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I-Potassium bicarbonate ne-citric acid iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukubuyisela amazinga avamile e-potassium emzimbeni wakho uma ehlile kakhulu. Le nhlanganisela isebenza njengesithasiselo se-potassium futhi isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ugcine ibhalansi efanele ye-acid-base, ebalulekile enhliziyweni yakho, imisipha, kanye nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa ukuthi kusebenze kahle.
Cabanga nge-potassium njengenye yamaminerali abaluleke kakhulu emzimbeni wakho - injengomshini ovula izinto oqhubeka wenze inhliziyo yakho ishaye njalo futhi imisipha yakho isebenze kahle. Uma amazinga akho e-potassium ehlile ngaphansi kokujwayelekile, le mithi ingena ukuzosiza ukubuyisela izinto ezingeni elilinganiselwe ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
I-Potassium bicarbonate ne-citric acid yisithasiselo esinikezwa ngudokotela esihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezibalulekile ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi umunce i-potassium ngempumelelo. Ingxenye ye-bicarbonate inikeza i-potassium ebalulekile umzimba wakho oyidingayo, kuyilapho i-citric acid isiza isisu sakho ukuthi siyimunce kangcono futhi yenza imithi ibe mnene ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
Le mithi iza ngamaphilisi e-effervescent owancibilikisa emanzini, okudala isiphuzo esinamanzi esilula esiswini sakho kunezibhebhe ezijwayelekile ze-potassium. Ifomu le-effervescent futhi lisho ukuthi umzimba wakho ungafaka i-potassium ngokushesha nangokugcwele.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela ethile ngoba mancane amathuba okuthi ibangele ukuphazamiseka kwesisu uma iqhathaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zezithasiselo ze-potassium. I-citric acid isebenza njenge-buffer, yenza isixazululo singabi lukhuni ngenkathi sisahambisa i-potassium umzimba wakho oyidingayo.
Lo muthi usetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha noma ukuvimbela amazinga aphansi e-potassium egazini lakho, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-hypokalemia. I-potassium ephansi ingenzeka ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene, futhi udokotela wakho uzoqaphela ukuthi lo muthi ulungele isimo sakho esithile.
Nawa amanye amakhambi lapho udokotela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi:
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela baphinda banikeze lo muthi ukusiza ukuvimbela amatshe ezinso kubantu abathambekele ekwakheni amatshe e-calcium. Ingxenye ye-citric acid ingasiza ukwenza ukuthi umchamo wakho ungakwazi ukwakha la matshe abuhlungu.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuhlinzeka ngqo umzimba wakho nge-potassium ewudingayo ngenkathi futhi usiza ukugcina ibhalansi efanele ye-pH egazini lakho. Uma uchitha ithebhulethi emanzini bese uyayiphuza, uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla luyayithatha ngokushesha i-potassium bese luyihambisa emzimbeni wakho wonke.
I-potassium bese iqala ukusebenza emangqamuzaneni akho, ikakhulukazi emsipheni wenhliziyo yakho, imisipha yamathambo, kanye nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa. Isiza lezi zinhlelo ukuthi zigcine umsebenzi wazo kagesi, okubalulekile esigqini senhliziyo esijwayelekile, ukuncipha kwemisipha, kanye nokudluliswa kwesiginali yezinzwa.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengesithasiselo esiphakathi nendawo esiqinile se-potassium, okusho ukuthi singakwazi ukukhuphula amazinga akho e-potassium uma kuthathwa njengoba kuqondisiwe. Kodwa-ke, ithambile kunezinye izinhlobo ngoba ifomethi ye-effervescent kanye ne-citric acid zisiza ekuvikeleni ukucasuka kwesisu okungenzeka ngamaphilisi avamile e-potassium.
Kufanele uthathe lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile ngokuncibilikisa ithebhulethi engilazini egcwele yamanzi abandayo noma ijusi. Linda kuze kube yilapho ithebhulethi incibilika ngokuphelele futhi ukufutha kuyeka ngaphambi kokuphuza yonke le ngxube.
Kungcono ukuthatha lo muthi nokudla noma ngemva nje kokudla ukusiza ekuvikeleni ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Ukuba nokuthile esiswini sakho kwenza i-buffer eyenza umuthi ube lula ukubekezeleleka futhi usize ekumunceni.
