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I-Amoxicillin ne-clavulanate yinhlanganisela yama-antibiotic elwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ngempumelelo enkulu kune-amoxicillin yodwa. Le duo enamandla isebenza ndawonye ukulwa namagciwane aqinile angase amelane nama-antibiotics angawodwa, okwenza kube yindlela ethenjwayo yezifo eziningi ezivamile.
Ungase wazi lo muthi ngegama lawo lomkhiqizo i-Augmentin. Inqunyelwe uma udokotela wakho edinga amandla engeziwe ukuqeda izifo ezingakwazi ukusingathwa yi-amoxicillin ejwayelekile yodwa.
I-Amoxicillin ne-clavulanate ihlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza njengeqembu elilwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane. I-Amoxicillin iyi-antibiotic yohlobo lwe-penicillin elihlasela amagciwane, kuyilapho i-clavulanate isebenza njengenduku evikela i-amoxicillin ekubhujisweni ngamagciwane amelana nayo.
Cabanga nge-clavulanate njengomqaphi we-amoxicillin. Amanye amagciwane akhiqiza ama-enzyme abizwa ngokuthi ama-beta-lactamases angase ahlukanise i-amoxicillin ngaphambi kokuba enze umsebenzi wayo. I-Clavulanate ivimba lawa ma-enzyme, ivumela i-amoxicillin ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo ekulweni nezifo ezinzima.
Le nhlanganisela yenza umuthi ube wusizo ikakhulukazi ekwelapheni izifo eziye zamelana ne-amoxicillin yodwa. Udokotela wakho ukunqumela lokhu uma bedinga amandla engeziwe ukuqeda isifo sakho ngokuphelele.
Le nhlanganisela yama-antibiotic iphatha izifo ezihlukahlukene ezibangelwa amagciwane emzimbeni wakho wonke. Udokotela wakho angase akukunqumele uma unezifo ezidinga ukwelashwa okuqinile kune-amoxicillin ejwayelekile engakunikeza.
Izifo ezivamile kakhulu lo muthi oziphatha zihlanganisa izinkinga zomgudu wokuphefumula njenge-bronchitis, i-pneumonia, nezifo ze-sinus. Iphinde isebenze kahle ezifweni zendlebe, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezithola izinkinga zendlebe ezivamile.
Nazi izinhlobo eziyinhloko zezifo lo muthi ongasiza ukuziqeda:
Udkt wakho ukhetha le nhlanganisela uma esola ukuthi amagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho angase amelane ne-amoxicillin ejwayelekile. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuphumelela kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ngokuvamile, lo muthi ungase usetshenziselwe ukutheleleka emathanjeni, ukutheleleka emalungeni, noma izinhlobo ezithile zokutheleleka esiswini. Udkt wakho uzonquma ukuthi le antibiotic eqinile ilungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuhlasela amagciwane ngezindlela ezimbili ngasikhathi sinye. Ingxenye ye-amoxicillin yenza izindonga zamagciwane zibe buthaka, kuyilapho i-clavulanate ivikela i-amoxicillin ekubhujisweni yizinhlelo zokuzivikela zamagciwane.
Izindonga zamaseli amagciwane zifana nezikhali ezivikelayo ezigcina amagciwane ephila futhi esebenza. I-Amoxicillin iphazamisa ikhono lamagciwane lokwakha nokugcina lezi zindonga, okubangela ukuthi amagciwane abuthake futhi ekugcineni afe.
Nokho, amanye amagciwane afunde ukulwa ngokukhiqiza ama-enzyme angabhidliza i-amoxicillin. Lapho-ke i-clavulanate ingena khona njengomshintshi womdlalo. Ihlanganiswa nalezi zinto ezilimazayo futhi iyawamisa ukuthi angasebenzi, inikeze i-amoxicillin ithuba lokwenza umsebenzi wayo ngempumelelo.
