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I-Calamine iyimithi yendawo ethambile, esetshenziswe isikhathi eside esiza ukuthoba isikhumba esicasukile futhi some izinkinga ezincane zesikhumba. Kungenzeka ukuthi uzibonile lezo zibhodlela ezipinki eziqhelile emakhemisi - le lotion epholile isisize abantu ukuthi bathole ukukhululeka esikhumbeni esilumayo, esivuvukalayo izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
Lokhu kwelashwa okuthambile kodwa okuphumelelayo kusebenza ngokudala isivikelo esikhumbeni sakho ngenkathi simunca ngobumnene umswakama namafutha amaningi. Noma ngabe ubhekene nokulunywa yizinambuzane, i-poison ivy, noma i-chickenpox, i-calamine inikeza inketho ephephile, engadingi ukubhala incwadi kadokotela engasetshenziswa abantu abaningi ngokuzethemba.
I-Calamine iyimithi yendawo esekelwe emaminerali eyenziwe ikakhulukazi nge-zinc oxide ne-ferric oxide. Lezi zinhlanganisela zemvelo zisebenza ndawonye ukudala lowo mbala obomvana owaziwayo.
Umuthi uza ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko: i-lotion yendabuko yokuyinyakazisa kanye nokwakheka okubushelelezi kakhilimu. Zombili ziqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo, kodwa i-lotion ivame ukuba nomphumela omkhulu wokomisa, ngenkathi ukhilimu uzizwa unomswakama omningi esikhumbeni sakho.
Okuthokozisa i-calamine yimvelo yayo ethambile. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa kwendawo okuqinile, i-calamine ayivami ukubangela ukucasuka futhi ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ngabantu abaningi, okuhlanganisa izingane nabesifazane abakhulelwe.
I-Calamine iphatha izinhlobonhlobo eziningi zokucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane nezimo. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi lapho isikhumba sakho sizwa siluma, sivuvukele, noma sidinga ukoma okuthambile.
Ukusetshenziswa okuvamile kufaka phakathi i-poison ivy, i-poison oak, kanye nokusabela kwe-poison sumac. Lezi zinduna ezisekelwe ezitshalweni ziphendula kahle ezintweni ezithobayo neziyomisa ze-calamine, okusiza ukunciphisa kokubili ukuluma nokukhalisa okuvame ukuhambisana nalezi zimo.
Nawa amakhondishini amakhulu i-calamine engasiza ngawo:
Ngokuvamile, odokotela bangase batusa i-calamine ngenxa yokucasuka kwesikhumba okuhlobene ne-shingles noma njengengxenye yokwelashwa kwezifo ezithile zefungal. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinto zivame ukudinga isiqondiso sezokwelapha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukunakekelwa okufanele.
I-Calamine isebenza ngezindlela eziningana ezithambile ezibhekana nezici ezihlukene zokucasuka kwesikhumba. Ingxenye ye-zinc oxide isebenza njenge-antiseptic elula futhi idale isivikelo esikhumbeni sakho.
Umuthi futhi unempahla ye-astringent, okusho ukuthi usiza ukuqinisa izicubu zesikhumba futhi unciphise ukuvuvukala. Lesi senzo se-astringent sisiza ukumisa izimo zesikhumba ezigelezayo noma ezikhala, okwenza kube wusizo ikakhulukazi ku-poison ivy noma i-chickenpox.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-calamine inikeza umuzwa opholile uma isetshenziswa, okungasiza ngokushesha ukunciphisa isifiso sokuzikloloba. Lo mphumela opholile awuyona nje ingqondo - empeleni usiza ukuphazamisa umjikelezo wokulunywa-nokukloloba okungenza izimo zesikhumba zibe zimbi kakhulu.
Njengomuthi olula, i-calamine isebenza kahle ekucasukeni kwesikhumba okulula kuya kokulingene. Ngeke inikeze izinga elifanayo lokukhululeka njengokwelashwa okuqinile okuyalelwe, kodwa ukuthamba kwayo kuyenza iphephe ukusetshenziswa njalo nokusetshenziswa isikhathi eside.
