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I-Iodine ne-potassium iodide, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-iodine eqinile noma isixazululo sika-Lugol, iyimithi ewuketshezi ehlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ze-iodine ukusiza igland yakho yegilo ukuthi isebenze kahle. Lesi sixazululo esinombala onsundu besilokhu sisetshenziswa ngokuphepha iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu ukwelapha izimo zegilo nokuvikela ekuvezweni kwemisebe.
Ungase uhlangane naleli khambi uma ubhekene negilo elisebenza ngokweqile noma uma kunesimo esiphuthumayo senuzi endaweni yakho. Noma igama lingase lizwakale lisabisa, empeleni ukwelashwa okuqondakala kahle okunganikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu uma kusetshenziswa ngendlela efanele ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha.
I-iodine eqinile iyimithi ewuketshezi equkethe kokubili i-iodine eyisisekelo ne-potassium iodide encibilika emanzini. Cabanga ngayo njengomthombo ogxilile we-iodine ongathathwa ngokushesha futhi usetshenziswe ngumzimba wakho. Elithi “qinile” egameni layo libhekisela ekugxilweni kwayo, hhayi kunoma yimiphumela eqinile emzimbeni wakho.
Le mithi iza njengoketshezi olunsundu olumnyama olunokunambitheka okuyinsimbi okucacile. Iphinde yaziwe ngamanye amagama amaningana, okuhlanganisa isixazululo sika-Lugol, i-SSKI (isixazululo esigcwele se-potassium iodide), futhi kalula nje “isixazululo se-iodine esiqinile.” Umuthi wakho ungase usebenzise noma yimaphi ala magama lapho exoxa ngemithi yakho.
Inhlanganisela yalezi zinhlobo ezimbili ze-iodine yenza imithi isebenze ngempumelelo kunesithako esisodwa. Igland yakho yegilo, ehlezi entanyeni yakho futhi elawula imetabolism yakho, ithatha kalula le iodine ukusiza ukulawula imisebenzi yomzimba wakho.
I-iodine eqinile isebenza ngezinhloso eziningana ezibalulekile zezokwelapha, ukuvikelwa kwegilo kuyona esemqoka. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele ukulungiselela igilo lakho ukuhlinzwa noma ukwelapha isimo segilo esisebenza ngokweqile esibizwa ngokuthi i-hyperthyroidism.
Nawa amanye amazwi lapho i-iodine eqinile ingasiza khona:
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo, i-iodine eqinile isebenza njengendlela yokuzivikela yegilo lakho. Uma uyithatha ngaphambi noma ngemuva nje kokuchayeka emisebeni, igcwalisa igilo lakho nge-iodine ephephile, ikuvimbela ukuthi lingamunci i-iodine enomsakazo eyingozi evela endaweni ekuzungezile.
I-iodine eqinile isebenza ngokugcwalisa igilo lakho nge-iodine eningi kunaleyo engayisebenzisa, okwenza ukuthi kumise ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni okwesikhashana. Lokhu kungase kubonakale kungahambisani nalokho okucatshwayo, kodwa empeleni kuyindlela yokuzivikela ebizwa ngokuthi umphumela we-Wolff-Chaikoff osiza ukuthulisa igilo elisebenza ngokweqile.
Lapho igilo lakho lithola leli nani elikhulu le-iodine, empeleni lingena esimweni sokuphumula izinsuku eziningana noma amasonto. Lokhu kunika umzimba wakho isikhathi sokululama ezimpawini ze-hyperthyroidism njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukujuluka, nokukhathazeka. Umphumela awuhlali unomphela, yingakho udokotela wakho ezokunika isikhathi esifanele sokuthi uqale futhi uyeke ukuyithatha.
Ukuze kuvikelwe imisebe, umuthi usebenza ngendlela ehlukile. Ugcwalisa igilo lakho nge-iodine ephephile, ngakho-ke akukho ndawo yokuthi i-iodine enomsakazo imuncwe. Lo mphumela wokuzivikela uhlala cishe amahora angama-24, yingakho isikhathi sibalulekile ezimweni eziphuthumayo.
Ukwenza kahle i-iodine eqinile kubalulekile kokubili ukusebenza kahle nokunethezeka. Udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalelo ethile, kodwa umuthi uhlala uthathwa ngomlomo, ngokuvamile uhlanganiswe namanzi, ubisi, noma ijusi lezithelo ukuze kufihlwe ukunambitheka kwawo okunamandla kwensimbi.
