukukhomba ukwelashwa futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi uyaphila kahle.
Ukuhlolwa kwamathumbu kungase futhi kubonise ukuthi uphelelwe amanzi kangakanani. Umathumbu amnyama, agxile ngokuvamile abonisa ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi okukhulu, kuyilapho umathumbu acacile abonisa isimo sokuphuza amanzi esingcono.
Ukwelashwa kokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kugxile ekupholiseni umzimba wakho nokubuyisela amanzi alahlekile. Uma uqala ukwelashwa ngokushesha, uzophulukana ngokushesha.
Izindlela zokuphola ngokushesha zihlanganisa:
Ukuze ubuyisele amanzi, phuza amanzi abandayo noma iziphuzo zezemidlalo ezina-electrolytes. Gwema iziphuzo ezinecaffeine noma utshwala, njengoba lezi zingase zenza kube kubi ukuphelelwa amanzi. Uma ugabha futhi ungakwazi ukugcina amanzi, ungase udinga amanzi e-intravenous esikhungweni sezokwelapha.
Abantu abaningi abachotshelwa yisimo sokushisa baqala ukuzizwa bephilile ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engu-30 kuya kwengu-60 beqala ukwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, kungathatha amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 ukuphulukana ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma uphelelwe amanzi kakhulu.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya kokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuhlanganisa ukuqhubeka nokuphola nokubuyisela amanzi kancane kancane. Ukupumula kubalulekile, ngakho gwema noma yimiphi imisebenzi eqinile okungenani amahora angu-24 ngemuva kokuba izimpawu zakho ziphulukile.
Qhubeka uphuza izinto ezibandayo njalo, ngisho nalapho usuvele uzizwa kahle. Amanzi aphilile, kodwa iziphuzo ezina-electrolytes zingasiza ukubuyisela lokho olahlekile ngokukhishwa kwesikhumba. Phuza kancane kunokuphuza inani elikhulu ngesikhathi esisodwa, okungase kubangele ukuphefumula.
Qapha izimpawu zakho eduze. Uma uqala ukuzizwa kubi, uthuthukise ubushushu obukhulu, noma udideke, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungaba izimpawu zokuthi ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuqhubekela ekushiseni okukhulu.
Hlalani ezindaweni ezibandayo futhi gwema ukuphinda niye ngaphandle ezimweni ezishisayo kuze kube yilapho niphulukile ngokuphelele. Ukuphulukana kwakho kudinga isikhathi sokubuyisela ukulawula kwalo izinga lokushisa eliqondile nokulinganisela kwamanzi.
Uma udinga ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo ngokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa, ukulungiselela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu. Bhala phansi izimpawu zakho, ukuthi zaqala nini, nokuthi wawenzani lapho zaqala.
Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo, kuhlanganise nemithi yokwelapha ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela kanye nezinye izinto. Imithi ethile ingase ikhulise ingozi yokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa, futhi udokotela wakho udinga lolu lwazi ukuze anikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Qaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko zakamuva empilweni yakho, izinga lomsebenzi, noma imithi. Khumbula futhi uma uke waba nesifo esihambisana nokushisa ngaphambili, njengoba lokhu kungase kuthinte uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ongasiza ukunikeza ulwazi uma usazizwa ungaphilile noma udideke. Bangakusiza futhi ukuba ukhumbule imiyalo ebalulekile evela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuyisimo esinzima kodwa esingavikeleka ngokuphelele futhi esiphekwayo. Ukuphulukana kwakho kunikeza izixwayiso ezicacile lapho kulwela ukubhekana nokushisa, futhi ukuphendula ngokushesha kungavimbela izinhlanganisela ezinkulu.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuvimbela kusebenza kangcono kunokwelashwa. Ukuhlala ugcwele amanzi, ukuthatha amaholide ekushiseni, nokulalela umzimba wakho kungakugcina uphephile ngesikhathi sezimo zokushisa.
Uma uthuthukisa izimpawu, ungazidediseli. Ukuphola nokuphumula ngokushesha ngokuvamile kuqeda ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, uma izimpawu ziyanda noma zingathuthuki ngokwelashwa, ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ukuqonda izici zakho siqu ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini nokuthatha izinyathelo ezifanele kusiza ukuthi ujabulele isimo sezulu esishisayo ngokuphephile ngenkathi uvikela impilo yakho.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bephilile ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engu-30 kuya kwengu-60 beqala ukwelashwa okuphola. Kodwa-ke, ukuphulukana ngokuphelele ngokuvamile kuthatha amahora angu-24 kuya kwangu-48. Ngalesi sikhathi, kufanele uphumule, uhlale ubandayo, futhi uqhubeke uphuza izinto ezibandayo. Ukuphulukana kwakho kudinga isikhathi sokubuyisela ukulawula kwalo izinga lokushisa eliqondile nokubuyisela amanzi na-electrolytes alahlekile.
Yebo, ungathuthukisa ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ngaphakathi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezingavuleki kahle ngaphandle kokuphola komoya. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka emakhaya ashisa, ezinqweni, noma ezindaweni zokusebenza ezingenakho ukuphola okufanele. Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ngaphakathi kunengozi kakhulu ngoba abantu bangase bangazi ingozi lapho bengenayo ilanga.
Ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuhlanganisa ukukhishwa kwesikhumba okukhulu, ubuthakathaka, nokuphefumula ngezinga lokushisa lomzimba ngokuvamile ngaphansi kuka-104°F. Ukushisa okukhulu kunzima kakhulu, ngezinga lokushisa lomzimba eliphezulu kuka-104°F, isimo sengqondo esiguqukayo, futhi ngokuvamile isikhumba esomile ngaphandle kokukhishwa kwesikhumba. Ukushisa okukhulu kuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha, kuyilapho ukuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa kuvame ukuphathwa ngezindlela zokuphola nokupumula.
Kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okunzima okungenani amahora angu-24 ngemuva kokuba izimpawu zokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa ziphulukile. Uma ubuyela emisebenzini, qala kancane kancane futhi wandise amandla kancane kancane izinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukuphulukana kwakho kungase kube nokuqaphela okukhulu kokushisa isikhathi esithile, ngakho thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe ngokuphelelwa amanzi namaholide okuphola ngesikhathi semisebenzi yomzimba.
Yebo, izinhlobo eziningi zemithi zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho yokuchotshelwa yisimo sokushisa. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-diuretics, imithi ethile yegazi, i-antihistamines, nezinye imithi yezengqondo. Uma uthatha imithi yokwelapha, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezingozi ezihlobene nokushisa nokuthi udinga yini ukuthatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe ngesikhathi sezimo zokushisa.
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