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Inhlanganisela ye-Ibuprofen ne-acetaminophen iyikhambi lokudambisa ubuhlungu elihlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zamaqhawe obuhlungu epilini elilodwa. Le nhlanganisela isebenza kangcono kunanoma iyiphi imithi yodwa ngoba iqondise ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala ngezindlela ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le nhlanganisela iyasiza lapho bebhekene nobuhlungu obumaphakathi nendawo obungaphenduli kahle emithini eyodwa. Cabanga ngayo njengokuba namathuluzi amabili ahlukene asebenza ndawonye ukuze anikeze ukukhululeka okuphelele.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe iqukethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza njengeqembu ukulwa nobuhlungu nokunciphisa umkhuhlane. I-Ibuprofen ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-NSAID (izidakamizwa ezingezona ezama-anti-inflammatory), kuyilapho i-acetaminophen iyinhlobo ehlukile yokudambisa ubuhlungu nokunciphisa umkhuhlane.
Le nhlanganisela ngokuvamile iqukethe i-250mg ye-ibuprofen kanye ne-500mg ye-acetaminophen ithebhulethi ngayinye. Umzimba wakho uqhubekisa le mithi ngendlela ehlukile, okusho ukuthi ingasebenza ndawonye ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukusebenza komuntu.
Lokhu kubhanqa kuthathwa njengokuphephile futhi kuyasebenza uma kusetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe. Le nhlanganisela ifundwe kabanzi futhi yavunywa yi-FDA ukusetshenziswa ngaphandle kwe-counter kubantu abadala kanye nezingane ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-12.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe isiza ukudambisa ubuhlungu obumaphakathi nendawo nokunciphisa umkhuhlane lapho imithi eyodwa inganele. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ngobuhlungu obubandakanya kokubili ukuvuvukala nokungakhululeki okujwayelekile.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome le nhlanganisela yezimo eziningi ezivamile ezingenza impilo yansuku zonke ingakhululeki:
Inhlanganisela iyasiza futhi ekunciphiseni umkhuhlane, ikakhulukazi uma ubhekene nobuhlungu bomzimba ngesikhathi esifanayo. Lokhu kuyenza ibe usizo ngesikhathi sokululama komkhuhlane noma ezinye izifo ezibangela izimpawu eziningi.
Le nhlanganisela isebenza njengokuba nochwepheshe ababili abahlukene abasebenza ngobuhlungu bakho ngesikhathi esifanayo. Umuthi ngamunye uqondisa ubuhlungu ngendlela ehlukile, okusho ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka okuphelele kakhulu kunokusebenzisa omunye kuphela.
I-Ibuprofen isebenza ngokuvimba izinto emzimbeni wakho ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-prostaglandins abangela ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nomkhuhlane. Ilungele ikakhulukazi ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuqondisa ubuhlungu obuvela ekuvuvukeni kwemisipha, amalunga, noma izicubu.
I-Acetaminophen isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokuthinta izimpawu zobuhlungu ebuchosheni bakho nasemgogodleni. Ilungele ukunciphisa ukuzwa ubuhlungu obujwayelekile nokwehlisa umkhuhlane, ngisho nalapho kungekho ukuvuvukala okuhilelekile.
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Thatha le mithi ehlanganisiwe ngendlela eqondile njengoba kuqondiswe ephasheni noma njengoba udokotela wakho encoma. Umthamo ovamile womuntu omdala yithebhulethi eyodwa kuya kwezimbili njalo ngamahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8, kodwa ungalokothi udedele imikhawulo yansuku zonke yezithako zombili.
Ungayithatha le mithi nokudla noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nesnakhi esincane noma ukudla kungasiza ekuvikeleni isisu ukuthi singakhathazeki. Inkomishi yobisi noma ama-crackers ambalwa asebenza kahle ukuvikela umugqa wakho wesisu engxenyeni ye-ibuprofen.
Isikhathi sibalulekile ngale nhlanganisela. Yithathe ekuqaleni kophawu lobuhlungu kunokulinda kuze kube yilapho ukungakhululeki kuba kubi kakhulu. Lokhu kuvumela imithi yomibili ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo futhi kungase kukusize udinge imithi encane iyonke.
Njalo sebenzisa ingilazi yamanzi egcwele lapho ugwinya amaphilisi. Lokhu kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukumuncwa okufanele futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuthi imithi ithukuthelise umphimbo wakho noma isisu.
