Lapho Uthola Umkhuhlane: Okufanele Ubuze Udokotela Wakho

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• Ngidinga usizo lwezokwelashwa?
• Ingabe ngisengozini enkulu yokuba nenkinga yomkhuhlane?
• Ngabe ngidinga ukuhlolwa kokuxilongwa komkhuhlane?
• Ingabe kufanele ngiphuze i-antiviral?
• Imiphi imishanguzo ongayithenga ekhawunteni okufanele ngiyiphuze?
• Yiziphi izimpawu ezibhekwa njengesimo esiphuthumayo?
• Yini okufanele ngiyenze uma nginengane encane ekhaya?
• Ingabe akhona amavithamini noma amakhambi owancomayo?
• Ngizolulama nini ngokuphelele?
• Ngingabuyela nini ejimini?
• Ngingabuyela nini esikoleni noma emsebenzini?

Iningi labantu abeza nomkhuhlane akudingeki benze uhambo oluya kudokotela wabo. Uma izimpawu zakho zimnene, kungcono ukumane uhlale ekhaya, uphumule, futhi ugweme ukuxhumana nabanye abantu ngangokunokwenzeka.

Kodwa uma ugula kakhulu noma ukhathazekile ngokugula kwakho, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho ukuthola izinyathelo ezilandelayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi ungaba sengozini enkulu ezinkingeni ezihlobene nomkhuhlane. Kulokhu, kufanele ubone udokotela ekuqaleni kwezimpawu zakho.

Nayi eminye imibuzo ongayibuza udokotela wakho uma usuqale ukuba nezimpawu zomkhuhlane.

Ngidinga usizo lwezokwelashwa?

Uma unezimpawu zomkhuhlane ezijwayelekile, njengomkhuhlane, ukukhwehlela, ikhala eligcwele, nomphimbo obuhlungu, kodwa akunzima kakhulu, mhlawumbe awudingi ukubona udokotela.

Kepha uma ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zakho noma unemibuzo, shayela ihhovisi likadokotela wakho ukuthola ukuthi kufanele ungene yini ukuyohlolwa.

Ingabe ngisengozini enkulu yokuba nenkinga yomkhuhlane?

Amanye amaqembu abantu asengozini enkulu yokuba nezinkinga zomkhuhlane. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abantu abadala asebekhulile, izingane ezincane, izinsana, abesifazane abakhulelwe, nabantu abanezifo ezingamahlalakhona. Abantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-65 basesimweni sezinkinga nokufa ngenxa yomkhuhlane.

Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi usengozini enkulu yokuba nezinkinga zomkhuhlane nokuthi yiziphi ezinye izinyathelo okufanele uzithathe.

Ngabe ngidinga ukuhlolwa kokuxilongwa komkhuhlane?

Kwezinye izimo, ukuhlolwa kubhekwa njengokungenasidingo. Kepha kunezinhlobo ezimbalwa ezahlukahlukene zokuhlolwa komkhuhlane ezitholakalayo ukuthola amagciwane womkhuhlane. Izivivinyo ezivame kakhulu zibizwa ngokuthi izivivinyo zokuxilonga umkhuhlane ngokushesha.

Imvamisa, umkhuhlane utholakala ngokuhlola izimpawu zakho, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zomkhuhlane omkhulu emphakathini wakho. Kodwa ukwazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibangelwa umkhuhlane kungaba lusizo yini uma usengozini enkulu yokuthola izinkinga ezihlobene nomkhuhlane.

Lezi zivivinyo ziyasiza futhi ukunquma ukuthi ukuqubuka kwesifo sokuphefumula kubangelwa igciwane lomkhuhlane, ikakhulukazi emakhaya asebekhulile, ezibhedlela, emikhunjini yokuhamba ngezikebhe nasezikoleni. Imiphumela emihle ingasiza ekwenzeni izindlela zokuvimbela nokulawula ukutheleleka.

Udokotela angayalela futhi uku-oda ukuhlolwa komkhuhlane ukuqinisekisa ubukhona bomkhuhlane endaweni yakho uma ngabe igciwane lingakabhalwa emphakathini wakho.

Ingabe kufanele ngiphuze i-antiviral?

