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Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kuyisifo esivamile esibangelwa yisigci esithinta isikhumba sendawo yezitho zesini, ezinhlangothini zangaphakathi zezinyawo, nasesihlathini. Libizwa ngaleli gama ngoba livamise ukuthinta abagijimi abaphasa izingqondo, kodwa noma ubani angaba naleli simo esicindezelayo nesiphazamisayo.
Igama lezokwelapha lokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini yi-tinea cruris, futhi kubangelwa uhlobo olufanayo lwezifo ezingumgubo ezibangela ukungcola kwezinyawo kanye ne-ringworm. Nakuba kungaba yinto ephazamisayo, ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kuphekwa ngokuphelele futhi kuvame ukuqeda phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngokunakekelwa okuqondile.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kuvame ukuqala ngokukhishwa okubomvu, okucasulayo endaweni yezitho zesini okungasakazeka ezinhlangothini zangaphakathi zezinyawo nasesihlathini. Ukucaphuna kuvame ukuba yisibonakaliso sokuqala ozosibona, futhi kungaba kusuka kokucasula kancane kuya kokucasula kakhulu.
Nawa izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Ukukhishwa kuvame ukungathinti isikhumba sakho sezitho zesini, okusiza odokotela ukuhlukanisa ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kwamanye amasimo esikhumba. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi izimpawu ziyaqina uma usebenza noma usemhlabeni ofudumele, onomswakama.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kubangelwa izigci ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-dermatophytes, ezithanda izindawo ezifudumele, ezimanzi. Lezi zinto ezingabonakali ngamehlo zihleli ngokwemvelo esikhuneni sakho, kodwa zingakhula ngokushesha uma izimo zilungile.
Izimbangela eziyinhloko ezenza isimo esifanele sokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi, isigci singasakazeka ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Uma une-athlete's foot bese uthinta izinyawo zakho ngaphambi kokuthinta indawo yezitho zesini, ungase udlulisele ukutheleleka ngaphandle kokukwazi.
Amacala amaningi okuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini angaphekwa ekhaya ngemithi yokulwa nezifo ezingumgubo ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi. Noma kunjalo, kufanele ubheke umhlinzeki wezempilo uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ngemuva kwamasonto amabili okwelashwa noma uma ziyaqina.
Nawa ama-situations athile lapho kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Udokotela wakho angaqinisekisa ukuxilongwa futhi anikeze imithi enamandla uma kudingeka. Bangase futhi bakhiphe ezinye izimo ezingase zibukeke zifana nokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini.
Nakuba noma ubani angaba nokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini, izinto ezithile zikwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokuba naleli sifo esibangelwa yisigci. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini kungakusiza ukuthatha izinyathelo zokulivimba.
Ube sengozini enkulu uma:
Abagijimi nabantu abadlulisela isikhathi eside emakamelweni okuhlanza noma eziqandeni zomphakathi nabo babe sengozini enkulu. Ukuhlanganiswa komswakama, ukushisa, nezindawo eziningi ezabelwana ngazo kudala izimo ezifanele zokukhula kwezifo ezingumgubo.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini ngokuvamile akuyona into ebuhlungu futhi akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele izinhlanganisela ezinkulu uma kuphekwa kahle. Noma kunjalo, ukushiya kungaphekwa noma ukuzikhubaza kakhulu kungadala izinkinga ezithile.
Izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinhlanganisela azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zingavimbeka ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokuhlanzeka okuhle. Okubalulekile ukuqala ukwelashwa ngokushesha futhi ugweme ukuzikhubaza indawo ethintekile.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kungavimbeka kakhulu ngokushintsha okuthile kokuphila nokuhlanzeka okuhle. Izindlela eziningi zokuvimbela zigxile ekuqondeni indawo yezitho zesini ihlanzekile futhi yomile.
Nawa ongawakwenza ukuvimba ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini:
Uma uthanda kakhulu ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini, cabanga ukusebenzisa isobho noma i-powder ye-antifungal njengendlela yokuvimbela. Ukugcina isisindo esinempilo kungakusiza futhi ukunciphisa umswakama nokuqina kwama-fold esikhumba.
Odokotela ngokuvamile bangakwazi ukuqonda ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini ngokubuka ukukhishwa nokuthi ubuphi izimpawu zakho. Ukubonakala okuhlukile nendawo yokukhishwa kuvame ukwenza ukuxilongwa kube lula.
Ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho, udokotela wakho uzohlola indawo ethintekile futhi akusize ngezimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi. Bangase futhi bakubuze ngezinga lakho lomsebenzi, imikhuba yokuhlanzeka, nokuthi uke waba nezinye izifo ezifanayo ngaphambili.
Ngezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho angathatha isampula encane yesikhumba esithintekile ukuyihlola ngaphansi kwesikrini noma ayithumele elabhorethri ukuyihlola. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi yi-KOH test, futhi kungaqinisekisa ukuba khona kwezifo ezingumgubo. Leli vivi livamise kakhulu uma izimpawu zakho zingavamile noma uma awuphendulanga ekwelapheni okuvamile.
