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Izithako zamehlo ezingezona ezama-anti-inflammatory ziyimithi ekhethekile enciphisa ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nobubomvu emehlweni akho ngqo. Lezi zithako zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunezithako zamehlo ze-steroid futhi zivame ukunqunywa ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwamehlo noma ukwelapha izimo ezithile zamehlo ezibangela ukuvuvukala.
Cabanga ngalezi zithako njengosizo oluqondiwe emehlweni akho. Ziletha umuthi olwa nokuvuvukala lapho uwudinga kakhulu, zisiza amehlo akho ukuthi aphole ngokunethezeka ngaphandle kokuthinta wonke umzimba wakho.
Izithako zamehlo ezingezona ezama-anti-inflammatory, ezivame ukubizwa ngokuthi izithako zamehlo ze-NSAIDs, ziyimithi ewuketshezi oyifaka ngqo emehlweni akho. Zisesimweni esifanayo semithi njenge-ibuprofen noma i-aspirin, kodwa zenziwe ngokukhethekile ukuthi ziphephe futhi zisebenze ekusetshenzisweni kwamehlo.
Lezi zithako ziqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezinjenge-ketorolac, diclofenac, noma nepafenac. Isithako ngasinye sisebenza ukuvimba amakhemikhali athile esweni lakho abangela ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nokuvuvukala. Ngokungafani nezidambisi zokucasuka ngomlomo, lezi zithako zisebenza emehlweni akho kuphela futhi azihambi emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Udokotela wakho wamehlo angase anqume lezi zithako uma amehlo akho edinga ukwelashwa okuqondiwe okungelwa nokuvuvukala. Zisiza kakhulu ngoba zinganciphisa ukuvuvukala ngaphandle kweminye yemiphumela emibi eza nezithako zamehlo ze-steroid.
Lezi zithako zamehlo zelapha izimo eziningana lapho ukuvuvukala kubangela ukungakhululeki noma ukuphazamisa ukuphola. Ngokuvamile, odokotela bazinquma ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwamehlo ukuvimbela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala ngesikhathi sokululama.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko lezi zithako ezisiza ngazo, ziqala ngokusebenzisa okuvamile:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe lawa macwecwe alungele isimo sakho esithile. Ziwusizo ikakhulukazi uma udinga imiphumela elwa nokuvuvukala ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezingase zibe khona ezingahle zibe khona ngemithi ye-steroid.
Lawa macwecwe asebenza ngokuvimba ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi ama-cyclooxygenases (COX) adalayo izinto ezivuthayo ezicutshini lakho leso. Lapho lawa ma-enzyme evinjwa, amehlo akho akhiqiza amakhemikhali ambalwa abangela ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, nobubomvu.
Umuthi usebenza ngqo endaweni nasemithanjeni yangaphakathi yeso lakho. Ngokungafani nemithi yomlomo elwa nokuvuvukala, lawa macwecwe aletha umuthi ngqo lapho ukuvuvukala kwenzeka khona. Le ndlela eqondiwe isho ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka okuphumelelayo ngemiphumela emincane emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Lezi zithathwa njengemithi eqinile elwa nokuvuvukala yokusetshenziswa kwamehlo. Zinamandla kakhulu kunamaconsi okulubricating alula kodwa ngokuvamile athambile kunamaconsi eso e-steroid. Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka kobuhlungu nobubomvu phakathi kwamahora ambalwa kuya osukwini olulodwa lokuqala ukwelashwa.
Odokotela abaningi batusa ukusebenzisa lawa macwecwe izikhathi eziyi-1-2 ngosuku, kodwa isimiso sakho esithile sokulinganisa sincike esimweni sakho kanye nomuthi othile obekiwe. Njalo landela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ngqo, njengoba amabhrendi ahlukene enamandla ahlukene nezidingo zokulinganisa.
Nansi indlela yokuzisebenzisa ngendlela efanele ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu:
Ungawasebenzisa la maconsi nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba awadluli ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Kodwa-ke, uma usebenzisa imithi eminingi yamehlo, yahlukanise okungenani ngemizuzu emi-5 ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ngamunye usebenza kahle.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa la maconsi amasonto angu-1-4, kuye ngesimo eselashwayo. Ukuze unakekele ngemva kokuhlinzwa, ungawasebenzisa amasonto angu-2-3 njengoba iso lakho liphola. Ezinye izimo zokuvuvukala, isikhathi sokwelashwa singahluka.
Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi ungaliqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa. Kubalulekile ukungayeki ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma amehlo akho ezizwa engcono, ngoba ukuvuvukala kungabuyela. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuwasebenzisa isikhathi eside kunokunconyiwe ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukucasuka noma eminye imiphumela emibi.
Uma usebenzisa la maconsi isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuhlola amehlo akho ngezikhathi ezithile. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amaconsi asebenza kahle futhi awabangeli imiphumela engathandeki.
