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I-Calcipotriene iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukwelapha i-psoriasis ngokunciphisa ukukhula okusheshayo kwamaseli esikhumba. Iwuhlobo olwenziwe ngamanye lwe-vitamin D3 oluza ngesimo se-cream, i-ointment, noma isixazululo sesikhumba sekhanda, futhi lusebenza ngobumnene ukunciphisa izindawo eziqine, ezinamaqhuqhuva e-psoriasis ezenza esikhumbeni sakho.
Le mithi isize izigidi zabantu ukuthi zilawule izimpawu zabo ze-psoriasis ngempumelelo. Ukuqonda ukuthi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngohambo lwakho lokwelashwa.
I-Calcipotriene ikakhulukazi inikezwa ukwelapha i-plaque psoriasis, okuyindlela evame kakhulu yalesi simo sesikhumba esingamahlala-khona. Iqondise amaseli esikhumba asebenza ngokweqile enza lezo zindawo eziphakanyisiwe, ezibomvu ezimbozwe ngamakala esiliva.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-calcipotriene kuma-plaques e-psoriasis emzimbeni wakho, okuhlanganisa izingalo zakho, imilenze, umzimba, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isikhumba sekhanda lakho. Imithi isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ezimweni ze-psoriasis ezingathí sina.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bezikhumba bangase banikeze i-calcipotriene kwezinye izimo zesikhumba lapho ukunciphisa ukukhula kwamaseli kungaba usizo. Kodwa-ke, i-psoriasis ihlala iyona esetshenziswa kakhulu futhi efundwe kakhulu.
I-Calcipotriene isebenza ngokulingisa i-vitamin D3 emangqamuzaneni esikhumba sakho. Ihlanganisa nama-receptors athile alawula ukuthi amaseli esikhumba sakho aphindaphana ngokushesha kangakanani futhi avuthwe.
Ku-psoriasis, amaseli esikhumba sakho akhula cishe izikhathi eziyi-10 ngokushesha kunokujwayelekile, okwenza lezo zindawo eziqine, ezinamaqhuqhuva. I-Calcipotriene isiza ukunciphisa le nqubo ibe izinga elivamile.
Imithi futhi inciphisa ukuvuvukala ezindaweni ezithintekile, okungasiza ukunciphisa ububomvu nokucasuka. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela yokwelapha enamandla ngokulinganisela ethambile kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-psoriasis.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukubona ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto ama-2 kuya kwayi-8 okusetshenziswa njalo, nakuba izinzuzo eziphelele zingase zithathe amasonto angu-12 ukuba zivele.
Sebenzisa i-calcipotriene ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ezindaweni ezithintekile. Hlanza futhi womise isikhumba sakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ungqimba oluncane lomuthi.
Ngezinhlobo zama-cream noma ama-ointment, gcoba ngobumnene umuthi esikhumbeni sakho kuze kube yilapho umuncwa. Uma usebenzisa isixazululo sesikhumba sekhanda, hlukanisa izinwele zakho bese usebenzisa ngqo ezindaweni zesikhumba sekhanda ezithintekile.
Ungasebenzisa i-calcipotriene ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba ayidluli ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Nokho, gwema ukuthola umuthi emehlweni akho, emlonyeni, noma ezindaweni zesikhumba ezingathintekile.
Geza izandla zakho kahle ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye ngaphandle uma welapha i-psoriasis ezandleni zakho. Zama ukusebenzisa umuthi ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo esikhumbeni sakho.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-calcipotriene izinyanga eziningana ukuze babone ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawini zabo ze-psoriasis. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoncoma ukuyisebenzisa ngokuqhubekayo okungenani amasonto angu-8 kuya kwangu-12 ukuze ahlulele ukusebenza kwayo.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukusebenzisa i-calcipotriene isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi uma benezindawo ze-psoriasis eziqhubekayo noma eziphindaphindayo. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angase asikisele ukwelashwa kokugcinwa lapho uyisebenzisa kaningi uma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ekutheni isikhumba sakho siphendula kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi. Ungalokothi uyeke ukusebenzisa i-calcipotriene ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho, ngoba lokhu kungase kubangele i-psoriasis yakho ukuba ivele futhi.
Abantu abaningi bayamukela i-calcipotriene kahle, kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, ingase ibangele eminye imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile uma uyisebenzisa njengoba kuqondisiwe.
Nawa amanye amaphutha avamile ongase uhlangabezane nawo:
Le miphumela ivamise ukuba mncane futhi ithambekele ekuthuthukiseni njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yisicefe, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho.
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa umuthi omningi kakhulu noma uwusebenzisa ezindaweni ezinkulu zomzimba wakho. Qaphela izimpawu zamazinga aphezulu e-calcium egazini lakho, okungase kufake:
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, njengoba zingase zibonise ubuthi be-calcium ngenxa yokumunca umuthi omningi kakhulu esikhumbeni sakho.
I-Calcipotriene ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zenza ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokubhala lo muthi.
Akufanele usebenzise i-calcipotriene uma une:
Lezi zimo zingenza i-calcipotriene ibe yingozi noma ingasebenzi kahle ekwelapheni i-psoriasis yakho.
