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I-Rifaximin iyisibulala-magciwane esisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunamanye amaningi ngoba sihlala ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla esikhundleni sokusabalala emzimbeni wakho wonke. Le mfanelo eyingqayizivele yenza isebenze ikakhulukazi ekwelapheni izimo ezithile ezihlobene namathumbu ngenkathi ibangela imiphumela emincane eceleni kunezibulala-magciwane zendabuko.
Cabanga nge-rifaximin njengomsizi oqondiwe ogxila ngqo emathunjini akho. Yenzelwe ukulwa namagciwane ayingozi lapho abangela khona izinkinga ngaphandle kokuphazamisa amagciwane anenzuzo kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
I-Rifaximin iphatha izimo ezintathu eziyinhloko, ngasinye sihilela izinkinga ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Udokotela wakho uyikhipha uma amagciwane ayingozi emathunjini akho ebangela izinkinga ezithile zempilo.
Ukusetshenziswa okuvamile kakhulu ukuhuda kwabahambi okubangelwa amagciwane e-E. coli. Uma uke wahlangabezana nohudo olungazelelwe, olumanzi ngenkathi uhamba, i-rifaximin ingasiza ukususa lesi sifo ngokushesha nangokuphepha.
Lo muthi futhi welapha i-hepatic encephalopathy, isimo esibi lapho isifo sesibindi sithinta ukusebenza kobuchopho. Lapho isibindi sakho singakwazi ukuhlunga kahle ubuthi, buyanda futhi bubangele ukudideka, ubunzima bokucabanga, noma izinguquko ekuziphatheni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-rifaximin isiza ukuphatha i-irritable bowel syndrome enohudo (IBS-D). Kubantu abahlangabezana nezihlalo ezivame ukuba buthuntu, ukuqaqamba, nokungakhululeki kokugaya ukudla, lo muthi unganikeza ukukhululeka okukhulu ngokunciphisa amagciwane ayingozi emathunjini amancane.
I-Rifaximin ithathwa njenge-antibiotic enamandla aphakathi nendawo esebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi enze amaprotheni abalulekile abawadingayo ukuze basinde. Isebenza ikakhulukazi ngoba igxila emathunjini akho lapho izinkinga eziningi zokugaya ukudla ziqala khona.
Ngokungafani nama-antibiotics ahamba ngomgudu wegazi lakho, i-rifaximin ihlala emathunjini akho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ingaqondisa amagciwane anezinkinga ngqo ngaphandle kokuthinta ibhalansi yemvelo yamagciwane yomzimba wakho wonke.
Umuthi usebenza ngokubopha ku-DNA yamagciwane futhi uvimbele izinto eziyingozi eziphilayo ekuzalaneni. Le ndlela eqondiwe isiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi yemvelo emathunjini akho ngenkathi inciphisa ukuphazamiseka kumagciwane anenzuzo kwenye indawo.
Thatha i-rifaximin ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayikunikeza ngayo, ngokuvamile ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla. Umuthi uza ngesimo samaphilisi futhi kufanele ugwinywe wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele.
Ungathatha lo muthi ngesikhathi sokudla uma ubangela ukuphazamiseka kwesisu, nakuba ukudla kungathinti ngendlela ebalulekile ukuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuyithatha ngesikhathi sasekuseni nesidlo sakusihlwa kubasiza ukuthi bakhumbule imithamo yabo.
Ungagxobi, uhlafune, noma uqhekeze amaphilisi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi okhululwa ngayo ohlelweni lwakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinye izindlela.
Qhubeka nokuthatha i-rifaximin isikhathi esiphelele esinqunyiwe, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi kungase kwenze ukwelashwa okuzayo kungasebenzi kahle.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke esimweni sakho esithile futhi bungahluka kusukela ezinsukwini ezintathu kuya emavikini amaningana. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ubude obufanele bokwelashwa ngokusekelwe esimweni osilashayo.
Ukuqunjelwa kwabantu abahambayo, ngokuvamile uzothatha i-rifaximin izinsuku ezintathu. Le nkambo emfushane ngokuvamile yanele ukususa ukutheleleka ngamagciwane nokuxazulula izimpawu.
Uma welapha i-IBS-D, udokotela wakho angase anqume inkambo yamasonto amabili. Abanye abantu bangase badinge izifundo eziphindaphindiwe ezinyangeni eziningana, kuye ngokuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani.
Ukuvimbela i-hepatic encephalopathy, kungadingeka ukuthi uthathe i-rifaximin isikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha isimo sakho njalo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi iyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngempumelelo.
Abantu abaningi bayayithola kahle i-rifaximin ngoba ayifaki ngokuphawulekayo emithanjeni yakho yegazi. Kodwa-ke, njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela ezinye izimo ezingezinhle, nakuba zivame ukuba buthaka futhi zesikhashana.
Izimo ezingezinhle ezivamile ongase uzithole zihlanganisa isicanucanu, ubuhlungu besisu, noma ikhanda. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zibuthaka futhi zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Nazi izimo ezingezinhle ezibikiwe kaningi ezinye abantu abazitholayo:
Lezi zimo ezivamile ngokuvamile ziyazixazulula zodwa futhi azidingi ukuyeka imithi. Kodwa-ke, yazisa udokotela wakho uma ziba yinkinga noma ziqhubeka.
Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase bathole izimo ezingezinhle ezingathi sína ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lezi zimo ezingavamile zingahlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba noma izinguquko ezingavamile empilweni yakho.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uthola noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína:
Lezi zimo ezingathi sína azivamile kodwa kubalulekile ukuzibona. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angasiza ekutholeni ukuthi lezi zimpawu zihlobene yini nemithi noma zidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
I-Rifaximin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zempilo noma izimo zingenza kungaphephile ukuthi uyithathe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-rifaximin uma unokungezwani nayo noma yimaphi ama-antibiotics afanayo abizwa ngokuthi ama-rifamycins. Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nanoma yiziphi izimo ezedlule kuma-antibiotics, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane.
Abantu abanezifo zesibindi ezinzima bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma imithamo ehlukene lapho bethatha i-rifaximin. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo nezingozi uma unezinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi.
Uma unomkhuhlane kanye nohudo, noma uma unegazi esitulweni sakho, i-rifaximin kungenzeka ingeyona inketho efanele. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukutheleleka okungathi sína okudinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo. Ngenkathi i-rifaximin inokumuncwa okulinganiselwe emgudwini wegazi, ukuphepha ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nokuncelisa akusungulwanga ngokugcwele.
I-Rifaximin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Xifaxan e-United States. Lena yindlela ejwayelekile ebekwe odokotela ozoyithola emathilini amaningi.
Izinhlobo ze-generic ze-rifaximin nazo zingatholakala, nakuba zingavamile kune-brand name version. Udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inketho engase ibe ngcono esimweni sakho kanye nomshwalense wakho.
Zombili izinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo kanye ne-generic ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo. Umehluko omkhulu uvame ukuba ngezindleko futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngezithako ezingasebenzi ezingawuthinti umphumela womuthi.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingelapha izimo ezifanayo ne-rifaximin, nakuba isebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi ingase ibe nemiphumela ehlukile. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi inketho engcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ngesifo sohudo lomhambi, ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa i-ciprofloxacin noma i-azithromycin. Lawa ma-antibiotic asebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke kunokuhlala emathunjini akho njenge-rifaximin.
Uma welapha i-IBS-D, udokotela wakho angase acabange ezinye izinketho ezifana ne-eluxadoline noma i-alosetron. Le mithi isebenza ezicini ezihlukene zomsebenzi wamathumbu futhi ingase ilunge uma i-rifaximin ingasebenzi.
Nge-hepatic encephalopathy, i-lactulose iyindlela ejwayelekile esebenza ngokushintsha i-acidity emathunjini akho amakhulu. Abanye abantu basebenzisa kokubili i-lactulose ne-rifaximin ndawonye ukuze kulawulwe kangcono izimpawu.
I-Rifaximin ne-ciprofloxacin zombili ama-antibiotic asebenzayo, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi zinezinzuzo ezihlukene kuye ngesimo sakho. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike kulokho okwelaphayo kanye nezici zakho zempilo.
Ngesifo sohudo lomhambi, i-rifaximin ivame ukubangela imiphumela emibi embalwa ngoba ihlala ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. I-Ciprofloxacin ihamba emzimbeni wakho wonke futhi ingabangela imiphumela ebanzi efana nezinkinga ze-tendon noma ukusebenzisana neminye imithi.
I-Ciprofloxacin isebenza ngokushesha kwezinye izifo futhi ingelapha izinhlobo eziningi zezinkinga zamagciwane. Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi iphazamise amagciwane akho ajwayelekile emathunjini, okungenzeka ukuthi kuholele ezifweni zesibili.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izici ezinjengomlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nohlobo oluthile lokutheleleka lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Akukho ngaphandle kokuthi kungcono, kulungele izimo ezihlukene.
I-Rifaximin ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, njengoba ingawathinti kakhulu amazinga kashukela egazini. Njengoba imithi ihlala ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, mancane amathuba okuphazamisa imithi yesifo sikashukela noma ukulawulwa kwe-glucose.
Noma kunjalo, tshela udokotela wakho ngesifo sikashukela uma nixoxa ngokwelashwa nge-rifaximin. Bangase bafune ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze, ikakhulu uma ukuthatha ngenxa ye-hepatic encephalopathy ehlobene nezinkinga zesibindi ezivela esifweni sikashukela.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-rifaximin eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuvalelweni. Ngenxa yokuthi lo muthi uhlala ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, izimpawu zokweqisa zivamile kancane kunezinhlobo ezinye zama-antibiotics.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso, ikakhulukazi uma uthathe okuningi kakhulu kunomthamo wakho obekiwe. Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu obukhulu besisu, isicanucanu esiqhubekayo, noma ukukhathala okungavamile, futhi funa usizo lwezokwelapha uma lezi zenzeka.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-rifaximin, yithathe ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo obekiwe. Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okungathathiwe.
Uma useduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ongathathiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma uthathe imithi yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze usize ukukhumbula imithamo yesikhathi esizayo.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-rifaximin uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele. Ukuqeda inkambo ephelele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqedwe ngokuphelele futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuthi amagciwane amelane.
Ukwelashwa kwesikhashana njengokuhuda kwabahambi, ngokuvamile uzoqeda imithi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ezimweni zesikhathi eside njengokuvimbela i-hepatic encephalopathy, udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza njalo ukuthi kufanele uqhubeke yini nomuthi.
Akukho ukuxhumana okuqondile phakathi kwe-rifaximin notshwala, kodwa ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema ukuphuza ngenkathi welapha izimo zokugaya ukudla. Utshwala bungenza isifo sohudo, ubuhlungu besisu, nezinye izimpawu ozama ukuzelapha zibe zimbi.
Uma uthatha i-rifaximin ye-hepatic encephalopathy, ukugwema utshwala kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba utshwala bungenza ngcono ukusebenza kwesibindi kanye nesimo esingaphansi. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngalokho okuphephile esimweni sakho esithile.
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