Lokhu kwenza le nhlanganisela iqine kakhulu kune-amoxicillin yodwa. Ingakwazi ukubhekana namagciwane ngokuvamile angamelana nokwelashwa, ikunike ithuba elingcono lokususa ukutheleleka kwakho ngokuphelele ngomzamo wokuqala.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho akuyale ngayo, ngokuvamile njalo ngamahora angu-8 kuya kwangu-12 kuye ngokuthi umuthi wakho unjani. Ukuwuthatha nokudla kusiza ukunciphisa ukuquleka kwesisu futhi kuthuthukisa indlela umzimba wakho owamukela ngayo umuthi.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngamanzi agcwele. Uma uthatha uhlobo olunguketshezi, nyakazisa ibhodlela kahle ngaphambi kwesilinganiso ngasinye bese usebenzisa idivayisi yokulinganisa ehambisana nomuthi wakho ukuze uthole isilinganiso esiqondile.
Nakhu okufanele ukwazi ngokuthatha lo muthi ngendlela efanele:
Ukuhlela izilinganiso zakho ngokuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga aqinile omuthi egazini lakho. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-antibiotic ingasebenza ngempumelelo ngokumelene namagciwane abangela ukutheleleka kwakho.
Uma uthatha uhlobo olukhishwa kancane, ngokuvamile uzoluthatha kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Uhlobo olujwayelekile lungathathwa kabili noma kathathu ngosuku, kuye ngemiyalelo kadokotela wakho.
Imithi eminingi ihlala phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-10, kodwa udokotela wakho angase ayinikeze izinsuku ezi-5 nje noma izinsuku ezingu-14 kuye ngohlobo nokubucayi bokutheleleka kwakho. Qeda njalo yonke inkambo ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngaphambi kokuqeda wonke amaphilisi.
Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane asindile ukuthi ande futhi angase akhe ukumelana nomuthi. Lokhu kungenza ukutheleleka kwakho kubuye kube namandla futhi kube nzima ukukwelapha ngesikhathi esizayo.
Udokotela wakho unquma ubude bokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezintweni eziningana. Uhlobo lokutheleleka, ukubucayi kwalo, impilo yakho yonke, nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni konke kunendima ekunqumeni ukuthi udinga ukuthatha isikhathi esingakanani umuthi.
Ezinye izifo ezinjengomkhuhlane wamaphaphu noma izifo ezinzima zamathambo zingase zidinge izinsuku eziphelele ezingu-10 kuya kwezingu-14 zokwelashwa. Izifo ezilula njengezifo zesikhumba ezincane zingase zinyamalale ngezinsuku ezi-5 kuya kweziyi-7 zokwelashwa.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle naleli khambi, kodwa ezinye izimo ezingezinhle zingenzeka. Ezivame kakhulu zithinta uhlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla futhi zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana.
Ukuqunjelwa yisifo esivame kakhulu, esenzeka cishe kubantu abangu-10 kuya kwabangu-25% abathatha le mithi. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba ama-antibiotics angaphazamisa ukulinganisela okujwayelekile kwamagciwane emathunjini akho.
Izimo ezingezinhle ongase uzithole zihlanganisa:
Lezi zimo ezingezinhle zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuthatha imithi nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni izimo ezingezinhle ezihlobene nesisu kakhulu.
Izimo ezingezinhle ezingathi sína azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukusabela okunamandla komzimba, ukuqunjelwa okuqhubekayo okungase kubonise ukutheleleka emathunjini okungathi sína, nokopha okungavamile noma ukuqina.
Izimo ezingezinhle ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha zihlanganisa:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimo ezingathi sína. Abantu abaningi baqeda ukwelashwa kwabo ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu, kodwa kubalulekile ukuhlala uqaphela ukuthi uzizwa kanjani.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-penicillin, i-amoxicillin, i-clavulanate, noma yimaphi ama-antibiotics afanayo. Abantu abanomlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu nama-antibiotics e-beta-lactam kufanele futhi bagweme lo muthi.
Uma uke waba nezinkinga zesibindi ezibangelwe yi-amoxicillin ne-clavulanate esikhathini esidlule, udokotela wakho cishe uzokhetha elinye i-antibiotic. Lo muthi ngezinye izikhathi ungabangela izinkinga zesibindi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abake baba nezinkinga ngawo ngaphambili.
