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I-Indomethacin iyikhambi elibhalwe ngudokotela elilwa nokuvuvukala elingelamaqembu emithi abizwa ngokuthi ama-NSAID (izidakamizwa ezingezona ze-steroidal anti-inflammatory). Isebenza ngokuvimba amakhemikhali athile emzimbeni wakho abangela ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, nokuvuvukala. Le mithi ivame ukunqunyelwa izimo ezinjenge-arthritis, ukuhlaselwa yi-gout, nezinye izifo ezivuthayo ezibangela ukungakhululeki okukhulu.
Cabanga nge-indomethacin njengethuluzi elinamandla kakhulu ekhithini likadokotela wakho lokulawula ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu. Ngenkathi isebenza kahle kakhulu, idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi ngokuvamile akuyona inketho yokuqala yezinhlungu ezincane nokuqaqamba ngenxa yamandla ayo nemiphumela engaba khona.
I-Indomethacin inqunyelwe ukwelapha izimo eziningana ezivuthayo ezibangela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise uma eminye imithi elwa nokuvuvukala ethambile ingazange inikeze ukukhululeka okwanele.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu eziphathwa nge-indomethacin zihlanganisa i-rheumatoid arthritis, i-osteoarthritis, ne-ankylosing spondylitis. Lezi zonke izinhlobo ze-arthritis ezibangela ubuhlungu emalungeni, ukuqina, nokuvuvukala okungathinta kakhulu imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
I-Indomethacin iphinde isebenze kahle kakhulu ekwelapheni ukuhlaselwa okubukhali kwe-gout. Lapho i-gout iqala, ubuhlungu obukhulu nokuvuvukala emalungeni akho kungakhubaza, futhi i-indomethacin inganikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo uma ithathwa njengoba iqondiswe.
Ngokuvamile, odokotela banquma i-indomethacin ye-bursitis, tendinitis, nezinhlobo ezithile zekhanda ezihlanganisa ikhanda leqembu. Kwezinye izimo, isetshenziselwa ukwelapha isimo senhliziyo ezinganeni ezisencane ebizwa ngokuthi i-patent ductus arteriosus, nakuba lokhu kudinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile.
I-Indomethacin isebenza ngokuvimba ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi i-COX-1 ne-COX-2 akhiqiza ama-prostaglandin emzimbeni wakho. Ama-prostaglandin yimichiza ebangela ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nomkhuhlane njengengxenye yempendulo yomzimba yakho yemvelo ekulimaleni noma ekuguleni.
Ngokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwama-prostaglandin, i-indomethacin isiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, okuthi ngokulandelana kunciphise ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ikakhulukazi ezimweni lapho ukuvuvukala kuyimbangela eyinhloko yezimpawu zakho.
I-Indomethacin ithathwa njenge-NSAID enamandla, okusho ukuthi inamandla kunezinketho ezingaphezu kwe-counter njenge-ibuprofen noma i-naproxen. Lawa mandla andisiwe ayenza isebenze kakhulu ezimweni ezinzima zokuvuvukala, kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi amathuba okuba nemiphumela emibi aphezulu.
Umuthi ngokuvamile uqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemva kokuwuthatha, nakuba ungase ungazizwa imiphumela ephelele yokulwa nokuvuvukala izinsuku eziningana zokusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo. Yingakho udokotela wakho engase ancome ukuthi uwuthathe njalo kunokuthi uma nje ubuhlungu buqala.
Njalo thatha i-indomethacin ngendlela udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile ngokudla noma ubisi ukusiza ukuvikela isisu sakho. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokucasuka kwesisu, okungenye yemiphumela emibi evame kakhulu.
Umthamo ovamile wabaqalayo kubantu abadala usukela ku-25 kuya ku-50 milligrams ethathwa kabili kuya kathathu ngosuku, kuye ngesimo sakho nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi osebenzayo futhi alungise njengoba kudingeka.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngenkomishi yamanzi egcwele, futhi gwema ukulala okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngemva kokuthatha umthamo wakho. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela umuthi ukuthi ungacasuli i-esophagus yakho futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ifinyelela esiswini sakho ngendlela efanele.
