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I-Ergocalciferol iyindlela ye-vitamin D2 esiza umzimba wakho ukumunca i-calcium futhi ugcine amathambo aqinile. Ungase uyazi kangcono njenge-vitamin D2, enye yezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-vitamin D umzimba wakho ozidingayo ukuze uhlale uphilile. Lo muthi uza njengesithasiselo esinikezwa ngudokotela lapho amazinga akho e-vitamin D ephansi kakhulu noma lapho unezimo ezithinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo lesi sakhi esibalulekile.
I-Ergocalciferol igama lezokwelapha le-vitamin D2, i-vitamin encibilika emafutheni eshintshwa umzimba wakho ibe yifomu layo elisebenzayo ukusiza ukulawula amazinga e-calcium ne-phosphorus. Ngokungafani ne-vitamin D3 eyenziwa isikhumba sakho elangeni, i-vitamin D2 ivame ukuvela emithonjeni yezitshalo nakukudla okuqinisiwe. Uma kunqunywe njengomuthi, i-ergocalciferol inikeza umthamo ogxilile wokulungisa ukushoda noma ukusekela izimo ezithile zempilo.
Lo muthi usebenza ngokuguqulwa esibindini nasemiphuzweni yakho kube yi-calcitriol, ifomu le-hormone elisebenzayo le-vitamin D. Cabanga nge-ergocalciferol njengento eluhlaza umzimba wakho oyiguqula ibe yithuluzi eliyisebenzisayo ngempela ukuphatha ukumuncwa kwe-calcium nempilo yamathambo.
Odokotela ngokuyinhloko banquma i-ergocalciferol ukwelapha ukuntuleka kwe-vitamin D kanye nezifo zamathambo ezihlobene. Isizathu esivame kakhulu ongase usithole lesi sinqumo ukuthi lapho ukuhlolwa kwegazi kubonisa ukuthi amazinga akho e-vitamin D aphansi kakhulu ukugcina impilo yamathambo efanele. Lokhu kushoda kungenzeka ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ekuchayekeni elangeni okulinganiselwe kuya ezimweni ezithile zezokwelapha eziphazamisa ukumuncwa kwe-vitamin D.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome i-ergocalciferol uma unezimo ezithinta amathambo akho noma i-calcium metabolism. Lezi zimo zivame ukudinga imithamo ephezulu kunaleyo ongayithola ekuphuzeni izithasiselo ezingaphezu kwe-counter noma emithonjeni yokudla kuphela.
Nawa amaphuzu amakhulu lapho i-ergocalciferol ibonakala iwusizo:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, odokotela bangase banikeze i-ergocalciferol ye-familial hypophosphatemia noma i-pseudohypoparathyroidism. Lezi zimo zemvelo zithinta indlela umzimba wakho obhekana ngayo ne-phosphorus ne-calcium, zidinga ukwengezwa kwe-vitamin D ngokucophelela ukuvimbela izinkinga.
I-Ergocalciferol isebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho i-vitamin D2 ewudingayo ukuze ugcine ibhalansi efanele ye-calcium nempilo yamathambo. Lo muthi uthathwa njengonamandla ngokulinganisela, unamandla kunezinye izithasiselo ze-vitamin D ezingathengwa ngaphandle kodokotela kodwa uthambile kunezinye izidakamizwa ze-calcium ezi-odwe ngudokotela. Uma usuyithathile i-ergocalciferol, umzimba wakho uqala inqubo yokuguqulwa yezinyathelo ezimbili ukuze uyenze ibe wusizo.
Okokuqala, isibindi sakho siguqula i-ergocalciferol ibe yi-calcidiol, uhlobo lokugcina lwe-vitamin D olulinganiswa odokotela ekuhlolweni kwegazi. Bese, izinso zakho ziguqula i-calcidiol ibe yi-calcitriol, i-hormone esebenzayo eyenza umsebenzi wokwenza amathumbu akho amunce i-calcium ekudleni nokulawula amazinga e-calcium egazini lakho.
Le nqubo ngokuvamile ithatha izinsuku eziningana kuya emavikini, yingakho ngeke uzizwele imiphumela esheshayo yokuthatha i-ergocalciferol. Umzimba wakho wakha kancane kancane izitolo zawo ze-vitamin D, okuvumela ukumuncwa okungcono kwe-calcium namathambo aqinile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Thatha i-ergocalciferol ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kanye ngesonto noma kanye ngosuku kuye ngezidingo zakho ezithile. Njengoba leli kuyivithamini encibilika emafutheni, umzimba wakho uyayithatha kahle uma ithathwa nokudla okuqukethe amafutha anempilo afana namantongomane, i-avocado, noma amafutha omnqumo. Lokhu kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola inzuzo ephelele yomthamo ngamunye.
Ungathatha i-ergocalciferol ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla, kodwa ukuyithatha nokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukuyithatha nokudla kwabo okukhulu kosuku kubasiza ukuthi bakhumbule umthamo wabo futhi kuthuthukisa ukumuncwa. Uma uthatha uhlobo oluyincithakalo, linganisa umthamo wakho ngokucophelela ngedivayisi yokulinganisa enikeziwe.
