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I-Acyclovir topical iyikhilimu noma amafutha okwelapha okubhalwe ngudokotela elapha izilonda ezibandayo kanye nezifo ezithile zesikhumba ezibangelwa amagciwane e-herpes. Uyilungisa ngqo endaweni ethintekile yesikhumba sakho ukusiza ukunciphisa izimpawu futhi usheshise ukuphola.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuvimbela igciwane le-herpes ukuthi lingaphindaphindi emaseleni esikhumba sakho. Cabanga ngayo njengokudala umgoqo ovimbela igciwane ukuthi lingasakazeki emaseleni anempilo aseduze, okusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ulwe nokutheleleka ngempumelelo.
I-Acyclovir topical ngumuthi oqeda amagciwane oza njengekhilimu noma amafutha okusetshenziswa ngaphandle kuphela. Ingaphansi kwesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-nucleoside analogues, okusho ukuthi ilingisa izinto zemvelo emzimbeni wakho ukuze iphazamise ukuzala kwamagciwane.
Lo muthi wenzelwe ngqo ukuhlasela amagciwane e-herpes simplex (HSV-1 kanye ne-HSV-2) abangela izifo zesikhumba. Ngokungafani namaphilisi e-acyclovir yomlomo, uhlobo lwe-topical lusebenza ngqo ebusweni besikhumba lapho ulufaka khona, lunikeza ukwelashwa okuqondiwe ngokumuncwa okuncane egazini lakho.
I-Acyclovir topical ngokuyinhloko ilapha izilonda ezibandayo (izilonda zomkhuhlane) emilebeni nasebusweni ezibangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus uhlobo 1. Ingalapha futhi ukuqubuka kokuqala kwe-genital herpes uma isetshenziswa ezindaweni zesikhumba ezithintekile.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele lo muthi nezinye izimo zesikhumba ezihlobene ne-herpes. Ikhilimu lisebenza kahle kakhulu uma uqala ukulisebenzisa ekuqaleni kwezimpawu, njengokuzwela, ukusha, noma ukuluma, ngaphambi kokuba izilonda zivele.
Abanye abantu bakuthola kuwusizo ekunciphiseni ubude nobukhulu bokuqubuka kwe-herpes okuphindaphindayo. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-acyclovir ayilaphi izifo ze-herpes kodwa kunalokho isiza ukuphatha izimpawu futhi ikhuthaze ukuphola okusheshayo.
I-Acyclovir topical ithathwa njengemithi elwa namagciwane esebenza kahle ngokulinganiselwe esebenza ngokuvimbela igciwane le-herpes ekuzikopishini. Lapho igciwane lizama ukuzala kabusha emaseleni esikhumba anegciwane, i-acyclovir iphazamisa le nqubo ngokulingisa isakhi esidingwa yigciwane.
Umuthi umuncwa ungene emaseleni anegciwane lapho uvulwa khona ama-enzyme egciwane. Uma isivuliwe, imisa igciwane ekudaleni izinto ezintsha zofuzo, empeleni imisa ukuzala kabusha kwegciwane endaweni ephilisiwe.
Le ndlela eqondiswe ngqo isho ukuthi umuthi ugxilisa imiphumela yawo lapho uyidinga kakhulu. Ifomu le-topical linikeza umuthi ngqo emaseleni esikhumba anegciwane ngenkathi kuncishiswa ukuchayeka emzimbeni wakho wonke, okunciphisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi yesistimu.
Sebenzisa i-acyclovir topical ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayiyalayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-5 ngosuku izinsuku eziyi-4 kuya kweziyi-7. Qala ukwelashwa ngokushesha lapho uqaphela izimpawu zokuqala zokuqubuka, njengokuzwa ukuluma noma ukusha.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umuthi, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uhlanze ngobumnene indawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi amancane. Yomisa indawo ngethawula elihlanzekile, bese usebenzisa ungqimba oluncane lwe-cream noma i-ointment ukumboza yonke indawo ethintekile nomngcele omncane wesikhumba esinempilo esizungezile.
Ngemuva kokusebenzisa, geza izandla zakho futhi ngokushesha ukuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho noma kwabanye abantu. Gwema ukuthinta noma ukukhuhla indawo ephilisiwe ngokungadingekile, ngoba lokhu kungacasula isikhumba futhi kungenzeka ukuthi kusabalalise igciwane.
