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Izinga eliphezulu le-uric acid, elibizwa nangokuthi i-hyperuricemia, lenzeka lapho umzimba wakho unayo i-uric acid eningi egazini. I-Uric acid iyimfucuza yemvelo umzimba wakho oyenzayo uma uchitha izinto ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-purines, atholakala kokudla okuthile futhi enziwa namaseli akho.
Lapho konke kusebenza ngokujwayelekile, izinso zakho zihlunga i-uric acid eningi futhi uyayikhipha ngomchamo. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi lolu hlelo luyakhukhulwa noma lungasebenzi kahle njengoba kufanele, okuholela ekwakhekeni okungabangela izinkinga ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinga eliphezulu le-uric acid lisho ukuthi unama-milligrams angaphezu kuka-6.8 e-uric acid ngedesilitha yegazi. Lokhu kulinganisa kungase kuzwakale kuyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa kucabange njengokuthi uhlelo lomzimba wakho lokuhlanza luthola ukusekelwa kancane.
Udkt wakho ngokuvamile uzohlola i-uric acid yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okulula. Amazinga avamile avame ukuba phakathi kuka-3.4 kuya ku-7.0 mg/dL emadodeni kanye no-2.4 kuya ku-6.0 mg/dL kwabesifazane, nakuba lawa mazinga angahluka kancane phakathi kwamalabhorethri.
Lesi simo ngokwaso ngokuvamile asibangeli izimpawu ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi banama-uric acid aphezulu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile, okuyinto enhle ngempela ngoba ikunika ithuba lokulungisa ngaphambi kokuthi izinkinga zivele.
Ezikhathini eziningi, i-uric acid ephezulu ayibangeli zimpawu ongazizwa. Yingakho odokotela ngezinye izikhathi bekwazi njengesimo esingabonakali esivela ikakhulukazi ngokuhlolwa kwegazi.
Nokho, uma amazinga e-uric acid ehlala ephezulu isikhathi eside, ungaqala ukuzwa izimpawu zokuthi okuthile akulungile. Nakhu ongase ukuqaphele uma izinkinga ziqala ukuvela:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuvela lapho amakristalu e-uric acid eqala ukwakheka emalungeni akho noma ezinso. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukubamba i-uric acid ephezulu kusenesikhathi kusho ukuthi ungavame ukuvimbela lezi zimpawu ezingakhululeki ukuthi zingaveli.
I-uric acid ephezulu ithuthuka lapho umzimba wakho wenza i-uric acid eningi kakhulu noma ungayiqedi ngempumelelo eyanele. Cabanga ngayo njengebhavu eligcwaliseka ngokushesha kakhulu noma elithatha isikhathi eside ukukhipha amanzi.
Izinto eziningi zansuku zonke zingaba nomthelela kulokhu kungalingani, futhi ukuziqonda kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde imiphumela yakho:
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zihlanganisa izici zofuzo ezithinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo i-uric acid, izimo ezithile zezokwelapha njenge-psoriasis, nokuncipha kwesisindo okusheshayo okukhulula ama-purines ekuqhekekeni kwesicubu.
I-uric acid ephezulu ingaba yisibonakaliso sezimo eziningana zezempilo ezingaphansi ezithinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo imfucuza noma ugcina ibhalansi. Ukuqonda lezi zixhumano kukusiza ukuthi ubone isithombe esikhulu sempilo yakho.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu ezihambisana ne-uric acid ephezulu zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, i-uric acid ephezulu ingase ikhombe izimo ezinjengomdlavuza othile wegazi (i-leukemia, i-lymphoma), i-psoriasis enzima, noma izifo zofuzo ezithinta indlela umzimba wakho ohlukanisa ngayo ama-purines.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-uric acid ephezulu akusho ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi unezimo ezinjalo. Udokotela wakho uzobheka isithombe sakho esiphelele sempilo ukuze aqonde ukuthi kwenzakalani.
Amazinga aphezulu e-uric acid akuvamile ukuthi anyamalale ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokuthi kwenziwe izinguquko endleleni yakho yokuphila noma ekudleni kwakho. Kodwa-ke, izindaba ezinhle ukuthi unokulawula okukhulu emazingeni akho e-uric acid ngokukhetha okwenzayo nsuku zonke.
Uma i-uric acid yakho ephezulu ibangelwa izinto zesikhashana ezinjengokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, ukudla okunamaphrotheni amaningi kwakamuva, noma imithi ethile, amazinga akho angase athuthuke uma lezi zinto zixazululwa. Kodwa uma izimbangela eziyisisekelo ezinjengamaphethini okudla, isisindo, noma izimo zezokwelapha zingaxazululwa, amazinga ngokuvamile ahlala ephakeme.
Ingxenye ekhuthazayo ukuthi ngisho nezinguquko ezincane zingenza umehluko omkhulu. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka emazingeni abo e-uric acid phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemva kokwenza izinguquko ekudleni kwabo, bahlale benamanzi emzimbeni, futhi belawula isisindo sabo.
Ungathatha izinyathelo eziningana eziwusizo ekhaya ukusiza ukwehlisa amazinga akho e-uric acid ngokwemvelo. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kahle kakhulu uma uzimisele futhi unesineke, njengoba izinguquko ngokuvamile zithatha amasonto ambalwa ukuthi zivele ezivivinyweni zegazi.
