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Imithi yokuhlanganisa i-antihistamine-decongestant-and-analgesic iyimithi emathathu yokubanda kanye nokungezwani komzimba okubhekana nezimpawu eziningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Le mithi ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezintathu ezihlukene zemithi ukukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ungcono uma ubhekene nokuminyana, ukuthimula, nobuhlungu bomzimba ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Cabanga ngalezi zinhlanganisela njengamathuluzi akho okusiza ukubanda nokungezwani komzimba. Esikhundleni sokuthatha amaphilisi amathathu ahlukene, uthola izinzuzo ze-antihistamine (zokuthimula nokukhala kwamakhala), i-decongestant (yokuminyana kwamakhala), kanye ne-analgesic (yobuhlungu bekhanda nobuhlungu bomzimba) emthomeni owodwa olula.
Le mithi yokuhlanganisa iqukethe izithako ezintathu ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda izimpawu okuphelele. Ingxenye ye-antihistamine ivimba i-histamine, ebangela ukuthimula nokukhala kwamakhala ngesikhathi sokungezwani komzimba.
I-decongestant inciphisa imithambo yegazi evuvukele emakhaleni akho, okwenza kube lula ukuphefumula. Okwamanje, i-analgesic idambisa ubuhlungu futhi inciphisa umkhuhlane ngokuvimba amakhemikhali athile emzimbeni wakho abangela ukuvuvukala nokungakhululeki.
Izibonelo ezivamile zihlanganisa imikhiqizo equkethe i-diphenhydramine noma i-chlorpheniramine (ama-antihistamines), i-pseudoephedrine noma i-phenylephrine (ama-decongestants), kanye ne-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen (ama-analgesics). Lezi zisebenza ndawonye ukubhekana nazo zonke izimpawu zokubanda nokungezwani komzimba ongase uzithole.
Le mithi iphatha izimpawu eziningi ezivame ukwenzeka ndawonye ngesikhathi sokubanda, umkhuhlane, kanye nokungezwani komzimba. Ungase ukuthole kulusizo uma ubhekene nokuminyana kanye nezinye izimpawu ezingakhululeki.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu lezi zinhlanganisela ezisiza ngazo zihlanganisa izifo zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile zonyaka, izimpawu zomkhuhlane ovamile, kanye nokuminyana kwamathambo. Ziwusizo ikakhulukazi uma unezimpawu ezigqagqanayo njengamakhala avalekile kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu, noma ukuthimula kanye nobuhlungu bomzimba.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko le mithi engasiza ukuziqeda:
Lezi zinhlanganisela zisebenza kahle kakhulu ekudambiseni okwesikhashana izimpawu eziningi kunokwelapha noma yisiphi isimpawu esisodwa esibi. Udokotela wakho angase azincomise uma udinga ukumbozwa kwezimpawu eziningi ngesikhathi sokululama ekuguleni.
Isici ngasinye kulezi zinhlanganisela sisebenza ngendlela ehlukile ukuqondisa izimpawu ezithile. I-antihistamine ivala ama-histamine receptors emzimbeni wakho, ivimbela ukuchitheka kwezimphenduli ezibangela ukuthimula, amakhala agobhozayo, namehlo alumayo.
I-decongestant isebenza ngokunciphisa imithambo yegazi emakhaleni akho, inciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi ivumele umoya ukuthi ugeleze ngokukhululeka. Lokhu kusiza ukususa lowo muzwa wokuminyana, ovalekile emakhaleni akho nasemathanjeni.
Isici se-analgesic siphazamisa izimpawu zobuhlungu futhi sinciphisa ukuvuvukala emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lokhu kusiza ukudambisa ikhanda elibuhlungu, ubuhlungu bomzimba, futhi kunganciphisa nomkhuhlane ngokuthinta isikhungo somzimba sokulawula izinga lokushisa.
Le mithi ithathwa njengokwelashwa okunamandla amaphakathi. Inamandla kunezinketho ezinento eyodwa kodwa ithambile kunezinhlanganisela zokwelapha, okwenza ilungele abantu abaningi ababhekene nezimpawu zomkhuhlane ovamile nokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile.
Njalo landela imiyalelo eqondile ekhadini lakho lemithi, njengoba amabhrendi ahlukene angase abe nezindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile. Imikhiqizo eminingi ehlanganisiwe ithathwa njalo ngamahora angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 uma kudingeka ukukhulula izimpawu.
Ungayithatha le mithi ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha ngesidlo esincane noma ingilazi yobisi kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu esibuhlungu. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke nakho kusiza ukuthi i-decongestant isebenze ngempumelelo.
