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I-Guaifenesin iyimithi elula yokukhipha amafinyila esiza ukunciphisa nokuxegisa amafinyila esifubeni nasemqaleni wakho. Kungenzeka ukuthi uyibonile emashalofini emakhemisi ngaphansi kwamagama emikhiqizo afana ne-Mucinex noma i-Robitussin, futhi ingenye yemithi ethengiswa kakhulu ngaphandle kwekhawunta yokuminyana kwesifuba. Le mithi isebenza ngokwenza ukukhwehlela kwakho kube nemiphumela emihle, ikusize ukhiphe amafinyila aqinile abekwenza uzizwe ungakhululekile.
I-Guaifenesin iyinto ekhipha amafinyila esetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ukusiza abantu baphefumule kalula ngesikhathi sokubanda kanye nezifo zokuphefumula. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi omnene owenza inqubo yemvelo yomzimba wakho yokuhlanza iphumelele kakhulu. Ngokungafani nezinto ezicindezela ukukhwehlela ezimisa ukukhwehlela kwakho, i-guaifenesin empeleni ikhuthaza ukukhwehlela okukhiqizayo ngokunciphisa amafinyila ukuze kube lula ukuwakhipha.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-expectorants, okusho ukuthi iqondise ngqo amafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo angakha emoyeni wakho. Lapho amafinyila eseba makhulu kakhulu, kuba nzima ukuthi umzimba wakho uwahlanze ngokwemvelo, okuholela kulowo muzwa ongakhululekile wokuminyana esifubeni sakho.
I-Guaifenesin isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukukhulula ukuminyana kwesifuba okubangelwa ukubanda okuvamile, umkhuhlane, nezinye izifo zokuphefumula ezincane. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi uma unalo muzwa osindayo, oqinile esifubeni sakho kanye nokukhwehlela okuzizwa kungaphumeleli. Imithi isebenza kahle kakhulu uma ubhekene namafinyila aqinile, anamathelayo okunzima ukuwakhwehlela uwedwa.
Ngaphandle kokubanda okuvamile, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi batusa i-guaifenesin kwezinye izimo zokuphefumula lapho ukususwa kwamafinyila kubalulekile. Lokhu kungabandakanya i-bronchitis encane, izifo zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile zonyaka ezibangela ukuminyana kwesifuba, noma ngisho nokunakekelwa okusekelayo kwezimo ezithile zokuphefumula ezingapheli uma zinikezwe ngumhlinzeki wezempilo.
I-Guaifenesin isebenza ngokwandisa amanzi emanzini akho okuphefumula, empeleni yenza amafinyila aqinile abe manzi futhi angabi ncamashi. Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi olula, omnene osebenza nezindlela zomzimba wakho zemvelo kunokuthi ziphikisane nazo. Lapho amafinyila eba manzi kakhulu, i-cilia yakho (izakhiwo ezincane ezinjengezinwele emoyeni wakho) ingawuhambisa kalula, futhi ukukhwehlela kwakho kuba ngempumelelo ekukhipheni.
Umuthi uvame ukuqala ukusebenza phakathi kwemizuzu engama-30 kuya ehora elilodwa ngemva kokuthi uwuthathile, nakuba ungase ungaboni imiphumela ephelele amahora amaningana. Akuyona imithi eqinile, kodwa kunalokho iyindlela yokusekela ethuthukisa lokho umzimba wakho osuvele uzama ukukwenza ngokwemvelo.
Thatha i-guaifenesin ngqo njengoba kuqondiswe ephasheni noma njengoba kunqunywe udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni ama-4 kuya kwangu-6. Ungayithatha nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nengilazi yamanzi egcwele kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba umuthi usebenza ngokwengeza umswakama emafinyileni akho. Abanye abantu bakuthola kulula esiswini sabo uma kuthathwa nesnakhi esincane.
Ukuphuza uketshezi oluningi usuku lonke kubalulekile uma uthatha i-guaifenesin. Hlela okungenani izingilazi zamanzi eziyi-6-8 nsuku zonke, ngoba lokhu kusiza umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngempumelelo. Uketshezi olufudumele njengetiye le-herbal noma umhluzi kungaba mnandi kakhulu futhi kusekele isenzo somuthi.
