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I-Hydrocortisone valerate iyisidakamizwa se-corticosteroid esisetshenziswa ngaphandle esisiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ukuluma, nobubomvu esikhumbeni sakho. Ikhilimu noma amafutha e-steroid anamandla aphakathi nendawo odokotela abajwayele ukuwanikeza ngezimo ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba njenge-eczema, i-dermatitis, ne-psoriasis. Cabanga ngayo njengokwelashwa okuqondiswe ngqo okuvuvukalayo okusebenza ngqo lapho ukufaka khona, okusiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi silulame futhi sizizwe sikhululekile.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate iyi-corticosteroid eyenziwe ngumuntu ekopisha i-hormone yemvelo i-cortisol ekhiqizwa umzimba wakho. Ingowodwa yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-corticosteroids asetshenziswa ngaphandle, aklanyelwe ukuthi asetshenziswe ngqo esikhumbeni kunokuba athathwe ngomlomo. Lo muthi uhlukaniswa njenge-steroid enamandla aphakathi nendawo, okwenza ukuthi ibe namandla kune-hydrocortisone etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta kodwa ithambe kune-steroids kadokotela anamandla aphezulu.
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I-Hydrocortisone valerate isebenza ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala ezingeni lamaselula esikhumbeni sakho. Uma uyisebenzisa ezindaweni ezithintekile, ingena ezingqimbeni zesikhumba futhi ibopheka kuma-receptors athile ngaphakathi kwamaseli akho esikhumba. Le nqubo yokubopha iqala uchungechunge lwemiphumela elwa nokuvuvukala esiza ukuthulisa ukusabela komzimba okusebenzayo kwesikhumba sakho.
Umuthi ngokuyisisekelo utshela amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi anciphise ukusabela kwawo okuvuvukalayo endaweni ephathwayo. Inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwamakhemikhali okuvuvukalayo njenge-prostaglandins ne-leukotrienes, okuyizona ezibangela ububomvu, ukuvuvukala, nokuluma. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isiza ukuzinzisa imithambo yegazi emincane esikhumbeni sakho, iyivimbela ukuthi ingabi manzi kakhulu futhi inegalelo ekuvuvukeni.
Njengoba kuyi-corticosteroid elinamandla aphakathi, inamandla ngokwanele ukwelapha ngempumelelo izimo eziningi zesikhumba ezivuthayo ngenkathi ithambile kunezithako ezinamandla aphezulu. Lokhu kulinganisela kwenza ifanelekele ukwelapha izimo ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zomzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa izindawo ezinolusu oluncane lapho imithi enamandla ingase ibangele imiphumela eminingi emibi.
Sebenzisa i-hydrocortisone valerate ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayiyalayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-1-2 ngosuku esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile. Qala ngokuwasha izandla zakho kahle, bese uhlanza ngobumnene indawo ethintekile ngensipho namanzi amancane. Yomisa indawo ngethawula elihlanzekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umuthi.
Sebenzisa ungqimba oluncane kuphela lwe-cream noma i-ointment, ulusabalalise ngokulinganayo endaweni ethintekile. Akudingeki ukuthi ulugcobe ngamandla - ukusetshenziswa ngobumnene kwanele ukuthi umuthi usebenze ngempumelelo. Okuncane kuningi, ngakho gwema ukusebenzisa ungqimba olukhulu ngoba lokhu ngeke kuthuthukise imiphumela futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Ngemva kokusebenzisa umuthi, phinda ugeze izandla zakho ngaphandle uma welapha izandla zakho ngqo. Zama ukugwema ukumboza indawo elashwayo ngemvunulo eqinile noma amabhandeshi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekuncoma ngqo. Uma udinga ukumboza indawo, sebenzisa izindwangu ezixekile, eziphefumulayo ezingeke zibambe umswakama.
Ungasebenzisa lo muthi ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba awusebenzisani nesistimu yakho yokugaya ukudla. Nokho, gwema ukuwusebenzisa ngokushesha ngemva kokushawa noma ukugeza lapho isikhumba sakho sisemanzi kakhulu, ngoba lokhu kungase kuthinte ukuthi umuthi umunca kahle kangakanani.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-hydrocortisone valerate amasonto angu-1-4, kuye ngesimo sabo nokuthi isikhumba sabo sisabela ngokushesha kangakanani ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngesikhathi esithile futhi angase asilungise ngokusekelwe ekutheni isikhumba sakho siphola kanjani. Ezimweni ezinzima njenge-contact dermatitis, ungase uyidinge izinsuku ezimbalwa nje kuya evikini.
Ezimweni ezingamahlalakhona njenge-eczema noma i-psoriasis, uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha lungase lube lude noma luhilele ukusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile. Abanye abantu balusebenzisa ngesikhathi sokuvuvukala bese bephumula lapho isikhumba sabo sizinzile. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome indlela "yokwehla", lapho unciphisa kancane kancane ukuthi ulisebenzisa kaningi kangakanani njengoba isikhumba sakho sithuthuka.
