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I-Difenoxin ne-atropine iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukulawula isifo sohudo esibi ngokunciphisa ukunyakaza kwamathumbu akho. Le mithi ehlanganisiwe iqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lapho izinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter zinganele. Ngokuvamile kunqunyelwe ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana lapho isifo sohudo sibangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu noma siphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
I-Difenoxin ne-atropine iyimithi ehlanganisiwe elapha isifo sohudo esibukhali kubantu abadala. Ingxenye ye-difenoxin iyinto efana ne-opioid enciphisa ukunyakaza kwamathumbu, kuyilapho i-atropine yengezwa ngamanani amancane ukuze ingakhuthazi ukusetshenziswa kabi. Ngokuhlanganyela, lezi zithako zisiza ukunciphisa imvamisa nokuphuthuma kokuhamba kwamathumbu.
Le mithi iza ngamaphilisi omlomo futhi itholakala kuphela ngemvume kadokotela ovela kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ihlobene ngamakhemikhali ne-diphenoxylate kodwa ithathwa njengeqina kakhulu, okusho ukuthi ngokuvamile udinga imithamo emincane ukuze ufeze umphumela ofanayo. Igama lomkhiqizo lale nhlanganisela yi-Motofen, nakuba nezinguqulo ezivamile nazo zitholakala.
Le mithi isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isifo sohudo esibukhali kubantu abadala lapho lesi simo sibi noma siqhubeka. Udokotela wakho angase akuyalele uma uhlangabezana nokuhamba kwamathumbu okuvamile, okumanzi okungaphenduli ekushintsheni kokudla noma imithi engaphezu kwe-counter. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi ngesifo sohudo esiphazamisa ukulala kwakho, umsebenzi, noma imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Le mithi ngezinye izikhathi isetshenziselwa izimo zesifo sohudo ezingapheli, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Ezimweni ezinjalo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha ngokucophelela impendulo yakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi le mithi iphatha izimpawu zesifo sohudo kunokuthi ibhekane nesizathu esiyisisekelo.
Nakuba isebenza ekudambiseni izimpawu, i-difenoxin ne-atropine akufanele zisetshenziswe ngokuqunjelwa okubangelwa izifo ezithile zamagciwane noma izimo zokuvuvukala kwamathumbu. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi lo muthi ulungele yini ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
I-Difenoxin isebenza ngokubopha kuma-receptors e-opioid emathunjini akho, okunciphisa ukuncipha kwemisipha okuhambisa ukudla ngohlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Lokhu kunyakaza okuncane kunika amathumbu akho isikhathi esengeziwe sokumunca amanzi esitulweni, okuholela ekuhambeni kwamathumbu okuqinile, okungavamile. Umuthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela futhi ngokuvamile unikeza ukukhululeka kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuwuthatha.
Ingxenye ye-atropine isebenza ngezinhloso ezimbili kulokhu kuhlanganiswa. Okokuqala, yengeza emiphumeleni yokulwa nokuqunjelwa ngokunciphisa ama-spasms amathumbu kanye nokukhipha. Okwesibili, kusiza ekuvikeleni ukusetshenziswa kabi komuthi ngoba i-atropine ingabangela imiphumela engathandeki efana nomlomo owomile nombono ongacacile uma ithathwa ngamanani amakhulu.
Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa yenza umuthi usebenze ekulawuleni ukuqunjelwa ngenkathi kugcinwa izinyathelo zokuphepha. Imiphumela ivame ukuhlala amahora ambalwa, ikuvumela ukuthi uqhubeke nemisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke ngokuphazamiseka okuncane okuvela ekuvakasheni okuvamile kwegumbi lokugezela.
Thatha i-difenoxin ne-atropine ngendlela eqondile njengoba kunqunywe umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ngokuvamile uqala ngamaphilisi amabili alandelwe yiphilisi elilodwa ngemva kokuhamba ngamathumbu ngamanye. Ungawuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuwuthatha ngamanani amancane okudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni isisu. Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele.
Isikhathi sokuthatha imithi yakho sincike endleleni yamathumbu akho ahamba ngayo kunokuba kube neshejuli eqondile. Ngemva komthamo wakho wokuqala, uzothatha ithebhulethi eyodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho unendle exekethile, kodwa ungeqi umkhawulo wansuku zonke odokotela bakho abawubekile. Abantu abaningi akufanele bathathe amathebhulethi angaphezu kwayisishiyagalombili emahoreni angama-24.
