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I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate enikezwa nge-rectally iyimithi esiza ukususa i-potassium eningi emzimbeni wakho ngokuhamba kwamathumbu akho. Ngokuvamile isetshenziswa lapho amazinga e-potassium egazini lakho eba phezulu kakhulu, isimo esibizwa nge-hyperkalemia esingathinta isigqi senhliziyo yakho nempilo yonke.
Le mithi isebenza njengesistimu yokushintshana ngobumnene emathunjini akho, ishintshanisa i-sodium nge-potassium ukusiza ukubuyisela ibhalansi. Uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingafaneleki noma uma udinga ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ekuphatheni amazinga aphezulu e-potassium, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome le fomu yomuthi ye-rectal.
I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate iyimithi ye-resin esebenza njenge-potassium binder ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Cabanga ngayo njengesiponji esikhethekile esithatha i-potassium eningi emzimbeni wakho futhi sisize ukuyiqeda ngendle yakho.
Ifomu le-rectal liza njengesixazululo se-enema esilawulwa ngokuqondile emathunjini akho. Le ndlela ingasiza ikakhulukazi uma ungakwazi ukuthatha imithi yomlomo noma uma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo edinga ukuqondisa ingxenye engezansi yomgudu wakho wokugaya ukudla ngokuqondile.
Le mithi ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-cation exchange resins. Yenzelwe ngokuqondile izimo lapho izinso zakho zingayisusi i-potassium eyanele zodwa, okungenzeka ngesifo sezinso, imithi ethile, noma ezinye izimo zempilo.
Le mithi isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-hyperkalemia, okusho ukuba ne-potassium eningi egazini lakho. Amazinga aphezulu e-potassium angaba yingozi ngoba angaphazamisa uhlelo lukagesi lwenhliziyo yakho futhi abangele ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile okuyingozi.
Udktela wakho angase ancome indlela yokusebenzisa umuthi ngomgudu wangemuva uma uhlangabezana nesicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma ezinye izinkinga zokugaya ukudla ezenza kube nzima ukugcina imithi yomlomo phansi. Isetshenziswa futhi uma udinga ukwelashwa okuqondiwe emathunjini angaphansi noma uma izinhlobo zomlomo zingasebenzi ngempumelelo.
Izimo ezivamile lapho lo muthi unganqunywa khona zihlanganisa isifo sezinso esingamahlalakhona, ukulimala kwezinso okungazelelwe, noma uma uthatha imithi ethile engakhuphula amazinga e-potassium. Ngezinye izikhathi isetshenziswa ezindaweni zasemtholampilo njengengxenye yokwelashwa okuphuthumayo kwamazinga e-potassium aphakeme kakhulu.
Lo muthi usebenza ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi ukushintshana kwe-ion, lapho ushintshanisa khona ama-ion e-sodium ngama-ion e-potassium emathunjini akho. Njengoba i-resin idlula ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla, ithatha i-potassium futhi ikhiphe i-sodium njengomvuzo.
I-potassium eboshiwe bese iqedwa emzimbeni wakho ngokuhamba kwamathumbu akho. Le nqubo isiza ukwehlisa inani eliphelele le-potassium egazini lakho, okungasiza ukuvikela inhliziyo yakho nezinye izitho emiphumeleni ye-potassium eningi kakhulu.
Kuthathwa njengomuthi osebenza ngokulinganisela, okusho ukuthi awusebenzi ngokushesha kodwa ngokuvamile ubonisa imiphumela emahoreni ambalwa. Indlela yokusebenzisa umuthi ngomgudu wangemuva ngezinye izikhathi ingasebenza ngokushesha kancane kunezinhlobo zomlomo ngoba iqondisa ngqo ingxenye engezansi yamathumbu akho.
Uhlobo olusetshenziswa ngomgudu wangemuva lunikezwa njenge-enema, okusho ukuthi umuthi ufakwa ngqo emgodini wakho ngendlela yethumbu elincane. Lokhu kuvame ukwenziwa uchwepheshe wezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha, ikakhulukazi ngemithamo yakho yokuqala.