Uma uthatha inguqulo yokukhishwa okweluliwe, ungagxobi, ungahlafuni, noma ungaqhekezi amaphilisi ngoba lokhu kungakhulula imithi eningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ifomu lokukhishwa okweluliwe lenzelwe ukusebenza kancane kancane usuku lonke.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi ohlelweni lwakho. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukuyithatha ngokudla okuvamile kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo yakho.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-indomethacin buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ubude obufanele bokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho.
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo njengokuhlaselwa yi-gout, ungase udinge i-indomethacin izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini kuze kube yilapho ukuvuvukala kuyeka. Umgomo uwukusebenzisa isikhathi esifushane ngangokunokwenzeka ngenkathi usathola ukulawulwa okusebenzayo kobuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-rheumatoid arthritis noma i-osteoarthritis, ungase udinge ukwelashwa isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi ngabe izinzuzo zisaqhubeka yini ukwedlula izingozi, ikakhulukazi njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwe-NSAID isikhathi eside kungakhuphula izingozi ezithile zempilo.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-indomethacin ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha isikhathi eside. Ngenkathi ingakhi umkhuba, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungase kubangele izimpawu zakho ukuthi zibuye ngamandla.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqoka ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze aqaphele ukuthi usabela kanjani emuthini futhi abuke noma yimaphi ama-side effects angaba khona. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma udinga ukwelashwa isikhathi eside.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-indomethacin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibuke kungakusiza ukuthi usebenzise imithi ngokuphepha futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uhlangabezane nayo ihlanganisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, isicanucanu, isilungulela, nesiyezi. Le miphumela ivame ukuba mncane futhi ingase ithuthuke njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Nawa amanye emiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ebizwa iziguli:
Iningi lalemiphumela emibi liyalawuleka futhi livame ukuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukuthatha umuthi nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni izinkinga ezihlobene nesisu kakhulu.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kufaka phakathi izimpawu zokuphuma kwegazi esiswini njengendle emnyama noma enegazi, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma ukuhlanza igazi noma izinto ezibukeka njengomhlaba wekhofi.
Ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo zihlanganisa ubuhlungu besifuba, ukuphefumula kanzima, ubuthakathaka obuzumayo ohlangothini olulodwa lomzimba wakho, inkulumo engacacile, noma ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu. Lokhu kungase kubonise imiphumela emibi yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi noma yezinzwa edinga ukuhlolwa ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba, okungahluka kusukela ekuqhumeni kwesikhumba okuncane kuya ekuvuvukeni okukhulu kobuso, izindebe, ulimi, noma umphimbo. Uma uthola noma yiziphi izimpawu zokusabela komzimba, yeka ukuthatha umuthi futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína ingahlanganisa izinkinga zesibindi, izinkinga zezinso, nezifo zegazi. Udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa kwegazi ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze aqaphele lezi zinkinga ezingaba khona, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwesikhathi eside.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu kufanele agweme i-indomethacin ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga ezingathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-indomethacin uma unenkinga yokungezwani nayo noma ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAID njenge-aspirin, i-ibuprofen, noma i-naproxen. Ukusabela okwedlule kokungezwani nalezi zithako kungabikezela ukusabela okufanayo ku-indomethacin.
Abantu abanezimo zenhliziyo ezithile ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-indomethacin, ikakhulukazi labo abaye bahlinzwa inhliziyo noma abanomlando wokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo noma ukushaywa unhlangothi. Umuthi ungandisa ingozi yezigameko zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Uma unezilonda zesisu ezisebenzayo, umlando wokopha kwesisu, noma isifo esibi sezinso, i-indomethacin ngokuvamile ayinconyelwe. Lezi zimo zingaba zimbi ngenxa yemiphumela yomuthi ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla nezinso.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesithathu, akufanele bathathe i-indomethacin njengoba ingalimaza ingane ekhulayo futhi yenze ukulethwa kube nzima. Uma uncelisa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho njengoba umuthi udlulela obisini.