Kubalulekile ukungayeki ngokuzumayo uma ubulokhu uyisebenzisa njalo amasonto amaningana, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinkulu zesikhumba. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela umphumela wokubuyela emuva lapho izimpawu zakho zokuqala zibuyela ngamandla amakhulu. Udokotela wakho uzokuqondisa ukuthi ungasinciphisa kanjani ngendlela ephephile umuthi lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka.
Ungalokothi usebenzise ama-corticosteroids asezindaweni ezinjenge-hydrocortisone valerate isikhathi eside kunokuba kunqunywe ngaphandle kokubheka nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside kungaholela ekushintsheni kwesikhumba okungase kube nzima ukukuguqula.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-hydrocortisone valerate kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma uyisebenzisa kahle isikhathi esinconyiwe.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole, nakuba abantu abaningi bengayitholi nhlobo:
Ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside noma uma isetshenziswa ezindaweni ezinkulu, imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha futhi kufaka phakathi ukuncipha kwesikhumba, imihuzuko, ukukhula kwezinwele okwengeziwe, noma izinguquko emibaleni yesikhumba. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi lezi zinguquko, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
Ngokuvamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela yesistimu uma amanani amakhulu afakwa esikhumbeni. Lokhu kungase kufake phakathi izimpawu ezinjengokushintsha kwemizwa, ukwanda kwesifiso sokudla, noma ubunzima bokulala. Izingane nabantu abanezithiyo zesikhumba ezilimele bangase babe sengozini enkulu yemiphumela emibi ehlobene nokumuncwa.
Uma uthola izimpawu zokutheleleka kwesikhumba (ukubomvu okwengeziwe, ukufudumala, i-pus, noma imigqa ebomvu), yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi bese uthintana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Ama-steroid asekhanda ngezinye izikhathi angase afihle noma enze buthuntu izifo zesikhumba.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyibhala. Izimo ezithile noma izimo zenza lo muthi ungafaneleki noma uyingozi.
Akufanele usebenzise i-hydrocortisone valerate uma unezimo noma izimo ezilandelayo:
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka kumaqembu athile abantu. Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele basebenzise lo muthi kuphela uma izinzuzo ziqeda ubungozi, futhi ngokuvamile ezindaweni ezincane zesikhumba. Izingane zingase zizwele kakhulu imiphumela yama-steroid asetshenziswa esikhumbeni, ngakho odokotela bavame ukuncoma ezinye izindlela ezinamandla aphansi uma kungenzeka.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela kufanele baqaphele ushukela wabo wegazi eduze lapho besebenzisa ama-steroid asetshenziswa esikhumbeni ezindaweni ezinkulu, njengoba ukumuncwa okuthile kungenzeka. Labo abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekile bangase badinge ukuqapha okuseduze ngezimpawu zokutheleleka.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba inguqulo ejwayelekile iqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi isebenza ngempumelelo. E-United States, ungase uhlangane nayo ngaphansi kwamagama omkhiqizo afana ne-Westcort, okuyenye yezindlela ezaziwa kakhulu.
Ezinye izizwe zingase zibe namagama omkhiqizo ahlukene emuthini ofanayo. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi ngabe uthola igama lomkhiqizo noma inguqulo ejwayelekile. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zihlolwa ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle okufanayo, ngakho-ke ungezwa uqiniseka ukuthi inguqulo ejwayelekile izosebenza kahle njengegama lomkhiqizo.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwemikhiqizo ungase ube ezithakweni ezingasebenzi, ezingathinta ukuthungwa, iphunga, noma indlela umuthi ozizwa ngayo esikhumbeni sakho. Abanye abantu bakhetha izindlela ezithile ezisuselwe kulezi zici, kodwa umphumela wokwelapha uhlala unjalo.
Ezinye izindlela ze-hydrocortisone valerate zikhona, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele lezi zinketho uma i-hydrocortisone valerate ingakulungele noma uma udinga amandla ahlukene omuthi.
Ezinye izinhlobo zama-corticosteroids asetshenziswa ngaphandle azisebenza ngendlela efanayo zihlanganisa i-triamcinolone acetonide, nayo eyi-steroid enamandla aphakathi, noma i-fluticasone propionate, enezinga elihlukile lamandla. Ezimweni ezithambile, i-hydrocortisone etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela (ngaphandle kwe-valerate) ingase yanele.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-steroidal zihlanganisa ama-calcineurin inhibitors asetshenziswa ngaphandle njenge-tacrolimus noma i-pimecrolimus, engaba usizo ikakhulukazi ekuphathweni kwesikhathi eside kwezimo ezinjenge-eczema. Lezi azinazo izingozi ezifanayo zokuncipha kwesikhumba ezihambisana nokusetshenziswa kwe-steroid isikhathi eside.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlanganisa ukwelashwa okusetshenziswa ngaphandle nama-moisturizers, imithi yomlomo, noma izinguquko zendlela yokuphila. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ekuxilongweni kwakho okuqondile, ubukhulu besimo sakho, nokuthi isikhumba sakho siphendule kanjani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate ngokuvamile inamandla kune-hydrocortisone ejwayelekile etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela, okuyenza isebenze kahle ezimweni zesikhumba ezivuvukalayo eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinkulu. I-Hydrocortisone ejwayelekile ihlukaniswa njenge-steroid enamandla aphansi, kuyilapho i-hydrocortisone valerate ingena esigabeni samandla aphakathi.