Ngaphambi kokuthi kwenziwe inqubo, ngokuvamile uzodinga ukukhipha amathumbu akho uma kungenzeka. Umuthi uhlanganiswa namanzi ukuze kwakhiwe isixazululo esingalawulwa ngokuphephile ngomlomo. Ngokuvamile uzocelwa ukuthi ulale ngohlangothi lwakho endaweni enethezekile ngesikhathi senqubo.
Ngemuva kokuthi i-enema inikeziwe, uzokhuthazwa ukuthi ugcine isixazululo isikhathi esithile, ngokuvamile imizuzu engama-30 kuya emahoreni amaningana, kuye ngemiyalelo kadokotela wakho. Lokhu kuvumela umuthi isikhathi sokusebenza emathunjini akho ngaphambi kokuthi ube nokuhamba kwamathumbu.
Kubalulekile ukulandela imiyalelo ethile yomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuma, isikhathi, nokuthi yini ongayilindela ngemva kwalokho. Bazokwazisa futhi uma udinga ukuguqula ukudla kwakho noma ukuthatha uketshezi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Ubude bokwelashwa buhluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi amazinga akho e-potassium asabela kahle kangakanani emuthini. Abanye abantu bangase badinge imithamo embalwa nje ngesikhathi sokuhlala esibhedlela, kanti abanye abanezimo ezingapheli bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho e-potassium ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile ukuze anqume ukuthi udinga ukwelashwa isikhathi esingakanani. Bazobheka futhi namanye amazinga abalulekile afana ne-sodium ne-magnesium, ngoba lo muthi ungawathinta lawa nawo.
Ezimweni eziphuthumayo, ukwelashwa kungase kuthathe izinsuku ezimbalwa nje. Ngesifo sezinso esingapheli noma ezinye izimo eziqhubekayo, ungase udinge lo muthi amasonto noma izinyanga, ngokuqapha njalo nokulungiswa komthamo njengoba kudingeka.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-sodium polystyrene sulfonate ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuba mncane futhi yesikhashana. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokusiza ukulawula noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki futhi linqume ukuthi ngabe kudingeka ukulungiswa ekwelashweni kwakho.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Lokhu kungabandakanya:
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokusabela komzimba noma izinkinga ezingathi sína njengokugqoboka kwamathumbu. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuqapha ngokucophelela, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kwakho kokuqala, ukuze abheke noma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme lo muthi noma bawuse ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi kuphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma une:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma unezimo ezinjengesifo samathumbu esivuvukalayo, ukuhlinzwa kwamathumbu kwakamuva, noma izimo zenhliziyo ezinzima. Bazophinda bacabangele iminyaka yakho, njengoba abadala bangase babe nobucayi obuningi emiphumeleni emibi.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, udokotela wakho uzolinganisela izinzuzo nezingozi ezingaba khona. Bangase bancomise ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma banikeze ukuqapha okwengeziwe uma lo muthi udingeka empilweni yakho.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-sodium polystyrene sulfonate yi-Kayexalate, etholakala ngesimo somlomo nesomlomo. Ungase futhi uyibone ibizwa ngamanye amagama omkhiqizo afana ne-Kionex noma i-SPS.
Izinhlobo ezivamile nazo ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza ngempumelelo njengezinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase linikeze igama lomkhiqizo noma uhlobo olujwayelekile ngokuya ngomshwalense wakho nokutholakala.
Njalo qiniseka ukuthi uthola ifomu elilungile (i-rectal vs. oral) njengoba kunqunywe udokotela wakho. Ukupakisha nemiyalelo kuzomakwa ngokucacile ukukusiza nethimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umuthi olungile.
Eminye imithi eminingana ingasiza ekuphatheni amazinga aphezulu e-potassium, futhi udokotela wakho angase acabange lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile. Inketho ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nokucatshangelwa kwayo.
Imithi emisha efana ne-patiromer (Veltassa) kanye ne-sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma) ithathwa ngomlomo futhi ingase ibe lula ukuyisebenzisa isikhathi eside. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa inezinhlobo ezihlukene zemiphumela engemihle futhi ingase ithuthukiswe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingabandakanya izinguquko ekudleni, ukulungisa imithi ethinta amazinga e-potassium, noma ezimweni ezinzima, i-dialysis. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzosiza ekunqumeni indlela engcono kakhulu yezidingo zakho kanye nezimo zakho.