Uma uthatha inguqulo yokukhishwa okweluliwe, ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uphule amaphilisi ngoba lokhu kungakhipha imithi eningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Gwinya lawa maphilisi wonke ngamanzi amaningi.
Abantu abaningi bathatha i-guaifenesin izinsuku eziyi-3 kuya kweziyi-7, kuye ngokuthi izimpawu zabo zihlala isikhathi esingakanani. Ezimpawini ezivamile zomkhuhlane, ngokuvamile uzoqaphela ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ususa ukutheleleka. Uma usahlangabezana nokuminyana okukhulu esifubeni ngemva kwesonto lokusebenzisa, kuhle ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wezempilo.
Ungaqhubeki nokuthatha i-guaifenesin ngaphezu kwezinsuku eziyi-7 ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela, njengoba izimpawu eziqhubekayo zingase zibonise okuthile okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka phakathi kwama-24-48 amahora, kanti abanye bangase badinge inkambo ephelele ukuze bathole ukukhululeka.
I-Guaifenesin ngokuvamile itholakala kahle ngemiphumela embalwa eceleni kubantu abaningi. Imiphumela evame kakhulu eceleni ivame ukuba mnene futhi yesikhashana, yenzeka ngamaphesenti amancane abasebenzisi. Ake ngikuhambise kulokho ongase ukuzwe, ngikhumbula ukuthi abantu abaningi abanazo izinkinga nhlobo.
Imiphumela evame kakhulu eceleni ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile eceleni ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yona futhi ayidingi ukuyeka imithi ngaphandle uma iba yinkinga.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase bazwe ukusabela okukhulu okudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Le miphumela engavamile eceleni ihlanganisa:
Uma uzwa noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingathi sína, yeka ukuthatha imithi bese uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Abantu abadala abaningi kanye nezingane ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-4 ubudala bangayithatha ngokuphepha i-guaifenesin, kodwa kunezinye izinto ezibalulekile okufanele zicatshangelwe. Uma unesifo sezinso noma umlando wamatshe ezinso, kufanele ukhulume nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi, njengoba ngezinye izikhathi kungaholela ekwakhekeni kwamatshe kubantu abathintekayo.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha kufanele basebenzise ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma bagweme i-guaifenesin ngokuphelele. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abantu abanezinkinga ezinzima zezinso, labo abake baba nokusabela komzimba ku-guaifenesin esikhathini esidlule, kanye nabantu abathatha imithi ethile engase ihlangane ngendlela engathandeki.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokuthatha i-guaifenesin, nakuba ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-4 ubudala akufanele zithathe i-guaifenesin ngaphandle uma ziqondiswe ngqo udokotela wezingane.
Uzothola i-guaifenesin ithengiswa ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi aziwayo emakhemisi nasezitolo. I-Mucinex cishe iyibhrendi ebonakala kakhulu, etholakala kokubili ekukhishweni okusheshayo kanye namafomula akhishwe isikhathi eside. I-Robitussin nayo yenza imikhiqizo eminingana equkethe i-guaifenesin, evame ukuhlanganiswa nezinye izithako zezimpawu ezihlukene.
Ezinye izinhlobo ezivamile zifaka i-Humibid, i-Altarussin, kanye nezinhlobo eziningi zesitolo esivamile ezimane zithi "guaifenesin" kulebula. Izinhlobo ezivamile zisebenza ngendlela efanayo nemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo kodwa ngokuvamile zibiza kancane, okwenza zibe yindlela engokoqobo kubantu abaningi.
Uma i-guaifenesin ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, kunezinye izinketho zokusiza ngokuqina kwesifuba. Ezinye izindlela zemvelo zifaka ukuhlala unamanzi kahle, ukusebenzisa i-humidifier, nokuzama ukuhogela umusi ofudumele, okungasiza ukunciphisa amafinyila ngaphandle komuthi.
Ezinye izinto ezikhipha amanyunyu ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela zilinganiselwe, njengoba i-guaifenesin iyona nto eyinhloko evunywe yi-FDA yokukhipha amanyunyu etholakalayo. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi kadokotela efana ne-acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) uma ukhwehlela kakhulu, noma ancome imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe equkethe i-guaifenesin nezinye izithako ezisebenzayo.
Abanye abantu bathola ukukhululeka ngokuwasha ngamanzi anosawoti emakhaleni, ukwelashwa ngokushaya isifuba, noma ukuphuza uketshezi olufudumele usuku lonke. Lezi zindlela zingagcwalisa noma ngezinye izikhathi zithathe indawo yemithi, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile.
