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Ama-Antacid yimithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela esheshayo ukunciphisa i-asidi yesisu ukuze kuncishiswe ukusha kwenhliziyo, ukungagayeki kahle kokudla, nesisu esibuhlungu. Le mithi emnene isebenza njengoba isebenza, ithulisa umuzwa wokusha owuzwayo lapho i-asidi yesisu ithukuthelisa uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Kungenzeka ukuthi uzibone kuwo wonke amakhemisi - angeminye yemithi esetshenziswa kakhulu ukuthola ukukhululeka kwesisu ngokushesha.
Ama-Antacid yimithi equkethe izinhlanganisela eziyisisekelo ezinjenge-calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, noma i-aluminum hydroxide. Zisebenza ngokunciphisa i-asidi yesisu eyeqile, okunciphisa ukucasuka futhi kunikeze ukukhululeka okusheshayo ekungakhululeki kokugaya ukudla. Cabanga ngazo njengendlela yemvelo yokubuyisela ibhalansi lapho isisu sakho sikhiqiza i-asidi eningi.
Le mithi iza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ezihlanganisa amaphilisi, amaphilisi okuhlafunwa, uketshezi, kanye nama-powder. Ama-Antacid amaningi aqala ukusebenza ngemizuzu embalwa ngemva kokuwathatha, okwenza abe yindlela enhle yokukhululeka ngokushesha. Zithathwa njengeziphephile kakhulu ukusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile futhi azidingi incwadi kadokotela.
Ama-Antacid ngokuyinhloko aphatha izimpawu ezibangelwa ukukhiqizwa kwe-asidi yesisu eyeqile. Anikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo kulowo muzwa wokusha, ongamnandi esifubeni sakho nasemgqeni wesisu. Udokotela wakho angase akutuse kokubili ukukhululeka ngokushesha kanye nengxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokwelapha.
Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu ama-antacid angasiza ngawo:
Le mithi isebenza kahle kakhulu ezimpawini ezenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile kunokuba zibe yizimo ezingapheli. Uma uhlangabezana nezinkinga ezihlobene ne-asidi ezivamile, kufanelekile ukuxoxa ezinye izinketho zokwelapha nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ama-antacid asebenza ngenqubo elula yamakhemikhali ebizwa ngokuthi ukungathathi hlangothi. Uma uthatha i-antacid, izinhlanganisela zayo eziyisisekelo zihlanganiswa ne-asidi esiswini sakho ukwakha amanzi nosawoti, okunciphisa i-asidi iyonke. Le nqubo yenzeka ngokushesha, ngokuvamile kungakapheli imizuzu engu-5-10 ngemva kokuthatha umuthi.
Amandla ama-antacid ahlukahluka ngesithako, kodwa ngokuvamile athathwa njengemithi emnene. I-calcium carbonate ivame ukuba namandla futhi ihlale isikhathi eside, kuyilapho ama-antacid asekelwe ku-magnesium ne-aluminium esebenza ngobumnene. Ngokungafani nemithi eqinile evimbela i-asidi, ama-antacid awavimbeli ukukhiqizwa kwe-asidi - amane nje angathathi hlangothi lokho eselivele likhona.
Le nqubo yokungathathi hlangothi ichaza futhi ukuthi kungani ama-antacid esebenza okwesikhashana. Isisu sakho siqhubeka nokukhiqiza i-asidi, ngakho ukukhululeka kuvame ukuhlala amahora angu-1-3 kuye nge-antacid ethile kanye namaphethini akho okugaya ukudla.
Ama-antacid amaningi asebenza kangcono uma ethathwa ngemva kwamahora angu-1-3 ngemva kokudla noma uma izimpawu zenzeka. Ukuwathatha nokudla kunganciphisa ukusebenza kwawo ngoba ukudla kunciphisa umuthi futhi kusheshisa ukukhipha isisu. Ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu, thatha ama-antacid esiswini esingenalutho noma phakathi kokudla.
Uma usebenzisa amaphilisi okuhlafunwa, wahlafune kahle ngaphambi kokugwinya bese uphuza ingilazi yamanzi ngemva kwalokho. Lokhu kusiza umuthi ukuthi uhlanganiswe kahle ne-asidi yesisu futhi usebenze ngempumelelo. Ama-antacid oketshezi kufanele anyakaziswe kahle ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa futhi angathathwa ngokuqondile noma axutshwe namanzi amancane.
Ngezinhlobo zepowuda, xuba inani elinconyiwe ngamanzi ngokweziqondiso zephakheji. Isikhathi sibalulekile futhi - uma wazi ukuthi ukudla okuthile kubangela izimpawu zakho, ungaqala ukuthatha i-antacid cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokudla njengesinyathelo sokuvimbela.
