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Ukukhishwa kwesikhumba kwenzeka lapho ungqimba olungaphandle lwesikhumba sakho luqeda ngamaqhuqhuva noma amashidi, luveza isikhumba esisha ngaphansi. Le nqubo yemvelo ingashesha ngenxa yokulimala, ukucasuka, noma izimo ezihlukahlukene zempilo. Nakuba kungase kubukeke kukhathaza, ukukhishwa kwesikhumba ngokuvamile kuyindlela yomzimba wakho yokwelapha nokufaka esikhundleni samaseli alimele ngamasha anempilo.
Ukukhishwa kwesikhumba, okubizwa nangokuthi i-desquamation, kwenzeka lapho ungqimba olungaphandle lwesikhumba sakho luhlukana futhi luwele ezingxenyeni ezibonakalayo. Isikhumba sakho ngokuvamile sichitha amaseli afile nsuku zonke, kodwa ngokuvamile awukwazi ukukubona lokhu kwenzeka. Lapho ukukhishwa kuba kubonakala, kusho ukuthi le nqubo isheshiswe kakhulu.
Lokhu kuchithwa kungenzeka noma yikuphi emzimbeni wakho, kusukela kumaqhuqhuva amancane ebusweni bakho kuya emashidini amakhulu ezingalweni zakho noma emilenzeni. Ukukhishwa kuveza ungqimba olusha, oluzwelayo lwesikhumba ngaphansi, yingakho izindawo ezisanda kukhishwa zivame ukuzwa ukuthambeka noma zibukeke zipinki.
Ukukhishwa kwesikhumba kuvame ukuqala ngomuzwa oqinile, owomile ngaphambi kokuba ubone noma yikuphi ukuqhekeka okubonakalayo. Ungase uqaphele isikhumba sakho sizizwa sinzima noma sinamaqhuqhuva uma usihlikihla ngesandla sakho. Abanye abantu bachaza ukuthi kuzizwa sengathi isikhumba sabo “sincane kakhulu” emzimbeni wabo.
Njengoba ukukhishwa kuqhubeka, ungase uhlangabezane nokuluma okuncane noma ukuluma ezindaweni ezithintekile. Isikhumba esisanda kuvezwa ngaphansi ngokuvamile sizizwa sizwela kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, ikakhulukazi ekuthinteni, ekushintsheni kwezinga lokushisa, noma emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba. Lokhu kuzwela ngokuvamile kuthuthuka njengoba ungqimba olusha lwesikhumba luqina ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
Izici eziningana zingabangela isikhumba sakho ukuthi sikhishwe, kusukela ekucasuleni kwansuku zonke kuya ezimweni zempilo ezingaphansi. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yini engase ithinte isikhumba sakho nokuthi ungayisingatha kanjani ngendlela efanele.
Izimbangela ezivamile zansuku zonke zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinto ezivame ukwenzeka zivame ukubangela ukuxebuka kwesikhashana okuxazululwa uma ususa okucasulayo futhi unakekela isikhumba sakho kahle.
Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha nazo zingabangela ukuxebuka kwesikhumba, nakuba lezi zivamile kakhulu:
Izimo ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína ezingabangela ukuxebuka okubanzi zihlanganisa i-toxic epidermal necrolysis, i-Stevens-Johnson syndrome, kanye nezifo ezithile zofuzo. Lezi zimo ngokuvamile ziza nezinye izimpawu ezinzima futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Isikhumba esixebukayo singabonisa izimo ezihlukahlukene ezingaphansi, kusukela ekucasukeni okuncane kuya ezindabeni zempilo ezingathi sína. Iphethini, indawo, kanye nezimpawu eziphelezelayo zisiza ekunqumeni ukuthi yini engase ibangele isikhumba sakho ukuthi sixebuke.