Lokhu kwanda kwamandla kusho ukuthi i-hydrocortisone valerate ingelapha izimo ezingaphenduli kahle ku-hydrocortisone ejwayelekile. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi
Udktela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokuzwela kwesikhumba sakho, indawo yesimo sakho, nomlando wakho wezokwelapha lapho enquma ukuthi iyiphi ifomula engcono kakhulu kuwe. Ngezinye izikhathi, izinhlelo zokwelapha zihlanganisa ukuqala ngemithi eqinile efana ne-hydrocortisone valerate bese ushintshela kwenye ethambile ukuze kulondolozwe.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe ezindaweni ezincane zesikhumba. Kodwa-ke, kufanele uqaphele ushukela wakho wegazi eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, ikakhulukazi uma uyisebenzisa ezindaweni ezinkulu zomzimba wakho. Ama-steroid atholakala esikhumbeni angamuncwa esikhumbeni futhi angase athinte kancane amazinga e-glucose yegazi kwabanye abantu.
Yazisa udokotela wakho ukuthi unesifo sikashukela ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa. Bangase batusa ukuqapha ushukela wegazi kaningi noma balungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka. Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela bangasebenzisa ama-steroid atholakala esikhumbeni ngokuphepha ngokuqapha okufanele nokuxhumana nethimba labo lezempilo.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-hydrocortisone valerate eningi kakhulu, sula ngokucophelela okweqile ngethisiphu ehlanzekile noma indwangu. Ungazami ukuyigeza ngamandla, ngoba lokhu kungacasula isikhumba sakho. Ukusebenzisa okuningi kakhulu kanye akujwayele ukuba yingozi, kodwa ngeke kwenze umuthi usebenze kangcono futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yemiphumela emibi.
Uma ubulokhu usebenzisa okuningi kakhulu izinsuku eziningana noma amasonto, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangahlola ukuthi ngabe udinga yini ukuqapha okuthile noma ukulungiswa ohlelweni lwakho lokwelapha. Esikhathini esizayo, khumbula ukuthi ungqimba oluncane yilokho kuphela okudingayo ukuze umuthi usebenze ngempumelelo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-hydrocortisone valerate, uyisebenzise ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuzokwenza umthamo ophuthelwe.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekwelashweni kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma ukusebenzisa umuthi ngesikhathi esifanayo nomunye umsebenzi wansuku zonke, njengokuxubha amazinyo akho.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukusebenzisa i-hydrocortisone valerate lapho isimo sesikhumba sakho sithuthuke kakhulu futhi udokotela wakho ekunikeza ukuthi uhambe. Ezimweni eziningi ezingathi sína, lokhu kungase kube ngemva kwamasonto angu-1-2 okwelashwa. Ezimweni ezingapheli, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa njalo kunokuyeka kungazelelwe.
Ungayeki kungazelelwe uma ubususebenzisa njalo amasonto amaningana, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinkulu. Udokotela wakho angase asikisele indlela yokwehla, lapho unciphisa kancane ukuthi uyisebenzisa kangaki. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela izimpawu zokubuyela emuva futhi kunikeza isikhumba sakho isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa. Njalo landela isiqondiso somhlinzeki wakho wezempilo sokuthi ungasinquma nini futhi kanjani ukwelashwa.
I-Hydrocortisone valerate ingasetshenziswa ebusweni, kodwa kuphela ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okuseduze futhi ngokuvamile isikhathi esifushane. Isikhumba ebusweni bakho sincane futhi sizwela kunezinye izindawo zomzimba wakho, okwenza kube lula ukuthola imiphumela emibi efana nokuncipha kwesikhumba, amamaki okwelula, noma izinguquko ekubunjweni kombala.
Uma udokotela wakho ekunika umuthi wokusebenzisa ebusweni, cishe bazokuncoma ukuthi uwusebenzise ngokuqapha futhi isikhathi esincane kunalokho ongase ukusebenzise kwezinye izindawo zomzimba wakho. Bangase futhi batusa enye indlela enobuthakathaka obuncane uma ikhona ngesimo sakho esithile. Ungalokothi uwusebenzise eduze kwamehlo akho ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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