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Ukuthuthumela kweso kuyisimo esivamile, esivame ukungalimazi lapho imisipha yakho yelid contract ngokungazelelwe, okubangela ama-spasms amancane, aphindaphindayo. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nalokhu okucasulayo kodwa okwesikhashana ekuphileni kwabo. Ngenkathi kungase kuzwakale kukhathaza uma kwenzeka kuwe, ukuthuthumela kweso kuvame ukuzixazulula ngokwako phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto ngaphandle kwanoma iyiphi imbangela enkulu.
Ukuthuthumela kweso, okubizwa ngokuthi i-myokymia ngokwezokwelapha, kwenzeka lapho imisipha emincane esivalweni sakho iso iqhubeka nokuncipha ngaphandle kokulawula kwakho. Cabanga ngakho njenge-spasm encane yemisipha eyenzeka ngqo endaweni ebucayi ezungeze iso lakho. Ukuthuthumela kuvame ukuthinta iso elilodwa ngesikhathi, okuvame kakhulu ukuba yiso elingezansi, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kungabandakanya nelid eliphezulu futhi.
Lokhu kuncipha okungazelelwe kudala umuzwa wokundiza noma wokugxuma ongawuzwa kodwa abanye abantu abakwazi ukuwubona. Ukunyakaza kuvamile ukuba kube kancane kakhulu futhi kuhlala noma yikuphi kusukela kumasekhondi ambalwa kuya emizuzwini eminingana ngesikhathi. Izikhathi eziningi zokuthuthumela kweso yilokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi “ama-fasciculations angenangozi,” okusho ukuthi awalimazi nhlobo futhi akubonisi noma yiziphi izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo.
Ukuthuthumela kweso kuzwakala njengomuzwa wokundiza noma wokushaya ngobumnene esivalweni sakho iso. Ungase uqaphele ukugxuma noma ukuthuthumela okunesigqi okuzayo futhi okuhamba ngokungaqondakali usuku lonke. Umuzwa uvame ukungabi nobuhlungu, nakuba ungase uzwakale ucasula kancane noma uphazamisa uma uqhubeka.
Abanye abantu bakuchaza njengokuzizwa sengathi ilid labo “lidansa” noma “liyathuthumela” ngokwalo. Ukuthuthumela kungase kube kancane kangangokuthi nguwe kuphela oluqaphelayo, noma kungase kubonakale ngokwanele ukuthi abanye bakwazi ukukubona uma bebona kahle. Ubukhulu bungahluka kusukela ekundizeni okungabonakali kuya ekunyakazeni okugxumayo okukhulu.
Isikhathi sesigameko ngasinye sokuthuthumela ngokuvamile sisuka kumasekhondi ambalwa siye emizuzwini embalwa. Kodwa-ke, isimo esiphelele singaqhubeka izinsuku noma amasonto, ukuthuthumela kuza futhi kuhambe ngezikhathi ezingahleliwe kulo lonke leli thuba.
Ukuthuthumela kweso kuvame ukubangelwa izinto zansuku zonke ezibeka ingcindezi ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa noma emisipheni yamehlo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimbangela eziningi zingezesikhashana futhi zilawuleka kalula ngokulungiswa kwendlela yokuphila elula.
Nawa amaphuzu avamile angaholela ekuthuthumeleni kweso:
Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela ezivamile kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yini engase ibangele ukuthuthumela kweso lakho. Ezikhathini eziningi, ukubhekana nembangela eyisisekelo kuzoxazulula ukuthuthumela ngokwemvelo.
Ezimweni eziningi, ukuthuthumela kweso kumane nje kuyi-spasm yemisipha engalimazi engabonisi noma yisiphi isimo sezokwelapha esingaphansi. Ngokuvamile kuyindlela yomzimba wakho yokukutshela ukuthi udinga ukuphumula okwengeziwe, ukucindezeleka okuncane, noma ikhefu kulokho obekucindezela uhlelo lwakho.
