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I-viral gastroenteritis iwukutheleleka okubangela ukuvuvukala esiswini nasemathunjini akho, okuvame ukwaziwa ngokuthi "i-stomach flu." Naphezu kwegama laso, ayinandaba ne-influenza – ibangelwa ama-virus ahlukene ahlose ngokuqondile isistimu yakho yokugaya ukudla.
Lesi simo sithinta izigidi zabantu minyaka yonke futhi sivame ukuqeda ngokwalo phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto. Nakuba kungakwenza uzizwe ungajabuli isikhathi esithile, abantu abaningi abaphilile bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.
I-viral gastroenteritis yenzeka lapho ama-virus ehlasela ukugqoka kwesisu sakho nasemathunjini, okubangela ukuthi avuvuke futhi akhathazeke. Umuthi wakho uyaphendula kuleli hlaselo ngokuzama ukuhlanza ukutheleleka, okubangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo ozibona.
Lesi simo siyayanda futhi sisakazeka kalula kusuka kumuntu kuya komunye ngokudla okungcolile, amanzi, noma ukusondelana eduze. Ingenye yezifo ezivamile emhlabeni jikelele, ithonya abantu bazo zonke izigaba, nakuba abantwana nabantu abadala bangase babe nezimpawu ezinzima kakhulu.
Izigameko eziningi ziyamila futhi ziyazinqamula, okusho ukuthi isistimu yakho yokukhulula izimpawu izolwa nokutheleleka ngokwemvelo. Noma kunjalo, ukukhathazeka okukhulu ukugwema ukuphelelwa amanzi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasengozini njengabantwana abancinyane, abantu abadala, noma labo abanesistimu yabo yokukhulula izimpawu ebuthakathaka.
Izimpawu zivame ukuvela ngokuzumayo futhi zingakwenza uzizwe ungajabuli kakhulu, kodwa yindlela yomzimba wakho yokulwa nokutheleleka. Nanka ongawabona:
Izimpawu ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ubunzima bungase buhluke kumuntu ngamunye. Abanye abantu baye baba nazo zonke lezi zikhalazo, kanti abanye bangaba nokhukhula olukhanyayo kuphela nokuhlanza okuncane. Izimpawu ngokuvamile ziqala ezinsukwini ezingu-1-3 ngemva kokubonisana ne-virus futhi zingagcina noma kuphi kusukela ezinsukwini ezingu-1-10, abantu abaningi bezizwa bephilile phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-3-5.
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezingase zenzeke:
Nakuba lezi zimpawu zingase zibe nzima, ngokuvamile ziyisikhashana futhi zibonisa ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela siyakusebenza ukuqeda ukutheleleka.
Ama-virus amaningana ahlukene angabangela i-gastroenteritis, amanye avame kakhulu kunabanye. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiliphi i-virus elingase libe yimbangela kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyiqonde ngesikhathi sokuphulukana kwakho.
Izimbangela ze-viral ezivamile kakhulu:
Ama-virus la asakazeka ngendlela okuthiwa yi-fecal-oral route. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-virus evela emathunjini omuntu olapheke ngandlela-thile ingena emlonyeni womunye umuntu, ngokuvamile ngezandla ezingcolile, ukudla, noma amanzi.
Indlela ukudluliselwa okuvamile kwenzeka ngayo:
Ama-virus aqinile kakhulu futhi angaphila ezintweni izinsuku noma amasonto, okwenza ukuvimbela ngokuhlanzeka okuhle kubaluleke kakhulu.
Izigameko eziningi ze-viral gastroenteritis ziyaphela zodwa ngokunakekelwa ekhaya nokuphumula. Noma kunjalo, izimo ezithile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ukuvimbela izinkinga noma ukuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okufanele.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho phakathi namahora angu-24 uma:
Kubantwana abasanda kuzalwa nabantwana abancane, umkhawulo wokufuna ukunakekelwa mncane ngoba bangaphelelwa amanzi ngokushesha kakhulu kunabantu abadala.
Nakuba noma ubani angathola i-gastroenteritis ebangelwa yi-viral, izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba okuthi usuleleke noma ube nezimpawu ezinzima. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele.
Isimo esingakufaka engozini enkulu sifaka:
Abantu abasezingozini enkulu zokugula okunzima:
Ngisho noma usesengozini enkulu, abantu abaningi basaphila ngokuphelele ngenxa yokunakekelwa okuhle nokunakekelwa kokuthatha amanzi. Okubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi nini udinga usizo lwezokwelapha olwengeziwe.