Ukuxebuka okutholakala endaweni ethile kuvame ukubonisa ukucasuka kwangaphandle noma ukulimala. Isibonelo, ukuxebuka ebusweni bakho kungase kusikisela ukuthi usebenzise umkhiqizo obunzima kakhulu, kuyilapho ukuxebuka emahlombe akho kungase kubhekisele ekulimaleni kwelanga. Izifo zamafungi ngokuvamile zibangela ukuxebuka phakathi kwezinzwane noma kwezinye izindawo ezifudumele, ezinomswakama.
Ukuxebuka okubanzi ezindaweni eziningi zomzimba kungase kubonise izimo zesistimu njenge-eczema, i-psoriasis, noma izifo ezithile ze-autoimmune. Uma ukuxebuka kuza nomkhuhlane, ubuhlungu emalungeni, noma ezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo, kungase kubonise izimo ezingathi sína ezidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo yokwelapha izinduna, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma i-cholesterol, ingabangela ukuthi isikhumba siqale ukuxebuka njengomphumela ohlangothini. Uma usanda kuqala ukusebenzisa umuthi omusha futhi uqaphela ukuxebuka, lokhu kuxhumana kufanele kuxoxwe nodokotela wakho.
Ezimweni eziningi zesikhumba esixebukayo zizolunga ngokwemvelo uma ususa into ebangela lokhu futhi unike isikhumba sakho isikhathi sokuphola. Ukucasuka okulula okuvela emoyeni owomile, ukusha kwelanga okuncane, noma imikhiqizo enokhahlo ngokuvamile kuthuthuka phakathi nesonto elilodwa noma amabili ngokunakekela okufanele.
Ukuphola kwesikhumba sakho kuncike embangweni nobukhulu bokuxebuka. Ukucasuka okuncane kungase kulunge ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje, kuyilapho ukulimala okujulile okuvela ekushisweni kwelanga okukhulu kungathatha amasonto amaningana ukuze kuphole ngokugcwele. Ngesikhathi lesi, ungqimba olusha lwesikhumba luqina kancane kancane futhi luba ngaphansi kokuzwela.
Nokho, ukuxebuka okubangelwa izimo zezokwelapha eziyisisekelo njenge-eczema noma i-psoriasis ngokuvamile kudinga ukwelashwa ukuze kuthuthuke. Lezi zimo zivame ukuba ziqhubeke futhi zingase zivuke ngezikhathi ezithile, ngakho-ke ukuzilawula ngokuvamile kuhilela amasu okunakekela isikhathi eside kunokulinda ukuthi zizixazulule zodwa.
Ukunakekelwa ekhaya okumnene kungasiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi siphole ngokushesha futhi sizizwe sikhululekile ngesikhathi sokuxebuka. Okubalulekile ukusekela ukuphola kwemvelo kwesikhumba sakho ngenkathi ugwema ukucasuka okwengeziwe.
Qala ngalezi zinyathelo zokunakekela eziyisisekelo ukuze udale indawo engcono kakhulu yokuphola yesikhumba sakho:
Lezi zinyathelo ezilula zisiza ekuvikeleni ukulimala okwengeziwe futhi zakhe izimo ezinhle kakhulu zesikhumba sakho ukuthi sizilungise ngokwemvelo.
Ukuze uzizwe ukhululekile, unga zama ukusebenzisa izinto ezibandayo ezindaweni ezicasukile noma ungeze i-colloidal oatmeal emanzini okugeza. I-Aloe vera gel nayo ingathoba ukucasuka okuncane, nakuba kungcono ukuhlola noma yimuphi umkhiqizo omusha endaweni encane kuqala ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awunayo impendulo.
Gwema ukusebenzisa izinto ezinzima zokukhipha isikhumba, imikhiqizo esekelwe otshwaleni, noma amakha aqinile ngenkathi isikhumba sakho silulama. Lokhu kunganciphisa ukululama futhi kungenzeka kwenze ukuthi ukuxebuka kube kubi kakhulu.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kwesikhumba esixebukayo kuncike embangweni obangela kanye nobukhulu bezimpawu zakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqala ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela ukuxebuka ngaphambi kokuncoma ukwelashwa okuthile.
