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Izithasiselo zethusi ziyimithi esiza umzimba wakho ukuba uthole ithusi elanele, okuyimamineral ebalulekile egcina imithambo yakho yegazi, imizwa, kanye nesistimu yokuzivikela isebenza kahle. Abantu abaningi bathola ithusi elanele ekudleni, kodwa ezinye izimo noma imikhawulo yokudla ingadala isidingo sethusi elengeziwe ngezithasiselo.
Cabanga ngethusi njengomunye wabasebenzi ababalulekile bomzimba wakho. Lisiza ekwenzeni amaseli abomvu egazi, lisekela amasosha akho omzimba, futhi ligcina izicubu zakho ezixhumene ziqinile. Uma ungenalo ithusi elanele, umzimba wakho uqala ukubonisa izimpawu zokulwa kulezi zindawo ezibalulekile.
Izithasiselo zethusi zelapha ukuntuleka kwethusi, isimo lapho umzimba wakho ungenalo ithusi elanele lokusebenza ngendlela ejwayelekile. Lokhu kuntuleka kungenzeka uma ungalithathi kahle ithusi ekudleni noma uma umzimba wakho ulahlekelwa yithusi eliningi.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome izithasiselo zethusi uma unezimo ezithile zokugaya ukudla njengesifo se-celiac noma isifo sikaCrohn esikwenza kube nzima ukumunca izakhamzimba. Abantu abaye bahlinzwa i-gastric bypass ngezinye izikhathi badinga izithasiselo zethusi ngoba isimiso sabo sokugaya ukudla esishintshiwe asimunci ithusi kahle njengakuqala.
Ezinye izimo ezingavamile zofuzo ezibizwa ngokuthi isifo sikaMenkes noma isifo sikaWilson nazo zingathinta indlela umzimba wakho obhekana ngayo nethusi. Kulezi zimo, izithasiselo zethusi zingaba yingxenye yohlelo lokwelapha olulawulwa ngokucophelela ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha okuseduze.
Izithasiselo zethusi zisebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho ngqo ithusi elidingayo ukuze lenze imisebenzi ebalulekile. Lokhu kuthathwa njengendlela enobumnene, eqondiwe kunomuthi oqinile oguqula indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo.
Uma usuthatha isithasiselo sethusi, uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lumunca ithusi bese liyilithumela esibindini sakho, esisebenza njengesikhungo sokugcina nokusabalalisa. Isibindi sakho bese sikhipha ithusi kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho njengoba kudingeka ukwenza ama-enzyme, ukusekela amasosha akho omzimba, nokugcina imithambo yegazi enempilo.
Isithasiselo ngokuyinhloko sigcwalisa izikhala uma ukudla kwakho okuvamile noma inqubo yokumunca yomzimba wakho inganikezi ithusi elanele. Kufana nokugcwalisa ithangi esikhundleni sokulungisa lonke uhlelo.
Thatha izithasiselo zethusi ngqo njengoba udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ekutshela, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Izithasiselo eziningi zethusi zisebenza kangcono uma zithathwa esiswini esingenalutho, cishe ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokudla noma amahora amabili ngemuva kokudla.
Uma isithasiselo siphazamisa isisu sakho, ungasithatha ngemali encane yokudla, kodwa gwema imikhiqizo yobisi, ikhofi, noma itiye ngasikhathi sinye. Lokhu kungaphazamisa ukuthi umzimba wakho umunca kangakanani ithusi.
Zama ukuthatha isithasiselo sakho sethusi ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze sikusize ukhumbule futhi ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uphule amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo.
Ubude besikhathi ozodinga ngaso izithasiselo zethusi buxhomeke ekutheni kungani uzithatha nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Uma welapha ukushoda kwesikhashana, ungase udinge izithasiselo amasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.
Ezimweni eziqhubekayo ezithinta ukumuncwa kwethusi, njengezifo ezithile zokugaya ukudla, ungase udinge ukuthatha izithasiselo zethusi isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho ethusi ngokuhlolwa kwegazi ukuze abone ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha izithasiselo zethusi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bazofuna ukuhlola amazinga akho ethusi futhi baqinisekise ukuthi kuphephile ukuyeka isithasiselo noma ukulungisa umthamo wakho.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana nezithasiselo zethusi kahle uma zithathwa njengoba kuyalelwe, kodwa eminye imiphumela eceleni ingenzeka. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela eceleni engathi sína ayivamile uma kulinganiswa kahle.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni evame kakhulu ongase uhlangabezane nayo:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela isithasiselo noma uma usithatha nokudla. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ukwandisa kancane kancane kusiza ukunciphisa le miphumela.
Imiphumela eceleni engathi sína ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka uma uthatha ithusi eliningi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, ukuphuzi kwesikhumba sakho noma amehlo, noma ukukhathala okungavamile. Lokhu kungabonisa ubuthi bethusi futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izithasiselo zethusi azilungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi abantu abathile kufanele bazigweme noma bazisebenzise ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha okucophelelayo. Uma unesifo sikaWilson, isimo semvelo esenza ithusi lakheke emzimbeni wakho, akufanele uthathe izithasiselo zethusi ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo yisazi.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi badinga ukuqapha kakhulu ngoba isibindi sisebenzisa ithusi. Uma isibindi sakho singasebenzi kahle, ithusi lingakha liye emazingeni ayingozi. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze uma izithasiselo zethusi zidingeka.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuthatha izithasiselo zethusi. Ngenkathi ithusi libalulekile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ungase uthole okwanele kumavithamini okukhulelwa noma ekudleni kwakho.
