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Izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes zingama-glands akhulile emzimbeni wakho amakhule ngaphezu kokujwayelekile, ngokuvamile ngoba asebenza kanzima ekulweni nokutholakala kwesifo noma ukugula. Cabanga ngama-lymph nodes njengezifilthi ezincane ezisasazwe kulo lonke izingxenye zomzimba wakho ezisiza ekuhlanzweni kwegazi lakho nokulwa nezifo.
Kakhulu, izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes zibonisa uphawu oluhle. Zibonisa ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sisebenza kahle. Unamakhulu ama-lymph nodes kulo lonke umzimba wakho, kodwa ungazizwa kuphela ezikude nolusu lwakho, njengezikhona entanyeni yakho, ezingalweni, nasemadolweni.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko iwukuzizwa izicubu ezinkulu, ezibuhlungu phansi kolusu lwakho ezingazange zikhona ngaphambili. Lezi zicubu zingaba ubukhulu be-pea kuya kokukhulu njenge-cherry noma ngisho nokungaphezulu kwezinye izimo.
Uma unezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes, ungaphawula izinguquko eziningi endleleni ezibukeka ngayo nezizwakala ngayo. Ake ngikubonise ukuthi yini evamile nokuthi yini engadinga ukunakekelwa:
Ungase ube nezimpawu ezihlobene nalokho okubangela ukunwetsheka. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukufiphaza, ukuhlunguluka komlomo, ukopha ekhaleni, noma nje ukuzizwa ungaphili kahle.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes zingase zihambisane nezimpawu ezinkulu njengokulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, ukufiphaza ebusuku okunamakha, noma ukufiphaza okuqhubekayo ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha.
Ukutheleleka kuyisizathu esivamile kakhulu sokuba izimpumputhe zakho zama-lymph nodes zinwetsheke. Isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba siqala ukusebenza ngamandla uma silwa nezifo, kubangela ama-lymph nodes aseduze ukusebenza ngokweqile futhi akhule.
Nawa ama-sizathu ayinhloko okuba ama-lymph nodes anwetsheke, eqala ngezimbangela ezivamile:
Ngokungavamile, imithi ethile ingabangela ukunwetsheka kwama-lymph nodes njengomphumela ohlangothini. Eminye imithi yokuthambisa nokuthile ama-antibiotics awa kuleli qembu.
Isimo sokuvikela umzimba siwumqembu ohlukile wezizathu, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Isimo njenge-rheumatoid arthritis noma i-lupus ngezinye izikhathi zingabangela ama-lymph nodes ukukhula njengoba isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba siqala ukusebenza ngokweqile.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes zingase zibonise into enkulu njenge-lymphoma noma ezinye izifo zomdlavuza. Noma kunjalo, lokhu kubalwa ingxenye encane kakhulu yezimangalo, futhi izimpumputhe ezihlobene nomdlavuza ngokuvamile zinamakha ahlukile ahlukile ekunwetsheni okuhlobene nokutholakala.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma izimpumputhe zakho zama-lymph nodes zingathuthuki phakathi kwamasonto amabili kuya kwane noma uma ziqhubeka zikhula.
Izimpawu ezithile zokuxwayisa zisho ukuthi kufanele ufunuke ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunokuba kamuva. Lezi zimpawu zokuxwayisa zisiza ekuhlukaniseni phakathi kwemiphumela evamile yokulwa nezifo nezimimo ezidinga ukulinganiswa kwabasebenzi bezokwelapha:
Ungakhathazeki uma une-one noma ezimbili kuphela zalezi zimpawu. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi ingabe ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kudingeka yini. Izikhathi eziningi, lokho okuzwakala kukhathaza kunesizathu esilula.
Kubantwana, imithetho efanayo ejwayelekile iyasebenza, kodwa abantwana bavame ukuthola izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes kakhulu kunabantu abadala ngoba izimiso zabo zokulwa nezifo zisathuthuka futhi zihlangana nezifo ezintsha njalo.
Noma ubani angaba nezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes, kodwa izinto ezithile zenza kube lula ukuba kwenzeke. Ubudala buwumsebenzi obalulekile, ngabantwana nabantu abadala abasebasha ababhekana nezimpumputhe ngokuvamile kunabantu abadala.
Imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke nesimo sempilo yakho kungathinta ingozi yakho. Abantu abasebenza ezinhlanganweni zezempilo, ukunakekelwa kwabantwana, noma ezinye izindawo lapho kukhona khona ukukhishwa kwezifo ngokuvamile bathola ukutheleleka ngokuvamile, okuholela ezigabeni eziningi zezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes.