Nakuba abantu abaningi bephulukana ne-gastroenteritis ebangelwa yi-viral ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo, izinkinga zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasengozini. Ukuba uqaphela lokhu kukusiza ukwazi ukuthi nini kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe.
Inkinga evame kakhulu ukungabi namanzi, okuvela lapho ulahlekelwa yizinto eziningi kunalokho oziphuzayo:
Ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kuyingozi kakhulu kubantwana abasebancane, abadala asebekhulile, nabantu abanezinhlungu ezingapheli ngoba imizimba yabo ayinawo amandla amaningi okubhekana nokulahlekelwa amanzi.
Ezinye izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinkinga azivamile kubantu abadala abaphilile kodwa ziyanda uma isifo sibuhlungu noma sihlala isikhathi eside. Izinkinga eziningi zingavikeleka ngokugcinwa kwamanzi emzimbeni nangokuphumula ngesikhathi sokululama kwakho.
Izindaba ezinhle – i-viral gastroenteritis ingavikeleka ngokuphelele ngezindlela zokuhlanzeka eziqhubekayo nezinye izindlela zokuphepha. Njengoba lezi zinzalo zisakazeka kalula kangaka, ukuvimbela kugxila ekuqedeni izingxenye zokusakazeka.
Izindlela zokuvimbela ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Izindlela zokuphepha ukudla namanzi:
Isithombe siyatholakala se-rotavirus futhi sinikezwa njalo kubantwana, okunciphisa kakhulu izimo kubantwana abancane. Ngeshwa, akukho sithombe se-norovirus, esona sizathu esivamile kubantu abadala.
Odokotela bavame ukuhlonishwa i-viral gastroenteritis ngokusekelwe ezimpahleni zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha kunokuhlolwa okuqondile. Iphethini yezimpahlwa – ukuqala ngokuzumayo kokukhipha, ukugabha, nobuhlungu besisu – ngokuvamile ikhuluma kahle.
Phakathi nokubonisana kwakho, udokotela wakho uzokubuza ukuthi izimpahlwa zaqala nini, ukuthi udle ini muva nje, nokuthi abanye abantu abakuzungezile baye bagula yini. Bazophinde bahlole izimpawu zokulahlekelwa amanzi omzimba futhi bahlole isisu sakho ukuze babone ukuthi sibuhlungu yini.
Izivivinyo zivame ukudingeka kuphela uma:
Uma kuqondakala ukuhlola, kungafaka amasampula emathunjini ukuhlonishwa i-virus ethile noma ukukhipha izimbangela zamabhaktheriya, ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuhlola ukungabi namanzi omzimba noma ukungalingani kwama-electrolyte, noma ezimweni ezingavamile, izifundo zokubonisa uma kukhona izinkinga ezingalindelekile.
Ngokukhulu kwesikhathi, ukwazi i-virus eqondile akushintshi ukwelashwa, ngoba ukugxila kuhlala ekunakekelweni okusekela nokugwema ukungabi namanzi omzimba kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi i-virus ebangela.
Awekho umuthi oluqondene oluqondene nokuqeda i-viral gastroenteritis, ngakho-ke ukwelashwa kugxile ekusizini umzimba wakho ukuthi uqhubeke usebenza kahle ngenkathi uphatha izimpawu futhi uvikele izinkinga. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukunakekelwa okusekela kuvame ukuba nempumelelo kakhulu.
Isisekelo sokwelashwa ukugcina umzimba uthambile:
Uma uhlanza njalo, zama ukuvumela isisu sakho siphumule amahora ambalwa, bese uqala kabusha kancane izinto ezinamandla. Ama-ice chips noma ama-electrolyte pops aqandisiwe ngezinye izikhathi kuba lula ukuwagcina phansi.
Ukushintsha kokudla ngesikhathi sokuphulukiswa:
Izinketho zokuphatha izimpawu:
Ama-antibiotics awasebenzi ngokumelene nezifo ezibangelwa yi-viral futhi akufanele asebenziswe ngaso sonke isikhathi nge-viral gastroenteritis ngaphandle uma kutheleleka okubangelwa yi-bacteria kuvela.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya yilona ukwelashwa oluyinhloko kwizigameko eziningi ze-viral gastroenteritis. Ngokuthinta okulungile, ungaphatha izimpawu ngokuphumelelayo futhi usekele inqubo yokwelapha yemvelo yomzimba wakho.