Awudingi ukuthatha lo muthi nokudla ngoba usetshenziswa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuba ugwinywe. Kodwa-ke, gwema ukuthola umuthi emehlweni akho, emlonyeni, noma emakhaleni, njengoba wenzelwe ukusetshenziswa esikhumbeni sangaphandle kuphela.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-acyclovir topical izinsuku eziyi-4 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngokuthi izimpawu zabo zithuthuka ngokushesha kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nobukhulu bokuqubuka kwakho.
Qhubeka usebenzisa umuthi isikhathi esiphelele esinqunyiwe, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho ziqala ukuthuthuka ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungase kuvumele igciwane ukuthi libuyele emuva, okungenzeka ukuthi kwenze ukuqubuka kwakho kuhlale isikhathi eside noma kube kubi kakhulu.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthukanga ngemva kwezinsuku eziyi-7 zokwelashwa, noma uma zibonakala ziba zimbi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangase badinge ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa noma bacabange ngemithi ehlukile.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle ne-acyclovir topical, kodwa eminye imiphumela emibi ingenzeka lapho usebenzisa umuthi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile ekusetshenzisweni kwendawo ngoba umuthi omncane kakhulu ungena egazini lakho.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole endaweni yokusebenzisa:
Lezi zindlela zokuphendula zendawo zivame ukuba mnene futhi zithambekele ekuthuthukiseni njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emuthini. Zivame ukuzixazulula zodwa zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi yesikhumba ebaluleke kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo ezingathi sína, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi bese uthintana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu zingase zikhombe ukusabela komzimba ngaphandle noma ukuzwela emuthini.
I-Acyclovir topical ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi, kodwa abanye abantu kufanele bayigweme ukuyisebenzisa noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi lo muthi ukufanele yini.
Akufanele usebenzise i-acyclovir topical uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-acyclovir, valacyclovir, noma yiziphi izithako ezikukhilimu noma okugcotshwayo. Izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba zingase zihlanganise ukuqubuka, imihuzuko, ukuvuvukala, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula ngemva kokuchayeka ngaphambilini kule mithi.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka kufanele baxoxe ngesimo sabo nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-acyclovir topical. Ngenkathi umuthi ungaba usizo, abantu abanokuzivikela okungahambisani kahle bangase badinge izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile noma ukuqashwa okuseduze.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-acyclovir topical. Nakuba ukusetshenziswa kwendawo kuholela ekumuncweni okuncane egazini, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona kuwe nomntwana wakho.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ubudala kufanele zisebenzise lo muthi ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze. Ukuphepha nokusebenza ezinganeni ezincane kakhulu akukahlolisiswa kakhulu njengakubantu abadala.
I-Acyclovir topical itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Zovirax iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Leli kwakuyigama le-brand lokuqala lapho umuthi uqala ukutholakala futhi usaqhubeka ukunqunywa kabanzi namuhla.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ahlanganisa i-Sitavig (ithebhulethi yomlomo encibilika emlonyeni wakho, ehluke ngobuchwepheshe kuma-creams asezindaweni ezithile), kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ezingezona ezinelungelo lobunikazi ezibizwa ngokuthi "i-acyclovir cream" noma "i-acyclovir ointment." Izinhlobo ezingezona ezinelungelo lobunikazi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengemikhiqizo enegama lomkhiqizo.
Umthwebuli wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo oluthile olutholayo nokuthi ngabe igama lomkhiqizo noma uhlobo olungelona elinelungelo lobunikazi. Zombili izinketho zisebenza ngempumelelo ekwelapheni ukuqubuka kwe-herpes.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma i-acyclovir topical ingakulungele noma ingakuniki ukukhululeka okwanele. I-Penciclovir cream (Denavir) enye i-antiviral topical esebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-acyclovir kodwa ingase isetshenziswe kaningi.
I-Docosanol cream (Abreva) iyindlela etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela engasiza ekunciphiseni ubude besikhathi sokulimala kwesikhumba. Ngenkathi ingasebenzi njengama-antivirals kadokotela, iyatholakala kalula futhi ingasebenza kahle uma isetshenziswa ekuqaleni kokuqubuka.
Ukuqubuka okukhulu noma okuvame kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi ye-antiviral yomlomo efana ne-valacyclovir (Valtrex) noma i-famciclovir (Famvir). Lokhu kwelashwa okuhlelekile kungasebenza kahle kubantu abanezifo eziphindaphindayo noma amasistimu omzimba awohlakele.
Abanye abantu bathola ukukhululeka ngezinyathelo zokunakekela ezisekelayo njengama-compresses abandayo, ama-lip balms anesivikelo selanga, noma izidambisi zokucasuka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha isimo sakho esithile.