Ama-antacid aklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile kungadluli amasonto ama-2 ngaphandle kokuxhumana nodokotela wakho. Ngenxa yokusha kwesifuba okungavamile noma ukungagayeki kahle kokudla, ungase uwadinge izinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela. Alungele izimo ezinjengokululama ekudleni okubabayo noma ukuphatha isisu esiphazamisekile esihlobene nokucindezeleka kwesikhashana.
Uma uzithola udinga ama-antacid nsuku zonke isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Izinkinga ze-acid ezingapheli zingase zidinge imithi eqinile noma izinguquko zendlela yokuphila engazincamela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, abesifazane abaningi basebenzisa ama-antacid ngokuphepha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kwabo ukuze bathole ukukhululeka ekushiseni kwesifuba, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Amanye ama-antacid akhethwa ngaphezu kwamanye ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngenxa yobungozi bawo.
Abantu abaningi bawamukela kahle ama-antacid, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, angabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile, futhi izinkinga eziningi zithambile futhi zesikhashana. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise le mithi ngokuphepha.
Imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuzixazulula zodwa futhi zivame ukuphathwa ngokushintshela kolunye uhlobo lwe-antacid noma ukulungisa umthamo wakho.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingabandakanya:
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela engemihle eqhubekayo noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangakusiza ukuthi uthole i-antacid efanele noma baphakamise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Ngenkathi ama-antacid ngokuvamile ephephile, abantu abathile kufanele bawasebenzise ngokuqapha noma bawagweme ngokuphelele. Umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nezimo zakho zamanje zezempilo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekunqumeni ukuthi ama-antacid akulungele yini.
Kufanele uthintane nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ama-antacid uma une:
Amaqembu athile adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile lapho esebenzisa ama-antacid. Abantu abadala bangase babe nobucayi obengeziwe emiphumeleni engemihle kanye nokusebenzisana kwemithi. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele baqaphele ukuthi amanye ama-antacid aqukethe ushukela noma i-sodium engase ithinte ushukela wegazi noma umfutho wegazi.
Uma uthatha eminye imithi, isikhathi sibalulekile. Ama-antacid angaphazamisa ukumuncwa kwemithi eminingi, okuhlanganisa ama-antibiotics, izithasiselo zensimbi, kanye nemithi yenhliziyo. Ngokuvamile, kufanele uhlukanise ama-antacid okungenani ngamahora angu-2 ukusuka kweminye imithi.
Amagama amaningi omkhiqizo ajwayelekile aqhathanisa amashalofu ekhemisi, ngalinye linokwakheka okuhlukile namandla. Ukwazi imikhiqizo ejwayelekile kungakusiza ukuthi ukhethe umkhiqizo ofanele wezidingo zakho. Iningi liqukethe esinye noma ngaphezulu kwezithako eziyinhloko ezisebenzayo ezinhlanganisweni ezihlukene.
Imikhiqizo edumile ye-calcium carbonate ihlanganisa i-Tums, i-Rolaids, ne-Alka-Seltzer. Izinketho ezisekelwe ku-magnesium zihlanganisa i-Milk of Magnesia kanye nokwakheka okuthile kwe-Mylanta. Ama-antacid asekelwe ku-aluminium atholakala emikhiqizweni efana ne-Amphojel, kuyilapho imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe efana ne-Maalox iqukethe kokubili i-magnesium ne-aluminium.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengamagama emikhiqizo kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza kancane. Okubalulekile ukufunda amalebula ukuze uqonde ukuthi uthathani nokukhetha ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nanoma yimaphi amaphethini emiphumela emibi owaqaphelayo.
Kunezindlela eziningana ongazisebenzisa uma ama-antacid engasebenzi kahle kuwe noma uma udinga usizo oluhlala isikhathi eside. Lezi zinketho zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunama-antacid futhi zingase zifaneleke kakhulu ezimpawini ezivame ukwenzeka noma ezinzima.
Izivimbeli ze-H2 receptor ezifana ne-famotidine (Pepcid) ne-ranitidine zinciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-asidi kunokuthi ziqede i-asidi ekhona. Zithatha isikhathi eside ukusebenza kodwa zinikeza usizo oluhlala isikhathi eside, okuzenza zibe ngcono ekuvikeleni izimpawu kunokuzelapha ngemva kokuthi ziqale.
Izivimbeli ze-proton pump (PPIs) ezifana ne-omeprazole (Prilosec) yizona zokwelapha ezinamandla zokunciphisa i-asidi ezitholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. Zenzelwe ukusetshenziswa nsuku zonke futhi zingelapha umonakalo ohlobene ne-asidi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kodwa-ke, azihloselwe ukusiza ngokushesha njengama-antacid.
