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Ubuthakathaka bezicubu olubangelwa ukungabi nabavithamini kwenzeka uma umzimba wakho ungenayo inani elikwanele lezicubu ezipula eziphezulu ngoba ulahlekelwe amavithamini abalulekile. Cabanga ngakho njengendlela igazi lakho lokukutshela ukuthi lidinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe kokudla ukuze likwazi ukwenza umsebenzi walo kahle.
Lolu hlobo lobuthakathaka bezicubu lwenzeka ngokukhethekile uma ungatholi amavithamini amakhulu njenge-B12, i-folate (ivithamini B9), noma i-vitamin C. Umzimba wakho udinga la mavithamini ukwenza izicubu ezipula eziphezulu ezinamandla, ezinempilo ezingathwala i-oksijini kuyo yonke i-system yakho ngokuphumelelayo.
Ubuthakathaka bezicubu olubangelwa ukungabi nabavithamini yisimo lapho umzimba wakho ukhulisa khona izicubu ezipula eziphezulu ezimbalwa noma ezibuthakathaka ngenxa yokungabi namavithamini abalulekile. Izicubu zakho ezipula eziphezulu ziyoba khulu kakhulu, zincinyane kakhulu, noma zingaqondakali, okwenza zingasebenzi kahle ekuphatheni i-oksijini.
Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zobuthakathaka bezicubu ezibangelwa ukulahlekelwa igazi noma izifo eziningi, leli fomu livela ngqo ekungabikho kokudla. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokuvamile liyaphiliswa uma usulungisa ukungabi nabavithamini okuyimbangela.
Umgogodla wakho wamathambo, okwenza izicubu ezipula eziphezulu, uyadepende kakhulu kumavithamini athile ukwenza izicubu ezempilo. Uma la mavithamini engekho ngokwanele, inqubo yokukhiqiza iyakhathazeka, okubangela ubuthakathaka bezicubu.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko zobuthakathaka bezicubu olubangelwa ukungabi nabavithamini, ngayinye ibangelwa ivithamini ehlukile efileyo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo onalo kusiza ukuqondisa indlela yokwelapha efanele.
Ubuthakathaka bezicubu olubangelwa ukungabi ne-vitamin B12 kwenzeka uma umzimba wakho ungenalo leli vithamini elibalulekile elidingekayo ekwakheni izicubu ezipula eziphezulu. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luthuthuka kancane futhi lungabangela izinkinga zezinzwa kanye nezimpawu zobuthakathaka bezicubu.
Ubuthakathaka bezicubu olubangelwa ukungabi ne-folate kwenzeka uma ungatholi i-folate eyanele, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-vitamin B9. Leli vithamini lisebenza eduze ne-B12 ukusiza umzimba wakho ukwenza izicubu ezipula eziphezulu ezempilo.
Isifo se-anemia esibangelwa ukushoda kweVitamin C asivamile, kodwa singase senzeke uma kukhona ukushoda okukhulu kweVitamin C. Le vitamin iyasisiza ukuba umzimba wethu uthathe i-iron futhi isekela impilo yonke yegazi.
Izimpawu ze-anemia esibangelwa ukushoda kwevitamin zingase ziqale kancane kancane futhi zingase zibe njengokukhathala okuvamile ekuqaleni. Ukuthi umzimba wakho usebenza ngokungenela okuncane kunokudingayo, lokho kuchaphazela indlela ozizwa ngayo nokuthi usebenza kanjani nsuku zonke.
Nawa amanye amaphuzu ovame ukuhlangenwe nakho:
Ukushoda kweVitamin B12 kungabangela nezinye izimpawu ezihlukile ezihlukanisa nezinye izinhlobo. Lezi zimpawu zezinzwa zenzeka ngoba i-B12 ibalulekile ekusebenzeni kwezinzwa.
Ezinye izimpawu ezikhethekile ze-B12 zingafaka:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zibe zingandile noma zinzima futhi zingase zithuthuke ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni eminingi. Uma uhlangabezana nezinye zalezi zimpawu ndawonye, kubalulekile ukuxoxa nodokotela wakho.
I-anemia esibangelwa ukushoda kwevitamin ithuthuka uma umzimba wakho ungayitholi ngokwanele izinto ezibalulekile zevitamin ngokudla noma awukwazi ukuzithatha kahle. Ukuqonda imbangela yengcambu kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zifaka izinto zokudla nezinkinga zokuthatha. Ake sihlole ukuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yamanani akho eVitamin:
Izimbangela zokudla zenzeka uma ungatholi izakhamzimba ezanele ezivela emithonjeni yokudla:
Izinkinga zokufunwa zenzeka uma isistimu yakho yokugaya ingakwazi ukuthatha izakhamzimba ngokufanele ekudleni:
Izidingo ezikhulayo zezakhamzimba zingabangela nokuntuleka kwezimo ezithile:
Ngezinye izikhathi izinto eziningi zisebenza ndawonye ukudala i-anemia yokuntuleka kwezakhamzimba. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo angakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yiziphi izinto ezingase zikuthinte ngokukhethekile.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-anemia yokuntuleka kwezakhamzimba. Ukuba nomqondo walaba abangaba yingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela futhi ufune ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni uma kudingeka.