Nokho, kunezinye izimo ezingavamile ezingabangela ukuthuthumela kweso. Lezi ngokuvamile zihilela izimpawu ezinzima noma eziqhubekayo ezedlula ukushaya kwelidini elilula:
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi lezi zimo azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zihilela ezinye izimpawu ngaphandle nje kokuthuthumela kweso. Uma ukuthuthumela kwakho kuhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo noma kuqhubeka amasonto ambalwa, kufanelekile ukuxoxa nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Yebo, ukuthuthumela kweso cishe ngaso sonke isikhathi kuyanyamalala ngokwako ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Izikhathi eziningi zixazululwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emasontweni ambalwa uma usuqede izimbangela ezingaphansi. Umzimba wakho unekhono eliphawulekayo lokuzilungisa lezi zinkinga ezincane zemisipha.
Isikhathi sokulungisa sincike kakhulu kulokho okubangela ukuthuthumela kwakho. Uma kuhlobene nokucindezeleka noma ukuntula ukulala, ungase uqaphele ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuthola ukuphumula okungcono noma ukulawula amazinga akho okucindezeleka. Ukuthuthumela okuhlobene ne-caffeine kuvame ukuyeka phakathi kwamahora angu-24-48 ngemva kokunciphisa ukudla kwakho.
Noma ngabe awenzi izinguquko, izigameko eziningi zokuthuthumela kwamehlo ekugcineni zizoyeka ngokwazo. Kodwa-ke, ukwenza ezinye izinguquko ezilula emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke kungasheshisa kakhulu inqubo yokuphulukisa futhi kuvimbele izigameko zesikhathi esizayo ukuthi zenzeke.
Ungakwazi ukuphatha ngempumelelo ukuthuthumela kwamehlo okuningi ekhaya ngezindlela ezithambile, zemvelo ezibhekana nezimbangela ezivamile ezingaphansi. Lezi zindlela zokwelapha zigxila ekunciphiseni ukucindezeleka ohlelweni lwakho lwezinzwa nokunikeza imisipha yakho yamehlo ukusekelwa abakudingayo ukuze baphumule.
Nawa amakhambi asekhaya afakazelwe angasiza ukunciphisa ukuthuthumela kwamehlo:
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa ezinye zalezi zindlela kusebenza kangcono kunokuzama ikhambi elilodwa nje. Yiba nesineke ngemvelo yakho, njengoba kungase kuthathe izinsuku ezimbalwa ukubona intuthuko, ikakhulukazi uma ingcindezi noma imikhuba emibi yokulala ibilokhu yakheka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kokuqeqeshwa kwamehlo akuvamile ukuthi kudingeke njengoba izimo eziningi zixazululwa ngokunakekelwa ekhaya nokulungiswa kwendlela yokuphila. Kodwa-ke, uma ukuthuthumela kwakho kunzima, kuqhubeka, noma kuthinta kakhulu impilo yakho yansuku zonke, udokotela wakho unezinketho eziningana zokwelapha ezitholakalayo.
Ezimweni eziqine kakhulu zokuqeqeshwa kwamehlo, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase ancome:
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu lapho ukuthuthumela kubangelwa isimo esibi se-neurological, udokotela wakho angase akuthumele kudokotela wezinzwa ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okukhethekile. Nokho, leli zinga lokungenelela lidingeka kubantu abangaphansi kuka-1% abathola ukuthuthumela kwamehlo.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngemithi yokwelapha elula kakhulu futhi acabangele izinketho ezinzima uma izindlela ezilula zingasebenzi ngemva kwamasonto amaningana noma izinyanga.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ukuthuthumela kwamehlo kuqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa noma uma kuhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Nakuba ukuthuthumela kwamehlo okuningi kungalimazi, izimpawu ezithile zokuxwayisa zibonisa ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha kungaba ukuhlakanipha.
Nakhu lapho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokuthuthumela kwamehlo:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ukuthuthumela kunzima ngokwanele ukuphazamisa umsebenzi wakho, ukushayela, noma imisebenzi yansuku zonke, kufanelekile ukuxoxa ngezinketho zokwelapha nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangasiza ukuthola ukuthi ngabe kukhona yini imbangela eyisisekelo edinga ukunakekelwa futhi baphakamise ukwelashwa okufanelekile.
Ezinye izici zingakwenza ukuthi uthole ukuthuthumela kwamehlo, yize noma ngubani engathuthukisa lesi simo kungakhathalekile ubudala noma isimo sempilo. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uphathe kangcono izigameko uma zenzeka.
Izici ezilandelayo zikhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ukuthuthumela kwamehlo:
Ukuba nalezi zinto eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzothuthukisa ukuthuthumela kwamehlo, kodwa ukuzazi kungakusiza ukuthi wenze izinqumo zendlela yokuphila ezinciphisa amathuba okuba nezikhathi.
