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I-Alendronate kanye ne-cholecalciferol kuyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukuqinisa amathambo akho futhi ivimbele ukuqhekeka. Le mithi ihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezibalulekile: i-alendronate, enciphisa ukulahleka kwamathambo, kanye ne-cholecalciferol (ivithamini D3), esiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce i-calcium kangcono. Ngokubambisana, basebenza njengeqembu ukugcina amathambo akho enempilo futhi eqinile, ikakhulukazi uma ubhekene ne-osteoporosis noma unengozi yokuyithuthukisa.
Le mithi ihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisekela amathambo kuthebhulethi eyodwa elula. I-Alendronate ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-bisphosphonates, asiza ukuvimbela amathambo akho ukuthi angabhidliki ngokushesha kakhulu. I-Cholecalciferol imane nje iyivithamini D3, ivithamini efanayo isikhumba sakho esiyenzayo uma sivezwe elangeni.
Amathambo akho ahlala ezakhiwa kabusha phakathi nokuphila kwakho. Cabanga ngakho njengokulungisa indlu - izingxenye ezindala ziyadilizwa ngenkathi izingxenye ezintsha zakhiwa. Njengoba sikhula, inqubo yokudiliza ivame ukusheshisa ngenkathi ukwakha kwehla. Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isiza ukubuyisela lelo bhalansi ngokunciphisa ukubhujiswa nokusekela inqubo yokwakha.
Le mithi ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu amathambo abo aye aba mancane noma abuthakathaka. Odokotela abaningi bayayibhala lapho ama-calcium avamile kanye nezithasiselo zikavithamini D zodwa zinganele ukugcina amandla amathambo.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe iphatha futhi ivimbele i-osteoporosis, isimo lapho amathambo eba buthakathaka futhi aqhekeze kalula. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane ngemva kokuya esikhathini, lapho izinguquko zamahomoni zingabangela ukulahleka kwamathambo okusheshayo. Le mithi ingasiza futhi amadoda ane-osteoporosis kanye nabantu abathatha imithi ethile ebuthakathisa amathambo.
Udktela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma usuvele wake waba nokuphuka ngenxa yokuwa okuncane noma ukushayeka. Kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuphuka okuzayo emgogodleni wakho, okhalweni, nasesihlakaleni. Lezi yizindawo ezivame kakhulu lapho kuvela khona ukuphuka okuhlobene ne-osteoporosis.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela banikeza lo muthi ukuvimbela i-osteoporosis ngaphambi kokuthi iqale. Lokhu kungenzeka uma unezici eziyingozi njomlando womndeni we-osteoporosis, ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kwama-steroid, noma izimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezithinta impilo yamathambo.
Umuthi futhi usetshenziselwa ukwelapha isifo sikaPaget, isimo lapho amathambo ekhula ngokungavamile futhi ebuthakathaka. Kulokhu, i-alendronate isiza ukujwayela inqubo yokwakha kabusha amathambo.
Lona umuthi onamandla amaphakathi osebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukuvikela amathambo akho. Ingxenye ye-alendronate inamathisela ezicutshini zamathambo akho futhi yehlisa amaseli abizwa ngokuthi ama-osteoclasts, avame ukuchitha ithambo elidala. Ngokwehlisa le nqubo, amathambo akho amaningi akhona ahlala ephelele.
Ingxenye ye-cholecalciferol (ivithamini D3) isiza amathumbu akho ukumunca i-calcium ekudleni ngempumelelo. Ngaphandle kwe-vitamin D eyanele, umzimba wakho ungamunca kuphela cishe u-10-15% we-calcium oyidlayo. Nge-vitamin D eyanele, leyo nombolo yenyuka iye ku-30-40% noma ngaphezulu.
Lapho lezi zithako ezimbili zisebenza ndawonye, zenza umphumela onamandla wokuvikela amathambo. I-alendronate igcina ithambo elikhona ngenkathi i-vitamin D iqinisekisa ukuthi umzimba wakho unayo i-calcium ewudingayo ukuze wakhe izicubu zamathambo ezintsha, eziqinile.