Amasu ephumelelayo okunisela umzimba:
Qapha isimo sakho sokunisela umzimba ngokuhlola umbala wesisu sakho – kufanele sibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Isisulu esimnyama noma esibomvu sibonisa ukuthi udinga amanzi amaningi.
Ukudala indawo yokululama ezolile:
Uma kufanele ulungise indlela yakho:
Khumbula ukuthi ukululama kudinga isikhathi, futhi ukuzicinca kakhulu kungandelele isikhathi sobuhlungu bakho. Nikeza umzimba wakho ukuphumula okudingekayo ukuze ululame kahle.
Uma udinga ukubona udokotela ngenxa ye-viral gastroenteritis, ukulungiselela kungakusiza ukuthi uthole ukunakekelwa okuphumelelayo futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi akukho lutho oluqakathekile olulahlekile ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, bhala phansi:
Imibuzo okufanele uyibuze udokotela wakho:
Letha uhlu lwemithi yakho yamanje nanoma yiziphi izimo zempilo eziyisisekelo. Uma ubelokhu uqapha ukungena kwakho komthombo noma izimpawu, letha nezinqamuleli zakho.
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani uma uzizwa ungaphili kahle kakhulu, njengoba bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi bakusize ngokuthutha.
I-gastroenteritis ye-viral yisifo esivamile kakhulu, esingathandeki, kodwa ngokuvamile sibuthakathaka futhi siyazincipha. Abantu abaningi abaphilile bangalindela ukuzizwa bephilile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto ngokuphumula okuhle nokugcwala kwamanzi.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuvimbela ngezindlela ezinhle zokuhlambalaza yindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokuzivimbela. Ukugeza izandla zakho njalo, ukugwema ukudla namanzi angcolile, nokugwema abantu abagulayo kunganciphisa kakhulu amathuba okuthola ukutheleleka.
Uma ugula, gxila ekugcineni umzimba wakho ulushwishi futhi uthole ukuphumula okwanele. Umzimba wakho ukhulu kakhulu ekulweni nalezi zifo ze-viral ngokwakho. Yazi ukuthi nini kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha - ikakhulukazi uma ungakwazi ukugcina izinto ezinwetshiwe phansi noma ubonisa izimpawu zokulahlekelwa amanzi emzimbeni.
Nakuba kuyadumaza ukuhlatshwa yisifo, khumbula ukuthi ukuthatha isikhathi sokuphulukisa kahle kusiza ukuvimbela izinkinga futhi kunciphisa amathuba okusabalalisa i-virus kwabanye. Ngokubekezela nokunakekela okuhle kwakho, uzobuyela ekuzizweni njengoba uqhele.
Ubangelwa kakhulu ngenkathi unezimpawu futhi okungenani izinsuku ezingu-2-3 ngemuva kokuba ziqediwe. Noma kunjalo, ungakwazi ukukhulula i-virus emathunjini akho kuze kube amasonto amabili noma ngaphezulu, ngisho noma uzizwa kangcono. Kungakho ukuhlanza izandla okuqhubekayo kubaluleke kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Yebo, ungayithola i-viral gastroenteritis izikhathi eziningi ngoba ama-virus ahlukene ayibangela, futhi ukukhululeka komunye akuvikeli kwabanye. Ngisho nange-virus efanayo, ukukhululeka kungase kungabi okuphakade noma okuphelele, yize ukutheleleka okuphindaphindayo kuvame ukuba buthambile.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema imithi yokulwa nokuphefumula ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekucebisa. Ukuphefumula yindlela yomzimba wakho yokususa i-virus, futhi ukuyivimba kungase kuqhubekise ukutheleleka. Gxila ekugcineni umzimba wakho ulushwishi esikhundleni salokho.
Linda uze ube usungaphezu kwezimpawu okungenani amahora angu-24-48 ngaphambi kokubuyela emsebenzini, esikoleni, noma kwezinye imisebenzi. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awusabi isisulu futhi unemandla anele wemisebenzi evamile ngaphandle kokubeka engcupheni yokubuyela emuva.
Yebo, kuwukuhlakanipha ukugwema ukudla okunembali isikhathi esithile phakathi nangemva nje kokugula kwesisu okuhambisana ne-viral gastroenteritis. Ukutheleleka kunganciphisa ikhono lakho lokugaya i-lactose isikhathi esithile, okwenza ukudla okunembali kube nzima ukubekhutha. Ungabubuyisela kancane kancane njengoba uzizwa kangcono.
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