Ezimweni zokuvuvukala njenge-eczema noma i-contact dermatitis, udokotela wakho angase anqume ama-corticosteroids aphezulu ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokusheshisa ukuphulukiswa. Le mithi iza ngamandla ahlukahlukene, futhi umhlinzeki wakho uzokhetha okufanele ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile nendawo ethintekile.
Izifo zokungcola zidinga imithi elwa nokungcola, okungaba ama-creams aphezulu ezifo zasendaweni noma imithi yomlomo ezimweni ezisabalale kakhulu. Izifo zamagciwane, nakuba zingavamile, zizodinga ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic.
Ekuxebukeni okukhulu noma okuqhubekayo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ama-moisturizers anqunyiwe, ama-creams akhethekile okulungisa isithiyo, noma okunye ukwelashwa okuhloswe ngakho. Ezinye izimo ziyazuza ku-phototherapy noma imithi yesistimu, nakuba lezi zivame ukugcinelwa izimo ezingathi sína.
Isikhumba esixebukayo esiningi singalawulwa ekhaya, kodwa izimo ezithile zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile. Ukwazi ukuthi ungasiza nini kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimpawu ezikhathazayo:
Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise isimo esingathi sína esidinga ukwelashwa ochwepheshe kunokunakekelwa ekhaya kuphela.
Funani ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uba nokuqina kwesikhumba okubanzi kanye nomkhuhlane, ubunzima bokugwinya, noma ukucasuka kwamehlo. Lezi kungaba yizimpawu zezimo ezinzima njenge-Stevens-Johnson syndrome noma i-toxic epidermal necrolysis, edinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Uma ungaqiniseki ngembangela yesikhumba sakho esiqinayo noma uzizwa ukhathazekile nganoma yiziphi izimpawu, kungcono ngaso sonke isikhathi ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze ube nokuthula kwengqondo nesiqondiso esifanele.
Ezinye izici zingakwenza ukuthi uthole isikhumba esiqinayo, nakuba noma ubani engathuthukisa lesi simo ngaphansi kwezimo ezifanele. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungase ube sengozini enkulu nini.
Imvelo yakho nemikhuba yokuphila idlala indima enkulu empilweni yesikhumba. Abantu abachitha isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle, abahlala ezindaweni ezomile, noma abasebenza ngamakhemikhali banengozi enkulu yokuthuthukisa isikhumba esiqinayo. Ukugeza izandla njalo, ngenkathi kubalulekile ngobunhlanzeko, kungakhuphula ingozi yakho ngokususa amafutha esikhumba emvelo.
Ezinye izici zomuntu siqu zingakhuphula ukuzwela kwakho:
Ukuba nalezi zinto eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzothuthukisa isikhumba esikhanyayo, kodwa ukuzazi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuvikela impilo yesikhumba sakho.
Ngenkathi isikhumba esikhanyayo ngokuvamile singalimazi futhi silulama ngaphandle kwezinkinga, izinkinga zingavela ngezikhathi ezithile, ikakhulukazi uma indawo iba nenkinga noma uma unezimo zempilo ezingaphansi. Ukwazi lezi zinto ezingenzeka kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuqhubeka kokwelashwa kwakho.
Inkinga evame kakhulu ukutheleleka kwamagciwane okwesibili, okungenzeka lapho amagciwane engena ngesithiyo sesikhumba esithintekile. Lokhu kuvamile ukwenzeka uma uzikloloba noma ukhetha ezindaweni ezikhanyayo, noma uma isikhumba somile kakhulu futhi siqhekeka.
Izimpawu zokutheleleka okufanele uziqaphele zihlanganisa ukubomvu okwandayo, ukufudumala, ukuvuvukala, ukwakheka kwe-pus, noma imigqa ebomvu evela endaweni ethintekile. Uma uqaphela lezi zimpawu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha njengoba izifo zingadinga ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, ukukhanya okukhulu kungaholela ekulahlekelweni uketshezi nezinkinga zokulawula izinga lokushisa, ikakhulukazi ezinsaneni, kubantu asebekhulile, noma kulabo abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekile. Ukukhanya okukhulu okusabalalele kungase futhi kuholele ekulimaleni noma ekushintsheni unomphela ekubunjweni kombala wesikhumba, nakuba lokhu kungavamile ngokunakekelwa okufanele.