Ngokuvamile uzoqala ukubona izinzuzo zingakapheli izinyanga ezi-3-6, nakuba imiphumela ephelele yokuvikela ithuthuka ngaphezu konyaka ongu-1-2 wokusebenzisa njalo. Umuthi wakha emathanjeni akho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, unikeza ukuvikelwa okuhlala isikhathi eside.
Ukuphuza lo muthi ngendlela efanele kubalulekile ekusebenzeni nasekulondekeni. Kumele uwuphuze ekuseni ngokushesha ngesisu esingenalutho ngengilazi yamanzi acwebile. Ungasebenzisi ikhofi, ijusi, noma ubisi, ngoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukumuncwa.
Ngemuva kokuphuza ithebhulethi, udinga ukuhlala uqonde (uhleli noma umile) okungenani imizuzu engama-30. Lokhu kuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungacasuli umphimbo wakho, umbhobho oxhuma umlomo wakho esiswini sakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuphuza umthamo wabo ngesikhathi bevuka, bese beqhubeka nomsebenzi wabo wasekuseni.
Linda okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokudla, ukuphuza okunye ngaphandle kwamanzi, noma ukuphuza eminye imithi. Ukudla kwakho kokuqala kosuku kufanele kufake ukudla okunothile nge-calcium njengemikhiqizo yobisi, imifino eluhlaza, noma ukudla okuqinisiwe ukuze kusebenze kanye novithamini D emuthini wakho.
Abantu abaningi baphuza lo muthi kanye ngesonto, ngokuvamile ngosuku olufanayo njalo ngesonto. Khetha usuku olusebenzayo ngohlelo lwakho bese unamathela kulo. Ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule umthamo wakho wamasonto onke.
Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, ungaqobi noma uwahlafune. Esikhundleni salokho, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izindlela eziwuketshezi noma ezinye izindlela ezingase zikusebenzele kangcono.
Abantu abaningi baphuza lo muthi iminyaka engu-3-5 ekuqaleni, nakuba abanye bengase badinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukuminyana kwamathambo akho nempilo yonke ukuze anqume ubude obufanele kuwe. Umuthi uyaqhubeka usebenza emathanjeni akho ngisho nangemva kokuyeka ukuwuthatha, unikeza ukuvikelwa okuqhubekayo.
Ngemuva kweminyaka engu-3-5, udokotela wakho angase asikisele
Abanye abantu abanengozi enkulu yokuphuka noma izimo ezithile zezokwelapha bangase badinge ukuthatha imithi isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo zokuqhubeka nokuvikelwa kwamathambo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona zesikhathi eside.
Ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, uzoba nokuskena kwamathambo njalo, ngokuvamile njalo ngonyaka ongu-1-2. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi alandele ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani futhi iqondise izinqumo mayelana nokuqhubeka noma ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle le mithi, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izinkinga ezivamile kakhulu zithambile futhi zithinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngokwelashwa kwakho.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, ukhumbula ukuthi abantu abaningi abanayo imiphumela emibi nakancane:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuthatha imithi ngendlela eqondile nokuhlala uqonde ngemva kwalokho kungavimbela izinkinga eziningi zokugaya ukudla.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuyiqaphela. Ngenkathi lokhu kuthinta ngaphansi komuntu oyedwa kwabangu-100, kufanele wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kakhulu kodwa engathi sína ihlanganisa i-osteonecrosis yomhlathi (izinkinga zamathambo omhlathi) kanye nokuphuka kwe-femur okungavamile (ukuphuka kwamathambo ethanga okungavamile). Lokhu kwenzeka kubantu abangaphansi koyedwa kwabangu-1,000 abathatha imithi isikhathi eside.
Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo emhlathini, ikakhulukazi ngemva komsebenzi wamazinyo, noma ubuhlungu obungavamile ethangeni, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Le miphumela emibi engavamile ivame ukwenzeka ngemva kweminyaka yokusetshenziswa, yingakho udokotela wakho eqapha ukwelashwa kwakho ngokucophelela.