Amacala amaningi okuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini aphendula kahle ekwelapheni kwe-antifungal okungathengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi. Le mi-thi iza ngama-creams, ama-sprays, nama-powder owafaka ngqo endaweni ethintekile.
Ukwelashwa okuvamile okungathengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi kuhlanganisa:
Faka imithi endaweni ethintekile futhi cishe isentimitha ngaphandle kokukhishwa kabili ngosuku okungenani amasonto amabili. Qhubeka uyisebenzisa cishe isonto elilodwa ngemuva kokuba ukukhishwa kuqediwe ukuvimba ukubuya kwalo.
Uma ukwelashwa okungathengwa ngaphandle kwesikripthi kungasebenzi ngemuva kwamasonto amabili, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi enamandla ye-antifungal. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ama-creams esikripthi, amaphilisi e-antifungal, noma ama-shampoos anemithi ezigamekweni ezinzima.
Kanye nemithi ye-antifungal, izinyathelo eziningi zokunakekelwa ekhaya zingasiza ukushesisa ukwelashwa nokunciphisa ukucasula kwakho. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kangcono uma zihlanganiswa nokwelashwa okuqondile kwezokwelapha.
Nawa ongawakwenza ekhaya ukusiza ukwelashwa kwakho:
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukufaka i-zinc oxide encane noma i-powder eyenziwe nge-cornstarch kuyasiza ekuqondeni indawo yomile. Noma kunjalo, gwema ukusebenzisa i-baby powder, njengoba ingase ivalele umswakama futhi ibe yinkinga.
Uma udinga ukubona udokotela ngokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini, ukulungiselela okuncane kungakusiza ukuthola okuningi ekuhambeleni kwakho. Cabanga ngezimpawu zakho nanoma imiphi imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza ngaphambili.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, yenza uhlu lwe:
Kuyasiza futhi ukugwema ukufaka ama-creams noma ama-powder endaweni ethintekile amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukubona ukukhishwa ngokucacile. Ungakhathazeki ngokuba namahloni – odokotela babona lezi zimo njalo futhi bakhona ukuze bakusize uzizwe kangcono.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kuyisifo esivamile, esiphekwayo esibangelwa yisigci esithinta indawo yezitho zesini. Nakuba kungaba yinto engathandeki futhi ehluphayo, akuyona into ebuhlungu futhi ngokuvamile iphela ngokushesha ngokwelashwa okuqondile.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okumele uzikhumbule ukuthi ugcine indawo ethintekile ihlanzekile futhi yomile, usebenzise imithi ye-antifungal njengoba kuqondiswe, futhi ube nokuhlanzeka okuhle ukuvimba ukutheleleka kwesikhathi esizayo. Ngokwelashwa okuqhubekayo, abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa nokuphela kokwelashwa phakathi kwamasonto amabili kuya kwane.
Ungavumeli ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kuphazamise impilo yakho noma imisebenzi yakho. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo nemikhuba emihle yokuvimbela kungakusiza ugweme leli simo esingathandeki futhi ugcine isikhumba sakho siphilile.
Yebo, abesifazane bangaba nokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini, nakuba kungavamile kunamadoda. Abesifazane bangase bathuthukise ukutheleleka endaweni yezitho zesini, ikakhulukazi uma begqoka izingubo eziqinile noma bachitha isikhathi eside ezimweni ezifudumele, ezimanzi. Izimpawu nokwelashwa kufana kungakhathaliseki ubulili.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kungatheleleka kancane ngokuthinta isikhumba ngqo noma ukwabelana ngezinto eziningi eziningi njengezitawula, izingubo, noma izingubo. Noma kunjalo, akuhlukaniswa kalula njengokutheleleka okunye. Ukuhlanzeka okuhle nokuqeda ukwabelana ngezinto zomuntu siqu kungavimbela ukudluliselwa.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini kungaphila amasonto noma izinyanga. Ukutheleleka kungase kubonakale kuphumula okwesikhashana kodwa kuvame ukubuya, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezifudumele, ezimanzi. Ukwelashwa ngemithi ye-antifungal ngokuvamile kuqeda ukutheleleka phakathi kwamasonto amabili kuya kwane.
Ungaqhubeka uqeqesha ngokuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini, kodwa thatha izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuqonda indawo yomile futhi ihlanzekile. Geza ngokushesha ngemuva kokuzivocavoca, shintsha izingubo eziphaphayo ngokushesha, futhi cabanga ukusebenzisa i-antifungal powder ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca. Gwema imisebenzi ebangela ukugqamile okukhulu endaweni yezitho zesini.
Ukuqina kwendawo yezitho zesini okuphindaphindayo kuvame ukwenzeka ngoba izimo ezingaphansi ezikhuthaza ukukhula kwezifo ezingumgubo azixazululwanga. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukungaphethi ikhosi yokwelashwa ephelele, ukugqoka izingubo eziqinile, ukuhlanzeka okubi, i-athlete's foot engaphathwe, noma ukuba ne-diabetes noma ezinye izimo ezithinta i-immune system yakho.
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