Izici zengozi ezihlobene nobudala zidlalela indima ebalulekile, njengoba ikhono lomzimba wakho lokufunwa kwezakhamzimba lingashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi:
Izimo zezempilo ezihlasela isimiso sakho sokuhlanza noma impilo yakho yonke zingakwandisa ingozi yakho:
Izici zesitayela sokuphila nokudla zingathinta kakhulu amazinga evithamini yakho:
Izimo ezikhethekile ezandisa izidingo zevithamini zihlanganisa:
Ukuba nezinye zezingozi eziningi akusho ukuthi uzophuka ngokuqinisekile i-anemia yokuhlukaniswa kwevithamini. Noma kunjalo, ukwazi ingozi yakho kungakusiza wenze izinqumo ezilwemi mayelana nempilo yakho nokudla kwakho.
Kufanele ubheke umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zezempilo uma uhlushwa ukukhathala okuhlala njalo nobuthakathaka obungaphuli ngokuphumula. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kungavimbela izimpawu ezingabi bibi futhi kukusize uzizwe kangcono ngokushesha.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela lezi zimpawu ezinkulu:
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ubhekana nalokhu:
Ungalindi uma unezingozi ze-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini futhi uqaphele ngisho nezimpawu ezilula. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuba nomphumela omuhle futhi kungavimbela ukukhula kwezinkinga.
Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma ulandela ukudla okulinganiselwe, xoxa ngezidingo zakho zevithamini nodokotela wakho ngisho nangaphambi kokuba kuvele izimpawu. Ukuvimbela kuhlale kungcono kunokwelapha.
Nakuba i-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini iyakwelatshwa, ukuyishiya ingalashwa kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu ezihlasela izinhlelo eziningi zomzimba. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlupheko eziningi zingavikeleka noma ziphulukiswe ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Nazi izinhlupheko ezingase zikhule uma i-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini ingalashwa:
Izingozi ezihlobene nenhliziyo zenzeka ngoba inhliziyo yakho isebenza nzima ukuthumela igazi elingenayo i-oksijini:
Izingozi zezinzwa zinzima kakhulu ngokushoda kwe-B12:
Izingozi ezihlobene nokukhulelwa zingathinta umama nomntwana:
Ezinye izinkinga ezinzima zingafaka:
Ubunzima bezinkinga buvame ukuxhomekeke esikhathini eside i-anemia ibilokho kanye namavithamini asweleke. Ukungabi khona kwe-B12 kuvamise ukubangela izinkinga ezinzima zezinzwa kunamanye ama-types.
Izinkinga eziningi zingavikeleka ngokuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa. Ngisho noma ezinye izinkinga seziqalile, ukwelashwa okuhle kuvame ukuvimbela ukuba zibi kakhulu futhi kungabuyelise ngisho nemiphumela ethile.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela i-anemia yokuswela amavithamini ukugcina ukudla okuqondile okunomavithamini abalulekile nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izinkinga zokufunxa kwasekuqaleni. Izimo eziningi zingavikeleka ngokudla okuhle kanye nokukhetha indlela yokuphila.
Izindlela zokuvimbela ngokudla zigxile ekutholeni amavithamini anele emithonjeni yokudla:
Ukusetshenziswa kwezithasiselo kungadingeka ezimweni ezithile:
Ukushintsha kwendlela yokuphila kungasekele ukumunca kwevithamini:
Bhekana nezimo ezingaphansi ezingabangela ukunqanyulwa kwevithamini:
Ukuvimbela kubaluleke kakhulu emaqenjini ayingozi enkulu, kuhlanganise abadala, abesifazane abakhulelwe, nabantu abanezifo zokugaya ukudla. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okujwayelekile kungasiza ekuqapheleni amazinga evithamini yakho futhi uthole ukunqanyulwa ngaphambi kokuba kubangele isifo se-anemia.
Ukuxilonga i-anemia yokunqanyulwa kwevithamini kuhilela ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuqapha amazinga evithamini yakho futhi uhlole amaseli akho egazi abomvu. Udokotela wakho uzohlola futhi izimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nemikhuba yokudla ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele.
