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I-Docosanol iyikhambi elingaphandle elilwa namagciwane elisiza ukwelapha izilonda ezibandayo ezibangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus. Ungayithola kumakhilimu nama-oyintimenti angathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, okwenza kube ukwelashwa kokuqala okutholakala kalula kulabo abanezinduna zomlomo ezingakhululekile. Le mithi emnene isebenza ngokudala isivikelo esivimbela igciwane ukuthi lingangeni emangqamuzaneni anempilo, okungasiza ekunciphiseni ubude nobukhulu bokuqubuka kwakho kwesilonda esibandayo.
I-Docosanol i-alcohol enamafutha agcwele esebenza njenge-ejenti elwa namagciwane elenzelwe ukusetshenziswa ngaphandle. Yisithako esisebenzayo ekwelashweni okuningi kwezilonda ezibandayo okungathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, okuhlanganisa nomkhiqizo owaziwayo i-Abreva. Ngokungafani neminye imithi elwa namagciwane, i-docosanol ayidingi incwadi kadokotela, okwenza itholakale kalula uma uyidinga kakhulu.
Umuthi uza njengekhilimu elingu-10% noma i-oyintimenti oyifaka ngqo endaweni ethintekile. Igunyazwe yi-FDA kusukela ngonyaka ka-2000 futhi inesithombe esiqinile sokuphepha kubantu abaningi. Okwenza i-docosanol ihluke yindlela yayo emnene yokulwa ne-herpes simplex virus ngaphandle kokubangela ukucasuka okukhulu esikhumbeni sakho esivele sizwelana.
I-Docosanol isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha izilonda ezibandayo nezinduna zomkhuhlane ezibangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus uhlobo 1 (HSV-1). Lezi zinduna ezibuhlungu, ezigcwele uketshezi zivela ngokuvamile emilenzeni yakho noma ngaphandle kwayo futhi zingaba zombili ezingakhululekile futhi zihlaze. Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma uqala ukuwusebenzisa ngokushesha nje lapho ubona uphawu lokuqala lokuqubuka kwesilonda esibandayo.
Ungase uqaphele izimpawu zokuqala zokuxwayisa njengokuzwela, ukusha, noma ukuluma ngaphambi kokuthi induna ebonakalayo ivele. Lesi yisikhathi esifanele sokuqala ukwelashwa nge-docosanol. Ngenkathi umuthi usengasiza uma induna isakheke, ukuqala ngokushesha kukunika ithuba elingcono lokunciphisa kokubili ubude nobukhulu bokuqubuka kwakho.
Abanye abantu basebenzisa i-docosanol nange-herpes labialis ebuyayo, okuyigama lezokwelapha lokuphindaphinda ukuqubuka kwesilonda esibandayo. Uma uhlangabezana nezilonda ezibandayo ezivame ukwenzeka, ukuba ne-docosanol ngesandla kungakusiza ukuthi usabele ngokushesha ekuqubukeni okusha njengoba kuvela.
I-Docosanol isebenza ngokuvimba igciwane le-herpes simplex ekuhlanganeni namaseli akho esikhumba anempilo. Cabanga ngayo njengokudala isihlangu esivikelayo esivimbela igciwane ukuthi lingasabalali emaseleni angathelelekile. Le ndlela ihluke kweminye imithi elwa namagciwane esebenza ngaphakathi kwamaseli ngemuva kokuthi ukutheleleka sekwenzekile.
Umuthi uthathwa njenge-ejenti elwa namagciwane elinamandla alula kuya kwaphakathi. Ayinamandla njengemithi elwa namagciwane kadokotela njenge-acyclovir noma i-valacyclovir, kodwa ithambile ngokwanele ukusetshenziswa njalo futhi ngokuvamile ayibangeli imiphumela emibi ebalulekile. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela enhle kubantu abakhetha indlela yemvelo noma abahlangabezana nemiphumela emibi emithini enamandla.
Lapho usebenzisa i-docosanol esilondeni sakho esibandayo, ingena esikhumbeni futhi iphazamise ikhono legciwane lokuziphinda. Lokhu kungasiza ukunciphisa umthwalo wegciwane endaweni ethintekile futhi kunganciphisa isikhathi esithatha ukuthi isilonda sakho esibandayo siphole ngokuphelele.
