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Ulimi oliphuzi yisimo esivamile lapho ulimi lwakho lubonakala luphuzi noma lunamabala aphuzi ngaphezulu kwalo. Lolu shintsho lombala lwenzeka lapho amagciwane, amaseli esikhumba afile, noma izinhlayiya zokudla ziqongelelana ezigudwini ezincane ezimboza ulimi lwakho ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-papillae. Noma kungase kubukeke kukhathaza, ulimi oliphuzi ngokuvamile aliyingozi futhi luvame ukulunga ngobuhle bomlomo obufanele.
Ulimi oliphuzi lwenzeka lapho izigudu ezincane olwimini lwakho zikhula futhi zibambe amagciwane, imfucumfucu, noma imibala evela ekudleni naseziphuzweni. Lezi zigudu, ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-papillae, ngokuvamile zikhipha amaseli afile njalo ukuze zigcine ulimi lwakho lihlanzekile futhi libe pinki.
Lapho le nqubo yemvelo yokukhipha yehla, izinto ziqongelelana futhi zakhe ukumboza okuphuzi noma ukushintsha kombala. Lesi simo singathinta ingxenye yolimi lwakho noma simboze yonke indawo, futhi umbala ophuzi ungahluka kusuka ophuzi okhanyayo kuya ophuzi wegolide ojulile.
Ulimi oliphuzi ngokuvamile alibangeli ubuhlungu, kodwa ungase uqaphele ezinye izinzwa ezingakhululekile. Umuzwa ovamile kakhulu ukuthungwa okufana noboya noma okunezici ezinoboya ngaphezulu kolimi lwakho, cishe njengokuba nemicu kakotini noma yekhaphethi emlonyeni wakho.
Ungase futhi uhlangabezane nomoya omubi ongathuthuki ngokuxubha nokuhlanza njalo. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukunambitheka kwensimbi noma okubabayo emlonyeni wabo, ikakhulukazi lapho bevuka ekuseni.
Kwezinye izimo, ungase uzizwe sengathi ulimi lwakho luvuvukele kancane noma lujiyile kunokujwayelekile. Ukumboza okuphuzi kungenza ulimi lwakho luzizwe lukhulu lapho uluhlikihla ophahleni lomlomo wakho.
Izinto eziningana zingaholela olimini oliphuzi, kusukela emikhubeni elula yokuphila kuya ezimweni zezempilo ezingaphansi. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yini engase ibangele izimpawu zakho.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezingenzeka zihlanganisa umkhuhlane, ongashintsha okwesikhashana ukubukeka kolimi lwakho, kanye nezithasiselo ezithile njengensimbi noma i-bismuth. Ngezinye izikhathi, ulimi oluphuzi luvela uma ulwa nomkhuhlane noma ukutheleleka.
Ulimi oluphuzi ngezinye izikhathi lungabonisa izimo zempilo ezingaphansi, nakuba ngokuvamile kuyinkinga yezimonyo nje. Ezikhathini eziningi, lubonisa ukuthi izinqubo zemvelo zokuhlanza umlomo wakho zidinga usizo oluthile.
Izimo ezivamile ezihlotshaniswa nolimi oluphuzi zihlanganisa:
Izimo ezingavamile ezingase zibangele ulimi oluphuzi zihlanganisa izinkinga zesibindi, ezingakha umbala ophuzi emzimbeni wakho wonke, noma izimo ezithile zofuzo ezithinta indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo izakhamzimba. Nokho, lezi zimo ngokuvamile ziza nezinye izimpawu eziqaphelekayo.
Yebo, ulimi oluphuzi ngokuvamile luyazixazulula ngokwalo, ikakhulukazi uma lubangelwa izinto zesikhashana njengokudla okubangela ukuba lube mnyama noma ukungabi namanzi emzimbeni okuncane. Ulimi lwakho ngokwemvelo lulahla ungqimba lwalo olungaphandle njalo emva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, okusiza ukususa uthuli namagciwane aqongelelekayo.
Uma ukushintsha kombala kube mthubi kungenxa yento oyidlayo noma oyiphuzile, kungase kuphele ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili njengoba amathe akho egeza imibala. Ngokufanayo, uma imithi noma ukugula kubangele le nkinga, umbala wakho wolimi kufanele ubuyele kokujwayelekile uma lezi zinto sezixazululiwe.
Kodwa-ke, uma inhlanzeko yomlomo engalungile iyimbangela, ukumbozwa okuphuzi cishe kuzoqhubeka kuze kube yilapho uthuthukisa umkhuba wakho wokunakekela amazinyo. Ngaphandle kokuxubha nokuhlanza kahle, amagciwane nodoti zizoqhubeka ziqongeleleke ebusweni bolimi lwakho.
Ukwelashwa ekhaya kolimi olumthubi kugxila ekuthuthukiseni inhlanzeko yomlomo nokususa ukwakheka okubangela ukushintsha kombala. Ezimweni eziningi kuphendulwa kahle ekunakekelweni okulula, okuqhubekayo ongakuhlanganisa kalula emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke.
Nawa amakhambi asekhaya asebenzayo ongawazama:
Yiba nesineke ngokwelashwa ekhaya, njengoba kungase kuthathe izinsuku eziningana ukubona intuthuko. Ukuqhubeka kubalulekile - ukweqa umkhuba wakho wenhlanzeko yomlomo ngisho nosuku olulodwa kunganciphisa ukuqhubeka.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kolimi olumthubi kuncike embangweni obangela ukuthi udokotela wakho awutholi. Uma ngabe kukhona ukutheleleka kwamagciwane noma isikhunta, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase anqume imithi ethile yokususa ukutheleleka.
