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I-Piroxicam iyimithi elwa nokuvuvukala ebekelwe ngudokotela engaphansi kweqembu lezidakamizwa elibizwa ngokuthi ama-NSAID (izidakamizwa ezingezona eze-steroidal anti-inflammatory). Isebenza ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nomkhuhlane emzimbeni wakho ngokuvimba ama-enzyme athile abangela lezi zimpawu.
Cabanga nge-piroxicam njengomsizi oqondiwe ozolisa impendulo yokuvuvukala emzimbeni wakho. Uma unezimo ezinjengomgogodla noma ukuvuvukala okuhlobene nokulimala, umzimba wakho ukhiqiza amakhemikhali abangela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. I-Piroxicam ingena ukuze ivimbe lawa makhemikhali, ikunikeza ukukhululeka ekungakhululekeni.
I-Piroxicam ikakhulukazi ibekelwe ukwelapha izimo ezivuvukalayo ezibangela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. Udokotela wakho angase ayincomise uma udinga ukukhululeka okuhlala isikhathi eside ezimweni ezivuvukalayo ezingapheli.
Umuthi uvame ukusetshenziselwa i-osteoarthritis ne-rheumatoid arthritis, lapho usiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu bamalunga, ukuqina, nokuvuvukala. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ikakhulukazi ngoba kunikeza ukukhululeka okungahlala usuku lonke ngomthamo owodwa nje.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko i-piroxicam engasiza ukuzelapha:
Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi i-piroxicam ilungile yini esimweni sakho esithile ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-Piroxicam isebenza ngokuvimba ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi ama-cyclooxygenases (COX-1 kanye ne-COX-2) umzimba wakho owasebenzisela ukwenza ama-prostaglandins. Lawa ma-prostaglandins amakhemikhali abangela ukuvuvukala, ubuhlungu, nomkhuhlane.
Lapho i-piroxicam ivimba lawa ma-enzyme, inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwama-prostaglandins, okusho ukuvuvukala okuncane nobuhlungu emalungeni akho noma ezicutshini ezithintekile. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ngawe ukuzulazula futhi uzizwe ukhululekile usuku lonke.
I-Piroxicam ithathwa njenge-NSAID enamandla amaphakathi nendawo enesikhathi eside sokusebenza. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ihlala isebenza ohlelweni lwakho cishe amahora angama-24, yingakho ngokuvamile udinga ukuyithatha kanye ngosuku. Umuthi uvamise ukuqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ambalwa, kodwa ungase uqaphele izinzuzo eziphelele ngemva kokuwuthatha njalo izinsuku eziningana.
Thatha i-piroxicam ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayikuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ngokudla noma ubisi. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza ukuvikela isisu sakho ekucasukeni okungenzeka futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokucasuka kwesisu.
Gwinya ikhaphule ngokuphelele ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele, bese uzama ukuyithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uvule ikhaphule, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi ogaywa ngayo.
Nakhu okufanele ukwazi mayelana nokuthatha i-piroxicam ngendlela efanele:
Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amakhaphule, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana namafomu ahlukile noma amasu angasebenza kangcono kuwe.
Isikhathi sokwelashwa nge-piroxicam sincike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-arthritis, ungase udinge ukuyithatha izinyanga noma ngisho isikhathi eside ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi osebenzayo futhi aqaphele ukuthi wenza kanjani. Ezimweni eziphuthumayo njenge-gout noma ukuvuvukala okuhlobene nokulimala, ungase ukudinga izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ambalwa kuphela. Ngokwelashwa kwe-arthritis engapheli, imvamisa kuqhubeka uma nje izinzuzo zidlula izingozi.
