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Ukuhuda yilapho uba nokuchama okuxekethile, okumanzi kaningi kunokujwayelekile. Kuyindlela yomzimba wakho yokusheshisa ukukhipha izinto ezicasulayo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, futhi ngenkathi kungaba ngaphandle kokunethezeka, kuvamile ukuba okwesikhashana futhi kulawuleke.
Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nokuhuda ngesikhathi esithile ezimpilweni zabo. Kungenzeka kungazelelwe futhi kuhlale noma yikuphi kusuka emahoreni ambalwa kuya ezinsukwini eziningana, kuye ngokuthi yini ebangela.
Ukuhuda kwenzeka lapho amathumbu akho engamunci amanzi kahle, noma lapho ekhiqiza uketshezi olwengeziwe. Lokhu kuholela ekuchameni okuxekethile, okumanzi, futhi okuvame kakhulu kunendlela yakho ejwayelekile.
Ngokuvamile uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla lumunca amanzi amaningi ekudleni njengoba kudlula emathunjini akho. Uma kukhona okuphazamisa le nqubo, amanzi amaningi ahlala esitulweni sakho, okwenza ukungaguquguquki okuxekethile okuhlangabezana nakho ngokuhuda.
Ukunokuchama okuxekethile okuthathu noma ngaphezulu ngosuku kuvamile ukubhekwa njengokuhuda. Kodwa-ke, okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi lokhu kuqhathaniswa kanjani nendlela yakho ejwayelekile yokuchama.
Ukuhuda kuzizwa kuhluke kumuntu ngamunye, kodwa ngokuvamile uzoqaphela ukuthi ukuchama kwakho kuba kuxekethile kakhulu futhi kuphuthuma kunokujwayelekile. Ungase uzwe isidingo esingazelelwe, esinamandla sokusebenzisa indlu yangasese ngaphandle kwesixwayiso esincane.
Isitulo ngokwaso sizoba namanzi noma sithambe kakhulu, futhi cishe uzodinga ukuya kaningi kunokujwayelekile. Abantu abaningi bachaza ukuzizwa sengathi abakwazi ukukhipha amathumbu abo ngokuphelele, ngisho nangemva kokusebenzisa indlu yangasese.
Ngokuhambisana nezitulo ezixekethile, ungase uhlangabezane nokungakhululeki okwengeziwe okungakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani emzimbeni wakho:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuza zihambe usuku lonke. Ungase uzizwe ungcono amahora ambalwa, bese uqaphela ukuphuthuma kubuya.
Isifo sohudo singathuthuka ngezizathu eziningi ezahlukene, kusukela ezingxenyeni zokudla ezilula kuya ekuthelelekeni noma ezimweni zezokwelapha. Ukuqonda imbangela kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela nokuthi ungayiphatha kanjani.
Izimbangela ezivamile zivame ukuba zesikhashana futhi zizixazulule zodwa. Ake sibheke ukuthi yini engase ibangele izimpawu zakho:
Ngezinye izikhathi, isifo sohudo singavela nasezimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína. Lokhu kuvamile ukubandakanya izinkinga eziqhubekayo zokugaya ukudla ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Isifo sohudo singaba uphawu lwezimo ezihlukahlukene ezingaphansi, nakuba izimo eziningi zimane ziyimpendulo yomzimba wakho ekucasuleni kwesikhashana. Uma isifo sohudo sesikhashana, ngokuvamile akuyona inkomba yanoma yini engathi sína.
Kodwa-ke, uma isifo sohudo siba esingapheli noma esiphindaphindayo, singase sibonise isimo sempilo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa. Nazi ezinye izinto udokotela wakho angazicabangela:
Ngokuvamile, isifo sohudo esiqhubekayo singase sibonise izimo ezingathi sína njengomdlavuza wamathumbu noma izifo ezinzima zokungamuncwa. Yingakho izimpawu eziqhubekayo zidinga ingxoxo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Okubalulekile ukunaka amaphethini. Isifo sohudo ngezikhathi ezithile sijwayelekile, kodwa izigameko ezivamile noma izimpawu eziphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke zifanelwe ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Yebo, amacala amaningi esifo sohudo axazululwa ngokwawo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa okukhethekile. Umzimba wakho ulunge kakhulu ekulweni nezifo noma ekusuleni izinto ezicasulayo ezivame ukubangela isifo sohudo.