Abantu abanesifo esibi sesibindi, izifo zokopha ezisebenzayo, noma izinkinga ezithile zokujiya kwegazi kufanele futhi bagweme lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela lezi zici lapho enquma ukuthi i-indomethacin ilungele isimo sakho.
Abantu abadala bangase babe sengozini enkulu yemiphumela emibi futhi bangase badinge imithamo ephansi noma ukuqapha okuningi. Ushintsho oluhlobene nobudala ekusebenzeni kwezinso nokwanda kokuzwela kuma-NSAID kwenza ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela kubalulekile.
I-Indomethacin iyatholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba inguqulo ejwayelekile isetshenziswa kakhulu futhi isebenza ngendlela efanayo. Igama lomkhiqizo elivamile e-United States yi-Indocin, eza kokubili ukukhishwa okusheshayo kanye nokukhishwa okweluliwe.
Amanye amagama emikhiqizo ahlanganisa i-Indocin SR (inguqulo ekhishwayo ngokuqhubekayo) kanye ne-Tivorbex, okuyifomula yekhapusula enomthamo ophansi. Lezi zinhlobo ezihlukene zivumela udokotela wakho ukuthi akhethe inketho efanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile kanye nezidingo zokulinganisa.
Inguqulo ejwayelekile ye-indomethacin ngokuvamile ibiza kancane kunezinguqulo zegama lomkhiqizo futhi isebenza ngempumelelo efanayo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathe indawo yejenerik ngokuzenzakalelayo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile igama lomkhiqizo.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo, isithako esisebenzayo nemiphumela yokwelapha ihlala injalo. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwemikhiqizo ungase ube ezithakweni ezingasebenzi, imibala yekhapusula, noma izindlela ezithile zokukhishwa.
Uma i-indomethacin ingakulungele noma ibangela imiphumela emibi ekhathazayo, imithi eminingana ehlukile inganikeza imiphumela efanayo yokulwa nokuvuvukala nokukhulula ubuhlungu. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAID ezi-odwe ngudokotela njenge-diclofenac, meloxicam, noma i-celecoxib zingase zibe ezinye izindlela ezifanele. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-indomethacin kodwa ingase ibe namaphrofayili ahlukene emiphumela emibi noma ibekezelelwe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izinhlobo zemithi ngokuphelele. I-Colchicine ivame ukusetshenziselwa ukuhlaselwa yi-gout, kuyilapho imithi yokuguqula isifo se-antirheumatic (DMARDs) ingase icatshangelwe i-rheumatoid arthritis.
Okokugcoba okungama-anti-inflammatory noma ama-gel ngezinye izikhathi kungahlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu bendawo ngemiphumela emibi emincane yesistimu. Lokhu kuwusizo ikakhulukazi ngobuhlungu bamalunga obukhawulelwe ezindaweni ezithile.
Izindlela ezingezona zemithi njenge-physical therapy, ukushisa noma i-cold therapy, nokuzivocavoca okulula kungase futhi kugcwalise noma ngezinye izikhathi kuthathe indawo yokwelashwa ngemithi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angaxoxa ngalezi zinketho njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelapha olubanzi.
I-Indomethacin ne-ibuprofen zombili zingama-NSAID, kodwa ziyahluka ngamandla nangokuthi zisetshenziswa kanjani. I-Indomethacin ngokuvamile inamandla kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile igcinelwe izimo ezivuvukalayo ezinzima lapho izinketho ezithambile zingasebenzi.
Ngezinhlungu ezithambile kuya kweziphakathi nendawo nokuvuvukala, i-ibuprofen ivame ukuba yindlela ekhethwayo ngoba itholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, inesithombe sokuphepha esisungulwe kahle, futhi ibangela imiphumela emibi embalwa kubantu abaningi. Futhi ilungele ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside ezimweni eziningi.