Ezinye izimo zesikhumba zingabukeka zifana nesikhumba esikhanyayo, okwenza ngezinye izikhathi kudideke mayelana nendlela efanele yokwelapha. Ukuqonda lezi zimo ezibukeka ngendlela efanayo kungakusiza ukuthi uxhumane ngempumelelo nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
I-Dandruff noma i-seborrheic dermatitis ekhanda ingavela ifane nesikhumba esikhanyayo, ngamabala anamaqhuqhuva, aqhekekayo alahleka njalo. Kodwa-ke, lesi simo ngokuvamile sihlanganisa ama-flakes anamafutha amaningi futhi singase sibe nombala ophuzi, ngokungafani nama-flakes omile esikhumba esilula esikhanyayo.
I-Psoriasis nayo ingafana nesikhumba esikhanyayo, kodwa ngokuvamile iveza izikali eziqatha, ezinombala wesiliva kunokuba kube ama-flakes amancane. Izindawo ezithintekile ku-psoriasis zivame ukuba zichazwe kakhulu futhi ziphakanyiswe, zivame ukuvela emadolweni, emadolweni, nasesikhumbeni sekhanda ngamaphethini ahlukile.
Ezinye izifo ezibangelwa amakhowe, ikakhulukazi i-ringworm, zingabangela izindawo eziyindilinga zokukala ezingase zithathwe njengesikhumba esikhanyayo. Kodwa-ke, lezi ngokuvamile zinomngcele ohlukile onjengendandatho futhi zingahambisana nokuluma okunamandla kakhulu kunokukhanya okulula.
Cha, kufanele ugweme ukudonsa noma ukukhetha isikhumba esikhanyayo. Lokhu kungalimaza isikhumba esinempilo esingaphansi, kunciphise ukuphulukiswa, futhi kwandise ingozi yakho yokutheleleka. Kunalokho, vumela isikhumba sichithe ngokwemvelo ngenkathi ugcina indawo inamanzi futhi ivikelekile.
Isikhumba esiningi esikhanyayo siphola phakathi nesonto elilodwa kuya kwamabili, kuye ngembangela nobukhulu. Ukucasuka okuncane kungase kulungiswe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje, kuyilapho ukulimala okujulile okuvela ekushiseni kwelanga okukhulu noma ukuchayeka kwamakhemikhali kungathatha amasonto amaningana ukuze kuphole ngokugcwele.
Kungcono ukugwema izimonyo esikhumbeni esikhanyayo, ngoba kungacasula indawo futhi kwenze ukukhanya kuqashelwe kakhulu. Uma kumele ugqoke izimonyo, khetha imikhiqizo emnene, engenamvini futhi uyisuse ngokucophelela ngesihlanzi esithambile.
Isikhumba esikhanyayo ngokwaso asisuleli, kodwa imbangela engaphansi ingase ibe njalo. Isibonelo, uma ukukhanya kwakho kubangelwa ukutheleleka nge-fungal, lokho kutheleleka kungasakazekela kwabanye. Izimo eziningi zokukhanya ezivela ekushiseni kwelanga, isikhumba esomile, noma ukucasuka azibeki ingozi kwabanye.
Ukuqhekeka ngokuvamile kuhilela izingcezu ezinkulu zesikhumba eziphuma ngamashidi noma imicu, kuyilapho ukuhlakazeka kubhekisela ezinhlayiyeni ezincane, ezinjengempuphu eziphuma. Zombili ziyizinhlobo zokuchitheka kwesikhumba, kodwa ukuqhekeka ngokuvamile kubonisa ukulimala okukhulu noma ukucasuka endaweni yesikhumba.
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