Nansi indlela yokuyithatha kahle:
Ungalokothi ugwinye ithebhulethi yonke noma uyivumele ukuthi incibilike emlonyeni wakho, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukucasuka okukhulu emqaleni wakho nasesiswini. Uma unenkinga ngokunambitheka, ungafaka ijusi lezithelo esikhundleni samanzi ukuze lenze libe mnandi.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ngokuphelele ekutheni kungani uthatha lo muthi nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani. Abanye abantu bayawudinga amasonto ambalwa nje ukuze balungise ukushoda kwe-potassium okwesikhashana, kanti abanye bangase bawudinge isikhathi eside ukuze bavimbele ukulahleka kwe-potassium okuqhubekayo.
Uma uyithatha ngenxa yemithi yokunciphisa umfutho wegazi, cishe uzodinga ukuqhubeka uma nje usebenzisa leyo mithi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-potassium ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile ukuze anqume ukuthi usadinga yini lesi sithasiselo.
Kubantu abalulama ekulahlekelweni i-potassium okuhlobene nokugula, ukwelashwa kungase kuthathe amasonto ambalwa kuphela kuze kube yilapho amazinga akho ejwayelekile futhi umzimba wakho ukwazi ukugcina i-potassium efanele ngokwawo. Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium ehlise ngendlela eyingozi.
Abantu abaningi bawuthatha kahle lo muthi, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ungabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma umuthi uthathwa njengoba uqondiswe.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuwuthatha nokudla nokuqinisekisa ukuthi uphuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke kungasiza ekunciphiseni le miphumela.
Nokho, kunemiphumela emibi ethile engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Lezi zimo ezinzima ezingezinhle zingabonisa ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium aya ngokuya ephezulu, okungaba yingozi. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo.
Lo muthi awuphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Izimo ezithile zenza izithasiselo ze-potassium zibe yingozi, ngakho kubalulekile ukwethembeka ngesimo sakho sempilo.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma une:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imithi ethile ingasebenzisana ngendlela eyingozi nezithasiselo ze-potassium. Udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi ukuthi ngabe uthatha ama-ACE inhibitors, ama-ARB, ama-diuretics agcina i-potassium, noma izithasiselo zosawoti eziqhamuka nge-potassium.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, noma umfutho wegazi ophezulu badinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe ngenkathi bethatha lo muthi. Udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi okujwayelekile ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium ahlala ebangeni eliphephile.
Le nhlanganisela yomuthi itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-K-Lyte ingesinye sezaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama omkhiqizo afaka i-Effer-K nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ezingezona eziqondile eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Wonke lawa mabhrendi asebenza ngendlela efanayo - amaphilisi e-effervescent owawancibilikisa emanzini ukuze udale isiphuzo se-potassium supplement. Umehluko omkhulu ungase ube ekunambithekeni, usayizi wethebhulethi, noma okuqukethwe kwe-potassium ethile ngamaphilisi.
Ikhambi lakho lingashintsha olunye uhlobo lomuthi ngolunye ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ebhala ngqo ukuthi "uhlobo lomuthi kuphela" emiyalweni yakho. Lokhu kuvamile ukuba kulungile ngoba konke kuqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo, kodwa uma uqaphela noma yikuphi ukungafani ngendlela ozizwa ngayo, yazisa udokotela wakho.
Uma lo muthi ungasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ubangela imiphumela eminingi engemihle, udokotela wakho unezinye izindlela eziningana zokuzicabangela. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi kungani udinga ukwengezwa kwe-potassium.
Ezinye izinketho zokwengeza i-potassium zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwandisa ukudla okunothile nge-potassium ekudleni kwakho esikhundleni sezithasiselo. Ukudla okufana nobhanana, amawolintshi, amazambane, isipinashi, nama-avocado ayimithombo emihle yemvelo ye-potassium.
Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ezidingweni zakho ngazinye, ukubekezelelana, nesizathu esiyisisekelo sokuthi udinga i-potassium eyengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho efanelekayo.
Yomibili le mithi iphakamisa ngempumelelo amazinga e-potassium, kodwa ngamunye unokuhle kwakhe ezimweni ezahlukene. I-Potassium bicarbonate ne-citric acid ivame ukuba nobungane esiswini sakho futhi ingase ibe ngcono uma unezinhlobo ezithile zamatshe ezinso.