Kubantu abaningi, ukuthuthumela kwamehlo akubangeli zinkinga ezinkulu futhi kulungiswa ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo. Okukhathaza kakhulu ngokuvamile ukuphazamiseka kwesikhashana nokukhathazeka okuncane okuhambisana nomuzwa kunokulimala ngokomzimba.
Kodwa-ke, ezimweni ezingavamile, ukuthuthumela kwamehlo okuqhubekayo noma okukhulu kungaholela kwezinye izinkinga:
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi lezi zinkinga azivamile futhi zivame ukwenzeka kuphela ezimweni ezinzima, eziqhubekayo eziqhubeka izinyanga. Abantu abaningi bathola kuphela ukuphazamiseka okuncane, kwesikhashana ekuthuthumeleni kwamehlo abo.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zinkinga noma uma ukuthuthumela kwakho kuthinta kakhulu izinga lempilo yakho, ukuxoxa ngezinketho zokwelapha nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kungakusiza ukuthi uthole impumuzo futhi uvimbele ezinye izinkinga.
Ukuthuthumela kwamehlo ngezinye izikhathi kungadideka nezinye izimo zamehlo noma zobuso, yingakho kusiza ukuqonda izici ezihlukile. Ukwazi ukuthi ukuthuthumela kwamehlo kubukeka futhi kuzizwa kanjani kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi ngempela yini okuhlangenwe nakho.
Nawa amanye amazwi avame ukudideka nokuthuthumela kwamehlo:
Ukuthuthumela kwamehlo kweqiniso kubonakala ngokuncipha kwemisipha okungenabuhlungu, okungokwesigqi ongakuzwa kodwa okungase kungabonakali kwabanye. Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu, izinguquko zombono, noma ezinye izimpawu kanye nokuthuthumela, kungase kufanele ukuthi izimpawu zakho zihlolwe ngumhlinzeki wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Cha, ukuthuthumela kwamehlo akutheleli. Kuyi-muscle spasm eyenzeka ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho ngenxa yezinto ezinjengokucindezeleka, ukukhathala, noma ukuthatha i-caffeine. Awukwazi ukuthola ukuthuthumela kwamehlo komunye umuntu, futhi awukwazi ukukudlulisela kwabanye ngokuthintana noma ukusondelana.
Ukuthuthumela kweso ngokwalo ngokuvamile akuyona uphawu lokushaywa unhlangothi. Izimpawu zokushaywa unhlangothi zivame ukufaka ubuthakathaka obuzumayo, ukuba ndikindiki, ubunzima bokukhuluma, noma ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, uma ukuthuthumela kweso lakho kuhambisana nokwehla kobuso, ukukhuluma okungacacile, noma ubuthakathaka ohlangothini olulodwa lomzimba wakho, kufanele ufune ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ukuthuthumela kweso ngezinye izikhathi kungabonisa ukucindezeleka kwamehlo, okungase kusho ukuthi udinga izibuko noma ukubuyekezwa kwemithi. Uma ubelokhu uqina amehlo kaningi, uhlangabezana nekhanda elibuhlungu, noma unobunzima bokubona kahle, kufanelekile ukuba nokuhlolwa kwamehlo. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi abanombono ophelele nabo bayathuthumela amehlo ngenxa yezinye izinto ezinjengokucindezeleka noma ukukhathala.
Yebo, izingane zingathuthumela amehlo, nakuba kungavamile kangako kubantu abadala. Izimbangela zivame ukufana nabantu abadala, okuhlanganisa ukukhathala, ukucindezeleka, noma isikhathi esiningi sesikrini. Uma ukuthuthumela kweso lengane yakho kuqhubeka amasonto angaphezu kwambalwa noma kuhambisana nezinye izimpawu, kufanelekile ukubonisana nodokotela wabo wezingane.
Ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuthuthumela kweso, ikakhulukazi uma ukoma kunomthelela ekukhathaleni kwemisipha noma ukungalingani kwe-electrolyte. Nakuba ukuphuza amanzi kuphela kungase kungelaphi ukuthuthumela kwakho, kuyisinyathelo esilula, esinempilo esisekela ukusebenza kwemisipha yonke futhi kungaba yingxenye yendlela yokwelapha esebenzayo.
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