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Ukuqhuma Kwezulu: Izimpawu, Izimbangela, Nokwelashwa
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Ukuqhuma Kwezulu: Izimpawu, Izimbangela, Nokwelashwa

October 10, 2025


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Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuyisimo esivamile sesikhumba esenzeka lapho ukukhuluka kwakho kuboshwe phansi kwesikhumba sakho. Kubonakala njengezimpukane ezincane, ezikhululayo noma amabhabha, ngokuvamile ezindaweni lapho ukukhuluka khona kakhulu. Lesi simo esingenangozi sithinta abantu bazo zonke izigaba, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sezulu esishisayo, esishisayo noma lapho ugqoke kakhulu ngokushisa.

Kuyini ukuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kwenzeka lapho imisele yakho yokukhuluka ivinjelwe, ukuvimbela ukukhuluka ukufinyelela ebusweni besikhumba. Esikhundleni sokuba buphele ngokujwayelekile, ukukhuluka okuboshwe kubangela ukutheleleka futhi kudala lezo zimpukane ezibonakalayo. Cabanga ngakho njengokungcola okuncane okwenzeka ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho.

Lesi simo sibizwa ngamagama amaningi, okuhlanganisa nokuqhuma okunamaqhuqhu, ukuqhuma kokukhuluka, ne-miliaria. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kukhathaza, ukuqhuma kwezulu akunangozi futhi ngokuvamile kuyaqina ngokwakho uma uthola ukupholisa futhi ugcine indawo ethintekile yomile.

Ziyini izimpawu zokuqhuma kwezulu?

Izimpawu zokuqhuma kwezulu zingase zihluke kuye kokuthi ukuvinjelwa kwenzeka kuphi ekujuleni kwemisele yakho yokukhuluka. Abantu abaningi baphawula lezi zimpawu ezivela ezindaweni lapho izingubo zifanele khona noma lapho amafutha esikhumba adala ukushisa nokungcola okwengeziwe.

Izimpawu ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Izimpukane ezincane ezibomvu noma amabhabha angase abonakale njengezimpukane ezincane
  • Ukuthamba noma ukuthamba okungase kube buthambile kuya kokukhulu
  • Isikumba esinomuzwa wokushisa noma oluthambile uma silithinta
  • Ukuhlanganiswa kwezimpukane ezindaweni ezikhuluka njengesibeletho sakho, umhlane, noma ngaphansi kwamakhwaphu
  • Izimpukane ezicacile noma ezinombala olukhanyayo olugcwele uketshezi kwezinye izimo

Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi ukuqhuma kuvela ngokushesha ngemuva kokuba usezimeni ezishisayo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyaphela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa uma ubhekana nokushisa nokungcola okubangelayo.

Ziyini izinhlobo zokuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuza ngezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko, ngayinye ithonya izigaba ezahlukene zesikhumba sakho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu kunikeza usizo ekuqondeni ukuthi yini okufanele uyilindele nokuthi kungathatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuphulukisa.

Uhlobo oluthambile kakhulu lubizwa nge-miliaria crystallina, oluveza amabhabha amancane, acacile abonakala njenge-dewdrops esikhumbeni sakho. Lezi ngokuvamile azithambi futhi ziyaphela ngokushesha ngaphandle kokwelashwa.

I-Miliaria rubra, eyaziwa nangokuthi ukuqhuma okunamaqhuqhu, yiluhlobo oluvamile kakhulu. Lokhu kudala lezo zimpukane ezibomvu, ezithambile ezingakwenza uzizwe ungakhululekile. Izimpukane ngokuvamile ziba nomuzwa wokuthamba noma wokutsheka, ikakhulukazi uma uzithinta.

Uhlobo olujulile kakhulu nolungavamile yi-miliaria profunda, oluthonya izigaba ezijulile zesikhumba. Lokhu kudala izimpukane ezinkulu, ezimhlophe futhi kungenzeka kakhulu emazweni ashisayo noma ngemuva kokubuyela kabusha kokukhuluka kwezulu.

