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I-Succimer iyimithi eyenzelwe ngqo ukusiza ukususa izinsimbi ezinzima njengomthofu emzimbeni wakho lapho amazinga eba phezulu ngendlela eyingozi. Le therapy yomlomo ye-chelation isebenza ngokubopha ezinsimbi ezinobuthi egazini lakho futhi isize izinso zakho ukuziqeda ngokuphepha ngomchamo.
Uma wena noma ingane yakho kutholakale ukuthi unobuthi bomthofu, i-succimer inikeza indlela eqinisekisiwe eya ekululameni. Ngenkathi lesi simo singase sizizwe sikhulu kakhulu, le mithi isize izinkulungwane zabantu ukuthi banciphise ngokuphepha amazinga ensimbi ayingozi emzimbeni wabo emashumini eminyaka edlule.
I-Succimer iyisithako se-chelating esenza njengozibuthe wama-molecular wezinsimbi ezinzima emzimbeni wakho. Le mithi ibopha ngamakhemikhali ezinto ezinobuthi njengomthofu, i-mercury, ne-arsenic, yakha izinhlanganisela ezinzile ezingahlungwa kalula izinso zakho.
Cabanga nge-succimer njengabasebenzi abakhethekile bokuhlanza igazi lakho. Lapho izinsimbi ezinzima ziqongelela emazingeni ayingozi, le mithi isiza ukuzikhipha ohlelweni lwakho ngamanqubo akho emvelo wokukhipha imfucuza. Le mithi i-FDA-igunyazwe kusukela ngo-1991 futhi isahlala iyizinga legolide lokwelapha ubuthi bomthofu kubantwana nakubantu abadala.
I-Succimer ikakhulukazi inikezwa ngoba ubuthi bomthofu lapho amazinga omthofu egazini efika kuma-micrograms angama-45 ngedesilitha noma ngaphezulu. Lo mkhawulo ukhombisa ukuthi umthofu uqongelele emazingeni angabangela izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo uma ungalashwa.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-succimer uma uke wavezwa umthofu ngopende omdala, amanzi angcolile, imisebenzi ethile, noma imikhiqizo engenisiwe. Le mithi ingasiza futhi ngobuthi be-mercury, nakuba ubuthi bomthofu buqhubeka nokuba yinto esetshenziswa kakhulu. Ukwelashwa ngokushesha nge-succimer kungavimbela izinkinga zesikhathi eside njengobunzima bokufunda ezinganeni noma ukulimala kwezinso kubantu abadala.
I-Succimer isebenza ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-chelation, lapho imithi yakha izibopho zamakhemikhali ngensimbi esindayo egazini lakho. Uma isiboshwe ndawonye, lezi zinto eziyinkimbinkimbi zensimbi-ezidakamizwa ziba namanzi futhi zingasuswa ngomchamo wakho.
Umuthi uthathwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela futhi usebenza kahle kakhulu ngenjongo yawo. Ngokungafani nokwelashwa okuthile kwe-chelation okudinga ukuphathwa nge-IV, i-succimer ingathathwa ngomlomo, okwenza ukwelashwa kube lula futhi kube lula. Umuthi uqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ngemva komthamo wakho wokuqala, nakuba ungase ungaboni izinguquko ngokushesha njengoba inqubo yenzeka ezingeni leselula.
Thatha i-succimer njengoba unjalo njengoba unjalo ngudokotela wakho, ngokuvamile njalo emahoreni angu-8 esiswini esingenalutho. Ungayithatha ngamanzi, kodwa gwema ubisi noma ama-antacids kungakapheli amahora angu-2 ngomthamo wakho, njengoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukumuncwa.
Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuwavula futhi axube okuqukethwe nokudla okuthambile okuncane njenge-applesauce. Thatha imithi yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo egazini lakho. Phuza amanzi amaningi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa ukuze usize izinso zakho zikhiphe ngempumelelo izinsimbi eziboshiwe.
Izifundo eziningi zokwelashwa nge-succimer zithatha izinsuku ezingu-19, zilandelana nohlelo oluthile oluqala ngemithamo evame kakhulu futhi yehle kancane kancane. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzonikeza imithi njalo emahoreni angu-8 izinsuku zokuqala ezingu-5, bese kuthi njalo emahoreni angu-12 izinsuku ezingama-14 ezisele.
Ngemva kokuqeda inkambo yakho yokuqala, udokotela wakho uzohlola amazinga oholi egazini lakho ukuze abone ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenze kahle kangakanani. Abanye abantu badinga inkambo yesibili yokwelashwa uma amazinga ensimbi esahlala ephezulu, ngokuphumula okungenani amasonto angu-2 phakathi kwezifundo. Ubude bokwelashwa kwakho ngakunye buxhomeke emazingeni akho okuqala oholi nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela ngokushesha kangakanani emithini.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, isifo sohudo, nokulahlekelwa isifiso sokudla. Lezi zimpawu zokugaya ngokuvamile zenzeka cishe ku-10-15% yabantu abathatha i-succimer futhi ngokuvamile zithuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni okufanele uyazi ngayo, ihlelwe ngokuthi ivamile kangakanani:
Imiphumela ejwayelekile eceleni (ethinta umuntu oyedwa kwabayi-10 noma ngaphezulu):
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile (ethinta umuntu oyedwa kwabayi-100):
Imiphumela eceleni engavamile kodwa ebucayi (ethinta ngaphansi komuntu oyedwa kwabayi-1,000):
Imiphumela eminingi eceleni iyalawuleka futhi iyaphela lapho ukwelashwa sekuqediwe. Kodwa-ke, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokungezwani okukhulu, izinguquko ezinkulu ekuchameni, noma ukuhlanza okuqhubekayo okukuvimbela ukuthi ungayigcini imithi phansi.
