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I-Colestipol iyimithi yokwehlisa i-cholesterol esebenza njengesiponji ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla ukuze isuse i-cholesterol eningi emzimbeni wakho. Lo muthi oqoshwe ngudokotela ungoweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-bile acid sequestrants, asiza ukwehlisa amazinga e-cholesterol aphezulu uma ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele. Cabanga ngayo njengozakwethu osizayo ohambweni lwakho oluya empilweni enhle yenhliziyo.
I-Colestipol iyimpushana noma ithebhulethi elihlanganisa nama-bile acids emathunjini akho, liqede isibindi sakho ukuthi sisebenzise i-cholesterol eningi ukuze senze ama-bile acids amasha. Le nqubo ngokwemvelo yehlisa inani le-cholesterol elijikelezayo egazini lakho. Umuthi awumuncwa emzimbeni wakho, ngakho usebenza ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kwendlela yakho yokugaya ukudla.
Udkt wakho angase akubhalele i-colestipol uma amazinga akho e-cholesterol esahlala ephezulu naphezu kwezinguquko zokuphila ezinempilo. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ekwehliseni i-LDL cholesterol, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-cholesterol "embi", engakha emithanjeni yakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Colestipol ikakhulukazi iqoshwe ukwelapha amazinga aphezulu e-cholesterol, ikakhulukazi uma ihlanganiswe nokudla okunempilo yenhliziyo nokuzivivinya njalo. Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzoncoma lo muthi uma ukufundwa kwakho kwe-cholesterol ephelele noma i-LDL cholesterol kungaphezu kwamabanga anempilo. Ivame ukuba yingxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokunciphisa ingozi yakho yesifo senhliziyo nesitroko.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase babhale i-colestipol kwezinye izimo ezinjengezinhlobo ezithile zohudo olubangelwa ama-bile acids amaningi. Kodwa-ke, ukuphathwa kwe-cholesterol kuhlala kuyindlela yayo ejwayelekile yokusebenzisa, okusiza izinkulungwane zabantu ukuthi bathole amazinga e-cholesterol anempilo ngokuphepha.
I-Colestipol isebenza ngokwenza sengathi iyisihlabathi sama-bile acids emathunjini akho amancane, ibopha kuwo ukuze angakwazi ukungena emsingeni wakho. Uma la ma-bile acids esuswa emzimbeni wakho ngokuhamba kwamathumbu, isibindi sakho sidinga ukuwenza amasha sisebenzisa i-cholesterol njengesithako esikhulu.
Le nqubo idala umphumela we-domino ohlisa amazinga akho e-cholesterol ngokwemvelo. Njengoba isibindi sakho sisebenzisa i-cholesterol egciniwe ukwenza ama-bile acids amasha, i-cholesterol encane ihlala egazini lakho. Lokhu kuthathwa njengendlela eqinile yokulawula i-cholesterol, evame ukudinga amasonto amaningana ukukhombisa imiphumela ephelele.
Thatha i-colestipol ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Uma uthatha ifomu lempushana, lixube kahle okungenani ngama-ounces angu-3 amanzi, ijusi, noma esinye isiphuzo ngaphambi kokuphuza. Ingxube ingase izizwe inesihlabathi, kodwa lokhu kujwayelekile futhi kuphephile.
Ngamaphilisi, wagwinye wonke ngamanzi amaningi ngesikhathi noma ngemuva nje kokudla. Ukuthatha i-colestipol ngokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esicasulayo futhi kuthuthukisa ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani. Ungalokothi uthathe impushana yomile, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuminyanisa noma ukuvaleka emqaleni wakho noma emathunjini.
Hlukanisa i-colestipol okungenani ihora elingu-1 ngaphambi noma amahora angu-4 ngemuva kokuthatha eminye imithi. Lesi sikhathi sivimbela i-colestipol ukuthi ingaphazamisi indlela umzimba wakho ozuza ngayo eminye imithi ebalulekile ongase uyidinge.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-colestipol izinyanga noma iminyaka njengengxenye yokulawulwa kwe-cholesterol yesikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-cholesterol njalo, ngokuvamile ewahlola ngemuva kwamasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 okwelashwa ukuze abone ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani.
Isikhathi sincike ezidingweni zakho zempilo kanye nendlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo ekwelashweni. Abanye abantu bangase badinge i-colestipol unomphela ukuze bagcine amazinga e-cholesterol enempilo, kanti abanye bangase bashintshele ekwelashweni okuhlukile ngokuya ngenqubekela phambili yabo kanye nezinguquko zempilo yabo yonke.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile ye-colestipol ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ithinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla njengoba umuthi usebenza emathunjini akho. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nesikhathi sokuzivumelanisa njengoba imizimba yabo ijwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni ongase uyibone, kusukela kwabajwayelekile kakhulu kuya kwabavamile kancane:
Le miphumela yokugaya ukudla ivame ukuthuthuka ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumelanisa. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi nokudla ukudla okunothile nge-fiber kungasiza ekuphatheni ukuqunjelwa.
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ubunzima bokugwinya, noma izimpawu zokuvaleka kwamathumbu njengokuqunjelwa okukhulu nokuhlanza. Ngokungavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bangase babe nokuntuleka kwamavithamini ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside, okuzoqashwa udokotela wakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo.