Abantwana kufanele bathathe izithasiselo zethusi ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha kuphela, njengoba izidingo zabo zethusi zihlukile kwabantu abadala futhi ukweqisa kungaba yingozi emzimbeni omncane.
Izithasiselo zethusi zitholakala ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukahlukene omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile. Amagama ajwayelekile omkhiqizo afaka i-Cupric Sulfate, i-Copper Gluconate, kanye namafomula ahlukahlukene amavithamini aqukethe ithusi.
Uzothola izithasiselo zethusi ngezindlela ezahlukene njengamaphilisi, amaphilisi, kanye nokulungiswa oketshezi. Eminye imikhiqizo igxila ngokuqondile ekwelapheni ukuntuleka kwethusi, kanti eminye ifaka ithusi njengengxenye yesithasiselo samaminerali esibanzi.
Izithasiselo zethusi ezivamile zisebenza njengoba zinjalo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo futhi zivame ukuba ngentengo ephansi. Okubalulekile ukukhetha umenzi ohlonishwayo olandela imikhuba emihle yokulawula izinga.
Uma ungakwazi ukuthatha izithasiselo zethusi noma ukhetha ezinye izinketho, kunezindlela eziningana ongazicabangela. Indlela engcono kakhulu ivame ukuqala ngokuthuthukisa ukudla kwakho ukuze kufakwe ukudla okuningi okucebile ngethusi.
Imithombo emihle yokudla yethusi ihlanganisa izinhlanzi ezinjengama-oyster kanye nombambo, amantongomane nembewu (ikakhulukazi ama-cashews nembewu ye-sunflower), ushokoledi omnyama, nenyama yezitho ezinjengesibindi. Okusanhlamvu okuphelele, ubhontshisi, nemifino eluhlaza enamaqabunga nayo inikeza amanani aphakathi nendawo ethusi.
Kubantu abanezinkinga zokumunca, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa nge-intravenous copper ezimweni ezinzima. Lokhu kuhilela ukuthola ithusi ngqo emjondolo wakho wegazi nge-IV, udlula ngqo uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
Abanye abantu bayazuza ekuthathweni kwethusi kanye nezinye izakhamzimba ezisiza ngokumunca, njengevithamini C noma ama-amino acid athile. Kodwa-ke, le ndlela kufanele ixoxwe nodokotela wakho kuqala.
Izithasiselo zethusi ne-zinc zisebenza ngezinhloso ezihlukene, ngakho ukuziqhathanisa akufani nokufanisa ama-apula nama-apula. Zombili ziyimaminerali ebalulekile, kodwa zisekela imisebenzi ehlukene emzimbeni wakho futhi zingaphazamisa omunye nomunye uma zingalinganiswanga kahle.
I-Zinc ivame kakhulu ukuntuleka ekudleni kwabantu futhi isekela ukusebenza komzimba, ukuphulukiswa kwamanxeba, kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwamaprotheni. Ukuntuleka kwethusi akuvamile kodwa kuthinta impilo yemithambo yegazi, ukumuncwa kwensimbi, kanye nokusebenza kwemizwa.
Nakhu okubalulekile ukuqonda mayelana nokuthatha la maminerali ndawonye: i-zinc eningi kakhulu ingaphazamisa ukumuncwa kwethusi, futhi ithusi eliningi kakhulu linganciphisa amazinga e-zinc. Uma udinga womabili amaminerali, udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uthole ukulinganisela okufanele nesikhathi.
Ukukhetha
Phuza amanzi amaningi futhi gwema ukuthatha noma iyiphi ithusi elengeziwe ngalolu suku. Uma uba nobuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo, noma uzizwa ungazizwa kahle, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Bangakunika iseluleko sokuthi ngabe udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wokwengezwa kwethusi, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, vele weqe umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungadala isisu esibuhlungu futhi akuthuthukisi ukusebenza kahle. Ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kukulimaze, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Ungayeka ukuthatha izithasiselo zethusi lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi amazinga akho ethusi alungile futhi azinzile. Lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso sezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha ithusi ngesimo esiqhubekayo.
Udkt wakho cishe uzofuna ukuhlola amazinga akho ethusi ngokuhlolwa kwegazi ngaphambi kokuyeka ukwengezwa. Abanye abantu abanezinkinga zokumunca bangase badinge ukuqhubeka nezithasiselo zethusi isikhathi eside, kanti abanye bangase bazidinge okwesikhashana kuphela.
Ungathatha izithasiselo zethusi namanye amavithamini amaningi, kodwa isikhathi kanye nokuhlanganiswa kubalulekile. Ithusi lisebenza kahle ngamavithamini C, angasiza umzimba wakho ukumunca ithusi ngempumelelo.
Nokho, gwema ukuthatha ithusi ngesikhathi esifanayo ne-zinc, insimbi, noma izithasiselo ze-calcium, ngoba lezi zingaphazamisa ukumuncwa kwethusi. Hlukanisa lezi zithasiselo okungenani ngamahora amabili, noma uzithathe ngezikhathi ezihlukene zosuku ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
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