Ukwenza i-calamine ngendlela efanele kukusiza ukuthi uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu ngenkathi ugwema izinkinga ezingaba khona. Njalo qala ngesikhumba esihlanzekile, esomile ukuze uthole ukumuncwa okungcono nokusebenza kahle.
Okokuqala, geza izandla zakho kahle futhi uhlanze ngobumnene indawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi athambile. Yomisa isikhumba ngethawula elihlanzekile - ungasuli, ngoba lokhu kungacasula isikhumba esivele sizwelana.
Uma usebenzisa i-calamine lotion, nyakazisa ibhodlela kahle ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa. Izithako zihlukana ngokwemvelo, futhi ukunyikinya kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ingxube efanele yezinto ezisebenzayo.
Nansi indlela yokusebenzisa i-calamine isinyathelo ngesinyathelo:
Akudingeki ukuthi udle noma yini ekhethekile ngaphambi noma ngemva kokusebenzisa i-calamine ngoba ifakwa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuthathwa ngaphakathi. Kodwa-ke, gwema ukuyisebenzisa esikhumbeni esilimele noma esilimele kakhulu ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo kuqala.
Ukuvuvukala kwesikhumba okuncane kuthuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-3-7 zokusebenzisa i-calamine njalo. Ngokuvamile ungaqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zixazululeka ngokuphelele.
Ezimweni ezinjengotshani obunobuthi noma ukulunywa yizimbungulu, ungase ubone ukuthuthuka ngosuku lokuqala noma ezimbili, ngokuxazululwa okuphelele ngesonto elilodwa. I-Chickenpox ngokuvamile idinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-1-2, kuye ngokuthi ama-blisters amasha aqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani.
Uma ungaboni noma yikuphi ukuthuthuka ngemva kwesonto lokusebenzisa njalo, noma uma isimo sakho siba sibi kakhulu, sekuyisikhathi sokubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo. Ezinye izimo zesikhumba zingase zibukeke zifana kodwa zidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Ngokuvamile akukho kulimala ekusebenziseni i-calamine isikhathi eside, kodwa izinkinga zesikhumba eziqhubekayo zivame ukukhombisa isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukuhlolwa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
I-Calamine ithathwa njengomunye wemithi ephephile kakhulu etholakalayo, nabantu abambalwa kakhulu abanezinkinga ezingathi sína. Abasebenzisi abaningi bangayisebenzisa njalo ngaphandle kwezinkinga.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mncane futhi yesikhashana. Lezi zimpendulo ezimnene ngokuvamile zizozixazulula zodwa njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emuthini.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyibone ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ngokuvamile iyizimpawu zokuthi umuthi uyasebenza kunokuba kube yizinkinga zangempela. Umphumela wokomisa, ngokwesibonelo, yikho kanye okusiza izimo ezinjenge-poison ivy ukuba ziphole ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka kubantu abazwelayo. Qaphela izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba, njengokubomvu okwandayo, ukuvuvukala, noma ukuthuthukiswa kwesikhatha esisha endaweni ephathwayo.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe ne-contact dermatitis evela ezithakweni eziqukethwe kumalungiselelo e-calamine. Lokhu kuvela njengesikhatha esisha noma ukwanda kwezinkinga zesikhumba ezikhona futhi kudinga ukuyeka ukusetshenziswa.
Bambalwa kakhulu abantu okudingeka bagweme i-calamine ngokuphelele, kodwa izimo ezithile zidinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma isiqondiso sezokwelapha ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa.
Abantu abaziwa ukuthi banezinto ezingezwani ne-zinc oxide noma i-iron oxide kufanele bagweme imikhiqizo ye-calamine. Uma uke waba nokusabela kuma-sunscreen asekelwe ku-zinc noma eminye imikhiqizo yendawo, xhumana nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Kufanele futhi uqaphele uma unesikhumba esiningi esilimele noma amanxeba ajulile. Ngenkathi i-calamine ivikelekile ngokuvamile, amanxeba avulekile angase amunce umuthi omningi kunokuba kuhloswe ngawo, futhi ngokuvamile adinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile.
Izinto ezikhethekile zisebenza kula maqembu:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile bangasebenzisa i-calamine ngokuphepha, kodwa kuhlakaniphile ngaso sonke isikhathi ukukhuluma ngemithi emisha nodokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwangaphambi kokuzalwa.