Ukuze kusetshenziswe kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-counter, le nhlanganisela kufanele ithathwe kuphela isikhathi esifushane, ngokuvamile izinsuku ezi-3 kuya kwezi-5 zobuhlungu noma izinsuku ezi-3 zomkhuhlane. Uma udinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu isikhathi eside kunalesi, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho.
Umzimba wakho udinga ukuphumula kule mithi ukuvimbela imiphumela engemihle engaba khona. Ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kwe-ibuprofen kungathinta izinso zakho nesisu, kuyilapho ukusetshenziswa kwe-acetaminophen isikhathi eside kungagcizelela isibindi sakho.
Uma ubhekene nezimo zobuhlungu ezingapheli njenge-arthritis, udokotela wakho angase ancome indlela ehlukile. Bangase baphakamise ukuthatha le nhlanganisela ngezikhathi ezithile zokuqubuka ngenkathi besebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukuze kulawulwe nsuku zonke.
Naka ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Uma ubuhlungu bakho bungathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa noma uma uzithola udinga imithi eyengeziwe, lokhu kungasho ukuthi udinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngembangela eyisisekelo.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle nalolu hlobo lwemithi, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma imithi isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe isikhathi esifushane.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuba mncane futhi ivame ukunyamalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi:
Le miphumela emibi yansuku zonke ngokuvamile ayidingi ukuyeka imithi ngaphandle kwalapho iba yinkinga. Ukuthatha imithi nokudla kuvame ukusiza ukunciphisa izinkinga ezihlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingabandakanya ukopha kwesisu, izinkinga zezinso, noma ukulimala kwesibindi. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka ngokusetshenziswa isikhathi eside noma kubantu abanezimo zempilo ezikhona, yingakho ukulandela imiyalelo yokulinganisa kubaluleke kangaka.
Le nhlanganisela ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi zikhona izimo ezithile lapho kufanele uyigweme noma uyisebenzise ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha kuphela. Ukuphepha kwakho kuyinto eza kuqala, ngakho kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi le mithi ingase ingakulungeli nini.
Akufanele uthathe le nhlanganisela uma unezimo zempilo ezithile ezingase zibe zimbi ngesithako esisodwa:
Eminye imithi ayihambisani kahle nalolu hlobo, ngakho tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi kadokotela, eminye imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, ngisho nezithasiselo zemithi yama-herbal.
Abantu abakhethekile badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Abantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65 bangase bazwe imiphumela emibi kakhulu, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zesisu nezinso. Abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele basebenzise le nhlanganisela ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha kuphela, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesithathu.
Uma uphuza utshwala njalo, sebenzisa le nhlanganisela ngokucophelela. Kokubili i-acetaminophen ne-ibuprofen kungase kusebenzisane notshwala, okungenzeka ukuthi kwandisa ingozi yokulimala kwesibindi noma ukopha kwesisu.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, okwenza kube lula ukuyithola ekhemisi lakho langakini. Amagama e-brand avamile kakhulu afaka i-Advil Dual Action, ehlanganisa zombili izithako kuthebhulethi eyodwa elula.
Uzothola nezinhlobo ze-generic emakhemisi amaningi, eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zibiza kancane. Funa imikhiqizo enelebula elithi "ibuprofen ne-acetaminophen" noma "umkhululi wezinhlungu oyi-dual action" emaphaketheni.
Amanye amakhemisi athwala ama-brand awo esitolo ale nhlanganisela. Lawa asebenza kahle njengama-brand amagama kodwa avame ukufika ngentengo ephansi, okwenza abe yindlela enhle yabathengi abaqaphela isabelomali.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, kunezinketho eziningi ongaxoxa ngazo nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi. Enye nanye indlela inezinzuzo zayo kanye nokucatshangelwa kwayo.