Nakhu ukuthi ungayithatha kanjani ngokuphepha:
Umuthi ungadala ukuthi amazinyo akho abe nombala okwesikhashana, ngakho ukusebenzisa utshani kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukuthintana. Uma uwuthatha ukulungiselela ukuhlinzwa kwegilo, ngokuvamile uzoqala ukuwuthatha izinsuku eziyi-10 ngaphambi kwenqubo yakho. Ukuvikela emisebeni, isikhathi sincike esimweni esiphuthumayo kanye nesiqondiso sezempilo esisemthethweni.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-strong iodine buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi uyithatheleni. Ukulungiselela ukuhlinzwa kwegilo, ngokuvamile uzoyithatha izinsuku eziyi-10 ngaphambi kwenqubo yakho. Ukuphatha i-hyperthyroidism, ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha amasonto ama-2-6 ngenkathi ulinde eminye imithi ukuthi isebenze.
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo zemisebe, ungase udinge kuphela ukuyithatha izinsuku ezimbalwa, ulandela izincomo ezisemthethweni zezempilo yomphakathi. I-ejensi yakho yokuphatha izimo eziphuthumayo yendawo izohlinzeka ngesiqondiso esiqondile mayelana nokuthi ungaqala nini futhi uyeke nini ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sengozi yenuzi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-strong iodine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho, ikakhulukazi uma uyithatha nge-hyperthyroidism. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungadala umphumela wokubuyela emuva lapho igilo lakho liba likhulu kakhulu kunakuqala. Udokotela wakho uzokwehlisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho noma akuqhubekisele kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka.
I-strong iodine ivame ukubekezelelwa kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingadala imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi yesikhashana, ngokuvamile ihlobene nokunambitheka noma umzimba wakho olungela i-iodine eyengeziwe.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivamise ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuwuthatha nokudla noketshezi oluningi kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu.
Imiphumela emibi kakhulu ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokusabela okukhulu komzimba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu. Abantu abanezimo ezingamathambo ezikhona noma ukungezwani ne-iodine bangase bathambekele ekutholeni lezi zimo.
I-iodine eqinile ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezokwelapha ziyenza ibe yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi iphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe i-iodine eqinile uma une:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile, njengoba i-iodine idlula ngesisu futhi ingena obisini. Ngenkathi ingase inikezwe ezimweni eziphuthumayo, izinzuzo nezingozi kumele zilinganiswe ngokucophelela. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha eduze uma udinga ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi uncelisa.
Izingane zingathatha i-iodine eqinile uma kudingeka, kodwa zidinga imithamo ehlukile kunabadala. Udokotela wezingane wakho uzobala umthamo ofanele ngokuya ngeminyaka nesisindo sengane yakho.
I-iodine eqinile itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana omkhiqizo kanye namafomula ajwayelekile. Igama lomkhiqizo elivame kakhulu yi-Lugol's solution, eqanjwe ngodokotela waseFrance owawuqala ukuyithuthukisa ngo-1829. Ungase futhi uhlangane nayo njenge-SSKI (isixazululo esigcwele se-potassium iodide) noma i-ThyroSafe ngesimo samaphilisi.
Amakhemisi amaningi athwala izinguqulo ezivamile zesixazululo se-iodine esiqinile, esisebenza kahle njengemikhiqizo yegama lomkhiqizo. Ukugxila nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana kungakhathaliseki umenzi. Umuthi wakho wezemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi ifomula oyitholayo futhi uqinisekise ukuthi unamandla afanele.
Ngezimo eziphuthumayo, izinhlangano zikahulumeni zingase zisakaze amaphilisi e-potassium iodide ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukahlukene omkhiqizo afana ne-iOSAT noma i-ThyroShield. Lawa maphilisi aqukethe izithako ezisebenzayo ezifanayo kodwa ngesimo esilula kakhulu sokusatshalaliswa ngobuningi.
Ezinye izindlela ze-iodine eqinile ziyatholakala, kuye ngezidingo zakho zezokwelapha. Ukuze uthole i-hyperthyroidism, udokotela wakho angase acabange imithi elwa ne-thyroid efana ne-methimazole noma i-propylthiouracil, esebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa ithola imiphumela efanayo ekulawuleni ukukhiqizwa kwe-hormone ye-thyroid.
Ukuze uvikeleke emisebeni, amaphilisi e-potassium iodide anikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokuvikela njenge-iodine eqinile ewuketshezi kodwa ngesimo esilula kakhulu. Lawa maphilisi avame ukukhethwa ekulungiseleleni izimo eziphuthumayo ngoba kulula ukuwagcina nokuwahambisa.