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha zidinga ukuqapha okukhethekile uma usebenzisa lo muthi. Udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele ukuze anqume ukuthi le antibiotic iphephile yini kuwe.
Abantu okufanele basebenzise lo muthi ngokucophelela bahlanganisa:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile bangawuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha, kodwa udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo uma ziqhathaniswa nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona. Lo muthi udlulela obisini ngamanani amancane.
Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela kanye nezithasiselo. Eminye imithi ingase ihlangane ne-amoxicillin ne-clavulanate, ithinte ukuthi isebenza kahle kangakanani noma yandise imiphumela emibi.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu lale nhlanganisela yi-Augmentin, eza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ezihlanganisa amaphilisi, amaphilisi okuhlafuna, kanye nokumiswa oketshezi. Lolu uhlobo lokuqala olujwayelekile odokotela neziguli abaningi.
Ezinye izinhlobo zamagama zihlanganisa i-Augmentin XR yamaphilisi akhishwe isikhathi eside, owathatha kaningi usuku lonke. Kukhona futhi nezinhlobo ezivamile eziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zibiza kancane.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ongahlangana nawo ahlanganisa i-Amoclan, i-Megaclav, kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ezivamile. Konke lokhu kuqukethe inhlanganisela efanayo ye-amoxicillin ne-clavulanate, evela nje kubakhiqizi abahlukene.
Izinhlobo eziwuketshezi zivame ukuba nokunambitheka okuhlukene ukuze zizenze zithandeke kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukhethe uhlobo olufanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe emiyalweni yakho kanye nezintandokazi zakho.
Ama-antibiotics amaningana ahlukile angelapha izifo ezifanayo uma ungenakukwazi ukuthatha i-amoxicillin ne-clavulanate. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha enye indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esifweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nanoma yikuphi ukungezwani okunakho.
Kubantu abangazwani ne-penicillin, i-azithromycin (Zpack) ivame ukuba enye indlela enhle yokuphefumula. Ithathwa izinsuku ezimbalwa futhi isebenza kahle ngokumelene namabhaktheriya amaningi afanayo.
Ezinye izindlela ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho zihlanganisa:
Ukukhethwa kwenye indlela kuncike ezintweni eziningana okuhlanganisa uhlobo lwebhaktheriya elibangela ukutheleleka kwakho, umlando wakho wokungezwani komzimba, nokuthi ama-antibiotics ahlukene asebenza kahle kangakanani endaweni yakho. Udokotela wakho usebenzisa izivivinyo zaselabhorethri uma kungenzeka ukukhetha inketho esebenza kahle kakhulu.
Ezinye izindlela ezingase zidingeke ukuthi zithathwe kaningi noma kaningi kune-amoxicillin ne-clavulanate. Udokotela wakho uzochaza uhlelo lokulinganisa kanye nanoma yiziphi iziyalezo ezikhethekile zanoma iyiphi enye indlela abayibhalayo.
I-Amoxicillin ne-clavulanate isebenza kahle kune-amoxicillin ejwayelekile ezinhlotsheni ezithile zamagciwane, kodwa akuhlali kungcono kuyo yonke imikhuhlane. Inhlanganisela isebenza kahle kakhulu lapho amagciwane esezakhele ukumelana ne-amoxicillin yodwa.
I-Amoxicillin ejwayelekile ivame ukuba yinto yokuqala ekhethwayo yezifo ezilula ngoba iyasebenza, iyabekezeleleka kahle, futhi ayibizi kakhulu. Udokotela wakho ukhetha inhlanganisela lapho esola amagciwane amelana noma lapho i-amoxicillin ejwayelekile ingasebenzi.
Ingxenye ye-clavulanate yengeza ukuvikelwa kumagciwane akhiqiza i-beta-lactamase. Lawa amagciwane afunde ukuqeda i-amoxicillin, okwenza i-amoxicillin ejwayelekile ingasebenzi kuwo.