I-Calamine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba izitolo eziningi zithwele nezinhlobo ezivamile ezisebenza kahle. Izithako ezisebenzayo zihlala zinjalo kungakhathaliseki umkhiqizo.
Amagama omkhiqizo adumile afaka i-Caladryl, ehlanganisa i-calamine nesithako esengeziwe sokulwa nokuluma, kanye ne-Calamine Plus, engase iqukathe izinto ezengeziwe zokuthambisa noma izinto ezipholisayo.
Uzothola futhi i-calamine emikhiqizweni ehlanganisiwe eyenzelwe izimo ezithile. Isibonelo, ezinye izikhrimu zokulwa nokuluma zifaka i-calamine kanye ne-hydrocortisone noma ama-antihistamine ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukukhululeka.
Imikhiqizo ejwayelekile ye-calamine ngokuvamile ibiza kakhulu kunezinhlobo zomkhiqizo futhi iqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo. Hlola ilebula ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukugxila okudingayo.
Ngenkathi i-calamine isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi, ezinye izindlela ezingase zihlinzeke ngokuqeda okufanayo kwesikhumba esilumayo, esicasukile. Ukukhetha kwakho kungase kuncike esimweni sakho esithile kanye nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu.
I-Hydrocortisone cream iyindlela ethandwayo enikeza imiphumela eqinile yokulwa nokuvuvukala. Ilungele ikakhulukazi i-eczema noma izimo zesikhumba ezivuvukala kakhulu, nakuba idinga ukusetshenziswa ngokucophelela kune-calamine.
Ezinye izindlela ezithambile zifaka:
Ezinye izindlela zemvelo ezifana ne-witch hazel noma i-tea tree oil nazo zingasiza abanye abantu, nakuba lezi zingafundwanga kahle njengemithi yendabuko. Hlola njalo imithi yemvelo ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa okubanzi.
I-Calamine ne-hydrocortisone zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile, ngakho-ke ukuthi iyiphi engcono kuncike esimweni sakho sesikhumba kanye nezidingo zakho. Ngayinye inezinzuzo ezihlukile ezimweni ezehlukene.
I-Calamine igqama ekomeni izimo zesikhumba ezimanzi, ezichithekayo njengotshani obunobuthi noma izinkukhu. Imvelo yayo emnene, engadingi ukuyalelwa ngudokotela yenza iphephe ukusetshenziswa kaningi futhi ilungele izingane nabantu abazwelayo.
I-Hydrocortisone, ngakolunye uhlangothi, inikeza imiphumela eqinile yokulwa nokuvuvukala futhi isebenza kangcono ezimweni ezinjenge-eczema noma ukusabela okukhulu kokulunywa izinambuzane. Kodwa-ke, idinga ukusetshenziswa ngokucophelela futhi akufanele isetshenziswe ezindaweni ezithile noma isetshenziswe isikhathi eside ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ezimweni ezithambile njengokulunywa izinambuzane ezincane noma utshani obunobuthi obulula, i-calamine ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka okwanele ngemikhawulo embalwa. Ezimweni ezinokuvuvukala okwengeziwe noma uma udinga ukukhululeka okunamandla kokulunywa, i-hydrocortisone ingase isebenze kangcono.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukushintshana phakathi kwale mithi emibili kusebenza kahle - besebenzisa i-hydrocortisone ukuze kulawulwe ukuvuvukala kokuqala, bese beshintshela ku-calamine ukuze banakekele futhi bome.
I-Calamine ingasiza ekushubeni kwe-eczema okuncane, ikakhulukazi lapho isikhumba sichitheka noma siluma kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile akuyona ukwelashwa kokuqala kwe-eczema ngoba umphumela wokomisa ungase uqhubekisele phambili isimo kwabanye abantu.
Uma une-eczema, qala ngendawo encane yokuhlola ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-calamine kabanzi. Abanye abantu abane-eczema bathola ukuthi i-calamine iyasiza ngesikhathi sokuqubuka okukhulu kodwa bakhetha ukwelashwa okuthambisayo ukuze kulawulwe nsuku zonke.