Kubalulekile ukuba nokuhlolwa okuvamile nodokotela wakho ngenkathi uthatha i-piroxicam isikhathi eside. Bazobheka ukusebenza kwezinso zakho, umfutho wegazi, futhi baqaphele noma yiziphi izimpawu zezinkinga zesisu. Ungayeki ukuthatha i-piroxicam ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha isikhashana.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-piroxicam ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ingalawuleka, kodwa kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa isisu esicasukile, isicanucanu, noma isiyezi esincane. Lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi, ikakhulukazi uma uyithatha nokudla.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu okufanele uyazi:
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, izihlalo ezimnyama noma ezinegazi, ubuhlungu besifuba, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba njengokuqubuka okukhulu noma ukuvuvukala.
Ezinye iziphumela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zihlanganisa izinkinga zesibindi (ukuphuzi kwesikhumba noma amehlo), izinkinga zezinso (izinguquko ekuchameni), izinkinga zenhliziyo, noma ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha.
I-Piroxicam ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Izimo ezithile noma izimo zenza i-piroxicam ibe yingozi noma ingasebenzi kahle.
Akufanele uthathe i-piroxicam uma unokungezwani nayo noma ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAIDs, unenhliziyo ehlulekayo kakhulu, noma usazohlinzwa inhliziyo. Abantu abanezibazi emathunjini ezisebenzayo noma isifo sezinso esibi kakhulu nabo akufanele basebenzise lo muthi.
Udokotela wakho uzoba nokuqapha okukhethekile mayelana nokunika i-piroxicam uma une:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sesithathu, kufanele bagweme i-piroxicam njengoba ingalimaza ingane esakhula. Uma uncelisa, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi ngabe izinzuzo zidlula izingozi.
Abantu abadala bangase bazwe imiphumela emibi ye-piroxicam, ikakhulukazi izinkinga zesisu nezinso. Udokotela wakho angase aqale ngomthamo ophansi noma ancome ukuqapha njalo.
I-Piroxicam itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, nakuba inguqulo ejwayelekile isebenza ngempumelelo. Igama lomkhiqizo elivamile yi-Feldene, okuyilo mkhiqizo wokuqala lapho i-piroxicam yaqala ukwethulwa.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ongawabona afaka i-Mobilis, i-Roxicam, ne-Pirox. I-Piroxicam ejwayelekile itholakala kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile ibiza ngaphansi kwezinguqulo zamagama omkhiqizo ngenkathi inikeza izinzuzo ezifanayo zokwelapha.
Noma ngabe uthatha inguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo noma ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kuyafana. Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo futhi aphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokushintsha phakathi kwemikhiqizo.
Uma i-piroxicam ingakulungele, imithi eminingi ehlukile inganikeza imiphumela efanayo yokulwa nokuvuvukala nokunciphisa ubuhlungu. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAID noma izindlela ezihlukene zokuphatha ubuhlungu.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-NSAID ezisebenza ngendlela efanayo zihlanganisa i-ibuprofen, i-naproxen, i-diclofenac, ne-celecoxib. Ngayinye inezinzuzo ezihlukile kanye namaphrofayili emiphumela emibi, ngakho udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uthole okuhambisana nezidingo zakho.
Ezinye izinketho zokwelapha zingahlanganisa:
Izindlela ezingezona zemithi ezinjengokwelashwa ngokomzimba, ukuzivocavoca okulula, kanye nezinguquko zokuphila nazo zingasebenza kahle kakhulu ekuphatheni ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu. Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo lokwelapha olubanzi olungase luhlanganise izindlela eziningi.
I-Piroxicam ne-ibuprofen zombili ziyizidakamizwa ze-NSAID ezisebenzayo, kodwa zinamandla ahlukene okwenza ngasinye sifaneleke kangcono izimo ezihlukene. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezidingweni zakho ezithile nezimo zezokwelapha.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-Piroxicam yisikhathi eside sokusebenza kwayo, idinga umthamo owodwa ngosuku uma kuqhathaniswa nemithamo eminingi yansuku zonke ye-ibuprofen. Lokhu kwenza kube lula kubantu abanezimo ezingapheli abadinga ukukhululeka kobuhlungu okuqhubekayo.