Izinto ezinhle eziyinhloko ze-potassium bicarbonate ne-citric acid zihlanganisa:
Kodwa-ke, i-potassium chloride ingase ithandwe ezimweni ezithile, njengalapho unamazinga aphansi e-chloride noma lapho izindleko ziyisici esikhulu. I-potassium chloride ivame ukungabizi futhi iza ngezinketho eziningi zokulinganisa.
Udokotela wakho uzokhetha inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile zezokwelapha, ukubekezelelana, neminye imithi oyithathayo. Zombili ziyasebenza uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
Yebo, le mithi ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha eduze. Isifo sikashukela singathinta ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuhlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho njalo ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi uqhubekisa i-potassium ngendlela efanele.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela nabo maningi amathuba okuthi basebenzise imithi engathinta amazinga e-potassium, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela yonke imithi yakho. Uma unesifo sezinso esitholakala ngesifo sikashukela, ungase udinge ukulinganisa okuhlukile noma izivivinyo zegazi ezivamile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi amazinga akho e-potassium ahlala ebangeni eliphephile.
Uma ngengozi uthatha okuningi kunokunqunyiwe, ungapheli amandla, kodwa ukuthathe ngokungathi sína. Ukuthatha i-potassium eningi kakhulu kungabangela izinkinga eziyingozi zesigqi senhliziyo, ngakho-ke xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Izimpawu zokuthi ungase ube uthathe okuningi zihlanganisa ubuthakathaka bemisipha, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, isicanucanu, noma ukudideka. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha.
Ekusasa, cabangela ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi noma ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo ukusiza ekuvikeleni ukuthatha imithi kabili ngengozi. Kuyasiza futhi ukugcina uhlu lwemithi oluhlanganisa ukuthi uthathe nini umthamo ngamunye wokugcina.
Uma wedlula umthamo, wuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma kungasondeli isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo owedluliwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owedluliwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ukukhuphuka okuyingozi emazingeni akho e-potassium. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngamasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule, njengokuyithatha nokudla noma ukusetha ama-alamu ocingo.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngokuvamile akuyona ingozi, kodwa ukuphuthelwa imithamo njalo kungavumela amazinga akho e-potassium ukuthi ehlise kakhulu. Uma unenkinga yokukhumbula, unganqikazi ukubuza udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngosizo lokuthuthukisa inqubo ekusebenzelayo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Isikhathi sincike ekutheni uqale ngani ukuwuthatha nokuthi ngabe imbangela eyisisekelo ixazululiwe yini.
Uma uwuthatha ngenxa yemithi ye-diuretic, cishe uzodinga ukuqhubeka uma nje usebenzisa leyo mithi. Uma yayinqunyelwe isimo sesikhashana njengokululama ekuguleni, udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-potassium futhi akwazise ukuthi unayeka nini ngokuphepha.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi kungazelelwe ngaphandle kokugadwa ngudokotela, ikakhulukazi uma ubuthatha isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukunciphisa umthamo wakho kancane kancane noma akuqwise emithonjeni yokudla ye-potassium esikhundleni salokho.
Kufanele njalo uhlole nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngaphambi kokuhlanganisa lo muthi nezinye izithasiselo, ikakhulukazi lezo eziqukethe i-potassium noma i-magnesium. Ezinye izithasiselo zingase zisebenzisane ne-potassium noma zithinte indlela umzimba wakho ozicubungula ngayo.
Qaphela ikakhulukazi ngezithasiselo zosawoti, njengoba eziningi ziqukethe i-potassium chloride futhi zingase zibangele amazinga akho e-potassium ukuthi abe phezulu kakhulu. Futhi, gwema ukuthatha lo muthi ngezithasiselo ze-calcium ngesikhathi esifanayo, njengoba zingaphazamisa ukumuncwa komunye nomunye.
Njalo letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa nezithasiselo ozithathayo ekuqokweni kukadokotela wakho. Lokhu kufaka phakathi amavithamini, izithasiselo zemithi yezitshalo, kanye nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, njengoba ezinye zalezi zingase zithinte amazinga akho e-potassium noma zisebenzisane nemithi yakho kadokotela.
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