Nansi indlela yokuthatha le mithi ngokuphepha:
Uma uthatha umuthi ngesikhathi sokulala, qaphela ukuthi ezinye izinto ezivimbela ukugcwala kwamakhala zingabangela ukuqapha noma ubunzima bokulala. Cabangela ukuthatha umthamo wakho wokugcina emahoreni ambalwa ngaphambi kokulala ukuze unciphise ukuphazamiseka kokulala.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe yenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana, ngokuvamile kungabi ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-10 zezimpawu zomkhuhlane. Ukuzisebenzisa isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha kungaholela ezinkingeni noma ekunciphiseni ukusebenza kahle.
Ezintweni ezibangela ukungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile zonyaka, ungazisebenzisa ngezikhathi ezithile ngesikhathi sezinkathi eziphezulu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile, kodwa ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo kwesikhathi eside akukhuthazwa. Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka ngaphezu kwesonto noma ziba zimbi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, sekuyisikhathi sokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Yeka ukuthatha umuthi uma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka, ngisho noma ungazange usebenzise iphakethe eligcwele. Umzimba wakho awudingi ukuqhubeka nokuchayeka emithini uma uzizwa ungcono.
Uma uzithola ufikelela kulezi zinhlanganisela njalo noma isikhathi eside, xoxa ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye nodokotela wakho. Bangasiza ukuhlonza izimbangela eziyisisekelo futhi bancomela amasu okuphatha isikhathi eside afanelekayo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, lezi zinhlanganisela zingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuyalelwe. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezinhlobo ezintathu zemithi ehlukene kusho ukuthi ungase uhlangabezane nemiphumela evela kunoma iyiphi noma yonke yezingxenye.
Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, inyamalala uma uyeka ukuthatha umuthi. Nokho, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibuke ukuze ukwazi ukusabela ngendlela efanele uma kuvela izinkinga.
Imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela evamile ngokuvamile ayidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngaphandle kwalapho iba yimbi kakhulu noma iphazamisa kakhulu imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi ebucayi, yeka ukuthatha umuthi ngokushesha futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Lezi zimpendulo azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo uma zenzeka.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme le mithi ehlanganisiwe ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga noma ukuxhumana nezimo zezempilo ezikhona. Ukuphepha kwakho kuncike ekuqondeni ukuthi le mithi ilungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
Inhlanganisela yezinhlobo ezintathu zemithi ehlukene idala izinto eziningi ezingavumelekile, ngakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukubukeza umlando wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuthatha le mithi.
Akufanele uthathe lezi zinhlanganisela uma une:
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka uma uthatha imithi ethile, okuhlanganisa ama-MAO inhibitors, ama-blood thinners, noma eminye imithi yomfutho wegazi. Lokhu kuxhumana kungaba kubi futhi kudinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lezi zinhlanganisela, njengoba ezinye izithako zingase zingaphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ukuncelisa.
Izingane kanye nabantu abadala bangase badinge ukulinganisa okuhlukile noma kufanele bagweme amafomula athile ngokuphelele. Njalo hlola izincomo zeminyaka ekuphaketheni futhi uxhumane nomkhemisi uma ungaqiniseki.
Izinhlobo eziningana ezaziwayo zikhiqiza le mithi ehlanganiswe kathathu, ngalinye linamafomula ahlukile kanye nezinhlanganisela zezithako. Izinhlobo ezithandwayo zihlanganisa i-Tylenol Cold & Flu, i-Advil Cold & Sinus, kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zomkhiqizo wesitolo.
Ezinye izinhlobo zigxila ekukhululekeni kwemini ngama-antihistamine angalali, kanti ezinye zenzelwe ukusetshenziswa ebusuku ngezithako ezikhuthaza ukuphumula. Ukufunda uhlu lwezithako ezisebenzayo kukusiza ukuthi ukhethe umkhiqizo ofanele izidingo zakho.
Izinhlobo ezivamile ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza kancane. Noma ngabe ukhetha igama lomkhiqizo noma elivamile, ukusebenza kahle kufanele kuqhathaniswe lapho izithako ezisebenzayo nemithamo zihambisana.
Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uzulazule ezinkethweni ezihlukene futhi uthole umkhiqizo ohambisana nezimpawu zakho ezithile nezintandokazi zakho.
Uma imithi yokuhlanganisa ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela ezingahlinzeka ngokuqeda izimpawu okufanayo. Imithi enezithako ezilodwa ikuvumela ukuthi uqondise izimpawu ezithile ngaphandle kokuziveza ezingxenyeni zemithi ezingadingekile.
