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I-Citrate iyinhlobo kasawoti yemvelo ye-citric acid esetshenziswa umzimba wakho nsuku zonke ekukhiqizeni amandla nasekugcineni amazinga e-pH anempilo. Uma ithathwa njengesithasiselo, izinhlanganisela ze-citrate njenge-potassium citrate noma i-sodium citrate zingasiza ngezimo ezithile zempilo, ikakhulukazi lezo ezihilela amatshe ezinso nokungalingani okuthile komzimba.
Cabanga nge-citrate njengomsizi omnene osebenza ngemuva kwezigcawu emzimbeni wakho. Akuyona imithi eqinile eshintsha ngokuphawulekayo indlela ozizwa ngayo, kodwa kunalokho isithasiselo esisekelayo esingenza umehluko onengqondo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma sisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
Izithasiselo ze-Citrate zivame kakhulu ukunqunywa ukuthi zivimbele amatshe ezinso, ikakhulukazi uhlobo lwe-calcium oxalate oluthinta abantu abaningi. Udokotela wakho angase akuncomela i-citrate uma wake waba namatshe ezinso ngaphambili noma uma ukuhlolwa komchamo wakho kukukhombisa ukuthi usengozini enkulu yokuwathuthukisa.
Ngaphandle kokuvimbela amatshe ezinso, i-citrate ingasiza nangezinye izimo eziningi. Ngezinye izikhathi isetshenziselwa ukwelapha i-metabolic acidosis, isimo lapho umzimba wakho uba ne-asidi eningi. Abanye abantu futhi bathatha i-citrate ukusiza ngezinhlobo ezithile zokutheleleka kwendlela yokuchama noma ukusekela impilo yonke yezinso.
Ngokuvamile, i-citrate ingase incomelwe abantu abanezimo ezithile zofuzo ezithinta indlela imizimba yabo ecubungula ngayo amaminerali athile. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angathola ukuthi i-citrate ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Citrate isebenza ngokubopha ku-calcium emchameni wakho, okuvimbela i-calcium ukuthi ihlangane ne-oxalate ukuze yakhe amatshe ezinso. Le nqubo yenzeka ngokwemvelo ohlelweni lwakho lomchamo, okwenza i-citrate ibe yindlela enobungane emzimbeni yokunciphisa ukwakheka kwamatshe.
Uma uthatha izithasiselo ze-citrate, zizokusiza futhi ukuthi umchamo wakho ungabi na-asidi (ube ne-alkaline). Lolu shintsho ku-pH ludala indawo lapho izinhlobo ezithile zamatshe ezinso zingase zikwazi ukwakheka. Kufana nokulungisa amakhemikhali omchamo wakho ukuze uvikeleke kakhulu.
Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi olula noma oluphakathi nendawo ngamandla. Ngeke uzizwele imiphumela esheshayo njengoba ungase uzizwele ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu, kodwa ukuyisebenzisa njalo kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa amatshe ezinso ezinyangeni naseminyakeni.
Izithasiselo eziningi ze-citrate zisebenza kahle kakhulu uma zithathwa nokudla noma ngemuva nje kokudla. Ukuyithatha nokudla kusiza ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu futhi kuthuthukisa indlela umzimba wakho oyamukela ngayo umuthi.
Kufanele uthathe i-citrate nengilazi yamanzi egcwele, futhi kuyasiza ukuphuza amanzi engeziwe usuku lonke. Ukuhlala unamanzi amaningi kusekela ukusebenza komuthi futhi kusiza ukuvikela izinso zakho ngokujwayelekile.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle, zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kulula ukuthatha i-citrate nge-breakfast kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa, kodwa landela izincomo eziqondile zokuhlela isikhathi zikadokotela wakho.
Uma uthatha ifomu lempushana, lixube ngokuphelele ngamanzi noma ijusi ngaphambi kokuphuza. Uketshezi kufanele lube sobala ngaphandle kwezinhlayiyana ezingaqediwe.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-citrate buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi kungani uyithatha. Ukuvimbela amatshe ezinso, abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-citrate izinyanga eziningana kuya eminyakeni, noma ngisho nesikhathi eside uma benamatshe aphindaphindayo.