Nge-eczema eqhubekayo noma eqinile, sebenzisana nodokotela wesikhumba ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokwelapha olubanzi. I-Calamine ingaba yingxenye yalolu hlelo, kodwa ngokuvamile ihlanganiswa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukuze kutholakale imiphumela engcono.
Ukusetshenziswa kwe-calamine eningi kakhulu ngaphandle kwesikhumba akuvamile ukubangela izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa kungaholela ekomeni kwesikhumba ngokweqile noma ekucasukeni. Uma usebenzise eningi kakhulu, geza ngobumnene indawo ngensipho ethambile namanzi afudumele.
Ngemuva kokugeza, womisa isikhumba ngobumnene bese ucabangela ukusebenzisa i-moisturizer ethambile ukuze ulwe nokoma ngokweqile. Gwema ukukhuhla, okungase kuqhubekisele phambili ukucasuka kwesikhumba esivele sizwelana.
Uma ngengozi uthole i-calamine emehlweni akho, geza kahle ngamanzi ahlanzekile imizuzu embalwa. Uma ukucasuka kuqhubeka noma uma ngengozi uginye i-calamine, xhumana nomhlinzeki wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Njengoba i-calamine isetshenziswa njengoba kudingeka kunokuba ngeshejuli eqinile, "ukuqeda umthamo" ngokuvamile akuyona into ekhathazayo. Vele uyisebenzise uma ukhumbula, ikakhulukazi uma isikhumba sakho sizwa ukuluma noma sicasukile.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle, zama ukugcina ukusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo usuku lonke - ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-3-4 ngosuku ezimweni ezisebenzayo. Kodwa-ke, asikho isidingo sokuvuka ebusuku ukuze usebenzise i-calamine ngaphandle uma izimpawu zakho ziphazamisa kakhulu ukulala kwakho.
Uma ukhohlwa ukusebenzisa i-calamine usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, vele uqhubeke nomkhuba wakho ojwayelekile wokusebenzisa. Umuthi awenzi ngaphezulu ohlelweni lwakho, ngakho ukusetshenziswa ngakunye kunikeza ukukhululeka ngokushesha, endaweni ethile.
Ungayeka ngokuphepha ukusebenzisa i-calamine uma izimpawu zesikhumba sakho sezixazululiwe ngokuphelele. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, i-calamine ayidingi ukuncishiswa kancane kancane - ungamisa ukuyisebenzisa uma ungasayidingi.
Abantu abaningi bayeka ukusebenzisa i-calamine lapho isikhumba sabo singasalumi, sibomvu, noma sicasukile. Ezimweni ezinjenge-poison ivy, lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka phakathi nesonto elilodwa noma amabili. Nge-chickenpox, ungase uyisebenzise kuze kube yilapho zonke izinduna ziphilile futhi zomile.
Uma izimpawu zakho zibuyela ngemva kokuyeka i-calamine, ungaqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa ngokuphepha. Abanye abantu abanezimo ezingamahlala-khona njenge-eczema basebenzisa i-calamine ngezikhathi ezithile ngesikhathi sokuvuvukala ngenkathi belawula isimo sabo ngeminye imithi phakathi nezigameko.
I-Calamine ingasetshenziswa esikhumbeni sobuso, kodwa kudingeka ukunakekela okwengeziwe ngenxa yesimo esibucayi sesikhumba sobuso. Yisebenzise ngokuqapha kakhulu kunalokho ongakwenza kwezinye izitho zomzimba, futhi gwema indawo eseduze namehlo.
Umbala obomvana we-calamine lotion ungabonakala kakhulu esikhumbeni sobuso, ngakho-ke ungase ukhethe ukuyisebenzisa ebusuku noma uma uhlala ekhaya. Abanye abantu bakhetha i-calamine cream yokusetshenziswa ebusweni ngoba ivame ukubonakala kancane kune-lotion yendabuko.
Uma welapha i-poison ivy yobuso noma ukulunywa izinambuzane, i-calamine inganikeza impumuzo, kodwa yiba mnene ekusebenziseni nasekuyisuseni. Cabangela ukuhlola isiqeshana endaweni encane kuqala ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi isikhumba sakho sobuso siyakubekezelela kahle.
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