I-Guaifenesin ne-dextromethorphan zisebenza ngezindlela ezingafani ngokuphelele, ngakho ukuq comparison kubo kuncike ohlotsheni lwezimpawu ozozizwa. I-Guaifenesin iyinto ekhipha amanyunyu ekusiza ukuthi ukhwehlele amanyunyu ngempumelelo, kanti i-dextromethorphan iyinto ecindezela ukukhwehlela enciphisa isifiso sokukhwehlela.
Uma unokukhwehlela okukhiqizayo ngamanyunyu aminyene okudingeka asuswe, i-guaifenesin ngokuvamile iyona engcono kakhulu ngoba isiza ukwenza ukukhwehlela kwakho kube ngempumelelo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uma unokukhwehlela okomile, okucasulayo okukugcina uvukile noma okubangela ukungakhululeki ngaphandle kokukhipha amanyunyu, i-dextromethorphan ingase ifaneleke kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi empeleni bayazuza emikhiqizweni ehlanganisiwe equkethe zombili izithako, njengoba zibhekana nezici ezihlukene zezimpawu zokukhwehlela. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi ukhethe inketho efanele ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile.
Yebo, i-guaifenesin ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Imikhiqizo eminingi ye-guaifenesin ayinashukela, kodwa kufanele uhlale uhlola ilebula ukuze uqiniseke, ikakhulukazi ngamafomula oketshezi noma imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe. Ezinye iziraphu zingase ziqukathe inani elincane likashukela noma izithasiselo zokwenziwa ezingase zithinte amazinga kashukela egazini.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, funa imikhiqizo ebekwe ngokukhethekile njenge-sugar-free noma i-diabetic-friendly. Uma ungabaza, thintana nomkhemisi wakho noma umhlinzeki wezempilo, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi eminingi yokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
Uma uthathe i-guaifenesin eningi kunokunconywe, ungesabi, njengoba ngokuvamile iyimithi ephephile ngisho nasemithini ephezulu. Izimpawu ezivamile zokuthatha okuningi zihlanganisa isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, nokuphazamiseka kwesisu. Phuza amanzi amaningi futhi gwema ukuthatha eminye imithi kuze kube yilapho okweqile kususwe ohlelweni lwakho.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma ukulawulwa kwe-poison uma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunomthamo onconyiwe, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengokuhlanza okuqhubekayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Gcina ukupakishwa komuthi unawe uma ufuna usizo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-guaifenesin, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Esimweni esinjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okushodayo, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Njengoba i-guaifenesin ivame ukuthathwa njengoba idingeka ngezimpawu kunokuba eshedyulini eqinile, ukuphuthelwa umthamo akuyona into ekhathazayo. Vele uqhubeke nokuyithatha lapho ukhumbula, ulandela isikhathi esinconyiwe phakathi kwemithamo.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-guaifenesin lapho ukuminyana kwesifuba sakho nokukhwehlela okukhiqizayo sekuxazululiwe, okwenzeka ngokuvamile phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-3-7 ezimweni eziningi zomkhuhlane. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, asikho isidingo sokunciphisa kancane umthamo, ungamane uyeke ukuyithatha uma uzizwa ungcono.
Uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka ngaphezu kwesonto elilodwa noma ziba zimbi ngesikhathi uthatha i-guaifenesin, sekuyisikhathi sokubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo. Ukuminyana kwesifuba okuqhubekayo kungase kubonise isimo esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile noma ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
I-Guaifenesin ivame ukuhlanganiswa ngokuphepha neminye imithi yomkhuhlane, kodwa udinga ukuqaphela ngezithako ezigqagqanayo. Imikhiqizo eminingi ehlanganisiwe yomkhuhlane isivele iqukethe i-guaifenesin, ngakho hlola amalebula ngokucophelela ukuze ugweme ukuthatha okuningi ngengozi. Ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuyithatha nezidambisi zokucasuka njenge-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen.
Gwema ukuhlanganisa i-guaifenesin neminye imithi ebangela ukozela ngaphandle uma kuvunywe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Uma ungabaza, buza usokhemisi wakho mayelana nokusebenzisana okungenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma uthatha imithi kadokotela noma unezimo eziningi zempilo.
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