Nansi imizila yasekhaya ewusizo kakhulu abantu abaningi abayithola ilawuleka:
Khumbula ukuthi izinguquko ezinensayo zivame ukuba ziqhubeke kunalezo ezinzima. Qala ngokulungisa okukodwa noma okubili bese wakha lapho kuba imikhuba.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kwe-uric acid ephezulu ngokuvamile kugxila emithini esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqede i-uric acid ngempumelelo noma ukunciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho ukhiqiza kangakanani. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nezinye izinto zempilo.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zemithi udokotela wakho angase azicabange zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoqala ngezinguquko zokuphila kuqala, ikakhulukazi uma amazinga akho engaphezulu kakhulu. Imithi iba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu uma usuvele uhlaselwe yi-gout, unezifo zamatshe ezinso, noma uma izinguquko zokuphila zodwa zingawanciphisi amazinga akho ngokwanele.
Abantu abaningi benza kahle ngokwelashwa, futhi abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa imithi nezinguquko zokuphila kubanika imiphumela engcono kakhulu yesikhathi eside.
Kufanele ngempela ubone udokotela uma utshelwe ukuthi unamazinga aphezulu e-uric acid, ngisho noma ungenazo izimpawu okwamanje. Ukunaka kusenesikhathi kungasiza ekuvikeleni izinkinga ezingathi sína ukuthi zingenzeki ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kubaluleke kakhulu ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu:
Noma ngaphandle kwezimpawu, ukuhlolwa njalo kubalulekile uma unezici eziyingozi njomlando womndeni we-gout, isifo sezinso, noma ezinye izimo ezihlobene. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi wakhe uhlelo lokuphatha amazinga akho e-uric acid ngaphambi kokuthi abangele izinkinga.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa amazinga aphezulu e-uric acid. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi wazi ukuthi kufanele unake amazinga akho nini.
Ezinye izici eziyingozi ongazithonya zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici eziyingozi okunzima ukuzilawula zihlanganisa:
Ukuba nalezi zici eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzoba ne-uric acid ephezulu, kodwa zikhomba ukuthi kufanelekile ukunaka amazinga akho nokwenza izinqumo ezinempilo uma kungenzeka.
Lapho amazinga aphezulu e-uric acid eqhubeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, angaholela ezinkingeni eziningana ezithinta izinga lempilo yakho. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lalezi zinkinga zingavinjwa ngokuphathwa okufanele.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingahlanganisa:
Lezi zinkinga ngokuvamile zenzeka ezinyangeni kuya eminyakeni, hhayi ngobusuku obubodwa. Lokhu kukunika isikhathi sokusebenza nethimba lakho lezempilo ukuzivimbela ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuphathwa kwendlela yokuphila.
Amazinga aphezulu e-uric acid ngokwawo atholwa ngezivivinyo zegazi, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile akukho ukudideka mayelana nezinombolo. Kodwa-ke, izimpawu ezingavela e-uric acid ephezulu zingase ziphuthelwe ezinye izimo.
Ukuhlaselwa yi-gout, okuvela ku-uric acid ephezulu, ngezinye izikhathi kudidaniswa nalokhu:
Amathambo ezinso avela ku-uric acid ephezulu angase adidaniswe nalokhu:
Yingakho kubalulekile ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze athole ukuxilongwa okufanele kunokuzama ukuzixilonga ngokusekelwe ezimpawini kuphela. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungasheshisa ukucacisa ukuthi i-uric acid ephezulu iyabandakanyeka yini.
Yebo, usengakwazi ukudla inyama, kodwa uzofuna ukukhetha kakhulu mayelana nezinhlobo kanye nenani. Gxila ezingxenyeni ezinamafutha amancane zenyama yenkukhu nezinhlanzi kunenyama ebomvu, futhi ucabangele izingxenye ezincane. Inyama yezitho ezinjengesibindi nezinso kungcono ukuyigwema ngoba iphezulu kakhulu kuma-purines.
Ngezinguquko zokuphila eziqhubekayo, ungaqala ukubona ngcono emasontweni angu-2-6, nakuba kungase kuthathe izinyanga ezingu-2-3 ukubona izinguquko ezinkulu. Uma uthatha imithi, ukuthuthuka kuvame ukwenzeka ngokushesha, ngezinye izikhathi kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa.
I-uric acid ephezulu ayiyona ingozi ngokushesha, kodwa ingaholela ezinkingeni uma ingelashwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abantu abaningi baphila ngamazinga aphakeme kancane ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi uma beyilawula ngezinguquko zokuphila kanye nokuqapha njalo.
Ukucindezeleka akuholeli ngqo ku-uric acid ephezulu, kodwa kungaba nomthelela ngokungaqondile. Ukucindezeleka kungaholela ekukhetheni ukudla okungahambisani kahle, ukoma, noma ezinye izici zokuphila ezingathinta amazinga e-uric acid. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngamasu okunqoba anempilo kuhlale kunenzuzo empilweni yonke.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme lonke utshwala, kodwa ukulinganisela kubalulekile. Ubhiya nemimoya kuvame ukukhuphula amazinga e-uric acid ngaphezu kwewayini. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, zinciphise ngamanani amancane ngezikhathi ezithile futhi uqinisekise ukuthi uhlala unamanzi.
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