Ukuze uthole ukuminyana kwamakhala kuphela, ungangasebenzisa i-decongestant enezithako ezilodwa njenge-pseudoephedrine noma i-phenylephrine. Izifutho zamakhala e-saline nokuphefumula umusi nakho kungasiza ukususa ukuminyana ngokwemvelo.
Ezinye izindlela zemvelo okufanele zicatshangelwe zihlanganisa:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angatusa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma izinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter zingahlinzeki ngokuqeda okwanele. Ngezinye izikhathi ukubhekana nezimbangela eziyisisekelo kunikeza imiphumela engcono yesikhathi eside kunokuphathwa kwezimpawu kuphela.
Imithi yokuhlanganisa inikeza lula uma ubhekene nezimpawu eziningi ngasikhathi sinye, kodwa akuhlali kungcono kunezindlela ezinye ezinzima. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ezimpawini zakho ezithile nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye emithini.
Ukuhlanganisa kusebenza kahle uma unezimpawu eziqondana ngesikhathi esisodwa njengokuminyana kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu kanye nokuthimula. Kodwa-ke, uma unezimpawu ezimbili kuphela, imithi eyodwa ingase ilungele kakhulu futhi ibe yingozi encane.
Izinzuzo zokuhlanganisa zihlanganisa ukwenza lula izinhlelo zokulinganisa kanye nokumboza izimpawu eziphelele. Akudingeki ukuthi ukhumbule imithi eminingi noma ukhathazeke ngesikhathi sokulinganisa okuhlukene usuku lonke.
Imithi eyodwa inikeza ukugxila okuqondile ezimpawini kanye nokuguquguquka ekulinganiseni. Ungakwazi ukulungisa izingxenye ngazinye ngokusekelwe ezimpawini ezikukhathaza kakhulu, futhi ugwema ukuchayeka emithini ongayidingi.
Cabangela ukuhlanganisa uma unezimpawu eziningi eziqale cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo futhi zibonakala zihlobene nesifo esifanayo. Khetha imithi eyodwa uma unezimpawu ezihlukile noma uma uke waba nezinkinga ngemikhiqizo yokuhlanganisa esikhathini esidlule.
Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela bangasebenzisa ngokuphepha lezi zinhlanganisela, kodwa kufanele uhlole nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ezinye izithako, ikakhulukazi ama-decongestants, zingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini noma zisebenzisane nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Ingxenye ye-analgesic ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa qapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze uma ugula, njengoba ukugula ngokwako kungathinta amazinga e-glucose. Khetha amafomula angenashukela uma etholakala ukuze ugweme ukuthatha i-glucose okungadingekile.
Uma uthathe ngaphezu komthamo onconyiwe, ungesabi, kodwa thatha isinyathelo ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho, usokhemisi, noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso esisekelwe enanini olithathile kanye nesikhathi.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma ukudideka. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo uchwepheshe wezempilo.
Gcina iphakethe lemithi nawe uma ufuna usizo ukuze ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi uthathe malini. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi banikeze ukunakekelwa okufanele kakhulu.
Njengoba le mithi ithathwa njengoba idingeka ukuze kukhululwe izimpawu, ukuqeda umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga. Vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo uma ubona izimpawu zibuyela, ulandela isimiso somthamo esijwayelekile.
Ungaphindi umthamo ukuze ulungise lowo oqediwe, ngoba lokhu kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngokuqeda izimpawu ezingcono. Hlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokwemiyalelo yephakheji, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-4 kuya kwangu-6.
Ungayeka ukuthatha le mithi ngokushesha nje lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka, ngisho noma ungaluqedanga lonke iphakethe. Njengoba zenzelwe ukukhulula izimpawu zesikhashana, ukuqhubeka nokuzithatha ngemva kokuzwa ngcono akudingekile.
Uma izimpawu zakho zibuyela ngemva kokuyeka, ungaqala kabusha ukuthatha imithi njengoba kuqondisiwe. Nokho, uma uzithola udinga le mithi njalo noma isikhathi eside, xoxa ngezindlela ezingezinye nodokotela wakho.
Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kungasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi, ngakho kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomphathi wakho wamaphilisi noma udokotela ngaphambi kokukuhlanganisa neminye imithi. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma uthatha imithi kadokotela njalo.
Gwema ukuthatha eminye imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela equkethe izithako ezifanayo, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekweqiseni ngengozi. Funda wonke amalebula emithi ngokucophelela futhi ucele usizo uma ungaqiniseki ngokusebenzisana okungenzeka.
Imithi evame ukusebenzisana ingahlanganisa imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi, ama-antidepressants, ama-blood thinners, neminye imithi yokubanda noma yokungezwani komzimba. Uma ungabaza, thintana nochwepheshe wezempilo ngaphambi kokuxuba imithi.
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