Kokubili i-acyclovir topical ne-penciclovir yimithi ye-antiviral esebenzayo yokwelapha ukulimala kwesikhumba, kodwa banezinto ezithile ezingenza enye ikufaneleke kakhulu kunenye.
I-Acyclovir topical idinga ukusetshenziswa kaningi (izikhathi ezi-5 ngosuku) uma kuqhathaniswa ne-penciclovir (njalo emahoreni ama-2 ngenkathi uvukile). Lokhu kusho ukuthi kuzodingeka usebenzise i-penciclovir kaningi usuku lonke, kodwa isimiso sokulinganisa singase silungele izindlela zokuphila zabanye abantu.
Izifundo zemitholampilo zikhomba ukuthi womabili lawo machiza anganciphisa isikhathi sokuphola ngosuku olungu-1-2 uma kuqala ekuqaleni kokuqubuka. Olunye ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-penciclovir ingase ibe nomkhawulo omncane ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu, kuyilapho i-acyclovir itholakala isikhathi eside futhi inemininingwane ebanzi yokuphepha.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwalawo machiza kuvame ukwehla ekuthandeni komuntu siqu, ukucatshangelwa kwezindleko, nokuthi ukubekezelela kanjani inketho ngayinye. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yimuphi umuthi ovumelana kangcono nemigomo yakho yokwelapha kanye nomsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke.
Yebo, i-acyclovir topical ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba umuthi usetshenziswa esikhumbeni futhi okuncane kakhulu kungena egazini lakho, akunakwenzeka ukuthi kuthinte amazinga akho kashukela egazini noma kusebenzisane nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Noma kunjalo, abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele banakekele isikhumba nokwelapha, njengoba isifo sikashukela singanciphisa ukuphola kwamanxeba futhi sandise ingozi yokutheleleka. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izindlela ezingavamile zesikhumba noma ukuphola okubambezelekile ngenkathi usebenzisa i-acyclovir topical, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-acyclovir topical eningi, sula ngokucophelela okweqile ngethishu noma indwangu ehlanzekile. Ukusebenzisa okungaphezu kwenani elinconyiwe ngeke kwenze umuthi usebenze kangcono futhi empeleni kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba.
Njengoba i-acyclovir yendawo inokumuncwa okuncane egazini lakho, ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile ngengozi akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele imiphumela emibi emzimbeni wonke. Kodwa-ke, uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ubuhlungu, noma ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo endaweni yokusebenzisa, geza leyo ndawo ngamanzi abandayo bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma izimpawu ziqhubeka.
Uma weqa umthamo we-acyclovir topical, uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ubuyisele umthamo oweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba.
Zama ukuhlukanisa izicelo zakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ukugcina imithi endaweni ebonakalayo kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukuyisebenzisa njalo. Ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kubalulekile ukuze imithi isebenze ngempumelelo ngokumelene nokutheleleka ngegciwane.
Kufanele uqhubeke usebenzisa i-acyclovir topical isikhathi esiphelele esinqunywe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kokuphela kwesikhathi sokwelashwa. Izifundo eziningi zokwelashwa zithatha izinsuku eziyi-4-7, futhi ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela igciwane ukuthi libuyele.
Ukuphola okuphelele kwendawo elashwayo kuyisibonakaliso esihle sokuthi imithi yenze umsebenzi wayo. Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho mayelana nobude bokwelashwa kunokuyeka ngokusekelwe ekuthuthukisweni kwezimpawu kuphela. Uma unezinkathazo mayelana nokuqhubeka nokwelashwa, xoxa ngazo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kunokuyeka wedwa.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema ukusebenzisa izimonyo noma eminye imikhiqizo yesikhumba ngqo ngaphezu kwe-acyclovir topical, ngoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kwemithi futhi kungase kubangele ukucasuka kwesikhumba okwengeziwe. Imithi idinga ukuxhumana okuqondile nesikhumba esithintekile ukuze isebenze kahle.
Uma kufanele usebenzise izimonyo ngenxa yezizathu zomphakathi noma zobungcweti, linda okungenani imizuzu engu-10-15 ngemuva kokusebenzisa i-acyclovir ngaphambi kokusebenzisa izimonyo. Khetha imikhiqizo emnene, engabangeli ukuvaleka kwemigudu yamafutha futhi gwema amakhemikhali aqinile noma amakha angase acasule isikhumba esivele sizwelayo. Susa izimonyo ngobumnene ekupheleni kosuku ukuze uvumele imithi ukuthi isebenze ebusuku.
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