Zama ukuthatha umuthi wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke noma ngesonto ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma usehlelwe ngesonto, khetha usuku olusebenzela kahle umkhuba wakho, njengangeSonto ekuseni ngesidlo sasekuseni. Ukusetha isikhumbuzi sefoni kungakusiza ukuthi uhlale emgwaqeni, ikakhulukazi ngomthamo wamasonto onke.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-ergocalciferol buxhomeke esimweni sakho ngasinye nokuthi amazinga akho kavithamini D athuthuka ngokushesha kangakanani. Abantu abaningi bayayithatha izinyanga eziningana ukuze balungise ukushoda, nakuba abanye bengase badinge ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside ngezimo zempilo eziqhubekayo. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze ahlolisise amazinga akho kavithamini D futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokufanele.
Ukuze welashwe ukushoda kavithamini D, ungase uthathe imithamo ephezulu amasonto angu-6-12, kulandelwe imithamo yokugcinwa ukuze ugcine amazinga akho ezinzile. Uma unesimo esingamahlalakhona esithinta ukumuncwa kavithamini D, ungase udinge ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol unomphela ngokuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi amazinga akho ahlala ngaphakathi kwebanga elinempilo.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Udokotela wakho udinga ukuhlola ukuthi amazinga akho kavithamini D azinzile ngokwanele yini ukuze uyeke ukwelashwa noma ngabe udinga ukushintshela kwenye indlela yokunakekela.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-ergocalciferol kahle uma ithathwa njengoba kunqunywe, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile uma ulandela imiyalelo yokulinganisa kadokotela wakho. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokucubungula uvithamini D, ngakho-ke imiphumela emibi ivame ukuthuthuka kancane kancane kunokuthi ngokushesha.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile emibi abanye abantu abayitholayo ihlanganisa ukungakhululeki okuncane kokugaya ukudla, ikakhulukazi lapho kuqala ukwelashwa:
Le miphumela emincane ivame ukuxazululeka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu zokugaya ukudla.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka uma uthatha i-ergocalciferol eningi kakhulu noma uma umzimba wakho uba nobuzwela obukhulu kuvithamini D. Lezi zimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Ngokungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokubulala ngovithamini D, okungabangela ukwakheka kwe-calcium okuyingozi ezicutshini. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka kuphela ngemithamo ephezulu kakhulu ethathwa isikhathi eside, kodwa yingakho ukuqapha njalo kubaluleke kangaka.
I-Ergocalciferol ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinika. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezempilo bangase badinge ukuyigwema le mithi noma badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile ukuze bayisebenzise ngokuphepha. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngokuya ngesimo sakho somuntu ngamunye.
Akufanele uthathe i-ergocalciferol uma unamazinga aphezulu e-calcium noma uvithamini D egazini lakho, ngoba le mithi ingenza lezi zimo zibe zimbi. Abantu abanamatshe ezinso abangelwa ukwakheka kwe-calcium nabo badinga ukugwema i-ergocalciferol ngaphandle kokuthi baqashwe eduze ngudokotela wabo.
Izimo eziningana zezempilo zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala i-ergocalciferol:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo ngokuvamile bangathatha i-ergocalciferol, kodwa badinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile kokulinganisa. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha eduze ngalezi zikhathi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi wena nomntwana wakho nihlala ninempilo.
I-Ergocalciferol itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana e-brand, nakuba amakhemisi amaningi futhi ethwala izinhlobo ezivamile. Igama elivamile le-brand yi-Drisdol, eza ngamafomu womabili e-capsule nawuketshezi. Ungase futhi ukubone kuthengiswa njenge-Calciferol, nakuba leli gama lingasetshenziswa kakhulu namuhla.
Amanye amakhemisi ahlanganisa i-ergocalciferol ibe yimithamo eyenziwe ngendlela oyifisayo, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni noma abantu abadinga amanani athile. Noma ngabe uthola i-ergocalciferol yegama lomkhiqizo noma ejwayelekile, isithako esisebenzayo nokusebenza kahle kuhlala kufana. Ikhemisi lakho ngokuvamile lizohlinzeka nganoma iyiphi inguqulo enikeza inani elingcono kakhulu lokukhava komshuwalense wakho.
Kunezindlela eziningi ze-ergocalciferol, kuye ngezidingo zakho ezithile nesimo sempilo. Enye indlela ejwayelekile yi-cholecalciferol (ivithamini D3), odokotela abaningi abayithandayo ngoba umzimba wakho ungase uyimunce futhi uyisebenzise ngempumelelo enkulu. Ivithamini D3 iyatholakala ngezinhlobo zokubhala kanye nezokuthengisa.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-calcitriol (uhlobo olusebenzayo lwevithamini D) uma unezinkinga zezinso ezivimbela ukuguqulwa okufanele kwevithamini D. Lo muthi udlula isidingo sezinso zakho sokucubungula ivithamini D, okwenza kube usizo kubantu abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona zezinso.