Nokho, inhlanganisela inezinye izithiyo uma iqhathaniswa ne-amoxicillin ejwayelekile. Kungenzeka ukuthi ibangele isifo sohudo nokukhathala kwesisu ngenxa yengxenye ye-clavulanate. Futhi ibiza kakhulu kune-amoxicillin ejwayelekile.
Udokotela wakho ucabangela izinto eziningana lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Lokhu kufaka phakathi uhlobo lomkhuhlane, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, amaphethini okumelana namagciwane endawo, nokuthi ngabe uke waba nokwehluleka kokwelashwa nge-amoxicillin ejwayelekile ngaphambili.
Yebo, lo muthi ngokuvamile uphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa amafomu oketshezi namaphilisi okuhlafuna aqukethe ushukela ongathinta amazinga kashukela egazini. Uma unesifo sikashukela, qapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi.
Ukuqukethwe ushukela emanzini okumiswa ngokuvamile kuncane, kodwa kungangezela ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Ezinye izindlela zokulungiselela ezingenashukela ziyatholakala uma ukhathazekile ngokulawulwa kwe-glucose.
Ama-antibiotics ngezinye izikhathi angathinta ushukela wegazi ngokuqondile ngokushintsha ukudla kwakho noma kubangele isicanucanu. Gcina umkhondo wokuthi uzizwa kanjani nokuthi udla kanjani ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, futhi xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela amaphethini angajwayelekile kashukela wegazi.
Uma ngengozi uphuza umuthi omningi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulukazi isifo sohudo esibi, isicanucanu, nokuhlanza.
Ukweqisa okuningi ngalo muthi akusongeli impilo, kodwa kungakwenza uzizwe ugula kakhulu. I-clavulanate eyengeziwe maningi amathuba okuthi ibangele ukuphazamiseka kwesisu nesifo sohudo.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Kunalokho, phuza amanzi amaningi futhi ufune iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha mayelana nokuthi wenzeni ngokulandelayo.
Uma sekudlule ngaphansi kwehora kusukela ngesikhathi uthathe umthamo owengeziwe, udokotela wakho angase ancome izindlela zokunciphisa ukumuncwa. Bazokuqapha futhi ukuze uthole imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe futhi balungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa uma kudingeka.
Thatha umthamo ophuthelwe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani.
Uma uthatha umuthi kabili ngosuku futhi uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha uma ukhumbula kungakapheli amahora angu-6. Uma uwuthatha kathathu ngosuku, thatha umthamo ophuthelwe uma ukhumbula kungakapheli amahora angu-4.
Ukushoda umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze ukwelashwa kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Setha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma thatha umuthi wakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi uma usuqedele inkambo ephelele ebekwe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono ngokuphelele. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi angase athuthukise ukumelana.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa ngcono phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 zokuqala ukwelashwa, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi ukutheleleka sekuphelile ngokuphelele. Amagciwane asele adinga inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ukuze aqedwe.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuyeka umuthi. Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzoqhubeka yini, ushintshele kwelinye i-antibiotic, noma ulungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Qedela yonke imiyalelo ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zinyamalala ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqedwe ngokugcwele futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokuthuthukisa amagciwane amelana ne-antibiotic.
Ngenkathi lo muthi ungenayo ukusebenzisana okuqondile okuyingozi notshwala, ukuphuza kungenza imiphumela emibi ibe mibi njengokucasuka kwesisu, isicanucanu, nohudo. Kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi ululama ekuthelelekeni.
Utshwala bungaphazamisa nekhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokutheleleka futhi bunganciphisa ukululama kwakho. Isistimu yakho yokuzivikela isebenza kangcono uma uphumule kahle futhi ugwema izinto ezingalimaza ukuphola.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi unake indlela ozizwa ngayo. Yeka ukuphuza uma uqaphela ukucasuka kwesisu okwengeziwe, isicanucanu, noma eminye imiphumela emibi.
Gxila ekuhlaliseni amanzi ngamanzi futhi uthole ukuphumula okwanele ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi. Lokhu kunika umzimba wakho ithuba elingcono kakhulu lokulwa nokutheleleka futhi ululame ngokushesha.
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