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I-Miconazole-zinc oxide-white petrolatum topical iyinhlanganisela yomuthi wesikhumba elapha izifo zokukhunta ngenkathi ivikela futhi iphilisa isikhumba esicasukile. Le fomu elinamandla amathathu ihlanganisa umuthi wokulwa nokukhunta (miconazole) nekhilimu elivikelayo (i-zinc oxide ne-white petrolatum) ukuze kuphulukiswe izifo futhi kuthobe isikhumba esilimele ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Ngokuvamile uzothola lo muthi ubhalwe ukwelapha ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okubangelwa amadiaper okubandakanya ukutheleleka ngemvubelo, nakuba kungelapha ezinye izimo zesikhumba ezibangelwa ukukhunta futhi. Le nhlanganisela isebenza kahle ngoba ilwa nokutheleleka ngenkathi idala ungqimba oluvikelayo olusiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi silulame.
Lo muthi ngokuyinhloko welapha izifo zesikhumba ezibangelwa ukukhunta ezenzeka ezindaweni lapho isikhumba sihlala simanzi noma sicasuka njalo. Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngokubulala ukukhunta ngenkathi yakha ungqimba oluvikelayo oluvimbela ukucasuka okuqhubekayo.
Isimo esivamile eselapha yiso ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okubangelwa amadiaper okuyinkimbinkimbi ngokutheleleka nge-candida (imvubelo) ezinganeni. Kodwa-ke, ingasiza futhi ngezinkinga zesikhumba ezibangelwa ukukhunta ezinganeni nakubantu abadala.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko lo muthi ozilapha:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi ngabe isimo sesikhumba sakho sibandakanya ingxenye yokukhunta ezuzayo kulokhu kwelashwa okukhethekile okuhlanganisiwe.
Lo muthi usebenza ngezindlela ezintathu ezihlukene ezigcwalisana ngokuphelele. Isithako ngasinye sinomsebenzi othile osiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi silulame ngempumelelo enkulu kunanoma yisiphi isithako esisodwa.
I-Miconazole ngumuthi olwa nesikhunta obulala imvubelo nezinye izikhunta ngokuphazamisa izindonga zazo zamaseli. Imisa ukusabalala kokutheleleka futhi iqede izinto eziphilayo ezibangela izinkinga zesikhumba sakho.
I-Zinc oxide isebenza njengesivikelo futhi inezindawo ezilwa namagciwane. Yakha isivikelo somzimba esikhumbeni sakho esivimbela umswakama nezinto ezicasulayo ekwenzeni isimo sibe sibi kakhulu.
I-White petrolatum (petroleum jelly) yakha isivikelo esivalayo esivala umswakama futhi sivikele isikhumba esilulama. Isiza ukudala indawo ekahle yokuthi isikhumba sakho sizilungise ngenkathi sigcina izinto eziyingozi zikude.
Sebenzisa lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi akuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2-3 ngosuku esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile. Hlala ugeza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi nangemva kokusebenzisa ukuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka.
Qala ngokuhlanza ngobumnene indawo ethintekile ngamanzi afudumele bese uyomisa ngokuphelele. Faka ungqimba oluncane, olulinganayo lomuthi ukuze umboze yonke indawo ethintekile kanye nomngcele omncane wesikhumba esinempilo esizungezile.
Nansi inqubo yokusebenzisa isinyathelo ngesinyathelo:
Ungafaki umuthi omningi kunokunconywayo, ngoba lokhu ngeke kuwenze usebenze ngokushesha futhi kungase empeleni kwehlise ukuphola. Umuthi udinga ukuhlala uthintana nesikhumba sakho ukuze usebenze.
Abantu abaningi bayasithwala kahle lesi sithako, ikakhulukazi njengoba senzelwe ukuba sibe mnene esikhumbeni esicasukile. Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe esikhumbeni.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi ivamise ukubandakanya ukusabela kwesikhashana kwesikhumba endaweni yokusebenzisa. Lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emuthini.
Imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ivamise ukunyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuqhubekayo, noma izimpawu zokuthi ukutheleleka kuyanda kunokuthuthuka.
Ukusabela komzimba kulo muthi kungenzeka kodwa akuvamile. Abantu abaningi bangawusebenzisa ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokuba nezimpawu zokungezwani komzimba.
Nokho, kufanele uqaphele izimpawu zokusabela komzimba, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa kokuqala. Yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi ngokushesha futhi funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uba nezimpawu ezithile ezikhathazayo.
Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba zihlanganisa:
Uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba kunoma yimiphi imithi elwa nesikhunta noma ukwelashwa kwendawo, yazisa udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi.
Kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wezempilo uma isimo sesikhumba sakho singathuthuki ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokwelashwa noma uma izimpawu ziba zimbi. Ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi usebenzisa ukwelashwa okulungile.
Funana nosizo lwezokwelapha uma uqaphela izimpawu zokuthi ukutheleleka kuyanda noma uma uba nezimpawu ezintsha. Ngesinye isikhathi lokho okubonakala kuyisithukuthezi sesikhumba esilula kungadinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile noma okwengeziwe.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Ungalindi uma ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zakho. Ukwelashwa ngokushesha ngokuvamile kuholela emiphumeleni engcono nokuphola okusheshayo.