Nokho, i-ibuprofen ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esifushane futhi iyatholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta. Ivame ukukhethwa ngezinhlungu eziphuthumayo noma ukuvuvukala ngoba inesigamu sokuphila esifushane futhi ishiya uhlelo lwakho ngokushesha.
I-Piroxicam ingase ibe ngcono kuwe uma une-arthritis engamahlala-mahlanje futhi udinga ukukhululeka usuku lonke, kanti i-ibuprofen ingase ifaneleke kakhulu ubuhlungu obungajwayelekile noma uma ukhathazekile ngemiphumela emibi yesikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho evumelana kangcono nemigomo yakho yokwelashwa kanye nephrofayili yezempilo.
I-Piroxicam idinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela uma unezifo zenhliziyo, njengoba ama-NSAID engandisa ingozi yokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo nesifo sohlangothi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ngokuya ngesimo sakho senhliziyo esithile nezinye izinto.
Uma unezifo zenhliziyo ezilula futhi ngempela udinga ukwelashwa okuvuvukala, udokotela wakho angase akunikeze i-piroxicam ngomthamo ophansi osebenzayo isikhathi esifushane ngangokunokwenzeka. Bazokuqapha eduze futhi nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zezinkinga zenhliziyo futhi bangase bancomise izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuvikela inhliziyo.
Abantu abanenhliziyo ehlulekayo kakhulu noma labo abasanda kuba nokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo ngokuvamile kufanele bagweme i-piroxicam. Njalo xoxa ngomlando wakho ophelele wezempilo yenhliziyo nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-piroxicam eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela imiphumela emibi engathi sína okuhlanganisa ukopha esiswini, izinkinga zezinso, noma izinkinga zenhliziyo.
Izimpawu zokweqisa kwe-piroxicam zihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ukozela, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele ngaphambi kokufuna usizo, njengoba eminye imiphumela yokweqisa ingalibazeka.
Shayela inombolo yakho yezimo eziphuthumayo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Yiba nebhodlela lomuthi nawe lapho ushayela ukuze ukwazi ukunikeza imininingwane enembile mayelana nokuthi ungakanani owuphuze nini.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-piroxicam, yithathe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Esimweni esinjalo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ngenxa yokuthi i-piroxicam ihlala cishe amahora angama-24 ohlelweni lwakho, ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kuqede ngokuphelele imiphumela yayo.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, zama ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ukuthatha imithamo yansuku zonke ngokuqhubekayo kukunikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu obungcono kakhulu futhi kunciphisa ingozi yezimpawu zokuphuma.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-piroxicam lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo, ngokuvamile lapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuke ngokwanele noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ekhathazayo. Ungayeki ukuyithatha kungazelelwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ezimweni ezinzima njenge-gout noma ukuvuvukala okuhlobene nokulimala, ungase udinge i-piroxicam izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ambalwa kuphela. Ezimweni ezingapheli njenge-arthritis, isinqumo sokuyeka sincike ekutheni uzilawula kahle kangakanani izimpawu zakho nokuthi ngabe izinzuzo zisazidlula yini izingozi.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unciphise imithi ngokuphepha futhi axoxe ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye uma usadinga ukuphathwa kobuhlungu. Bangase futhi bancomise izinguquko zokuphila noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ukukusiza ukuthi ugcine induduzo yakho ngemva kokuyeka i-piroxicam.
Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-piroxicam, njengoba kokubili kungacasula umugqa wesisu sakho futhi kukhulise ingozi yokopha kwesisu. Ukuzihlanganisa kubeka ingcindezi eyengeziwe esibindini sakho nezinso.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, zilinganisele ngamanani amancane futhi uhlale unotshwala ngokudla. Kodwa-ke, uma unomlando wezinkinga zesisu noma uthatha i-piroxicam isikhathi eside, kuphephe kakhulu ukugwema utshwala ngokuphelele.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho mayelana nemikhuba yakho yokuphuza utshwala ukuze bakwazi ukukunikeza iseluleko esiqondene nawe ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho sempilo kanye nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
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