Yini ebangela ukuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuthuthukiswa lapho okuthile kuvimbela imisele yakho yokukhuluka, ukuvimbela ukukhuluka ukufinyelela ebusweni besikhumba sakho. Lokhu kuvinjelwa kungenzeka ngezizathu eziningi, futhi ukuqonda imbangela kungakusiza ukuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo.

Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Isimo sezulu esishisayo, esishisayo esikwenza ukukhuluka kakhulu kunokujwayelekile
  • Ukugqoka izingubo eziqinile noma ezingaphefumuli ezibopha ukungcola
  • Ukuzivocavoca okwandisa ukukhuluka
  • Ukugqoka kakhulu ngokushisa, ikakhulukazi ngezembatho ezwenziwe ngezinto zokwenziwa
  • Ukusebenzisa amafutha noma amafutha anzima angase avikele ama-pores
  • Ukuphumula ebethe noma ukungabi namandla, okungadala ukwakheka kokushisa

Ngezinye izikhathi, amangqamuzana akho esikhumba noma amabhaktheriya angase ahlanganyele ekuvinjelweni. Amangqamuzana esikhumba esifa angase ahlanganiswe nokukhuluka futhi adale i-plug emisele yakho. Kungakho ukuqhuma kwezulu kuvame ukwenzeka emafutheni esikhumba lapho amangqamuzana esifa ehlangana khona.

Nini okufanele ubheke udokotela ngokuqhuma kwezulu?

Izimo eziningi zokuqhuma kwezulu ziyaphela ngokwazo futhi azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, kunezimo ezithile lapho kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso nokuphathwa okuqondile.

Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela izimpawu zokutheleleka okuthuthukayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukwanda kobomvu okuya ngaphesheya kwendaweni yokuqhuma yokuqala, i-pus noma ukopha okuphuma ezimpukane, ukubomvu okuvela endaweni yokuqhuma, noma uma uthola umkhuhlane.

Kubalulekile ukufuna iseluleko sezokwelapha uma ukuqhuma kwakho kwezulu kungathuthuki ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu kuya kwezine zokwelashwa ekhaya, uma ukuthamba kuba nzima kangangokuthi kuhlupha ubuthongo, noma uma uqhubeka uthola ukuqhuma kwezulu naphezu kokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela.

Kubantwana abasebancane nabantwana, ngokuvamile kungcono ukuhlola nodokotela wakho ngokushesha kunokuba uhlale uthule, ikakhulukazi uma ingane ibonakala ingakhululekile noma uma ukuqhuma kuhlanganisa indawo enkulu yomzimba wayo.

Ziyini izici ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini yokuqhuma kwezulu?

Nakuba noma ubani angathuthukisa ukuqhuma kwezulu, izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe sengozini yalesi simo. Ubudala buqala indima ebalulekile, ngamawele nabantu abadala abasebancane abasezingozini eziphezulu ngenxa yokulawulwa kwabo okungasebenzi kahle kokushisa.

Izici eziningi zingase zikwenze ube sengozini yokuqhuma kwezulu:

  • Ukuhlala noma ukuhamba emazweni ashisayo, ashisayo
  • Ukuba nomsebenzi ofuna umsebenzi womzimba noma ukusebenza ezimeni ezishisayo
  • Ukuba nesisindo esiningi, okungadala amafutha esikhumba nokuqina kokushisa
  • Ukuthatha imithi ethile eyandisa ukukhuluka
  • Ukuba nezimo ezithinta ikhono lakho lokulawula ukushisa
  • Ukugqoka izingubo ezivalekile noma ukusebenzisa amadivayisi ezokwelapha ancamathelayo

Abantu abanesikhumba esinamanyala noma labo abakhuluka kakhulu bangase bazithole behlangane nokuqhuma kwezulu njalo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izici eziningi zokubeka engcupheni zilawuleka ngezinyathelo ezifanele.

Ziyini izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke ngokuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu ngokuvamile kuyisimo esithambile esihlala singenawo ubunzima. Noma kunjalo, kwezinye izimo, ikakhulukazi lapho ukuqhuma kuhlushwa njalo noma ukuhlanzeka kungagcinwa, izinkinga zesibili zingase zithuthuke.