Zombili imithi yehlisa ngempumelelo amazinga e-potassium, kodwa ngamunye unokuhle okuhlukile kuye ngesimo sakho. I-Sodium polystyrene sulfonate isetshenziswe amashumi eminyaka futhi ifundwe kahle, kanti i-patiromer iyindlela entsha enezinzuzo ezithile ezingaba khona.
I-Patiromer ingase ibe mnene ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla futhi kungaba lula ukuyithatha isikhathi eside ngoba iyimpushana yomlomo exutshwa ngamanzi. Kodwa-ke, i-sodium polystyrene sulfonate ingase isebenze ngokushesha ezimweni eziphuthumayo futhi indlela ye-rectal ingaba usizo lapho imithi yomlomo ingafaneleki.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokuthi udinga imiphumela ngokushesha kangakanani, ezinye izimo zakho zempilo, ukusebenzisana okungaba khona kwemithi, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho encoma inketho engcono kakhulu kuwe. Ngezinye izikhathi bangase bazame umuthi owodwa kuqala bese beshintshela komunye uma kudingeka.
Yebo, lo muthi uvame ukusetshenziswa ngokuqondile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo abanamazinga aphezulu e-potassium. I-potassium ephezulu ingaba yingozi ikakhulukazi enhliziyweni yakho, okungenzeka ibangele ukushaya okungajwayelekile noma ezinye izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho wenhliziyo uzokuqapha ngokucophelela okwengeziwe ngoba umuthi ungase futhi uthinte amazinga e-sodium, okungase kuthinte umfutho wegazi nokulinganisela kwamanzi. Bazosebenza eduze nodokotela bakho abanye ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi ukwelashwa kuphephile futhi kuyasebenza esimweni sakho senhliziyo esithile.
Uma usola ukuthi uthole umuthi omningi kakhulu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Umuthi omningi kakhulu ungase wehlise amazinga akho e-potassium ngokweqile, okungaba yingozi futhi.
Izimpawu zomuthi owedlulele zingabandakanya ubuthakathaka bemisipha, ukukhathala, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile, noma ukudideka. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini - ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono ukuhlolwa ngokushesha uma ukhathazekile ngomthamo womuthi.
Njengoba ifomu le-rectal livame ukunikezwa ezindaweni zezokwelapha, imithamo edluliwe ayivamile njengemithi oyithatha ekhaya. Uma umthamo ohleliwe udluliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ukuze uxoxe ngesikhathi esingcono somthamo wakho olandelayo.
Ungazami ukwenza umthamo odluliwe ngokuthatha umuthi owengeziwe. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukuhlola amazinga akho e-potassium kuqala ukuze anqume ukuthi udinga nini umthamo wakho olandelayo.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho. Bazogada amazinga akho e-potassium ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile ukuze banqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka ukwelashwa.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge imithamo embalwa nje ngesikhathi sokuhlala esibhedlela, kanti abanye abanezimo ezingapheli bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo. Udokotela wakho uzobheka futhi ukuthi ngabe yiziphi izimo ezingaphansi noma imithi eyaba nomthelela emazingeni aphezulu e-potassium ekhulunywe ngayo.
Kungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakho uzokunikeza isiqondiso esithile sokudla, ikakhulu mayelana nokudla okunothe nge-potassium. Ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, ungase udinge ukukhawulela ukudla okufana nobhanana, amawolintshi, amazambane, nezinye izithelo nemifino ethile.
Noma kunjalo, ungenzi izinguquko ezinkulu ekudleni ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Bazokusiza ukuthi udale uhlelo lokudla olulinganiselwe olusekela ukwelashwa kwakho ngenkathi uqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukudla okunempilo okufanele. Uchwepheshe wokudla obhalisiwe angase futhi abe yingxenye yeqembu lakho lokunakekela ukusiza ngokuhlela ukudla.
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