I-Colestipol ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zokugaya ukudla noma labo abathatha imithi ethile bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Akufanele uthathe i-colestipol uma une:
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela, isifo sezinso, noma izinkinga ze-thyroid badinga ukuqashwa okwengeziwe ngenkathi bethatha i-colestipol. Udokotela wakho uzobheka nokuthi ukhulelwe, uncelisa, noma uhlela ukukhulelwa, njengoba ukuphepha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kungaqinisekiswanga ngokugcwele.
I-Colestipol itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Colestid ngesimo samaphilisi kanye ne-powder. Inguqulo ejwayelekile imane ihambe nge-colestipol futhi isebenza ngendlela efanayo nemithi yegama lomkhiqizo.
Zombili izinhlobo zisebenza ngendlela efanayo, nakuba abanye abantu bekhetha amaphilisi ngenxa yokulula ngenkathi abanye bethola ukuthi i-powder kulula ukuyilungisa ukuze kuthathwe umthamo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase libe negama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, kuye ngokuthi umshwalense wakho uhlanganisa ini nokutholakala kwendawo.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ekwehliseni i-cholesterol uma i-colestipol ingakulungele. Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zihlanganisa ezinye izinto ezithatha i-bile acid ezifana ne-cholestyramine noma i-colesevelam, esebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa ingase ibe nemiphumela ehlukene.
Ama-Statins amelela enye inkulu yezidakamizwa zokwehlisa i-cholesterol ezisebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokuvimba ukukhiqizwa kwe-cholesterol esibindini sakho. Izibonelo zihlanganisa i-atorvastatin, i-simvastatin, ne-rosuvastatin. Lezi zivame ukuba namandla kune-colestipol kodwa zingase zibe nemiphumela ehlukene.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabange ngemithi emisha efana ne-PCSK9 inhibitors noma ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kuye ngamazinga akho athile e-cholesterol kanye nesithombe sempilo yonke. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ezidingweni zakho zomuntu ngamunye, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi uzithatha kanjani kahle izidakamizwa ezihlukene.
Kokubili i-colestipol ne-cholestyramine ziyizinto ezithatha i-bile acid ezisebenza ngezindlela ezifanayo zokwehlisa i-cholesterol. Umehluko omkhulu usefomuleni yabo nokuthi abantu bazithatha kanjani kahle kunokusebenza kwabo.
I-Colestipol ingase ibangele ukungakhululeki kwesisu okuncane nokuvuvukala uma kuqhathaniswa ne-cholestyramine, okwenza kube lula ngabanye abantu ukuyithatha isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, i-cholestyramine ifundwe kabanzi futhi iyatholakala ngezinketho ezinambithekayo eziningi, okuyinto abanye abantu abayithandayo.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika ekubekezelaneni komuntu siqu nasekukhetheni. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengeminye imithi yakho, impilo yokugaya ukudla, nendlela yokuphila lapho encoma ukuthi iyiphi engasebenza kangcono kuwe.
Yebo, i-colestipol ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi ayithinti ngokuqondile amazinga kashukela egazini. Kodwa-ke, ingaphazamisa ukumuncwa kweminye imithi yesifo sikashukela, ngakho-ke isikhathi sibalulekile.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzolungisa isikhathi semithi yakho yesifo sikashukela ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi isebenza kahle kanye ne-colestipol. Ukuqapha njalo ushukela wakho wegazi namazinga e-cholesterol kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi zombili izimo ziphathwa kahle.
Ukuphuza i-colestipol eningi akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu ngoba ayimuncwa egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, ungase uhlangabezane nokungakhululeki okukhulu kokugaya ukudla njokuqina okukhulu kwamathumbu, ukuvuvukala, noma ubuhlungu besisu.
Phuza amanzi amaningi bese uthintana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ubunzima bokugwinya, noma izimpawu zokuvaleka kwamathumbu, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Izimo eziningi zokweqisa zixazululwa ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo nesikhathi.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma ikhona noma ngemva nje kokudla. Ungayithathi i-colestipol esiswini esingenalutho, ngoba lokhu kunciphisa ukusebenza kwayo futhi kungase kubangele ukungakhululeki kwesisu.
Uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo owuphuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise owuphuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi yokugaya ukudla ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa izinzuzo zomuthi.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-colestipol uma udokotela wakho ekweluleka ukuba wenze njalo. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe ngeke kubangele imiphumela eyingozi yokuhoxisa, kodwa amazinga akho e-cholesterol cishe azobuyela emazingeni awo aphezulu angaphambilini phakathi namasonto ambalwa.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuyeka i-colestipol uma amazinga akho e-cholesterol ethuthuke kakhulu ngezinguquko zokuphila, uma ushintshela emuthini ohlukile, noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi edlula izinzuzo. Hlala uxoxa nganoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka mayelana nokuqhubeka nokwelashwa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Yebo, i-colestipol ivame ukuhlanganiswa neminye imithi yokwehlisa i-cholesterol efana nama-statins ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ingasiza abantu ukuthi bafeze izinhloso zabo ze-cholesterol ngempumelelo enkulu kunokusebenzisa noma iyiphi imithi yodwa.
Nokho, isikhathi sisabalulekile uma uthatha imithi eminingi. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi ungayithatha nini imithi ngayinye ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi yonke isebenza kahle. Ukuqapha njalo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inhlanganisela iphephile futhi iyasebenza esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye.
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