Udkt wakho cishe uzofuna ukuhlola umchamo wakho kanye nokuhlolwa kwegazi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa ukuze abone ukuthi i-citrate isebenza kahle kangakanani. Lokhu kuhlolwa kusiza ukunquma ukuthi ngabe udinga ukuqhubeka, ukulungisa umthamo wakho, noma ukuzama enye indlela.
Uma uthatha i-citrate ngenxa yesimo sesikhashana esifana ne-metabolic acidosis, isikhathi sakho sokwelashwa singaba sifushane. Njalo landela isiqondiso somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuthi kufanele uqhubeke isikhathi esingakanani ukuthatha imithi.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle izithasiselo ze-citrate, nemiphumela emibi ngokuvamile iba mnene uma yenzeka. Izinkinga ezivamile ongase uzithole zihlobene nesistimu yakho yokugaya ukudla.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyibone, uqala ngaleyo evamile kakhulu:
Le miphumela emibi yokugaya ukudla ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi, ngokuvamile phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini.
Abanye abantu bathola imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa esengalawuleka. Lokhu kungabandakanya ikhanda elincane, ukuzwa ukhathele, noma isiyezi esincane. Uma uqaphela lezi zimpawu, ngokuvamile zisesikhashana futhi ziyazixazulula zodwa.
Ngokungavamile, imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile ngemithamo efanele. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izinguquko ezibalulekile emazingeni akho e-potassium yegazi, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma izimpawu zezinkinga zezinso njengokuvuvukala ezandleni zakho noma ezinyaweni.
Uma uhlangabezana nokuhlanza okuqhubekayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikukhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
I-Citrate ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo zingayenza ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela i-citrate.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme izithasiselo ze-citrate, njengoba izinso zabo zingase zingakwazi ukucubungula imithi kahle. Lokhu kungaholela ekwakhekeni okuyingozi kwe-potassium noma i-sodium egazini.
Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo, ikakhulukazi ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo noma ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, i-citrate kungenzeka ingakulungele. I-sodium noma i-potassium ezithasiselweni ze-citrate ingathinta umsebenzi kagesi wenhliziyo yakho.
Labo abanezibazi zesisu ezisebenzayo noma izifo ezinzima zokugaya ukudla kufanele basebenzise i-citrate ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Imithi ngezinye izikhathi ingacasula uhlelo lokugaya ukudla oluvele luzwelana.
Abantu abathatha imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi leyo yezimo zenhliziyo noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu, bangase badinge ukuqapha okukhethekile noma ukulungiswa kwemithamo lapho besebenzisa i-citrate.
Izithasiselo ze-Citrate zitholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebhrendi, kuye ngohlobo oluthile nomkhiqizi. Amabhrendi ajwayelekile afaka i-Urocit-K ye-potassium citrate kanye ne-Bicitra ye-sodium citrate.
Ungase futhi uthole i-citrate ngesimo esivamile, esivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi kodwa sisebenza ngendlela efanayo. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde umehluko phakathi kwegama lebhrendi nezinketho ezivamile.
Ezinye izithasiselo ze-citrate zitholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanti ezinye zidinga incwadi kadokotela. Izinhlobo zencwadi kadokotela zivame ukugxilwa kakhulu futhi zenzelwe izimo ezithile zezokwelapha.
Uma i-citrate ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, ezinye izindlela zingase zisebenze. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike esimweni sakho esithile nomlando wezokwelapha.
Ukuvimbela amatshe ezinso, ukwandisa ukuthatha kwamanzi akho ngokuphawulekayo kungasebenza kahle kakhulu ngokwako. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuphuza amalitha amanzi angu-2-3 nsuku zonke njengesinyathelo sokuqala.
Ushintsho ekudleni nalo lungasiza ekuvikeleni amatshe ezinso. Ukunciphisa ukudla usawoti, ukunciphisa ukudla okunama-oxalates amaningi (njengoba isipinashi namantongomane), nokudla i-calcium eyanele konke kungenza umehluko.
Eminye imithi efana ne-thiazide diuretics ingase inconywe kubantu abangakwazi ukuthatha i-citrate. Lezi zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa zinganciphisa nokwakheka kwamatshe ezinso.
Ezimweni ezinjenge-metabolic acidosis, i-sodium bicarbonate ingase ibe enye indlela, nakuba isebenza ngendlela ehluke kancane kune-citrate.