Izinto eziningi ezihlobene nempilo zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes:
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha njenge-chemotherapy noma imithi ecindezela isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba kungakwenza ube sengozini yokutheleleka nokukhula kwama-lymph nodes.
Lokhu kushiwo, khumbula ukuthi izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes ngokuvamile zibonisa ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sisebenza kahle, hhayi ukuthi kukhona into ephosakele kakhulu.
Izimpumputhe eziningi zama-lymph nodes ziyaphela ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo. Ukunwetsheka ngokuvamile kuya phansi njengoba umzimba wakho ulwa nesifo noma ukugula okubangelayo.
Izinhlanganisela azivamile, kodwa zingase zenzeke uma isizathu esiyinhloko singelashwa kahle noma uma ukunwetsheka kuya kakhulu. Nansi into engase ienzeke ezimweni ezingavamile:
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, ukutheleleka okungelashwanga kubhaktheriya kuma-lymph nodes kungasakazeka ezingxenyeni zomzimba eziseduze noma kungene egazini. Kungakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uthola izimpawu zokutheleleka okukhulu njengokufiphaza okuphezulu, ukubomvu okuvela endaweni evuvukile, noma ukuzizwa ungaphili kahle.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okuhle kwezokwelapha uma kudingeka, izinhlanganisela ezinkulu zingavimbeka kakhulu. Isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sihle kakhulu ekuphiliseni sona.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokubuza ngezimpawu zakho nokucubungula izindawo ezinwetshiwe ngokuzithinta ngobumnene ngezandla zakhe. Lokhu kuhlolwa komzimba kuyabatshela okuningi ngobukhulu, ukuma, nokukwazi ukuhamba kwama-lymph nodes akho.
Phakathi kokuhlolwa, udokotela wakho uzoqapha izindawo eziningi zama-lymph node, hhayi kuphela lezo ozibonile. Bazobheka futhi izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokufiphaza, ukuhlunguluka komlomo, noma izinkinga zesikhumba ezingachaza ukunwetsheka.
Kakhulu, akukho ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe okudingekayo uma izimpawu zakho nokucubungula kukhomba ukutheleleka okuvamile. Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukubuka nokulinda ngenkathi elapha isizathu esiyinhloko.
Noma kunjalo, uma udokotela wakho edinga ulwazi olwengeziwe, angase ayalele ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe:
Udokotela wakho uyakuchaza ukuthi kungani ukuhlolwa okuthile kudingeka nokuthi yini abayifuna. Abantu abaningi abanezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes ngeke badinge ukuhlolwa okuningi.
Ukwelashwa kugxile ekulweni nalokho okubangela ama-lymph nodes akho ukunwetsheka kunokunwetsheka ngokwakho. Kwezinye izimo, ama-nodes azobuyela ebukhulu obujwayelekile uma inkinga ebangela ukugula iphelile.
Uma une-bacterial infection, udokotela wakho angase anikeze ama-antibiotics ukusiza umzimba wakho ukulwa nezifo ngokuphumelelayo. Ukutheleleka okuvela kuma-virus, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokuvamile kudinga isikhathi nokunakekelwa okuhambisana nokuphela.
Nawa ama-indlela ayinhloko yokwelapha udokotela wakho angase ayikhuthaze:
Kubantu abaningi, ukunwetsheka kuqala ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa okufanele. Ukuphela okuphelele kungathatha amasonto amaningana, futhi lokho kuyinto evamile.
Udokotela wakho uyakwazisa uma udinga ukuqokwa kokulandelela ukuqapha intuthuko yakho noma uma uhlelo lokwelapha ludinga ukulungiswa.
Ngenkathi umzimba wakho uya philisa, izindlela ezilula zokwelapha ekhaya zingakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi usekele ukubuyiselwa kwakho. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kahle kanye nanoma yiluphi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha udokotela wakho akuhalalisele.
Ukuphumula kungenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongayenza. Isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sisebenza kahle uma ungazikhandli kakhulu, ngakho zama ukuthola ukulala okwengeziwe futhi ugweme imisebenzi enzima.
Nawa amanyathelo awusizo ongawuthatha ekhaya ukuze uzizwe kangcono:
Ukuxova okuthambile ezindaweni ezinwetshiwe kungase kunikeze induduzo ethile, kodwa gwema ukucindezela ngqo kuma-lymph nodes abuthakathaka njengoba lokhu kungase kukhulise ubuhlungu.