Kuyasiza ukugcina umkhondo wokuthi mangaki amathebhulethi owathathile nokuthi nini, ikakhulukazi ngosuku lokuqala lokwelashwa. Lolu lwazi lungaba usizo uma udinga ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuphendula kwakho emuthini. Khumbula ukuhlala unamanzi ngesikhathi uthatha lo muthi, njengoba isifo sohudo singaholela ekuphelelwe amanzi emzimbeni.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine izinsuku ezimbalwa nje, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezintathu zokuqeda isifo sohudo esibukhali. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi ungayiqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho nokuphendula emuthini. Ngokuvamile, kufanele uyeke ukuyithatha uma ukuhamba kwamathumbu akho kubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile.
Uma isifo sohudo sakho singathuthuki emahoreni angama-48 ngemva kokuqala ukwelashwa, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso esengeziwe. Ukuqhubeka nomuthi ngaphandle kwesikhathi esinconyiwe ngaphandle kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha akukhuthazwa, njengoba kungaholela ekuvalekeni kwamathumbu noma ezinye izinkinga.
Ezimweni ezingamahlalakhona, udokotela wakho angase anqume izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde kodwa uzokuqapha eduze ukuze abone ukusebenza kahle nemiphumela emibi. Bazohlola njalo ukuthi ngabe umuthi usadingeka futhi ulungele isimo sakho. Ungalokothi wandise isikhathi sakho sokwelashwa ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-difenoxin ne-atropine zingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile ithambile futhi ihlobene nemiphumela yemithi emathunjini akho nasemithanjeni.
Nawa amanye emiphumela emibi ebikwa kaningi ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi noma uma wehlisa umthamo. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bangaqhubeka nemisebenzi yabo ejwayelekile ngenkathi bethatha le mithi.
Ngenkathi kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lezi zimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Lezi zimpawu azivamile kodwa zingabonisa ukusabela okungathi sína okudinga ukunakwa okusheshayo.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme ukuthatha i-difenoxin ne-atropine ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga noma ukusebenza kahle okuncishisiwe. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sakho sempilo samanje ukuze anqume ukuthi le mithi iphephile yini kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe le mithi uma unezimo ezilandelayo:
Lezi zimo zingase zibe zimbi ngalo muthi noma zingase zibonise ukuthi ukuqunjelwa kudinga izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile. Udokotela wakho uzosiza ukuthola imbangela eyinhloko yokuqunjelwa kwakho ngaphambi kokukuyala lo muthi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amaqembu athile adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile noma ukulungiswa komthamo. Abantu abanezifo zezinso, izimo zenhliziyo, noma izinkinga zokuphefumula bangase badinge ukuqashwa eduze ngenkathi bethatha lo muthi. Abantu abadala bangase bazwe imiphumela emibi kakhulu futhi bangase badinge imithamo ephansi noma ukuhlolwa okuningi nodokotela wabo.
Igama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo we-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine yinhlanganisela i-Motofen, ekhiqizwa yi-Valeant Pharmaceuticals. Le nguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo iqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo njengamafomula ajwayelekile kodwa ingase ibe nezithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile ezinomthelela ekubekezeleleni kwabanye abantu.
Izinhlobo ezijwayelekile ze-difenoxin ne-atropine nazo ziyatholakala kubakhiqizi abahlukahlukene bemithi. Lezi zinketho ezijwayelekile ziqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo ngamandla afanayo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo futhi ngokuvamile zibiza kancane. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile.
Noma ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile, umuthi kufanele usebenze kahle ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni ukuqunjelwa kwakho. Uma unezinkathazo ngokushintsha phakathi kwezinhlobo zomkhiqizo nezijwayelekile, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho noma umuthi wakho.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingelapha isifo sohudo uma i-difenoxin ne-atropine ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase acabangele lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zokubhala imithi zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha enye indlela efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe kulokho okubangela isifo sohudo sakho kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Ezinye izindlela zisebenza kangcono ezinhlotsheni ezithile zesifo sohudo noma zingase ziphephe uma unezimo ezithile zezokwelapha.
Kwezinye izimo, ukwelapha imbangela eyinhloko yesifo sohudo kungase kubaluleke kakhulu kunokulawula nje izimpawu. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosiza ekunqumeni indlela engcono kakhulu yokwelapha isimo sakho.
Kokubili i-difenoxin ne-atropine kanye ne-loperamide ziyimithi ephumelelayo yokulwa nesifo sohudo, kodwa zinezinye izinto ezibalulekile ezizenza zifaneleke kakhulu kunenye kwezinye izimo. I-Difenoxin ne-atropine ngokuvamile ithathwa njengeqinile, okusho ukuthi ingase isebenze kangcono ngesifo sohudo esibi esingaphenduli ezinkethweni ezingaphandle kwe-counter.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-difenoxin ne-atropine yiqiniso layo ekwelapheni isifo sohudo esiqhubekayo noma esibi. Ngenxa yokuthi inamandla kakhulu, ngokuvamile udinga imithamo embalwa ukuze uzuze ukukhululeka, okungasiza lapho ukulinganisa njalo kungalungile. Inhlanganisela ne-atropine futhi inikeza imiphumela eyengeziwe ye-anti-spasmodic abanye abantu abayithola ilusizo.