Inhlanganisela evamile kakhulu yitheleleko yebhaktheriya yesikhumba, engase ibe khona uma uhluza izimpukane ezithambile futhi ufake amabhaktheriya ngesikhumba esiqhekekile. Izimpawu zokutheleleka zihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukushisa, ukwakheka kwe-pus, nokubomvu okuvela eduze nokuqhuma.

Kwezinye izimo, abantu ababa nokuqhuma okuphindaphindayo kokushisa okujulile (miliaria profunda) bangase bathuthukise ukukhuluka noma ukuguqulwa kombala wesikhumba. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu emazweni ashisayo lapho izehlakalo zokuqhuma kwezulu zivame kakhulu futhi zinzima.

Kungenzeka kancane kakhulu, ukuqhuma okukhulu kwezulu kungase kuhlanganyele ekudiniseni kokushisa, ikakhulukazi kubantu abathintekayo njengabadala noma labo abanezimo zempilo ezingapheli. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba imisele yokukhuluka evinjelwe inquma ikhono lomzimba lokuzipholisa ngokuphumelelayo.

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kungavikeleka kanjani?

Ukuvimbela ukuqhuma kwezulu ngokuvamile kulula futhi kuhlanganisa ukugcina isikhumba sakho sipholile futhi sibe somile. Isifiso ukuphatha indawo yakho kanye nokukhetha izingubo ukuze unciphise ukukhuluka okukhulu nokwakheka kokungcola.

Nawa amasu okuvimbela okuphumelelayo:

  • Gqoka izingubo eziqondile, ezinzima, eziphefumula ezenziwe ngezinto zemvelo njengokoto
  • Hlala ezindaweni ezina-air conditioning noma ezivulekile ngesikhathi sezulu esishisayo
  • Thatha amashawa apholile noma amabhabha ukuze unciphise ukushisa komzimba wakho
  • Gwema amafutha anzima, ama-lotions, noma amafutha angase avikele ama-pores akho
  • Gcina amafutha esikhumba omile, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinjengaphansi kwamakhwaphu, i-groin, nangaphansi kwamabele
  • Vumelanisa kancane nezimo sezulu ezishisayo kunokuba kube ukufinyelela okusheshayo

Kubantwana, bagqoke izigaba ezilula ongazisusa kalula, futhi hlola njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abashisi.

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuhlonzwa kanjani?

Odokotela ngokuvamile bahlonzwa ukuqhuma kwezulu ngokubuka isikhumba sakho nokubuza ngemisebenzi yakho yakamuva nendawo ohlala kuyo. Ukubonakala okuqondile kwezimpukane ezincane ezindaweni ezikhuluka, kanye nomlando wokufinyelela kokushisa, ngokuvamile kwenza ukuhlonzwa kucace.

Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola izindawo ezithintekile futhi akusize ngesikhathi ukuqhuma kuvela, lokho obekwenza ngaphambi kokuthi kuthuthuke, nokuthi ngabe uke waba nokuqhuma okufanayo ngaphambili. Bazofuna futhi ukwazi nganoma yimiphi imikhiqizo obuyisebenzisa esikhumbeni sakho.

Ezimeni eziningi, azikho izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo. Noma kunjalo, uma udokotela wakho engabaza ukuthi kutheleleke ibhaktheriya, bangase bathathe isampula encane yanoma yiluphi uketshezi oluvela ezimpukane ukuze baqonde ibhaktheriya ethile futhi bakhethe ukwelashwa okuqondile kwe-antibiotic.

Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuqhuma kwezulu kungase kubonakale kufana nezinye izimo zesikhumba ezinjenge-eczema noma i-folliculitis. Isipiliyoni sikaDokotela wakho siyasiza ekuhlukaniseni phakathi kwalezi zimo futhi sincoma ukwelashwa okuqondile kakhulu.

Kuyini ukwelashwa kokuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kokuqhuma kwezulu kugxile ekupholiseni isikhumba sakho nokugcina izindawo ezithintekile zome. Izimo eziningi ziyathuthuka kakhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa uma ubhekana nokushisa nokungcola okubangelayo.