Lo muthi awulungele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwunikeza. Ezinye izimo zenza umuthi ungabi ngowokuphepha noma ungasebenzi kahle, ngakho kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngempilo yakho ephelele.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unezinkinga nge-esophagus yakho, ithubhu elithwala ukudla emlonyeni wakho liyise esiswini sakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izimo ezinjenge-strictures, ubunzima bokugwinya, noma umlando wezinkinga ze-esophageal.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso ngokuvamile abakwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha. Izinso zakho zisiza ukucubungula umuthi, futhi uma zingasebenzi kahle, umuthi ungenza ukuthi wakheke emazingeni ayingozi emzimbeni wakho.
Uma unamazinga aphansi e-calcium egazini, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulungisa lokhu ngaphambi kokuqala umuthi. Ukuthatha i-alendronate nge-calcium ephansi kungenza inkinga ibe yimbi futhi kubangele izinkinga ezinzima.
Futhi akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma ungenakwazi ukuhlala noma ukuma uqonde okungenani imizuzu engama-30. Lokhu kungenzeka ngenxa yezinkinga zokuhamba, izinkinga zomhlane, noma ezinye izimo zempilo ezidinga ukuthi ulale njalo.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele akufanele bathathe lo muthi, njengoba ungathinta amathambo namazinyo omntwana osakhulayo. Uma uhlela ukukhulelwa, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho kusenesikhathi.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe uyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, i-Fosamax Plus D iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama e-brand ajwayelekile afaka i-Binosto Plus kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zisebenza ngempumelelo njengemithi enegama lomkhiqizo futhi zivame ukubiza kancane. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uyithatha ngendlela efanele.
Ezinye izinhlobo zinikeza amafomula ahlukene, njengamaphilisi e-effervescent ancibilika emanzini. Lokhu kungase kube lula ukukuthatha uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, kodwa kusadingeka isikhathi esifanayo nokuma ngqo ngemva kokuthatha.
Njalo hlola nomkhemisi wakho uma umuthi wakho ubonakala uhlukile kulokho oqhelelene nakho. Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangasebenzisa imibala noma ukuma okuhlukene, kodwa izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zinjalo.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela uma lo muthi ungakulungele noma ungasebenzi kahle. Ezinye izinto ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-bisphosphonates njenge-risedronate noma i-ibandronate zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zingase zibe nezinhlelo ezihlukene zokulinganisa noma amaphrofayili emiphumela emibi.
Imithi emisha ebizwa ngokuthi ama-RANK ligand inhibitors, njenge-denosumab, isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokugxila kumaseli athile aqeda amathambo. Lezi zinikezwa ngemijovo njalo ezinyangeni eziyisithupha futhi zingase zifaneleke uma ungenakukwazi ukuthatha imithi yomlomo.
Ukwelashwa okushintsha ama-hormone kungasiza abesifazane abase-postmenopausal ukuthi bagcine ubukhulu bamathambo, nakuba kuthwala izingozi nezinzuzo ezihlukene ezidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela nodokotela wakho.
Kwabanye abantu, izinguquko zokuphila ezihlanganiswe nezithasiselo ze-calcium ne-vitamin D zingase zanele. Le ndlela isebenza kahle kubantu abalahlekelwa amathambo kancane noma labo abasengozini ephansi yokuphuka.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho esithile, okuhlanganisa iminyaka yakho, ingozi yokuphuka, ezinye izimo zempilo, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho encoma ezinye izindlela.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isebenza kahle kakhulu kunezithasiselo ze-calcium zodwa ekuvikeleni ukuqhekeka nasekwelapheni i-osteoporosis. Ngenkathi izithasiselo ze-calcium zinikeza izinto zokwakha amathambo, azibhekane nenkinga ekhona yokuguguleka kwamathambo ngokweqile.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-alendronate kanye ne-cholecalciferol kunganciphisa ukuqhekeka komgogodla ngama-40-50% nokuqhekeka okwenzeka ezinqulwini ngama-30-40%. Izithasiselo ze-calcium zodwa ngokuvamile zinciphisa ingozi yokuqhekeka ngama-10-15% kuphela, kanti ezinye izifundo azibonisi nzuzo nakancane.