Isifo sohudo esibukhali, esiza kungazelelwe, sivame ukuhlala phakathi kosuku olulodwa kuya kwamathathu. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma kubangelwa okuthile okudliwe, isinambuzane esincane sesisu, noma ukucindezeleka.
Isistimu yakho yokugaya ukudla inezindlela zokuphulukisa zemvelo ezisebenza ukubuyisela umsebenzi ojwayelekile. Njengoba umzimba wakho uqeda noma yini ebangela inkinga, ukunyakaza kwamathumbu akho kuvamile ukubuyela ekuvumelaneni nasekuvamaneni kwabo okujwayelekile.
Kodwa-ke, kunezikhathi lapho isifo sohudo sidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Uma sihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinsuku ezintathu, siza nezimpawu ezinzima, noma siqhubeka sibuya, kufanelekile ukukhuluma nomhlinzeki wezempilo.
Ungaphatha amacala amaningi e-diarrhea ekhaya ngokunakekela okulula, okumnene okusekela inqubo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho. Okubalulekile ukuhlala unamanzi futhi unikeze uhlelo lwakho lokugaya isikhathi sokululama.
Nawa amanye amakhambi asekhaya asebenzayo angakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphola:
Ukuhlala unamanzi yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ongayenza. I-Diarrhea ikwenza ulahlekelwe uketshezi kanye nama-electrolyte, ngakho ukuwashintsha kusiza ukuvimbela ukushoda kwamanzi futhi kusekele ukululama kwakho.
Uma unakekela ingane enomgogodla, izimiso ezifanayo ziyasebenza, kodwa qaphela ngokwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala unamanzi futhi ucabangele ukubonisana nodokotela wezingane ngokushesha.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kwe-diarrhea kuncike kulokho okuyibangelayo nokuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzofuna kuqala ukuhlonza imbangela eyisisekelo ngaphambi kokuncoma ukwelashwa okuthile.
Ezimweni eziningi, odokotela bagxila ekunakekelweni okusekelayo okusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uphole ngenkathi kuvimbela izinkinga. Lokhu kungabandakanya imithi kadokotela yokuphatha izimpawu noma ukwelapha izifo.
Nakhu okungabandakanya ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha:
Udkt wakho angase futhi ancome ukuhlolwa ukuthola imbangela, ikakhulukazi uma isifo sakho sohudo siqhubeka noma sinzima. Lokhu kungabandakanya amasampula esitulo, ukuhlolwa kwegazi, noma izifundo zokucabanga.
Umgomo wokwelashwa kwezokwelapha awukona nje ukuqeda isifo sohudo, kodwa ukubhekana nanoma yini ekubangela ukuze uzizwe ungcono isikhathi eside.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma isifo sakho sohudo sinzima, sithatha izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezimbili, noma siza nezimpawu ezikhathazayo. Ngenkathi isifo sohudo esiningi singenangozi, izimpawu ezithile zibonisa ukuthi udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Kubalulekile ukuthembela emizweni yakho ngesikhathi okuthile kungazizwa kahle. Nawa amasignali acacile aqinisekisa ucingo kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo:
Ezinganeni, abadala asebekhulile, noma abantu abanezimo zempilo ezingapheli, kuhle ukuxhumana nodokotela ngokushesha. Laba baqembu basengozini enkulu yezinkinga ezivela esifweni sohudo.
Unganqikazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uma uhlangabezana nokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni okukhulu, umkhuhlane ophezulu oqhubekayo, noma izimpawu zokugula okukhulu. Impilo yakho nokunethezeka kufanelekile ukuthula kwengqondo okuzayo nokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile.
Ezinye izinto zingakwenza ukuthi uthambekele ekuthuthukiseni ukuhuda, yize noma ubani engakuzwa kungakhathalekile izinga labo lobungozi. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela uma kungenzeka.
Ezinye izinto eziyingozi zihlobene nemikhuba yakho yansuku zonke kanye nemvelo, kanti ezinye zihilela isimo sakho sempilo noma ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Ukuqaphela lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uhlale uqaphile ngezikhathi ezinobungozi obukhulu:
Ngenkathi ungeke ukwazi ukulawula zonke izinto eziyingozi, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ukuhuda. Inhlanzeko enhle, imikhuba yokudla ephephile, nokuphatha ukucindezeleka konke kungasiza ukuvikela impilo yakho yokugaya ukudla.