I-Indomethacin iba yindlela engcono uma udinga imiphumela eqinile yokulwa nokuvuvukala, njengasezikhathini zokuhlaselwa okukhulu kwe-gout noma lapho amanye ama-NSAID engazange anikeze ukukhululeka okwanele. Amandla ayo ayenza isebenze ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezinzima zokuvuvukala.
Kodwa-ke, amandla akhuphukile e-indomethacin eza nobungozi obukhulu bemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi ukucasuka kwesisu nemiphumela yezinzwa eziphakathi njengokuphathwa yisiyezi noma ikhanda. Yingakho odokotela ngokuvamile bezama izinketho ezithambile kuqala.
Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike ngokuphelele esimweni sakho esithile, ubukhulu bezimpawu, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kanjani emithini ehlukene. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela zonke lezi zici lapho enquma ukuthi iyiphi i-NSAID efaneleka kakhulu esimweni sakho.
I-Indomethacin ingakhuphula umfutho wegazi futhi ingaphazamisa imithi yomfutho wegazi, ngakho idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela kubantu abanomfutho wegazi ophezulu. Udokotela wakho uzolinganisela izinzuzo nezingozi futhi angase ancome ukuhlolwa komfutho wegazi kaningi.
Uma unomfutho wegazi ophezulu olawulwa kahle, udokotela wakho angase akwazi ukukuyala i-indomethacin kodwa cishe uzokuqapha eduze. Bangase futhi balungise imithi yakho yomfutho wegazi noma bancomise umthamo ophansi osebenzayo wesikhathi esifushane ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ungayeki ukuthatha imithi yomfutho wegazi njengoba uyalelwe ukuthatha i-indomethacin, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi yazisa udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo. Ukuhlanganiswa kudinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-indomethacin eningi kunaleyo oyiyalelwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho, isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi, noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ukweqisa kungabangela izimpawu ezinzima ezihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ukozela, nokudideka.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo yisazi sezempilo. Kunalokho, shayela isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ku-1-800-222-1222 noma uye egumbini lakho eliseduze lezimo eziphuthumayo uma izimpawu zinzima.
Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze ubonise abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi uthathe ini nokuthi ungakanani. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ukuthi banikeze ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu isimo sakho esithile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-indomethacin, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe umthamo ophindwe kabili ukuze ulungise lowo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabanga ukusetha ama-alamu ocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Uma uphuthelwa imithamo njalo, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi ngabe umuthi usafanele yini kuwe noma ngabe ukulungiswa kweshejuli yakho yokulinganisa kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukunamathela kwakho.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukuthatha i-indomethacin lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi isimo sakho sithuthuke ngokwanele noma lapho izingozi ziqala ukudlula izinzuzo. Ezimweni eziphuthumayo njengokuhlaselwa yi-gout, lokhu kungaba ngemuva nje kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa.
Ezimweni ezingamahlala-khona, isinqumo sokuyeka siba nzima kakhulu futhi kufanele sihlale sihlanganisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengokulawulwa kwezimpawu zakho, imiphumela emibi oyitholayo, kanye nezinketho zokwelashwa ezingezinye.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-indomethacin ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha, ikakhulu uma ubuthatha amasonto amaningana noma izinyanga. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa kancane kancane umthamo noma ashintshele emuthini ohlukile ukuvimbela ukuqubuka kwezimpawu.
Kungcono ukugwema noma ukunciphisa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kotshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-indomethacin, njengoba kokubili kungacasula umugqa wesisu sakho futhi kwandise ingozi yokopha kwesisu. Inhlanganisela futhi ibeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe esibindini sakho nezinso.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi nokudla ukuze kusize ukuvikela isisu sakho. Kodwa-ke, xoxa ngokuvulekile ngokusebenzisa kwakho utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze bakwazi ukukweluleka ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho sempilo esithile.
Abantu abanomlando wezilonda zesisu, isifo sesibindi, noma izinkinga zezinso kufanele baqaphele ikakhulukazi ngokuhlanganisa utshwala ne-indomethacin. Udokotela wakho angahlinzeka ngesiqondiso esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe emlandweni wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sempilo yakho samanje.
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