Uma ulungiselela ukuhlinzwa kwe-thyroid, udokotela wakho angase akhethe ama-beta-blockers ukulawula izimpawu esikhundleni noma ngaphezu kokwelashwa nge-iodine. Ukwelashwa nge-iodine enomsakazo kungenye inketho ye-hyperthyroidism, nakuba ivame ukusetshenziswa ngemva kokuba ezinye izindlela zokwelapha sezizanywe.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nokuphendula kwakho ngakunye ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho efanele kakhulu isimo sakho.
I-Iodine eqinile kanye ne-methimazole zisebenzela izinhloso ezihlukene ekwelapheni izimo ze-thyroid, ngakho ukuqhathanisa ngokuqondile akulula. I-Iodine eqinile inikeza ukucindezelwa kwe-thyroid okusheshayo kodwa okwesikhashana, kuyilapho i-methimazole inikeza ukulawula isikhathi eside sokukhiqizwa kwe-hormone ye-thyroid.
Ukuze kutholakale ukukhululeka okusheshayo kwezimpawu, i-iodine eqinile ivame ukusebenza ngokushesha kune-methimazole. Ungase uqaphele ukuthuthuka kwezimpawu ze-hyperthyroidism ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuqala i-iodine eqinile, kuyilapho i-methimazole ngokuvamile ithatha amasonto amaningana ukukhombisa imiphumela ephelele. Lokhu kwenza i-iodine eqinile ibaluleke ezimweni eziphuthumayo noma ukulungiselela ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa.
Nokho, i-methimazole inikeza ukulawula kwe-thyroid okuqhubekayo futhi ingasetshenziswa izinyanga noma iminyaka uma kudingeka. Imiphumela ye-iodine eqinile yesikhashana, ihlala kuphela uma uyithatha kanye namaviki ambalwa ngemva kwalokho. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele womabili lawo machiza ndawonye, esebenzisa i-iodine eqinile ukuze athole ukukhululeka ngokushesha ngenkathi elinde i-methimazole ukuthi isebenze ngokugcwele.
Ukukhetha
Uma unesifo sikashukela futhi udinga i-iodine eqinile, udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. I-Hyperthyroidism ingenza isifo sikashukela sibe nzima ukusilawula, ngakho ukwelapha isimo se-thyroid nge-iodine eqinile kungase empeleni kusize ukuzinzisa amazinga akho kashukela wegazi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-iodine eqinile eningi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha umthamo ophezulu kancane kunalowo obekiwe ngokuvamile akuyona ingozi, kodwa amanani amakhulu kakhulu angabangela ubuthi be-iodine.
Izimpawu ze-iodine overdose zihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuvuvukala. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Kunalokho, phuza amanzi amaningi futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-iodine eqinile, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise eyodwa ephuthelwe.
Ukuze kuvikelwe imisebe ngesikhathi sezimo eziphuthumayo, ukuphuthelwa umthamo kubaluleke kakhulu. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma izinsizakalo eziphuthumayo ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi uzothatha nini umthamo wakho olandelayo nokuthi ngabe ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe kuyadingeka yini.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-iodine eqinile ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Isikhathi sincike ekutheni kungani uyithatha nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Ukulungiselela ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa, ngokuvamile uzoyeka ukuyithatha ngosuku lokuhlinzwa kwakho.
Uma uyithatha ukuze ulawule i-hyperthyroidism, udokotela wakho uzokwehlisa kancane kancane umthamo wakho noma akuqeqeshele eminye imithi uma kufanele. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungadala umphumela wokubuyela emuva lapho i-thyroid yakho iba nomsebenzi omningi kunangaphambi kokwelashwa.
I-iodine eqinile ingasebenzisana nemithi eminingi, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Ingaqhubela phambili imiphumela yemithi yokucindezela igazi futhi ingasebenzisana nemithi ethile yenhliziyo.
Umuthi ungase futhi uthinte indlela umzimba wakho ozuza ngayo ezinye izidakamizwa, ikakhulukazi lezo ezithathwa cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo. Udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi uzokweluleka ngesikhathi esifanele nokuhlukaniswa kwemithi ehlukene ukuze kugwenywe ukusebenzisana futhi kuqinisekiswe ukuthi zonke izindlela zakho zokwelapha zisebenza ngempumelelo.
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