Ngenxa yokukhula ngokweqile kwamagciwane, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi batusa izindlela zokugeza umlomo ezilwa namagciwane noma izifundo ezimfushane zama-antibiotics. Uma i-thrush yomlomo ibangela ukushintsha kombala kube ophuzi, imithi elwa nesikhunta ngesimo sokugeza umlomo, ama-lozenges, noma amaphilisi ingasiza ukubuyisela umbala olungile wolimi.
Lapho ulimi oluphuzi luvela ekubuyiselweni kwe-asidi, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi yokunciphisa i-asidi ukuvimbela i-asidi yesisu ekuthinteni ibhalansi ye-pH yomlomo wakho. Ngenxa yolimi oluphuzi oluhlobene nemithi, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase alungise imithamo noma aphakamise ezinye izindlela uma kungenzeka.
Ezimweni lapho umlomo owomile unegalelo enkingeni, odokotela bangase batusa izithako zamaliva noma imithi ekhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwamaliva. Bazosebenza nawe futhi ukukhomba nokuguqula noma yiziphi izinto ezinomthelela ekomeni komlomo.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ulimi lwakho oluphuzi luqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili naphezu kwenhlanzeko yomlomo enhle, noma uma luhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Nakuba ulimi oluphuzi ngokuvamile lungalimazi, amacala aqhubekayo angase abonise isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukunakwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo uma uhlangabezana:
Kufanele futhi uxhumane nomhlinzeki wezempilo uma unesifo sikashukela, usebenzisa imithi ecindezela amasosha akho omzimba, noma unezinye izimo zezempilo ezingase zikhuphule ingozi yakho yokutheleleka ngomlomo.
Izinto eziningi zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuba nolimi oluphuzi, nakuba noma ubani engaba nalesi simo kungakhathaliseki ubudala noma isimo sempilo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto eziyingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela.
Izinto eziyingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo babhekana nezingozi eziphakeme, okuhlanganisa nalabo abanesifo sikashukela, izifo zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela, noma isifo se-gastroesophageal reflux. Ubudala bungadlala indima, njengoba abadala bengase bakhiqize amathe amancane futhi babe nobunzima obengeziwe ekugcineni ukuhlanzeka komlomo okucophelelayo.
Ulimi oluphuzi akuvamile ukuthi luholele ezinkingeni ezingathi sína, kodwa ukunganaki izimbangela eziyisisekelo ngezinye izikhathi kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zempilo yomlomo. Okukhathaza kakhulu ukuthi ukuhlanzeka komlomo okungahambi kahle okufaka isandla olimini oluphuzi kungaholela nakwezinye izinkinga zamazinyo.
Izinkinga ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimo ezingaphansi ezingelashwa njenge-oral thrush noma i-acid reflux zingaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zempilo. Nokho, lezi zinkinga zingavinjwa ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokuhlanzeka komlomo okuhle.
Ulimi oluphuzi ngezinye izikhathi lungadidaniswa nezinye izimo zomlomo ezibangela ukushintsha kombala okufanayo noma izimpawu. Ukuqonda lokhu okufana nakho kungakusiza ukuthi unikeze imininingwane enembile kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Izimo ezingase zifane nolimi oluphuzi zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni kungenza ulimi lwakho lubonakale luphuzi kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, ikakhulukazi ekuseni. Lokhu kushintsha kombala okwesikhashana kuvame ukuxazululwa ngokushesha ngokuthatha uketshezi olwanele, ngokungafani nolimi oluphuzi oluqhubekayo oluvela kwezinye izimbangela.
Cha, ulimi oluphuzi ngokwalo alutheleli. Kodwa-ke, uma ukutheleleka okufana ne-oral thrush kubangela ukushintsha kombala okuphuzi, ukutheleleka okuyisisekelo kungase kusabalale ngokuxhumana okuseduze noma ukwabelana ngezitsha.
Ukungcola kokudla okuningi kungokwesikhashana futhi kuyanyamalala phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Kodwa-ke, ukudla njalo ukudla okunemibala eqinile njenge-turmeric noma i-curry ngaphandle kwenhlanzeko yomlomo efanele kungaba nomthelela ekushintsheni kombala okuphuzi okuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuhlanza umlomo njalo kungasiza ukunciphisa amagciwane nokwenza umoya ube musha, kodwa ngeke kususwe ukwakheka komzimba okubangela ulimi oluphuzi. Uzodinga ukuhlanza ulimi lwakho ngobhucungwana noma isikhefi ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono.
Ngokuhlanzeka kwamazinyo okuqhubekayo, ulimi oluphuzi ngokuvamile luthuthuka phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-3-7. Uma luqhubeka isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili naphezu kokunakekelwa okuhle, cabangela ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo ukuze akhiphe izimbangela ezingaphansi.
Ukucindezeleka akuqondile ukubangela ulimi oluphuzi, kodwa kungaba negalelo ezintweni ezenza kanjalo, njengomlomo owomile, imikhuba emibi yokuhlanzeka kwamazinyo, noma ukwanda kokuthambekela ezifweni. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka nokugcina ukunakekelwa okuhle komlomo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni lezi zinkinga.
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