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I-Fenofibric acid iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukwehlisa amazinga aphezulu amafutha egazini lakho, ikakhulukazi ama-triglycerides ne-cholesterol. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-fibrates, asebenza ngokusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenze amafutha ngempumelelo. Udokotela wakho angase akunike le mithi uma ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele ukuletha amazinga akho e-cholesterol nama-triglyceride ebangeni elinempilo.
I-Fenofibric acid iyindlela esebenzayo ye-fenofibrate, imithi eyenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha amazinga aphezulu e-cholesterol nama-triglyceride. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi ofundisa isibindi sakho ukuthi sibhekane namafutha kangcono. Ngokungafani neminye imithi ye-cholesterol, i-fenofibric acid isebenza kahle ekwehliseni ama-triglycerides, okuyiluphi uhlobo lwamafutha olungakha egazini lakho uma udla ama-calories amaningi kunalokho umzimba wakho okudingayo.
Le mithi iza njenge-capsule ekhishwa ngemuva kokudliwa oyithatha ngomlomo. Ifomula yokukhishwa ngemuva kokudliwa isho ukuthi imithi yenzelwe ukuthi incibilike kancane ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, inike umzimba wakho inani eliqhubekayo usuku lonke.
I-Fenofibric acid iphatha amazinga aphezulu e-cholesterol nama-triglycerides egazini lakho, izimo ezingakhuphula ingozi yakho yesifo senhliziyo nesitroko. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzonikeza le mithi uma amazinga akho amafutha egazi ehlala ephakeme naphezu kokulandela ukudla okunempilo yenhliziyo nokuzivivinya njalo.
Nawa amanye amakhambi i-fenofibric acid esiza ukuwapheka:
Udktela wakho angase futhi akunikeze i-fenofibric acid uma unesimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-familial hypercholesterolemia, lapho i-cholesterol ephezulu igijima emndenini wakho. Lo muthi usebenza kahle kakhulu njengengxenye yendlela ebanzi ehlanganisa ukudla okunempilo, ukuzivocavoca umzimba njalo, nokuphatha isisindo.
I-Fenofibric acid isebenza ngokuvula izamukeli ezikhethekile esibindini sakho ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-PPAR-alpha receptors. Lezi zamukeli zenza njengamashintshi atshela isibindi sakho ukuthi sihlukanise amafutha ngempumelelo enkulu futhi sikhiqize amafutha amancane ayingozi angavimba imithambo yakho.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela uma uqhathaniswa neminye imithi ye-cholesterol. Ngenkathi ama-statins avame ukuba yinto yokuqala yokwehlisa i-LDL cholesterol, i-fenofibric acid isebenza kahle ikakhulukazi ekunciphiseni ama-triglycerides ngama-30-50% kubantu abaningi. Ingakwazi futhi ukusiza ukukhulisa amazinga akho e-HDL cholesterol, okuzuzisa impilo yenhliziyo.
Umuthi uthatha isikhathi ukukhombisa imiphumela yawo ephelele. Ungase uqale ukubona ngcono emazingeni akho amafutha egazi phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-4, kodwa kungathatha izinyanga ezi-3 ukubona inzuzo ephezulu.
Thatha i-fenofibric acid ngendlela udokotela wakho ayikunikeza ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi kangcono futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokucasuka kwesisu.
Nakhu ukuthi ungawuthatha kanjani umuthi wakho ngokuphepha:
Akudingeki ukuthi ulandele noma yimiphi imikhawulo ekhethekile yokudla, kodwa ukudla inani elilinganiselwe lamafutha anempilo ngomthamo wakho kungasiza ngempela umuthi ukuthi usebenze kangcono. Ukudla okuncane kwamantongomane, amafutha omnqumo, noma i-avocado ngesidlo sakho kulungile.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-fenofibric acid isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine amazinga e-cholesterol ne-triglyceride enempilo. Lo muthi awelaphi i-cholesterol ephezulu kodwa usiza ukuphatha yona, njengoba imithi yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi isebenza ngayo i-hypertension.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo, ngokuvamile njalo emavikini angu-3-6 ekuqaleni, bese kuba njalo uma amazinga akho esezinzile. Ubude bokwelashwa busekelwe ekutheni umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe nokuthi ngabe unayo imiphumela emibi.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wabo noma bayeke umuthi uma benza izinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila, banciphise isisindo, noma uma isimo sabo esingaphansi sithuthuka. Kodwa-ke, ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-fenofibric acid ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, njengoba amazinga akho e-cholesterol cishe azobuyela emazingeni awo aphezulu angaphambilini.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-fenofibric acid, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile, futhi abantu abaningi ababi nayo imiphumela emibi nhlobo.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ethinta abanye abantu ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emincane ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi, ngokuvamile kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa uqale ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise izinkinga zemisipha noma izinkinga zesibindi, ezingavamile kodwa zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uba nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu.
I-Fenofibric acid ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Ezinye izimo zenza lo muthi ungafaneleki noma zidinga ukuqashwa okukhethekile.
Akufanele uthathe i-fenofibric acid uma une:
Udokotela wakho uzophinda aqaphele ngokunika lo muthi uma uthatha eminye imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi ama-blood thinners afana ne-warfarin, njengoba i-fenofibric acid ingakhuphula ingozi yokopha.
Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, xoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho. Ukuphepha kwe-fenofibric acid ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa akukamiswanga ngokugcwele, ngakho udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona.