Sebenzisa ukhilimu noma amafutha e-docosanol ngqo endaweni ethintekile izikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku, uqale ngophawu lokuqala lwesilonda esibandayo. Kufanele ugeze izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi nangemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye ukuvimbela ukusabalalisa igciwane kwezinye izindawo zomzimba wakho noma kwabanye abantu. Gcoba ngobumnene umuthi esilondeni esibandayo kunokuthi uwuhlikihle ngamandla.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-docosanol nokudla noma ubisi ngoba isetshenziswa ngaphandle kunokuba ithathwe ngomlomo. Nokho, kufanele ugweme ukudla noma ukuphuza okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngemuva kokuyisebenzisa ukuze unikeze imithi isikhathi sokumuncwa kahle. Zama ukusebenzisa imithi ngezikhathi ezilinganiselwe usuku lonke ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle.
Gcina indawo ethintekile ihlanzekile futhi yomile phakathi kokusetshenziswa. Ungageza ubuso bakho ngobumnene ngensipho namanzi amancane, kodwa gwema ukukhuhla indawo yezilonda ezibandayo. Uma ugqoka izimonyo, zisebenzise ngokucophelela endaweni ephathwayo, futhi cabanga ukusebenzisa isicelo esihlanzekile ukuze ugweme ukungcolisa izimonyo zakho.
Qhubeka usebenzisa i-docosanol kuze kube yilapho isilonda esibandayo selapheke ngokuphelele, okuthatha izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10. Abantu abaningi babona ngcono phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 zokuqala ukwelashwa, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele ngisho noma izimpawu zithuthuka. Ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungase kuvumele igciwane ukuthi lisebenze futhi linde isikhathi eside ukuqubuka kwakho.
Uma isilonda sakho esibandayo singathuthukanga ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-10 zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo, noma uma siba sibi, kufanele uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ngezinye izikhathi izilonda ezibandayo zingatheleleka ngamagciwane, okuzodinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele ukunquma imithi eqinile yokulwa namagciwane uma i-docosanol inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele.
Kubantu abaneziqubuka ezivamile zezilonda ezibandayo, ungasebenzisa i-docosanol ngesigameko ngasinye esisha njengoba kudingeka. Akukho mkhawulo wokuthi ungayisebenzisa kangaki ngonyaka le mithi, okuyenza ibe yisixazululo esisebenzayo sesikhathi eside sokuphatha izilonda ezibandayo eziphindayo.
I-Docosanol ivame ukubekezelelwa kahle, futhi abantu abaningi abanayo imiphumela eminingi noma abanayo. Izindlela ezivamile kakhulu zithambile futhi zenzeka endaweni yokusetshenziswa. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise imithi ngokuzethemba futhi wazi ukuthi nini okufanele ufune usizo olwengeziwe.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile engase ithinte abanye abantu ihlanganisa:
Lezi zimo ezincane ngokuvamile zizilungisa zodwa phakathi namahora ambalwa futhi azikudingi ukuthi uyeke ukusebenzisa umuthi. Kodwa-ke, uma ukucasuka kuqhubeka noma kuba kubi kakhulu, kufanele uyeke ukusebenzisa futhi uthintane nosokhemisi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kakhulu kodwa ingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba. Kufanele ufune ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uba nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala okukhulu ebusweni bakho noma emqaleni, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okudinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nokuzwela okukhulu elangeni endaweni ephathwayo. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kungumqondo omuhle ukuvikela izindebe zakho nge-SPF lip balm uma uchitha isikhathi ngaphandle ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Abantu abaningi bangasebenzisa i-docosanol ngokuphepha, kodwa kunezimo ezithile lapho kufanele ugweme lo muthi noma uwusebenzise ngokucophelela. Uma uke waba nokusabela komzimba ku-docosanol noma kunoma yiziphi izithako zawo esikhathini esidlule, akufanele uphinde uwusebenzise. Hlola njalo uhlu lwezithako uma wazi ukuthi unezinto ozwelayo emikhiqizweni yezimonyo noma yemithi.
Abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekile kufanele baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-docosanol. Nakuba umuthi ngokuvamile uphephile, udokotela wakho angase akhethe ukunikeza umuthi oqinile wokulwa namagciwane noma aqaphele ukwelashwa kwakho eduze. Lokhu kuhlanganisa abantu abane-HIV, labo abathola i-chemotherapy, noma abantu abathatha imithi yokucindezela amasosha omzimba.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, i-docosanol ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile njengoba kuncane okuningi okumuncwa egazini lakho. Kodwa-ke, kuhlale kuwukuhlakanipha ukuxoxa ngemithi emisha nodokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi uncelisa. Bangakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ubudala kufanele zisebenzise i-docosanol ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha kuphela. Ngenkathi imithi ngokuvamile iphephile ezinganeni, izilonda ezibandayo ezinganeni ezincane kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi zidinga izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile, futhi udokotela wakho wezingane angakunikeza isiqondiso esingcono kakhulu.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-docosanol yi-Abreva, etholakala kabanzi emakhemisi nasezitolo ezinkulu. I-Abreva iqukethe i-10% ye-docosanol futhi iza ngamafomu omabili e-cream kanye ne-pump. Lo mkhiqizo uthengiswe kakhulu futhi uvame ukuba yinto yokuqala abantu abayicabangayo lapho befuna ukwelashwa kwezilonda ezibandayo.
Izinhlobo eziningana ze-generic ze-docosanol nazo ziyatholakala, ngokuvamile ngentengo ephansi kune-brand-name version. Lezi zinketho ze-generic ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kanye nokugxila njenge-Abreva, okwenza zisebenze ngokulinganayo. Imikhiqizo yesitolo evela kumaketanga amakhulu amakhemisi ivame ukuthwala izinhlobo zayo ze-docosanol cream.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ongahlangana nawo afaka i-Zilactin-L nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zama-private-label ezivela kubakhiqizi abahlukene. Kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, funa imikhiqizo equkethe i-10% ye-docosanol njengesithako esisebenzayo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola umthamo ojwayelekile wokwelapha.
Uma i-docosanol ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma uma ufuna ezinye izinketho, ezinye izindlela ziyatholakala zokwelapha izilonda ezibandayo. Imithi yokwelapha i-antiviral kadokotela efana ne-acyclovir, valacyclovir, kanye ne-famciclovir ziyizinketho eziqinile ezisebenza ngokungenelela ngokuqondile ekukopisheni kwe-DNA yegciwane. Le mithi ingathathwa ngomlomo noma isetshenziswe ngaphandle, kuye ngezidingo zakho.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela zihlanganisa izithasiselo ze-lysine, abanye abantu abazithola ziwusizo ekuvikeleni ukuqubuka kwama-cold sore. Ukwelashwa okuseqophelweni eliphezulu njenge-benzyl alcohol noma ama-patch ama-cold sore kungahlinzeka ngosizo. Abanye abantu bakhetha imithi yemvelo efana ne-aloe vera, amafutha esihlahla setiye, noma i-lemon balm, nakuba ubufakazi besayensi balolu hlobo lwezindlela buncane.
Kubantu abaneziqhumane ezivame ukwenzeka, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okucindezelayo ngemithi elwa namagciwane yansuku zonke. Le ndlela inganciphisa kakhulu imvamisa nobukhulu bokuqubuka kwama-cold sore, nakuba idinga ukusetshenziswa kwemithi kadokotela eqhubekayo.
I-Docosanol ne-acyclovir zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukile kuye ngesimo sakho. I-Docosanol iyatholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela futhi inemiphumela emincane, okwenza ifinyeleleke kalula futhi ibe mnene kubantu abaningi. Ilungele ikakhulukazi abantu abakhetha ukugwema imithi kadokotela noma abathola imiphumela emibi evela emithini eqinile elwa namagciwane.
I-Acyclovir ngokuvamile inamandla futhi ingase isebenze ngokushesha ekuqubukeni okukhulu. Itholakala ngezindlela zokusebenzisa ngaphandle nangomlomo, nenguqulo yomlomo isebenza kahle kakhulu kuma-cold sore avamile noma aqinile. Kodwa-ke, i-acyclovir idinga incwadi kadokotela futhi ingabangela imiphumela eminingi emibi, okuhlanganisa isicanucanu, ikhanda elibuhlungu, futhi ezimweni ezingavamile, izinkinga zezinso.
