Isikhunta somzimba, esaziwa nangokuthi i-candidiasis, yisifo esingabangelwa imvubelo (yeast) esikhula kakhulu emzimbeni. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ezindaweni ezifudumele, ezimanzi, njengomlomo, isitho sangasese, noma isikhumba.

Izimbangela Zokugula Kwesikhunta Emzimbeni

Imvubelo ihlala emzimbeni yomuntu ngokwemvelo, kodwa kunezinto eziningi ezingabangela ukukhula kwayo ngokweqile:

  • Ubuthakathaka besistimu yokuzivikela komzimba: Izimo ezifana ne-HIV/AIDS, ukwelashwa nge-chemotherapy, noma ukusebenzisa imishanguzo yokuvimbela ukukhula kwezinso kungadala ukuthi imvubelo ikhule.
  • Izinguquko zamahomoni: Ukukhulelwa, ukusebenzisa imishanguzo yokulawula inzalo, noma ukwelashwa kwama-hormone kungakhuphula amathuba okuthola lesi sifo.
  • Ushukela egazini ongajwayelekile: Abantu abanesifo sikashukela abangakwazi ukulawula amazinga kashukela abo egazini basengozini enkulu.
  • Ukusetshenziswa kwe-antibiotics: Ama-antibiotics angabulala amagciwane amahle emzimbeni, okuvumela imvubelo ukuthi ikhule.
  • Ukunakekela komuntu siqu: Ukungagezi kahle, ukugqoka izingubo ezixekethile, noma ukugqoka izindwangu ezingavumeli umoya ukuthi udlule kungaba nomthelela.

Izimpawu Zokugula Kwesikhunta Emzimbeni

Izimpawu zivame ukuncika endaweni echaphazelekayo, kodwa ezinye izimpawu ezivamile zihlanganisa:

  • Esithweni sangasese sowesifazane: Ukulunywa, ukusha, ubuhlungu ngesikhathi sokulala, ukukhishwa okumhlophe noma okunamanzi okufana nokhilimu, nokubomvu noma ukuvuvukala.
  • Emasileni: Amachashaza amhlophe noma aphethe ubuhlungu emhlathini, nolimi olubomvu oluhlosiwe.
  • Esikhunjeni: Amabala abomvu, anomswakama, angaba nomswakama, futhi angaba nemingcele egugulekile. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka ezingxenyeni ezigoqekayo zesikhumba ezifana nezinqulu, ngaphansi kwezifuba, noma phakathi kweminwe nezinyawo.
  • Esithweni sangasese sowesilisa: Ububomvu, ukulunywa, nokukhishwa okumanzi ngaphansi kwesikhumba.

Ukuxilongwa Nokwelashwa

Udokotela wakho angasebenzisa izindlela ezahlukene ukuxilonga lesi sifo, okungabandakanya ukubuka izimpawu zakho, ukuthatha isampula yomswakama noma ukukhishwa kwakho ukuze uhlolwe, nokubuza mayelana nomlando wakho wezempilo. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukufaka imishanguzo elwa namagciwane, angaba yimithi ebekwa esikhunjeni, efunxwa ngomlomo, noma efakwa esithweni sangasese.

Kubalulekile ukubonana nodokotela uma usola ukuthi une-yeast infection, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu zakho ziba zimbi noma ziqhubeka.