Kwabanye abantu, i-paricalcitol noma i-doxercalciferol ingase ibe yizinketho ezingcono, ikakhulukazi uma unezifo zezinso noma izinkinga ze-parathyroid. Lezi zinhlobo zokwenziwa zikavithamini D zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-ergocalciferol kodwa zingase zibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa ezimweni ezithile.
Kokubili i-ergocalciferol (ivithamini D2) ne-cholecalciferol (ivithamini D3) zisebenza kahle ekwelapheni ukuntula kwevithamini D, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho. I-Cholecalciferol ivame ukuthathwa njengeqina futhi ihlala isikhathi eside ngoba ihambisana kakhulu nevithamini D isikhumba sakho esikhiqiza ngokwemvelo. Kodwa-ke, i-ergocalciferol iseyindlela enhle kubantu abaningi, ikakhulukazi labo abathanda izithasiselo ezisekelwe ezitshalweni.
Udktela wakho uzokhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani emithini. Abanye abantu bamunca i-ergocalciferol kangcono, kanti abanye benza kangcono nge-cholecalciferol. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zizokhuphula ngempumelelo amazinga akho kavithamini D uma ethathwa njengoba kuyalelwe.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu akuyona ukuthi iyiphi indlela oyithathayo, kodwa kunalokho ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo nokuba namazinga akho aqashwe njalo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angashintsha ukwelashwa kwakho uma kudingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ufinyelela futhi ugcine amazinga kavithamini D anempilo.
I-Ergocalciferol ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zezinso eziphakathi nendawo, kodwa idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Izinso zakho zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuguquleni uvithamini D ube yifomu lawo elisebenzayo, ngakho izifo zezinso zingathinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubeka ngayo ngale mithi. Udktela wakho cishe uzoqala ngemithamo ephansi futhi ahlolisise amazinga egazi lakho kaningi.
Abantu abanezifo zezinso ezinzima bangase badinge olunye uhlobo lukavithamini D olungadingi ukucutshungulwa ezinso. Udktela wakho wezinso noma udktela wakho oyinhloko uzosebenzisana ukuze anqume indlela ephephe kakhulu nephumelelayo yesimo sakho esithile.
Uma ngengozi uthatha umthamo ophindwe kabili noma i-ergocalciferol eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungesabi kodwa xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Ukuthatha uvithamini D omningi kakhulu kungase kubangele ukwakheka kwe-calcium egazini lakho, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile kudinga imithamo emikhulu kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunomthamo owodwa owengeziwe.
Qaphela izimpawu ezinjengokucasuka, ukuhlanza, ukoma ngokweqile, noma ukudideka, futhi funa ukwelashwa uma lezi zinto zenzeka. Gcina umbhalo walokho ukuthi uthathe nini futhi malini imithi eyengeziwe, ngoba lolu lwazi luzosiza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi anqume ukuthi ngabe kudingeka yini ukuqapha okwengeziwe.
Uma weqa umthamo we-ergocalciferol, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungaholela ekutholeni uvithamini D omningi ngesikhathi esisodwa. Njengoba i-ergocalciferol ivame ukuthathwa masonto onke, unenkululeko ethile ngesikhathi.
Ukuze uthathe umthamo masonto onke, ungafaka umthamo wakho oweqiwe phakathi nosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ngesikhathi obekufanele uwuthathe ngaso. Uma weqa imithamo engaphezu kwemibili ilandelana, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi ungabuyela kanjani emgwaqeni ngokuphepha.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol lapho udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi amazinga akho kavithamini D azinzile futhi anele izidingo zakho zempilo. Lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ozosisebenzisa emiphumeleni yakho yokuhlolwa kwegazi yakamuva kanye nesimo sempilo yakho yonke. Abanye abantu badinga kuphela i-ergocalciferol izinyanga ezimbalwa ukuze balungise ukushoda, kanti abanye badinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho angase akuqhubekisele emthomeni wokulondoloza ophansi noma ancome izithasiselo zikavithamini D ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemithi uma amazinga akho ethuthuka. Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono, njengoba amazinga kavithamini D angancipha futhi ngaphandle kokuqhubeka nokwengezwa.
I-Ergocalciferol ingase ihlangane nemithi ethile, ngakho kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Ama-diuretics e-Thiazide, izithasiselo ze-calcium, kanye neminye imithi yenhliziyo kungathinta indlela umzimba wakho obhekana ngayo novithamini D kanye ne-calcium. Udokotela wakho angase adinge ukulungisa imithamo noma akuqaphele eduze uma uthatha lezi zinhlanganisela.
Eminye imithi efana nemithi ethile yokulwa nokuthuthumela noma ama-steroids ingaphazamisa ukumuncwa noma ukusebenza kahle kukavithamini D. Lokhu akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukuthatha i-ergocalciferol, kodwa udokotela wakho angase adinge ukukuyalela imithamo ephezulu noma ahlolisise amazinga akho kaningi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle.
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