Abantu abaningi bawamukela kahle la maconsi, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, angabangela imiphumela emibi. Ezivamile kakhulu zithambile futhi zesikhashana, zithinta indawo yamehlo lapho usebenzisa khona amaconsi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, ehlukaniswe kusukela kwesivamile kakhulu kuya kwesingavamile kancane:
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingahlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, izinguquko ekuboneni, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka njengokukhuphuka kokukhipha. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi kwalokhu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, lawa maconsi anganciphisa ukuphulukiswa kwamanxeba noma abangele izinkinga ze-corneal, ikakhulukazi uma esetshenziswa isikhathi eside. Yingakho udokotela wakho eqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Lawa maconsi awafanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zempilo noma imithi ingawenza abe yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwanikeza ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi aphephile kuwe.
Abantu okufanele bagweme lawa maconsi noma bawasebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe bahlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho uzokala izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona zesimo sakho esithile. Uma unezinye zalezi zimo, kungase kube khona ukwelashwa okuhlukile okusebenza kangcono kuwe.
Izinhlobo eziningana ezaziwayo zenza lawa maconsi emehlo, ngalinye liqukethe izithako ezihlukene ezisebenzayo. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha leyo engcono kakhulu ngesimo sakho esithile nezidingo zakho.
Amagama ajwayelekile emakethe ahlanganisa i-Acular (ketorolac), i-Voltaren Ophthalmic (diclofenac), kanye ne-Nevanac (nepafenac). Izinhlobo ezivamile nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinketho zamagama emakethe. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi yimuphi umuthi othile owutholayo.
Amagama emakethe ahlukene angase abe nemiyalelo yokulinganisa noma amandla ahlukile, ngakho-ke landela njalo imiyalelo ebhodleleni lakho elithile likamuthi. Ungashintshi phakathi kwamagama emakethe ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Uma lawa maconsi engakulungele, ezinye izinketho eziningana zingasiza ekuphatheni ukuvuvukala kwamehlo nobuhlungu. Udokotela wakho angase ancome amaconsi eso e-steroid, okuyimithi eqinile elwa nokuvuvukala kodwa eza nemiphumela emibi ehlukene.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa izinyembezi ezingokwenziwa zokucasuka okuncane, amaconsi eso e-antihistamine okusabela okungalungile, noma izidambisi zokucasuka ngomlomo zokungakhululeki okujwayelekile. Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase asikisele ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe okusebenzisa izindlela eziningi.
Ukunakekelwa ngemva kokuhlinzwa, ngezinye izikhathi amaconsi e-steroid akhethwa, ikakhulukazi uma kukhona ukuvuvukala okukhulu. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Zombili izinhlobo zamaconsi zindawo yazo ekwelapheni ukuvuvukala kwamehlo, futhi akukho ngisho neyodwa engcono kunenye. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi amehlo akho asabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Amaconsi angewona ama-steroid avame ukukhethwa uma udinga imiphumela emaphakathi elwa nokuvuvukala ngaphandle kwezinye izingozi eziza nama-steroid. Kungenzeka ukuthi angeke andise ingcindezi yamehlo noma anciphise ukuphola, okwenza kube lula ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwabanye abantu.
Amathonsi e-steroid, nokho, ngokuvamile anamandla futhi asebenza ngokushesha ekushiseni okukhulu. Udokotela wakho angase akhethe ama-steroid ezimweni ezinzima noma uma udinga ukukhululeka okusheshayo. Ngezinye izikhathi, zombili izinhlobo zisetshenziswa ndawonye ukuze kutholakale inzuzo enkulu.
Ngokuvamile, yebo, lawa mathonsi abhekwa njengaphephile kubantu abane-glaucoma. Ngokungafani namaconsi e-steroid emehlo, ama-NSAID ngokuvamile awandisi umfutho wamehlo. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho wamehlo uzokuqapha eduze uma une-glaucoma, njengoba noma imiphi imithi yamehlo ingase ithinte isimo sakho. Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngokuxilongwa kwakho kwe-glaucoma ngaphambi kokuqala noma yikuphi ukwelashwa kwamehlo okusha.
Uma ngengozi ufaka amathonsi engeziwe, ungesabi. Geza iso lakho ngobumnene ngamanzi ahlanzekile futhi ugweme ukulihlikihla. Ungase uzwe ukushisa noma ukucasuka okwengeziwe kunokujwayelekile, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile kulungiswa ngokwako. Uma ukhathazekile noma uzwa ukungakhululeki okukhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Ngomthamo wakho olandelayo, buyela esimisweni sakho esijwayelekile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, sebenzisa amathonsi ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke nesimiso sakho esijwayelekile. Ungalokothi uphinde imithamo ukuze ulungise okungaphuthelwanga, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Misa kuphela ukusebenzisa lawa mathonsi uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo, ngisho noma amehlo akho ezizwa engcono ngokuphelele. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuvuvukala ukuthi kubuye, okungenzeka ukuthi kuhlehle inqubo yakho yokuphulukisa. Udokotela wakho uzokwazisa ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngokusekelwe ekutheni amehlo akho aphendula kanjani futhi aphola kanjani.
Odokotela abaningi batusa ukugwema ukusebenzisa amalensi uma usebenzisa la macwecwe, ikakhulukazi uma welapha isimo samehlo noma ululama emva kokuhlinzwa. Amacwecwe angasebenzisana nezinto ezisetshenziswa kumalensi, futhi amehlo akho adinga isikhathi sokuphola ngaphandle kokucasuka okwengeziwe okungadalwa amalensi. Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuqhubeka nokugqoka amalensi.
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