Izimo eziningi zokuhuda zixazululeka ngaphandle kwezinkinga, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela izinkinga ezingase zivele, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi. Okukhathaza kakhulu ngokuvamile ukuqothuka kwamanzi emzimbeni.
Lapho umzimba wakho ulahlekelwa uketshezi oluningi nama-electrolyte ngokuhuda, kungaholela ezinkingeni ezithinta indlela ozizwa ngayo nokusebenza. Nazi izinkinga eziyinhloko okufanele uziqaphele:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ezinye izifo ezibangela isifo sohudo zingaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína njenge-arthritis esabela noma ukulimala kwezinso. Lokhu akuvamile kodwa kuqokomisa ukuthi kungani izimpawu eziqhubekayo noma ezinzima zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Izingane kanye nabantu abadala asebekhulile basengozini enkulu yezinkinga ngoba bangaphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni ngokushesha. Uma unakekela umuntu okulezi zigaba zeminyaka, babheke ngokucophelela futhi unganqikazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Izimpawu zesifo sohudo ngezinye izikhathi zingadidaniswa nezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, ikakhulukazi uma zithambile noma ziza nezimpawu ezengeziwe. Ukuqonda le mibandela kungakusiza ukuthi uchaze kangcono okwenzayo kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ukuhamba kwamathumbu okuxekethile, okuvame ukwenzeka kwesifo sohudo kungase kuqale kubonakale kufana nezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, kodwa kunehlukano eziyinhloko okufanele uziqaphele:
Ngesinye isikhathi, lokho okuzwakala njengohudo kungase kube ukuzikhipha amathumbu okuncane njalo ngenxa yokuqina kwamathumbu okunezela. Lokhu kuvamile kubantu abadala asebekhulile futhi kudinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Qaphela isikhathi, izinto ezibangela, nezimpawu ezihambisana nezinkinga zakho zokugaya ukudla. Lolu lwazi lusiza abahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi benze ukuxilongwa okunembile futhi bancomise ukwelashwa okufanele.
Izimo eziningi zohudo oluqatha zithatha phakathi kosuku olulodwa kuya kwamathathu futhi ziyazixazulula zodwa. Uma uhudo lwakho luqhubeka izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezintathu noma luqhubeka lubuya, kufanelekile ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze kutholakale noma yiziphi izimbangela ezingaphansi.
Imithi elwa nohudo ingasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu, kodwa akuyona ngaso sonke isikhathi okuyisinqumo esingcono kakhulu. Uma uhudo lwakho lubangelwa ukutheleleka, ukuluyeka ngokushesha kungase kuvimbele umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiphe amagciwane noma igciwane eliyingozi. Ezimweni eziningi, ukugxila ekutholeni amanzi emzimbeni nasekuphumuleni kuyindlela ephephe kakhulu.
Yebo, ingcindezi nokukhathazeka ngokuqinisekile kungabangela uhudo. Uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla luxhumene eduze nohlelo lwakho lwezinzwa, futhi ingcindezi engokomzwelo ingasheshisa ukunyakaza kwamathumbu, okuholela ekuzikhipheni amathumbu okuxekethile. Ukuphatha ingcindezi ngamasu okuphumula, ukuzivocavoca, noma ukwelulekwa kungasiza ekunciphiseni izinkinga zokugaya ukudla ezihlobene nengcindezi.
Ukuphuma kwendle ngokuvamile kuhilela ukuzikhipha amathumbu okuxekethile amathathu noma ngaphezulu ngosuku, kuyilapho ukuzikhipha amathumbu okuxekethile kungenzeka ngezikhathi ezithile ngaphandle kokuhlangabezana nalolo kulinganiso. Kokubili kuhilela izinguquko ezifanayo zokuvumelana, kodwa uhudo luvame kakhulu futhi luvame ukuhambisana nezimpawu ezengeziwe njengokubamba noma ukuzizwa uphuthuma.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme konke ukudla, kodwa ukunamathela ezintweni ezingenambitheki, okulula ukuzigaya kuvame ukuba ngcono. Ukudla kwe-BRAT (obhanana, ilayisi, i-applesauce, isinkwa esosiwe) kunobungane ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Gwema ubisi, i-caffeine, utshwala, ukudla okunamafutha, nanoma yini enezinongo kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka. Ukuhlala unamanzi kubaluleke kakhulu kunokudla uma ungalambi.
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