Udokotela wakho angase ancome izindlela eziningi kuye kokuthi ukuqhuma kwakho kunzima kangakanani:

  • Ukwelashwa okusebenza ngaphandle njenge-calamine lotion noma i-hydrocortisone cream ukuze unciphise ukuthamba
  • Ama-compresses apholile asebenza ezindaweni ezithintekile imizuzu engu-15-20 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku
  • Ama-antihistamines ukuze akusize ulawule ukuthamba, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlupha ubuthongo
  • Imithi yokwelapha ezimweni ezinzima noma lapho kutheleleke khona
  • Ama-antibiotics uma kutheleleke ibhaktheriya

Ezimeni ezithambile, ukuya endaweni epholile nokugqoka izingubo eziqondile kungase kube yikho konke ukwelashwa okudingayo. Ukuqhuma ngokuvamile kuqala ukuthuthuka ngaphakathi kwamahora okupholisa nokugcina komile.

Ungalwelapha kanjani ukuqhuma kwezulu ekhaya?

Ukwelashwa ekhaya kokuqhuma kwezulu kugxile ekudaleni indawo efanele yesikhumba sakho ukuze siphulukise ngokwemvelo. Isifiso ukususa izimo ezibangele ukuvinjelwa endaweni yokuqala.

Qala ngokuya endaweni epholile ngokushesha. Susa noma iyiphi ingubo eqinile noma eyokwenziwa futhi ufake izingubo eziqondile, eziphefumula. Thatha ishawa esipholisayo noma ibhabha ukuze unciphise ukushisa komzimba wakho futhi uhlanze ngobumnene izindawo ezithintekile.

Ngemuva kokugeza, shaya isikhumba sakho sibe somile kunokuba usihluze, okungase kuqinisise ukuqhuma. Ungafaka i-layer encane ye-calamine lotion noma i-moisturizer ebushelelezi, engenayo i-fragrance ukuze uthambise isikhumba. Gwema amafutha anzima noma amafutha angase aqhubeke nokuvinjelwa.

Gcina izindawo ezithintekile zome ngangokunokwenzeka usuku lonke. Uma ubhekene nokuqhuma kwezulu emafutheni esikhumba, ungasebenzisa i-cloth ehlanzekile, eyomile ukuze ukhulule ukungcola. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukusebenzisa ifeni noma ukuhlala e-air conditioning kusiza ukusheshisa inqubo yokuphulukisa.

Kufanele ulungiselele kanjani i-appointment yakho yodokotela?

Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho, qaphela ukuthi ukuqhuma kwakho kwezulu kuqale nini nokuthi ubenzeni ngaleso sikhathi. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda imbangela enokwenzeka futhi ancome indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.

Yenza uhlu lwemikhiqizo oyisebenzisile esikhumbeni sakho, kufaka phakathi amasoseji, ama-lotions, ama-deodorants, noma ama-detergents okuhlanza. Phawula futhi noma iyiphi imithi oyithathayo, njengoba ezinye zingase zikhulise ukukhuluka noma zithinte ukululama kwesikhumba sakho.

Thatha izithombe zokuqhuma uma kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma kuya futhi kuye. Ngezinye izikhathi ukubonakala kungase kushintshe phakathi kwesikhathi sokuhlela i-appointment kanye nesikhathi sokubonwa, ngakho izithombe zingase zinikeze ulwazi oluyigugu.

Bhala phansi noma imiphi imibuzo onayo mayelana nokuvimbela, izinketho zokwelapha, noma nini okufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa okulandelayo. Unganqikazi ukubuza ngokuguqulwa kwesitayela sokuphila okungase kusize ukuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo, ikakhulukazi uma usebenza ezimeni ezishisayo noma uhlala ezweni elishisayo.

Yini eyinhloko mayelana nokuqhuma kwezulu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuyisimo esivamile, esingenangozi esenzeka lapho ukukhuluka kuboshwe phansi kwesikhumba sakho. Nakuba kungase kube lukhulu futhi luthambile, ngokuvamile kuyaqina ngokwakho uma uthola ukupholisa futhi ugcine izindawo ezithintekile zome.