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho futhi uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma izinto ziya mbi noma azithuthuki njengoba kulindelekile. Ukuthatha izithombe zezindawo ezinwetshiwe kungakusiza uqapha izinguquko ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, thatha isikhathi sokucabanga ngesikhathi oqale ukubona izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes kanye nezinye izimpawu ozibonile. Lolu lwazi lusisiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yale nkinga.
Bhala izimpawu zakho nesikhathi oziqalile, njengoba kulula ukukhohlwa imininingwane uma ungaphili kahle. Faka noma yiluphi ukugula kwamuva, ukulimala, noma izinguquko endleleni yakho ezingase zibe yigama.
Nawa okumele ulungiselele ngaphambi kokuvakashela kwakho:
Cabanga ukuthi ukhona yini ekhaya lakho noma endaweni yakho yokusebenza ogula muva nje, njengoba lokhu kungase kunikeze izinkomba mayelana nalokho okubangela izimpawu zakho.
Ungajabuli ukubuza imibuzo ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho. Udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani nokuthi yini okufanele uyilindele ngokuqhubeka.
Izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes ngokuvamile ziwumphumela ojwayelekile wesimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba ekulweni nezifo noma ezinye izinselele empilweni yakho. Kwezinye izimo, azinazo izingozi futhi zizobuyela ebukhulu obujwayelekile njengoba uya philisa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukunwetsheka kwama-lymph node ngokuvamile kusho ukuthi umzimba wakho usebenza kahle ukuze uvikele. Nakuba kungase kube buhlungu futhi kukhathaze, ngokuvamile kuyisibonakaliso sesimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba esisebenza kahle.
Qaphela indlela ozizwa ngayo ngokujwayelekile futhi themba izinzwa zakho mayelana nokuthi nini kufanele ufunuke ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Izimpumputhe eziningi zama-lymph nodes ziyaphela ngesikhathi nokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo, kodwa udokotela wakho angakunikeza isiqondiso uma ungaqiniseki.
Ngokunakekelwa okuhle nokunakekelwa uma kudingeka, izimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes azivamile ukubangela izinhlanganisela ezinkulu. Gxila ekusekeleni inqubo yokwelapha yemvelo yomzimba wakho ngokuphumula, ukudla okuhle, nokulandela iseluleko sika-dokotela wakho.
Izimpumputhe eziningi zama-lymph nodes zibuyela ebukhulu obujwayelekile phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4 njengoba umzimba wakho uya philisa ekuthelelekeni noma ukugula okubangelayo. Ezinye zingase zithathe amasonto angu-6 ukuze ziphele ngokuphelele, futhi lokhu kusaphathwa njengokujwayelekile. Uma ukunwetsheka kuqhubeka ngaphezu kwamasonto angu-4-6 noma kuqhubeka kukhula, kufanele ubone udokotela wakho.
Ukucindezeleka ngokwalo akuyona imbangela yama-lymph nodes ukunwetsheka, kodwa kungase kuqede isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba futhi kukwenze ube sengozini yokutheleleka okubangela ukunwetsheka. Ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kungase kwenze kube nzima emzimbeni wakho ukulwa nezifo ngokuphumelelayo, okungase kuholele ezigabeni eziningi zezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes.
Yebo, kuyinto evamile ukuba i-lymph node eyodwa noma iqembu lama-nodes linwetsheke. Ama-lymph nodes ngokuvamile anwetsheka endaweni eseduze nokutheleleka noma ukulimala. Isibonelo, uma une-throat infection, ama-lymph nodes entanyeni yakho angase anwetsheke ngenkathi lawo akhona ezingalweni zakho ehlala njengoba nje.
Ukuxova okuthambile, okuthambile endaweni enwetshiwe kungase kunikeze induduzo ethile, kodwa gwema ukucindezela ngqo kuma-lymph nodes abuthakathaka njengoba lokhu kungase kukhulise ubuhlungu nokungakhululeki. Esikhundleni salokho, zama ukufaka ama-compress afudumele noma ukunyakaza okuthambile okujikelezayo endaweni. Uma ukuxova kubangela ubuhlungu obuningi, yeka futhi unamathele kwezinye izindlela zokuthola induduzo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimo zezimpumputhe zama-lymph nodes, unganciphisa ingozi yakho ngokwenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle, ukugeza izandla zakho njalo, ukugwema ukuthintana eduze nabantu abagulayo uma kungenzeka, nokugcina isimiso sokuvikela umzimba esinempilo ngokudla okuhle, ukulala okwanele, kanye nokuzivocavoca okujwayelekile. Noma kunjalo, ukunwetsheka okuthile kuyisigaba esijwayelekile somzimba wakho ekulweni nezifo futhi akukwazi ukugwenywa ngokuphelele.
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