I-Fenofibric acid itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Fibricor e-United States. Lolu wuhlobo oluvame kakhulu ukunqunywa, nakuba nezinhlobo ezivamile ze-fenofibric acid nazo ziyatholakala.
Ungase futhi uzwe ngemithi ehlobene efana ne-Tricor noma i-Antara, kodwa lezi ziqukethe i-fenofibrate kunokuba i-fenofibric acid. Ngenkathi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo, i-fenofibric acid iyindlela esebenzayo engadingi ukuguqulwa emzimbeni wakho, okungenza kube lula ukubikezela imiphumela yayo.
Njalo sebenzisa uhlobo lomkhiqizo noma oluvamile oluqokwe udokotela wakho, futhi ungashintshi phakathi kwezindlela ezihlukene ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Uma i-fenofibric acid ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, ezinye izindlela zingasiza ekuphatheni i-cholesterol ephezulu nama-triglycerides. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe kuphrofayili yakho ethile ye-lipid kanye nezimo zempilo.
Eminye imithi ye-fibrate ihlanganisa:
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-fibrate zokuphatha i-cholesterol zihlanganisa ama-statins afana ne-atorvastatin (Lipitor) noma i-simvastatin (Zocor), okuyinto evame ukusebenza kahle ekwehliseni i-LDL cholesterol. Ngama-triglycerides aphezulu kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase acabange ngama-asidi amafutha e-omega-3 anjenge-icosapent ethyl (Vascepa).
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zemithi ye-cholesterol kusebenza kangcono kunokusebenzisa eyodwa nje. Udokotela wakho uzolungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ezidingweni zakho ngazinye nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Kokubili i-fenofibric acid ne-gemfibrozil ziyimithi ye-fibrate esebenzayo, kodwa zinezinto ezibalulekile ezingenza enye ikufaneleke kakhulu kunenye.
I-Fenofibric acid ingase ithandwe ngoba inokuxhumana okumbalwa kwemithi, ikakhulukazi nemithi ye-statin. Uma udinga kokubili i-fibrate ne-statin, i-fenofibric acid ngokuvamile iyindlela ephephe kakhulu. Iphinde ithathwe kanye ngosuku, okutholakala abantu abaningi bekulula kakhulu kunokulinganisa kwe-gemfibrozil kabili ngosuku.
I-Gemfibrozil isikhona isikhathi eside futhi inokucwaninga okuningi okukhombisa izinzuzo zayo zokuvimbela izifo zenhliziyo. Kodwa-ke, ixhumana neminye imithi eminingi futhi ingakhuphula kakhulu ingozi yezinkinga zemisipha uma ihlanganiswe nama-statins.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela eminye imithi yakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho mithi enye engcono ngokujwayelekile - kuncike esimweni sakho ngasinye kanye nephrofayili yezempilo.
Yebo, i-fenofibric acid ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi ingase inikeze nezinzuzo ezengeziwe. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukuba nama-triglycerides aphezulu kanye ne-HDL cholesterol ephansi, okuthi i-fenofibric acid ingasiza ukuyithuthukisa.
Ezinye izifundo zikhomba ukuthi ama-fibrate afana ne-fenofibric acid angasiza ukunciphisa izinkinga ezithile ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela, ikakhulukazi i-diabetic retinopathy (izinkinga zamehlo). Kodwa-ke, uzodinga ukuqapha njalo amazinga kashukela egazini lakho kanye nomsebenzi wezinso, njengoba isifo sikashukela singathinta indlela umzimba wakho osebenzisa ngayo lo muthi.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-fenofibric acid eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zemisipha nezinkinga zesibindi.
Ungazami ukulungisa umthamo owengeziwe ngokweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kunalokho, buyela esimisweni sakho somthamo ovamile futhi wazise umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngalokho okwenzekile. Bangase bafune ukukuqapha eduze noma balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-fenofibric acid, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kusekhona usuku olufanayo. Uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo noma useduze naso, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni noma ukuthatha imithi yakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nomunye umsebenzi wansuku zonke njengasekuseni noma ukuxubha amazinyo akho.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-fenofibric acid ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nalolu hlobo lomuthi isikhathi eside ukuze bagcine amazinga e-cholesterol ne-triglyceride enempilo.
Udktela wakho angase acabange ukuyeka noma ukunciphisa umthamo wakho uma ushintshe kakhulu indlela yakho yokuphila, ulahlekelwe isisindo, noma uma amazinga amafutha egazi lakho ehlale ebangeni elinempilo isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, ukuyeka umuthi ngokuvamile kubangela ukuthi amazinga e-cholesterol ne-triglyceride abuyele emazingeni awo aphezulu angaphambili kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa.
Kungcono ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-fenofibric acid, njengoba kokubili utshwala kanye nomuthi kungathinta isibindi sakho. Ukusetshenziswa kotshwala okulinganiselwe (isiphuzo esisodwa ngosuku kwabesifazane, ezimbili kwabesilisa) kuvamile ukuthi kwamukeleke, kodwa ukuphuza kakhulu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga zesibindi kanye ne-pancreatitis.
Utshwala bungakhuphula amazinga e-triglyceride, okusebenza ngokumelene nalokho umuthi ozama ukukufeza. Uma ukujabulela iziphuzo ezinotshwala, xoxa ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza ngobuqotho nodokotela wakho ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nesimo sakho.
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