Inqubo yokuxilonga iqala ngokuhlolwa komzimba lapho udokotela wakho ahlola khona izimpawu ze-anemia njengolusu olukhanyayo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, noma izitho ezinkulu. Bazabuza futhi ngezimpawu zakho, ukudla, nanoma iyiphi imithi oyithathayo.
Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kokuqala kusiza ekuqinisekiseni i-anemia nokukhomba uhlobo:
Izivivinyo ezikhethekile zezinga leevithamini zibonisa ukuthi yiziphi iivithamini ezinqanyuliwe:
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe kungadingeka ukuthola imbangela efihliwe:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anikeze izivivinyo zokuhlola ukuthi isifo se-anemia siwathinta kanjani amandla omzimba wakho, njengezivivinyo zomsebenzi wenhliziyo uma unezimpawu ezinzima. Lonke inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ithatha izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto, kuye ngezona zivivinyo ezidingekayo.
Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kukunzima ngoba izinhlobo ezahlukene zesifo se-anemia esibangelwa ukushoda kweevithamini zidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzochaza imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwakho nokuthi kusho ukuthini ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ukuphathwa kwesiFo se-anemia esibangelwa ukushoda kweevithamini kugxile ekutholeni iivithamini eziyisidingo kanye nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimbangela eziyisisekelo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi bayaphendula kahle ekwelapheni futhi baqala ukuzizwa bephilile phakathi kwamasonto kuya ezinyangeni.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzoxhomeka ekutheni yiziphi iivithamini ozishoda ngazo, ukuthi ukushoda kwakho kunzima kangakanani, nokuthi yini elibangela. Ake siqonde izindlela eziyinhloko zokwelapha:
Ukwelapha ukushoda kweVitamin B12 kuyahlukahluka kuye ngesizathu nobunzima:
Ukwelapha ukushoda kwe-Folate kuvame ukubandakanya:
Ukwelapha ukushoda kweVitamin C kuhlanganisa:
Ukubhekana nezizathu ezingaphansi kubalulekile impumelelo yesikhathi eside:
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzwa ukuthuthuka amazinga abo kwamandla phakathi namasonto ambalwa ngokuqala ukwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, kungathatha izinyanga eziningi ukugcwalisa ngokuphelele izitolo zakho ze-vitamin nokulungisa ngokuphelele i-anemia.
Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi zokulandelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza futhi ulungise imithamo uma kudingeka. Abanye abantu, ikakhulu labo abaneproblemu yokunqunywa, bangadinga ukunikezwa kwe-vitamin okuphila konke.
Ukuphatha isifo sofu sokuntuleka kwevithamini ekhaya kuhilela ukuthatha izithasiselo zakho ezilayishiwe ngokufanele nokwenza izinguquko zokudla ezisekela ukuphulukana kwakho. Ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa njalo kuyisihluthulelo sokuzizwa kangcono nokuvimbela ukuthi isifo sofu sibuye.
Ukuthatha izithasiselo ngokuphumelelayo kudinga ukunakekelwa kwesikhathi nokufunwa:
Ukusekela kokudla kungathuthukisa ukwelashwa kwakho futhi kunikeze izinzuzo zesikhathi eside:
Ukuphatha izimpawu ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphulukana:
Ukulandelela intuthuko yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukana kuthatha isikhathi, futhi ungase ungazizwa ukhulu ngokuphelele ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi baphawula ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuya ezinyangeni. Bekezela nenqubo futhi uhlale uqinele ochungechungeni lwakho lokwelapha.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yedokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenqubo yokwelapha ephumelelayo. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuphinde kukusize uzizwe uqinile futhi uhileleke ezinqumweni zakho zezempilo.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buthana ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana nempilo yakho:
Imibuzo okufanele uyibuze udokotela wakho ingakusiza ukuqonda isimo sakho kangcono:
Ulwazi okufanele ulwabelane ngalo nodokotela wakho lumbambazela ukwenza ukuxilongwa okuchane:
Okufanele ukulindele ngesikhathi sokuvakashela kwakho:
Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma ungaqondi lutho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo ufuna ukukusiza uzizwe ulwazi futhi ukhululekile ngohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
I-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini iyisimo esingaphekwa esenzeka uma umzimba wakho ungenawo amavithamini abalulekile adingekayo ukwenza amangqamuzana egazi abomvu anempilo. Izindaba ezikhuthazayo kakhulu ukuthi ngokuxilongwa okulungile nokwelashwa, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele futhi babuyele emazingeni amandla ajwayelekile.
Ukuqaphela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kubalulekile ukuze kuzuzwe imiphumela emihle kakhulu. Uma ubhekene nokuqeda amandla okuqhubekayo, ubuthakathaka, noma ezinye izimpawu esixoxe ngazo, ungalindi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Uma uqala ukulungisa ukushoda kwamavithamini, uzoba ngcono ngokushesha futhi ube nokunciphisa ingozi yezinhlungu.