Lo muthi wendawo unezinto ezimbalwa kakhulu ezihlangana nezidakamizwa ngoba usetshenziswa esikhumbeni kunokuba uthathwe ngaphakathi. Eminye imithi eminingi oyithathayo akufanele iphazamise ukusebenza kwayo.
Noma kunjalo, kufanele usazise udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyisebenzisayo, okuhlanganisa nokwelashwa kwendawo. Ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo eminingi yesikhumba endaweni efanayo ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela ukucasuka noma kunciphise ukusebenza.
Qaphela ngokusebenzisa eminye imithi yendawo endaweni efanayo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho evuma le nhlanganisela. Eminye imikhiqizo ingase ihlangane noma ibangele ukwanda kokuzwela kwesikhumba.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile uphephile uma usetshenziswa njengoba uqondiswe, kodwa kunezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha ezibalulekile okufanele zilandele. Ukuthatha lezi zinyathelo kuzosiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo nangokuphepha.
Gwema ukuthola imithi emehlweni akho, ekhaleni, emlonyeni, noma kwamanye amalunga omzimba anezicubu ezithambile. Uma kwenzeka ukuthintana ngengozi, geza kahle ngamanzi bese uthintana nodokotela wakho uma ukucasuka kuqhubeka.
Izinyathelo zokuphepha ezibalulekile zihlanganisa:
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, xoxa ngokuphepha kwale mithi nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuyisebenzisa.
Izifo zesikhumba eziningi ezibangelwa amakhowe zithatha le mithi phakathi neviki elingu-1-2 lokuyisebenzisa njalo. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekuqineni kwesimo sakho nokuthi uyilandela kahle kangakanani uhlelo lokwelashwa.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokusebenzisa imithi isikhathi esigcwele esinqunywe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma izimpawu zithuthuka ngokushesha. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ukuthi ukutheleleka kubuye.
Ngokuvamile, uzoqaphela ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala, ngokuphulukiswa okukhulu okwenzeka ezinsukwini eziyi-7-14. Ezinye izimo zingase zidinge izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde ukuze zixazululwe ngokuphelele.
Le mithi ivame ukunqunyelwa izingane, ikakhulukazi ukwelapha ukuqubuka kwesikhumba okunezifo zemvubelo. Ngokuvamile kubhekwa njengokuphephile ukusetshenziswa ezinganeni uma kusetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe.
Kodwa-ke, ngaso sonke isikhathi landela imiyalelo ethile yodokotela wezingane yakho mayelana nomthamo kanye nemvamisa yokusebenzisa ezinganeni. Isikhumba sezingane singaba nobucayi obuningi kunesikhumba sabantu abadala.
Izinto ezikhethekile okufanele zicatshangelwe ezinganeni zihlanganisa ukusebenzisa inani elincane elisebenzayo nokuqapha noma yiziphi izimpawu zokucasuka noma ukusabela komzimba. Xhumana nodokotela wengane yakho uma unokukhathazeka ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Le mithi ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngoba kuncane okumuncwa egazini lakho uma isetshenziswa ngaphandle. Kodwa-ke, kufanele njalo uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma iyiphi imithi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ngenkathi uncelisa.
Uma uncelisa, gwema ukusebenzisa imithi ezindaweni lapho ingane yakho ingase ihlangane nayo ngesikhathi sokudla.
Uma ukhohlwa ukusebenzisa imithi ngesikhathi sakho esihleliwe, yisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze isikhathi sokusebenzisa kwakho okulandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ubuyisele umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu ngeke kuthuthukise ukusebenza kahle futhi kungase kubangele ukucasuka.
Kungcono ukugwema ukusebenzisa izimonyo noma eminye imikhiqizo yesikhumba ngaphezu kwendawo elashwayo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekugunyaza ngqo. Eminye imikhiqizo ingase iphazamise ukusebenza kahle kwemithi noma ibangele ukucasuka okwengeziwe.
Uma kufanele usebenzise eminye imikhiqizo, linda okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngemuva kokusebenzisa imithi ukuze ivumele ukumuncwa kahle.
Ukucasuka okuncane kokuqala kujwayelekile njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emithini, kodwa isimo akufanele sibe sibi kakhulu. Uma uqaphela ukwanda okukhulu kwezimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ukwenza ngcono okuyiqiniso kufanele kuqale phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-3-5 zokuqala ukwelashwa, nakuba ukuphola okuphelele kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside.
Ngokuvamile ungaqhubeka nemisebenzi evamile ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, kodwa zama ukugcina indawo ephathwayo yomile ngangokunokwenzeka. Ukujuluka ngokweqile noma ukuchayeka emsweleni isikhathi eside kungase kunciphise ukusebenza komuthi.
Uma ubhukuda noma uzivocavoca, hlanza ngobumnene futhi womise indawo ngemva kwalokho, bese uphinda usebenzise umuthi njengoba kuhlelelwe.
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