Akufanele uthathe i-succimer uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani nemithi noma yiziphi izithako zayo. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso nabo kungenzeka bangakwazi ukusebenzisa le mithi ngokuphepha, njengoba izinso zabo zingase zingakwazi ukuqeda izakhiwo zensimbi-yemithi ngempumelelo.
Udktora wakho uzodinga ukucabangela ngokucophelela ukusetshenziswa kwe-succimer uma unezinkinga zesibindi, njengoba umuthi ngezinye izikhathi ungathinta ukusebenza kwesibindi. Abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele basebenzise i-succimer kuphela uma izinzuzo zicacile ukwedlula izingozi, njengoba kunedatha yokuphepha elinganiselwe ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Uma uncelisa, xoxa ngezingozi nezinzuzo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, njengoba amanani amancane omuthi angadlulela obisini.
I-Succimer ivame ukuthengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Chemet e-United States. Lona umkhiqizo oyinhloko ozohlangana nawo emathilini amaningi, nakuba nezinhlobo ze-generic ze-succimer nazo zitholakala.
Zombili izinhlobo ezinamagama omkhiqizo kanye ne-generic ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni ubuthi obuholayo. Umshwalense wakho kanye nekhemisi kungase kunqume ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo oyitholayo, kodwa zombili zithathwa njengeziphephile futhi zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo ngamazinga ezokwelapha.
Ukwelashwa kobuthi obuholayo, i-succimer ivame ukuba yikhambi elikhethwayo lokuqala, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izinketho ze-chelation zikhona ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nohlobo lobuthi bensimbi obubhekene nabo.
I-EDTA (i-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) enye i-ejenti ye-chelating eyezinye izikhathi esetshenziswayo, nakuba ngokuvamile idinga ukuphathwa kwe-IV endaweni yasesibhedlela. I-DMSA (i-dimercaptosuccinic acid) empeleni igama lamakhemikhali le-succimer, ngakho lezi zibhekisela emuthini ofanayo. Ezimweni ezinzima noma lapho imithi yomlomo ingenzeki, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa kwe-chelation ye-IV esebenzisa ama-ejenti ahlukene.
I-Succimer inikeza izinzuzo eziningana ngaphezu kwe-EDTA, ikakhulukazi ekwelashweni kwangaphandle kobuthi obuholayo. Inzuzo enkulu ukuthi i-succimer ingathathwa ngomlomo ekhaya, kuyilapho i-EDTA ngokuvamile idinga ukuphathwa kwe-IV esikhungweni sezokwelapha.
I-Succimer nayo ivame ukukhetha ngaphezulu izinsimbi ezinobuthi, okusho ukuthi mancane amathuba okuthi isuse amaminerali abalulekile njenge-calcium ne-zinc emzimbeni wakho. Lokhu kuyenza iphephe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuntuleka kwamaminerali. I-EDTA ingase ithandwe ezimweni ezinzima lapho kudingeka khona i-chelation esheshayo noma lapho imithi yomlomo ingenzeki ngenxa yokuhlanza noma ezinye izinkinga.
Yebo, i-succimer ithathwa njengephephile futhi isebenza kahle ezinganeni ezinobuthi obuholayo futhi ivame ukuba yindlela yokwelapha ekhethwayo ezimweni ze-pediatric. Umuthi uye wafundwa kabanzi ezinganeni futhi unohlu oluhle lokuphepha uma usetshenziswa njengoba kuqondiswe.
Izingane zingase zibe sengozini enkulu yemiphumela emibi ethile efana nesicanucanu nokuhlanza, kodwa lokhu kuvamile ukulawuleka. Udokotela wezingane uzobala ngokucophelela umthamo ngokuya ngesisindo somntwana wakho futhi abaqaphe eduze ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Amaphilisi angavulwa futhi axutshwe nokudla uma ingane yakho inenkinga yokuyigwinya yonke.
Uma ngengozi uphuze i-succimer eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza i-succimer eningi kungakhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi futhi kungase kubangele ukuthi amaminerali abalulekile asuswe emzimbeni wakho kanye nezinsimbi ezinobuthi.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha. Gcina ibhodlela lomuthi unawo lapho ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bakwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani owaphuzayo. Izimo eziningi zokweqisa zingalawulwa ngempumelelo ngaphansi kokuqondiswa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-succimer, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile yokuthatha imithi.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha ama-alamu ocingweni noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni. Ukuthatha imithi ngokuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho ukuze usebenze kahle.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-succimer uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo, okuyinto ejwayelekile ngemuva kokuqeda inkambo yakho ebekiwe futhi wenza izivivinyo zegazi zokulandela. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungashiya amazinga ayingozi ezinsimbi ezinzima emzimbeni wakho.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola amazinga egazi lakho le-lead cishe ngemuva kwamasonto angu-1-2 ngemuva kokuqeda ukwelashwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi usebenze ngempumelelo. Uma amazinga esahlala ephezulu, ungase udinge inkambo yesibili yokwelashwa. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-succimer ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono, njengoba ubuthi bensimbi enzima ngokuvamile abubangeli izimpawu ezisobala kuze kube yilapho amazinga eba phezulu kakhulu.
Imithi eminingi ingathathwa ngokuphepha nge-succimer, kodwa kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda, kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Eminye imithi ingase ihlangane ne-succimer noma ithinte ukuthi isebenza kahle kangakanani.
Gwema ukuthatha izithasiselo zensimbi, izithasiselo ze-calcium, noma ama-antacids kungakapheli amahora angu-2 womthamo wakho we-succimer, ngoba lokhu kungaphazamisa ukumuncwa. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa isikhathi seminye imithi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi i-succimer isebenza ngempumelelo. Njalo xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokuqala noma iyiphi imithi emisha ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwe-succimer.
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