Nge-cold sore elincane kuya kweliphakathi, i-docosanol ivame ukuba yindlela yokuqala engcono ngenxa yezinga layo lokuphepha nokutholakala kwayo. Uma uneziqhumane ezivame ukwenzeka, izimpawu ezinzima, noma ukungazwani, i-acyclovir ingase ifaneleke kakhulu. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono kakhulu ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Yebo, i-docosanol ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba isetshenziswa ngaphandle futhi kuncane okungena egazini lakho, ayithinti amazinga kashukela egazini noma isebenzisane nemithi yesifo sikashukela. Kodwa-ke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele banakekele ukucasuka kwesikhumba noma ukuphola okuhamba kancane, njengoba isifo sikashukela singathinta ukuphola kwamanxeba.
Uma unesifo sikashukela futhi uqaphela ukuthi isilonda sakho esibandayo asipholi njengoba bekulindelekile, noma uma uba nezimpawu zokutheleleka njengokubomvu okwandayo, ukufudumala, noma i-pus, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okwengeziwe noma afune ukuqapha ukuphola kwakho ngokucophelela.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-docosanol eningi esilondeni sakho esibandayo, ungangeni ekuqeqeshweni. Sula ngokucophelela okuningi ngethisiphu ehlanzekile noma i-cotton swab, bese ugeza izandla zakho kahle. Ukusebenzisa imithi eningi kakhulu ngaphandle ngokuvamile akubangeli izinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa kungase kwandise ingozi yokucasuka kwendawo.
Uma ngengozi udla i-docosanol, geza umlomo wakho ngamanzi bese uphuza ingilazi yamanzi. Umuthi awenzelwe ukusetshenziswa ngaphakathi, kodwa amanani amancane akunakwenzeka ukuthi abangele ukulimala okukhulu. Uma udle inani elikhulu noma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Uma udlula umthamo we-docosanol, uyisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Njengoba umuthi usetshenziswa izikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku, zama ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho esele ngokulinganayo usuku lonke. Ungasebenzisi umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise ukusetshenziswa okudluliwe, njengoba lokhu kungase kwandise ingozi yokucasuka kwesikhumba.
Ukuzinza kubalulekile ekutholeni imiphumela emihle kakhulu evela ekwelashweni nge-docosanol. Cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ukugcina imithi endaweni ebonakalayo ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo yakho. Ukweqa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekwelashweni kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina isimiso esijwayelekile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ungayeka ukusebenzisa i-docosanol lapho isilonda sakho esibandayo selapheke ngokuphelele futhi isikhumba sesibuyele esimweni esijwayelekile. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Isilonda esibandayo kufanele some ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokuba khona kwamagobolondo, ukuchitheka, noma ububele obusele.
Ungayeki ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma isilonda esibandayo sibukeka singcono kakhulu. Ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa kuze kube yilapho kuphola ngokuphelele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi igciwane licindezelwe ngokugcwele futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuthi ukuqubuka kubuye. Uma isilonda sakho esibandayo singakalapheki ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-10 zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo, thintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nezinyathelo ezilandelayo.
Ngokuvamile kuphephile ukusebenzisa i-docosanol nezinye izindlela zokwelapha izilonda ezibandayo, kodwa kufanele uzihlukanise okungenani ngemizuzu engama-30 ukuze ugweme ukunciphisa imithi. Uma usebenzisa izindlela zokwelapha eziningi zendawo, sebenzisa i-docosanol kuqala, uyivumele ukuthi imunceke, bese usebenzisa eminye imithi.
Uma uthatha imithi elwa namagciwane yomlomo enconyelwe udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile unga-docosanol ngasikhathi sinye. Kodwa-ke, njalo hlola nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa ukwelashwa ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ngeke kuphazamise omunye nomunye. Ezinye izinhlanganisela zingase zisebenze kangcono kunezinye, futhi udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo olungcono kakhulu lokwelashwa esimweni sakho.
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