Ezinye izindlela zemvelo zihlanganisa izinguquko ekudleni, izinguquko zendlela yokuphila, kanye nemithi efana ne-ginger noma itiye le-chamomile. Abanye abantu bathola usizo ngama-probiotics noma ama-enzyme okugaya ukudla, nakuba lokhu kusebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunemithi eqeda i-asidi.
Ama-antacid ne-famotidine kusebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene, okwenza zifaneleke ezimweni ezihlukene kunokuthi kube khona eyodwa engcono ngokujwayelekile. Ukukhetha kwakho kuncike ekutheni udinga usizo nini nokuthi izimpawu zenzeka kangaki.
Ama-antacid anikeza usizo olusheshayo ngemizuzu kodwa ahlala amahora angu-1-3 kuphela. Zilungele ukusha kwenhliziyo okwenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile noma uma udinga usizo olusheshayo ngemva kokudla okuthile okukuphazamisa. I-Famotidine ithatha imizuzu engu-30-60 ukusebenza kodwa inikeza usizo amahora angu-6-12.
Ngezimpawu ezivame ukwenzeka, i-famotidine ingase ibe lula ngoba ungayithatha kanye noma kabili ngosuku ukuvimbela izinkinga. Ngezimpawu ezingavamile, ama-antacids anikeza inzuzo yokukhululeka ngokushesha ngaphandle kwemithi yansuku zonke. Abantu abaningi basebenzisa zombili - i-famotidine yokuvimbela nama-antacids ezimpawu eziphuma phambili.
Ngokwezindleko, ama-antacids avame ukuba ashibhile ngomthamo ngamunye, kodwa uma uwasebenzisa njalo, i-famotidine ingase ibe ngcono ngokomnotho. Indlela yakho yokuphila kanye nephethini yezimpawu kuzosiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi indlela esebenza kahle kuwe.
Ama-antacids amaningi aphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa kufanele uhlole amalebula ngokucophelela. Amanye ama-antacids aqukethe ushukela noma i-sodium engase ithinte amazinga kashukela egazini noma umfutho wegazi. Izinketho ezingenashukela ziyatholakala futhi zivame ukukhethwa kubantu abalawula isifo sikashukela.
Ama-antacids e-calcium carbonate ngokuvamile ayindlela engcono kakhulu kubantu abanesifo sikashukela ngoba awanawo ushukela futhi angase anikeze i-calcium enenzuzo. Uma uthatha imithi yesifo sikashukela, hlukanisa imithamo yakho ye-antacid okungenani ngamahora angu-2 ukuze ugweme izinkinga zokumuncwa.
Ukuthatha ama-antacid amaningi kakhulu kungabangela imiphumela emibi engakhululeki efana nohudo olukhulu, ukuqunjelwa, noma amajaqamba esiswini. Uma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunokunconywe, phuza amanzi amaningi futhi uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ukweqisa okuningi kwe-antacid akuyona ingozi, kodwa amanani amakhulu angabangela ukungalingani kwe-electrolyte noma aphazamise eminye imithi. Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengobuthakathaka bemisipha, ukudideka, noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, futhi funa ukwelashwa uma lokhu kwenzeka.
Njengoba ama-antacid ngokuvamile ethathwa njengoba edingeka ngezimpawu, ukweqa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga. Vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo lapho uba nezimpawu noma njengoba uqondiswa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Uma uthatha ama-antacid ngeshejuli ejwayelekile yesimo esithile, thatha umthamo oweqiwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo.
Ungayeka ukuthatha ama-antacid lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka noma zixazululeka. Njengoba zenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, abantu abaningi bayayeka lapho bengasadingi ukukhululeka kwezimpawu. Uma ubezisebenzisa njalo, akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubuthatha ama-antacid nsuku zonke isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili, xoxa ngokuyeka nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ungase udinge indlela ehlukile yokwelapha noma ukuhlolwa kwezimo ezingaphansi ezidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo.
Ama-antacid amaningi athathwa njengaphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Ama-antacid e-calcium carbonate ngokuvamile akhethwa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa ngoba anikeza i-calcium ngenkathi ekhulula ukusha kwenhliziyo.
Gwema ama-antacid aqukethe i-aspirin noma amanani aphezulu e-sodium ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Udokotela wakho angase ncome amabhrendi athile kanye nemithamo ephephe kakhulu kuwe nomntwana wakho. Abesifazane abaningi abakhulelwe bathola ama-antacid ewusizo ekushiseni kwenhliziyo okuvame ukwenzeka, ikakhulukazi ekupheleni kwesithathu.
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