Ukuvimbela kudlala indima ebalulekile ekugwemeni i-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini. Ukugcina ukudla okuqondile okunamavithamini abalulekile, ukuthatha izithasiselo ezifanele uma kudingeka, nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimo zempilo ezingaphansi kungasiza ukugcina amazinga akho amavithamini enempilo.
Khumbula ukuthi abanye abantu, ikakhulu labo abanezinkinga zokuthatha noma ukulinganiselwa kokudla, bangadinga ukwengezwa kwamavithamini okuqhubekayo. Lokhu akuyona uphawu lokuhluleka kodwa kunalokho kuyindlela elawulekayo yokugcina impilo enhle.
Sebenzani eduze nomhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokwelapha oluhambisana nezidingo zakho nezimo. Ngokunakekelwa okulungile nokunakekelwa, i-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini ayidingi ukulinganiselwa ikhwalithi yempilo yakho noma impilo yakho yesikhathi eside.
Isikhathi sokuphulukana sihluka kuye ngokuthi ukushoda kwakho kukhulu kangakanani kanye nama-vitamin ahilelekile. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa benamandla ngaphakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4 beqala ukwelashwa, kodwa kungathatha izinyanga ezingu-2-6 ukuze ugcwalise ngokuphelele izitolo zakho ze-vitamin bese uxazulula ngokuphelele i-anemia.
Ukushoda kwe-B12 kuvame ukuthatha isikhathi eside ukuze kulungiswe ngokuphelele kunokushoda kwe-folate. Uma unezinkinga zezinzwa ezivela ekushodweni kwe-B12, lezi zingathatha izinyanga eziningi kuya konyaka ukuze zithuthuke, futhi ezinye izinkinga zingaba ziphakade uma ukwelashwa kuye kwephuzile.
Yebo, i-anemia yokushoda kwe-vitamin ingabuya uma imbangela yayo ayixazululwanga noma uma uyeka ukuthatha izithasiselo ezidingekayo. Abantu abanezinkinga zokumunca, njenge-anemia pernicious, ngokuvamile badinga ukunikezwa kwe-B12 okuphila konke ukuvimbela ukubuyela.
Ukulandela izimiso zedokotela wakho zokwelashwa kokugcina nokubhekwa njalo kungasiza ukuvimbela i-anemia ukuba ibuye. Lokhu kungafaka izithasiselo eziqhubekayo, ukushintsha kokudla, noma ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuphindaphindiwe ukuhlola amazinga akho e-vitamin.
I-anemia yokushoda kwe-vitamin ingaba yingozi uma ingalashwa, okungenzeka kubeka engcupheni yezinkinga zenhliziyo, ukonakala kwezinzwa, nezinye izinkinga. Noma kunjalo, ngokuvamile ayisiyingozi ebulawa ngokushesha futhi iphendula kahle ekwelashweni uma itholakala ngokushesha.
Ukuqonda ukuthola ukuxilongwa okulungile nokwelashwa ngaphambi kokuthi izinkinga zikhule. Abantu abaningi abane-anemia yokushoda kwe-vitamin bangalindela ukuphulukana ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa okufanele nokunakekelwa okulandelayo.
Ukuntuleka okuncane kwe-vitamin anemia kungase kuphulukiswe ngokushintsha ukudla kuphela, kodwa izimo eziningi zidinga izithasiselo ze-vitamin ukuze kube khona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo. Imithombo yokudla yodwa ngokuvamile ayikwazi ukunikeza amavithamini ngokwanele ngokushesha ukuze kulungiswe ukushoda okukhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzobona ukuthi udinga izithasiselo yini ngokuya ngezinani ze-vitamin zakho kanye nezimpawu. Ngisho noma kunama-supplements, ukugcina ukudla okunamavithamini kuya kubeseka ukuphulukiswa kwakho futhi kusize ukuvimbela ukushoda kwesikhathi esizayo.
Lokhu kuncike kulokho okubangela ukushoda kwe-vitamin yakho. Uma une-problem yokumunca njenge-anemia pernicious, cishe uzodinga i-supplementation ye-B12 yempilo yonke. Uma ukushoda kwakho kubangelwe izinto zokudla ongazilungisa, ungadinga kuphela i-supplementation yesikhashana.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosiza ekutholeni uhlelo olufanele lwesikhathi eside olufanele isimo sakho, izimo zempilo eziyisisekelo, kanye nokuphendula ekwelapheni. Imihlangano yokulandelela njalo kanye nama-blood tests kuyasiza ekuqondiseni lezi zinqumo.
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