Noma kunjalo, i-loperamide nayo inezinzuzo ezithile. Itholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, okwenza ukuthi itholakale kalula futhi ibize kancane kune-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine ezinqunywe ngudokotela. I-Loperamide nayo inesikhathi eside sokuphepha futhi ivame ukuzanywa kuqala ezigabeni zohudo oluncane noma oluphakathi nendawo.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezinjengobunzima bohudo lwakho, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nezimpendulo zokwelashwa zangaphambilini lapho enquma phakathi kwale mithi. Akukho noyedwa ongcono kunomunye - ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ezimweni zakho ezithile nezidingo zakho.
Abantu abanezifo zenhliziyo bangavame ukuthatha i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine ngokuphepha, kodwa badinga ukuqashwa eduze ngumhlinzeki wabo wezempilo. Ingxenye ye-atropine ngezinye izikhathi ingabangela izinguquko ezingeni lokushaya kwenhliziyo, okungase kube ngukukhathazeka kubantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezithile. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile kanye nemithi yamanje ngaphambi kokunquma le anti-diarrheal.
Uma unomlando wezinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase akhethe elinye ikhambi noma akuqaphe eduze ngenkathi uthatha i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine. Kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi yenhliziyo oyithathayo, njengoba ezinye izinhlanganisela zingakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Uma uthathe i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine eningi kakhulu kunaleyo enqunywe ngudokotela, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma ungazizwa ugula okwamanje. Ukuthatha okuningi kakhulu kungabangela imiphumela emibi engathi sína ehlanganisa ukozela okukhulu, izinkinga zokuphefumula, noma izinguquko zesigqi senhliziyo. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okuhamba kancane kakhulu, noma ukulahlekelwa wukuqwashisa. Uma umuntu engazi lutho noma enobunzima bokuphefumula, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukuze abasebenzi bezokwelapha bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi kungakanani okuthathwe.
Njengoba i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine kuthathwa njengoba kudingeka ngezikhathi zokuhamba kwamathumbu okuxekethile kunokuba ngeshejuli eqondile, akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokweqa imithamo ngomqondo wendabuko. Vele uthathe umthamo wakho olandelayo uma unokunyakaza kwamathumbu okuxekethile, ulandela imiyalelo yakho yokulinganisa echaziwe.
Ungathathi amaphilisi engeziwe ukuze ulungise noma yimiphi imithamo ecatshangelwayo eyeqiwe. Umuthi wenzelwe ukuthi uthathwe ngokusabela ezimpawini, ngakho-ke ngokwemvelo uzolungisa ukulinganisa kwakho ngokuya ngokuthi isifo sakho sohudo siphendula kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-difenoxin kanye ne-atropine uma ukunyakaza kwamathumbu akho kubuyela ekuqineni okuvamile kanye nemvamisa. Abantu abaningi bayeka umuthi ngemva kokuba isifo sabo sohudo selulame, okwenzeka ngokuvamile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala ukwelashwa. Akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane umthamo lapho uyeka lo muthi.
Uma ubuthatha umuthi izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezithile noma uma udokotela wakho ewuchazele isimo esingamahlalakhona, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyeka. Bangase bafune ukuqapha ukuthi wenza kanjani ngaphandle komuthi noma baxoxe ngezinketho zokwelashwa ezingezinye zezinkinga zokugaya ezihambayo.
Kufanele uqaphele ngokuqhuba imoto noma usebenzisa imishini ngenkathi uthatha i-difenoxin ne-atropine, ikakhulukazi uma uqala imithi. Imithi ingadala ukozela, isiyezi, noma umbono ongacacile, okungathinta ikhono lakho lokuqhuba ngokuphepha. Le miphumela ivame ukubonakala kakhulu ngesikhathi semithamo yokuqala.
Linda ukubona ukuthi imithi ikuthinta kanjani ngaphambi kokuqhuba noma ukwenza eminye imisebenzi edinga ukuqapha nombono ocacile. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukulala, isiyezi, noma izinguquko zombono, gwema ukuqhuba imoto kuze kube yilapho le miphumela iphela. Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini ejwayelekile, okuhlanganisa nokushayela, uma sebekwazi ukuthi umzimba wabo usabela kanjani emithini.
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