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka futhi uma ukhulelwe, uncelisa, noma uhlela ukukhulelwa. Ngenkathi i-calcipotriene yesihloko ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile kunezidakamizwa zikavithamini D ngomlomo, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho.
Izingane kanye nabantu abadala bangase babe nobucayi obukhulu emiphumeleni ye-calcipotriene, ngakho udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuqala ngemithamo ephansi noma ukuqapha ngokucophelela.
I-Calcipotriene itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Dovonex iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Lo mkhiqizo unikeza ama-cream, ama-ointment, kanye nezixazululo zekhanda.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Calcitrene kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathe indawo yohlobo olujwayelekile ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile igama lomkhiqizo.
Ezinye izinhlanganisela zemikhiqizo zihlanganisa i-calcipotriene neminye imithi efana ne-betamethasone (i-corticosteroid) ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle. Lokhu kwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kuthengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama afana ne-Taclonex.
Uma i-calcipotriene ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela engathandeki, kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha ezingenye ezitholakalayo ze-psoriasis. Udokotela wakho wezifo zesikhumba angakusiza ukuthi uthole inketho engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Nge-psoriasis enzima kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okuhlelekile njenge-methotrexate, ama-biologics, noma i-phototherapy. Lezi zinketho zisebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke kunokuba zisebenze esikhumbeni sakho kuphela.
Abantu abaningi bathola impumelelo ngemithi ehlanganisiwe, besebenzisa i-calcipotriene kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukuze bakhulise ukusebenza kahle ngenkathi benciphisa imiphumela emibi.
I-Calcipotriene inikeza izinzuzo eziyingqayizivele uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-psoriasis, kodwa ukuthi
Uma kuqhathaniswa nama-corticosteroids asetshenziswa ngaphandle, i-calcipotriene ayibangeli ukuncipha kwesikhumba noma ukuqubuka uma uyeka ukuyisebenzisa. Lokhu kuyenza iphephe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside ezindaweni ezizwelayo njengobuso bakho noma izindwangu zesikhumba.
Kodwa-ke, ama-corticosteroids avame ukusebenza ngokushesha kune-calcipotriene, enikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo ekuqubukeni kwe-psoriasis okukhulu. Odokotela abaningi bezikhumba batusa ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe okusebenzisa zombili izinhlobo zemithi.
I-Tazarotene, enye inketho esetshenziswa ngaphandle, ingasebenza ngempumelelo kune-calcipotriene kwabanye abantu kodwa ivame ukubangela ukucasuka kwesikhumba okwengeziwe. Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika ekuzweleni kwesikhumba sakho nokubekezelela.
Udokotela wakho wezikhumba uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobunzima be-psoriasis yakho, lapho itholakala khona emzimbeni wakho, iminyaka yakho, nomlando wakho wezokwelapha lapho enquma indlela engcono yokwelapha wena.
Yebo, i-calcipotriene ngokuvamile iphephile ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe udokotela wakho. Ngokungafani nama-corticosteroids asetshenziswa ngaphandle, ayibangeli ukuncipha kwesikhumba noma eminye imiphumela emibi ehambisana nokusetshenziswa isikhathi eside.
Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngezimpawu zokumuncwa kwe-calcium, ikakhulukazi uma uyisebenzisa ezindaweni ezinkulu zomzimba wakho. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile kungase kutuswe ukuhlola amazinga akho e-calcium ngesikhathi sokwelashwa okweluliwe.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-calcipotriene eningi emthini owodwa, sula ngokucophelela okweqile ngendwangu ehlanzekile. Ukusebenzisa okuningi ngeke kukwenze kusebenze kangcono futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma ubulokhu usebenzisa amanani amaningi njalo, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Bangase bafune ukuhlola amazinga akho e-calcium egazini futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ukuvimbela noma yiziphi izinkinga.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwusebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi sokusebenzisa okulandelayo okuhleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, njengoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukuqina kubalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle, ngakho zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi zokukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukusebenzisa kwakho.
Ungayeka ukusebenzisa i-calcipotriene lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi i-psoriasis yakho ilawulwa kahle noma uma ushintshela ekwelashweni okuhlukile. Ungayeki ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-calcipotriene isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine ukuthuthuka kwesikhumba sabo. Udokotela wakho angase asikisela ukunciphisa imvamisa yokusebenzisa esikhundleni sokuyeka ngokuphelele uma i-psoriasis yakho ivame ukuqubuka.
I-Calcipotriene ngokuvamile ayinconyelwe ukusetshenziswa ebusweni bakho, njengoba isikhumba sobuso sizwela kakhulu futhi sithambekele ekucasukeni. Umuthi ungabangela ukusha okukhulu, ububomvu, nokuxebuka kulezi zindawo ezibucayi.
Uma une-psoriasis ebusweni bakho, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ezinye izindlela ezithambile njenge-corticosteroids yendawo enezinga eliphansi noma izithiyo ze-calcineurin eziklanyelwe ngqo ukusetshenziswa ebusweni.
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