Indlela engcono kakhulu ukuvimbela ngokugqoka izingubo ezifanele, ukuhlala uthabile uma kungenzeka, nokugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwesikhumba. Uma ukuqhuma kwezulu kwenzeka, ukwelashwa okulula ekhaya njenge-compresses ezipholile nezingubo eziqondile ngokuvamile kunikeza impumuzo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.

Khumbula ukuthi ukuqhuma kwezulu kuyindlela yomzimba wakho yokukutshela ukuthi udinga usizo lokupholisa. Ngokulalela lezi zimpawu nokwenza ukulungiswa okufanele, ungase uthole ukwelashwa kwezehlakalo zamanje futhi uvikele ezizayo. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ngokuphathwa okuqondile, ukuqhuma kwezulu kuba yinto encane kunokuba kube yinkinga ephindaphindayo.

Imibuzo evamile mayelana nokuqhuma kwezulu

Q.1 Ukuqhuma kwezulu kuvame ukuphela isikhathi esingakanani?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu okuningi kuyaqina phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-2-4 uma uzihlukanisa nezimo ezishisayo futhi ugcine isikhumba sakho sipholile futhi sibe somile. Izimo ezithambile ngokuvamile ziyathuthuka ngaphakathi kwamahora, kuyilapho ukuqhuma okukhulu kungase kuthathe isonto ukuze kuphele ngokuphelele. Uma ukuqhuma kwakho kuqhubeka ngaphezu kwesonto noma kubonakala kubi, kubalulekile ukuhlola nomhlinzeki wezempilo.

Q.2 Ingabe ukuqhuma kwezulu kungasakazeka kubantu?

Ukuqhuma kwezulu akuyona into ehambisana futhi akukwazi ukusakazeka kubantu. Kubangelwa imisele yokukhuluka evinjelwe, hhayi amabhaktheriya noma ama-viruses angadluliselwa. Noma kunjalo, uma kutheleleka ibhaktheriya kuthuthuka endaweni yokuqhuma, leyo ntheleleko yesibili ingase ibe yinto ehambisana ngokuthinta ngqo.

Q.3 Kuphephile yini ukuzivocavoca uma unekuqhuma kwezulu?

Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema imisebenzi ebangela ukukhuluka okukhulu kuze kube yilapho ukuqhuma kwakho kwezulu kuqeda. Ukuzivocavoca kungase kwenze isimo sibe sibi ngokwandisa ukungcola nokushisa ezindaweni ezithintekile. Esikhundleni salokho, gxila emisebenzini ebushelelezi ezindaweni ezipholile, bese ulinda kuze kube yilapho isikhumba sakho siphulukile ngaphambi kokubuyela ohlelweni lwakho olujwayelekile lokuzivocavoca.

Q.4 Ingabe izembatho ezithile zingenza ukuqhuma kwezulu kube sibi?

Yebo, izembatho ezwenziwe ngezinto zokwenziwa ezinjenge-polyester ne-nylon zingase zibophe ukungcola nokushisa ngokumelene nesikhumba sakho, okwenza ukuqhuma kwezulu kube sibi. Lezi zinto aziphefumuli kahle futhi zingase zivikele ukukhuluka ukuba buphele ngokufanele. Ukoto nezinye izembatho zemvelo, eziphefumula zingcono kakhulu uma ubhekene nokuqhuma kwezulu noma uzama ukulivimbela.

Q.5 Kufanele ngigweme ukusebenzisa isoseji ekuqhumeni kwezulu?

Ungasebenzisa isoseji ekuqhumeni kwezulu, kodwa khetha i-cleanser ebushelelezi, engenayo i-fragrance futhi ugweme ukuhluza izindawo ezithintekile. Amasoseji anzima noma ukugeza okunamandla kungase kuqinisise isikhumba esivele sithambile. Ngemuva kokuhlanza, qiniseka ukuthi ugeza kahle futhi ushaye indawo yomile kunokuba uyihlize ngetawuli.

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