Ingxenye kavithamini D kule mithi nayo ithembeke kakhulu kunezithasiselo zikavithamini D ezihlukene. Abantu abaningi abamunci kahle uvithamini D ohlelweni lwabo lokugaya ukudla, kodwa ifomula ethile ekule nhlanganisela isebenza ngempumelelo enkulu.
Noma kunjalo, izithasiselo ze-calcium zisaqoka indima ebalulekile empilweni yamathambo. Odokotela abaningi batusa ukuqhubeka nokudla ukudla okunothile nge-calcium noma izithasiselo kanye nale mithi ukuhlinzeka ngezinto ezingavuthiwe amathambo akho azidingayo ekwakheni izicubu ezintsha.
Cabanga ngakho ngale ndlela: izithasiselo ze-calcium zifana nokuba nezitini zokwakha indlu, kanti le mithi ifana nokuba nezitini nabasebenzi abanekhono abazi ukuthi bazisebenzisa kanjani ngendlela efanele.
Le mithi ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, futhi ingxenye kavithamini D ingase inikeze ezinye izinzuzo zenhliziyo. Noma kunjalo, kufanele utshele udokotela wakho nganoma yimiphi imithi yenhliziyo oyithathayo, njengoba eminye ingase ihlangane novithamini D.
Le mithi ayithinti ngokuqondile isigqi senhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi, okuyenza ilungele abantu abaningi abanezimo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi. Ezinye izifundo zisho nokuthi amathambo aqinile angase ahlobane nempilo enhle yenhliziyo iyonke.
Uma usebenzisa imithi yokunciphisa igazi noma imithi yenhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha eduze, ikakhulukazi uma uqala umuthi. I-vitamin D ingathinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo imithi ethile.
Uma ngengozi uphuza umthamo owengeziwe, ungangeni ekuqineni, kodwa xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Ukuphuza okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesisu kanye namazinga aphansi e-calcium egazini.
Phuza amanzi amaningi futhi gwema ukulala phansi amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokweqisa. Lokhu kusiza ekuvikeleni umuthi ekucasuleni umphimbo wakho. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukucasuka okwengeziwe.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-calcium ephansi, njengama-muscle cramps, ukuzwa ukuluma eminweni yakho noma izinzwane, noma ukukhathala okungavamile. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukuvimbela izingozi zesikhathi esizayo, cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo. Njengoba lo muthi uthathwa masonto onke, kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi usuwuthathile yini umthamo wakho.
Uma weqa umthamo wakho wamasonto onke futhi ukhumbula phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ulandela inqubo efanayo yasekuseni. Bese ubuyela esimisweni sakho esivamile samasonto onke ngesonto elilandelayo.
Uma sekudlule izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezi-2-3 kusukela kumthamo wakho oweqiwe, weqe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngosuku lwakho olujwayelekile. Ungathathi imithamo emibili eduze, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe.
Ukuqa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze amathambo akho kakhulu, ngoba umuthi uhlala usebenza ohlelweni lwakho amasonto amaningi. Kodwa-ke, zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Cabanga ngokuxhuma umthamo wakho wamasonto onke emsebenzini ovamile, njengokufunda iphephandaba ngeSonto noma ukulungisa ukudla kwamasonto onke. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukukhumbula futhi kwakha umkhuba emsebenzini wakho.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokuxoxa nodokotela wakho kuqala. Noma ngabe uzizwa kahle, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungaholela ekulahlekelweni kwamathambo futhi kwandise ingozi yokuphuka ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzohlola isidingo sakho sokuqhubeka nokwelashwa ngemuva kweminyaka engu-3-5. Lokhu kuhlola kufaka phakathi ukuskena ukuminyana kwamathambo, ukuhlolwa kwengozi yokuphuka, nokubuyekezwa kwanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholile.
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