Izinketho zesithako esisodwa zingase zisebenze kangcono kwabanye abantu. I-ibuprofen ejwayelekile yodwa ilungele ubuhlungu obuhlobene nokuvuvukala, kanti i-acetaminophen yodwa isebenza kahle ngobuhlungu obujwayelekile nomkhuhlane ngaphandle kwezingozi zesisu ze-NSAIDs.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe ihlanganisa i-aspirin ne-acetaminophen, nakuba le nhlanganisela iletha izingozi nezinzuzo ezihlukene. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukushintshana phakathi kwe-ibuprofen ne-acetaminophen njalo emahoreni ambalwa kunikeza ukukhululeka okufanayo ne-pill ehlanganisiwe.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona imithi nazo zingase zisebenze kahle kakhulu. Ukwelashwa ngokushisa, ukwelashwa okubandayo, ukuzivocavoca okulula, kanye namasu okuphumula kungagcwalisa noma ngezinye izikhathi kungashintsha imithi yobuhlungu, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezingapheli.
Ithebhulethi ehlanganisiwe inikeza izinzuzo eziningana ngaphezu kokuthatha i-ibuprofen ne-acetaminophen ngokwehlukana. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi le nhlanganisela isebenza ngempumelelo kakhulu kunomuthi ngamunye ngemithamo efanayo, okusho ukuthi uthola ukukhululeka okungcono kobuhlungu ngaphandle kokwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ukuzithatha ndawonye epilini elilodwa futhi kwenza kube lula ukulandelela isimiso sakho sokulinganisa. Akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokuhlela imithi emibili ehlukene noma ukuthatha ngengozi okuningi kakhulu kwanoma iyiphi ingxenye.
Le nhlanganisela futhi ilula kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma ubhekene nobuhlungu obenza kube nzima ukuphatha imithi eminingi. I-pill eyodwa njalo emahoreni angu-6-8 ilula kunokuzama ukuxhumanisa izimiso ezimbili ezihlukene zokulinganisa.
Nokho, ukuzithatha ngokwehlukana kukunika ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe. Ungakwazi ukulungisa imithamo ngokuzimela noma uyeke umuthi owodwa uma uba nemiphumela emibi ngenkathi uqhubeka nomunye.
Le nhlanganisela idinga ukuqapha uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Ingxenye ye-ibuprofen ingase ikhuphule umfutho wegazi futhi ingase iphazamise imithi yomfutho wegazi.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa le nhlanganisela uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Bangase bakuncome ukuthi usebenzise i-acetaminophen yodwa noma baphakamise ukuqapha umfutho wakho wegazi eduze ngenkathi usebenzisa le nhlanganisela. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukulinganisa ukukhululeka kobuhlungu nokuphathwa komfutho wegazi.
Uma uthathe ngaphezu komthamo onconyiwe, ungangeni ekuqhumeni, kodwa kumele ukuthathe ngokungathi sína. Xhumana nodokotela wakho, usokhemisi, noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso, ikakhulukazi uma udlule imikhawulo yansuku zonke yanoma iyiphi ingxenye.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ukozela, noma ukudideka. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima, funa usizo lwezokwelapha oluphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gcina ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani okuthathile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma sekudlule okungenani amahora angu-4 kusukela kumthamo wakho wokugcina. Ungalokothi uphinde imithamo ukuze ulungise okungashiywanga, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Njengoba le mithi ithathwa njengoba idingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu, ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga enkulu ngaphandle kokuthi ubuhlungu bakho bubuya.
Ungayeka ukuthatha le nhlanganisela ngokushesha nje lapho ubuhlungu bakho noma umkhuhlane kulawuleka noma selixazululiwe. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, akudingeki ukuthi unciphise kancane umthamo noma ukhathazeke ngezimpawu zokuhoxiswa.
Abantu abaningi bayayeka ukuyithatha ngokwemvelo njengoba izimpawu zabo zithuthuka. Uma ubulokhu uyisebenzisa izinsuku eziningana futhi usadinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu, kungase kube yisikhathi esihle sokuxhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi ngabe udinga indlela ehlukile yokuphatha izimpawu zakho.
Le nhlanganisela ingasebenzisana nezinhlobo eziningana zemithi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomkhemisi wakho noma udokotela ngaphambi kokuyihlanganisa neminye imithi. Izinciphisi zegazi, imithi yomfutho wegazi, kanye neminye imithi yokucindezeleka konke kungasebenzisana nale nhlanganisela.
Njalo funda amalebula ngokucophelela ukuze ugweme ukuthatha ngokungahlosiwe okuningi kwesithako ngasinye. Imithi eminingi yokubanda nomkhuhlane iqukethe i-acetaminophen, futhi eminye imithi ye-arthritis iqukethe i-ibuprofen, ngakho-ke ukuthatha kabili kulula kunokuba ungacabanga.
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