I-Citrate ne-allopurinol zisebenza ngezindlela eziphelele ezihlukene futhi zisetshenziselwa izinhlobo ezahlukene zamatshe ezinso, ngakho ukuqathanisa ngokuqondile akulula. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ngokuphelele ohlotsheni lwamatye oluthambekele ekuluthuthukiseni.
I-Citrate isebenza kahle kakhulu ekuvikeleni amatshe e-calcium oxalate, okuyizinhlobo ezivame kakhulu. Isebenza ngokushintsha amakhemikhali omchamo wakho ukuze kwenze ukwakheka kwamatshe kungenzeki.
I-Allopurinol, ngakolunye uhlangothi, isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuvimbela amatshe e-uric acid. Isebenza ngokunciphisa ukuthi mangaki ama-uric acid umzimba wakho owakhiqizayo, okuyindlela ehluke ngokuphelele.
Abanye abantu abanezinhlobo ezixubile zamatshe ezinso bangazuza ekuthathweni kwemithi yomibili, nakuba lokhu kudinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha ngokucophelela. Udokotela wakho angathola ukuthi iyiphi indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekuhlaziyweni kwetshe lakho kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-Citrate ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe ekuphathweni kukashukela wegazi. Umuthi ngokwawo awuthinti ngokuqondile amazinga kashukela egazini, kodwa ezinye izindlela ziqukethe inani elincane likashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, yazisa udokotela wakho ukuze bakwazi ukukukhethela indlela efanele ye-citrate. Izinhlobo ezingenashukela ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela empeleni basengozini enkulu yokuba namatshe ezinso, ngakho i-citrate ingaba usizo olukhulu ekuvikeleni le nkinga.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-citrate eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuqeqeshweni. Umthamo owodwa owengeziwe akunakwenzeka ukuthi ubangele izinkinga ezinzima, kodwa kufanele uthathe ezinye izinyathelo ngokushesha ukuze uhlale uphephile.
Okokuqala, phuza amanzi amaningi ukuze usize izinso zakho ukucubungula imithi eyengeziwe. Gwema ukuthatha i-citrate eyengeziwe kuze kube umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-potassium noma i-sodium eningi egazini lakho, njengobuthakathaka bemisipha, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma isicanucanu esibi. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu noma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunomthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi.
Ukuze uvikeleke esikhathini esizayo, cabanga ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo ukukusiza ukuthi ulandelele imithamo yakho.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-citrate, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungesona isikhathi esicishe sibe sesikhathini somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Ungakhathazeki kakhulu ngokulahlekelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile, njengoba i-citrate isebenza kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Uma kungaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa omthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise okulahlekile.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kukulimaze, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma ugcina amazinga aqinile ohlelweni lwakho.
Isinqumo sokuyeka ukuthatha i-citrate kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Ukuvikelwa kwamatshe ezinso, abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-citrate isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi uma benamatshe aphindaphindayo.
Udkt wakho cishe uzofuna ukuqapha izivivinyo zakho zomchamo kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuncoma ukuthi uyeke. Bangase baphakamise ukunciphisa kancane kancane esikhundleni sokuyeka kungazelelwe.
Uma ungenayo amatshe isikhathi eside futhi izici zakho eziyingozi zinciphile, udkt wakho angase acabange ukuyeka noma ukunciphisa umthamo wakho we-citrate. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo sincike esimweni sakho ngasinye kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-Citrate ingasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukutshela udkt wakho ngakho konke okuthathayo, okuhlanganisa nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela kanye nezithasiselo.
Imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi, ikakhulukazi ama-ACE inhibitors kanye nama-potassium-sparing diuretics, ingasebenzisana ne-citrate. Lezi zinhlanganisela zingase zibangele amazinga akho e-potassium ukuthi abe phezulu kakhulu.
Ama-antacids kanye namanye ama-antibiotics nawo angathinta ukuthi i-citrate isebenza kahle kangakanani. Udkt wakho angase adinge ukulungisa isikhathi noma imithamo ukuze avimbele ukusebenzisana.
Hlala uhlola nomuthi wakho noma udkt ngaphambi kokuqala noma iyiphi imithi emisha ngenkathi uthatha i-citrate. Bangakusiza ukuthi ugweme izinhlanganisela ezingaba yingozi.
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