Uma usengozini enkulu yokuba nezinkinga zomkhuhlane, udokotela wakho angakunikeza umuthi olwa namagciwane ukuze wehlise ubungozi bakho. Le mithi isebenza ngokuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingakhuli futhi liziphindaphinde.

Ukuze usebenze ngempumelelo enkulu, kufanele uqale ukuthatha umuthi olwa namagciwane kungakapheli amahora angama-48 ukuqala kwezimpawu. Ngalesi sizathu, ungalibali ukubuza udokotela wakho ngemithi elwa namagciwane kadokotela.

Imiphi imishanguzo ongayithenga ekhawunteni okufanele ngiyiphuze?

Ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu komkhuhlane ukuphumula okuningi noketshezi oluningi. Imithi ethengiswayo ingasiza ekwenzeni izimpawu zakho zibekezeleleke.

Udokotela wakho angancoma ukuthi uthathe izinhlungu zokunciphisa izinhlungu ezifana ne-acetaminophen (Tylenol) noma ibuprofen (Advil) ukwehlisa umkhuhlane wakho. Buza udokotela wakho ngezinye izinketho, njengama-decongestants kanye nezicindezeli zokukhwehlela, nezindlela ezinhle zokuzithatha.

Uma ingane yakho noma osemusha egula ngomkhuhlane, buza udokotela wakho ukuthi yimiphi imithi engcono kakhulu ezinganeni.

Yiziphi izimpawu ezibhekwa njengesimo esiphuthumayo?

Kwabanye abantu, umkhuhlane ungadala izimpawu ezimbi kakhulu. Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi yiziphi izimpawu ezingakhombisa ukuthi wehle ngesifo sesibili noma inkinga efana nenyumoniya.

Izimpawu ezithile, njengokuphefumula kanzima, ukuxhuzula, noma ubuhlungu besifuba, kusho ukuthi udinga ukuya egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha.

Yini okufanele ngiyenze uma nginengane encane ekhaya?

Uma ugula futhi unezingane ekhaya, kufanele ugweme ukusabalalisa ukutheleleka kwakho emndenini wakho. Umkhuhlane utheleleka kakhulu ngisho nangaphambi kokuba uqale ukuba nezimpawu, ngakho-ke akunakwenzeka ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuwuthwala.

Udokotela wakho angakunika amathiphu okuthi ungavimbela kanjani izingane ezincane ukuthi zehle nomkhuhlane. Bangakutshela nokuthi wenzeni uma izingane zakho zigcina zigula. Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi ngabe imithi elwa namagciwane ingakulungela yini wena noma izingane zakho ukusiza ukuvikela ukutheleleka.

Ingabe akhona amavithamini noma amakhambi owancomayo?

Imithi eminingi yamakhambi kanye nezithasiselo zamavithamini akuzange kuhlolwe kahle ukuphepha nokusebenza njengezindlela zokwelapha imikhuhlane, kodwa abanye abantu bafunga ngazo. I-FDA ayilawuli ikhwalithi, ukupakisha, nokuphepha kwezithasiselo, ngakho-ke cela udokotela wakho ukuthola izincomo ezithile.

Ngizolulama nini ngokuphelele?

Ukubuyiselwa emkhuhlane kuyehluka kuye ngomuntu, kepha abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bengcono kungakapheli isonto. Ungase ube nokukhwehlela okuqhubekayo nokukhathala kwelinye isonto noma amabili emva kwalokho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukutheleleka komkhuhlane kungenza izimo ezazikhona zingabi zimbi okwesikhashana.

Buza udokotela wakho lapho kufanele ulindele ukuthi uzolulama ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho angafuna ukuthi uhlele okunye ukuqokwa uma ukukhwehlela kwakho noma ezinye izimpawu zingasekho ngemuva kwesikhathi esithile.

Ngingabuyela nini ejimini?

Umkhuhlane ungathinta amandla akho namandla akho. Kufanele ulinde kuze kuphele umkhuhlane wakho namandla akho, amasosha omzimba, namandla omzimba abuye ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukusebenza kwakho. Eqinisweni, lokhu kungasho ukulinda amasonto ambalwa.

Uma ukhathazeke kakhulu ukubuyela ejimini, udokotela wakho angakunika imininingwane ethe xaxa mayelana nokuthi hlobo luni lomzimba olulungele umzimba wakho. Uma ubuyela emuva ohlelweni lwakho lokuzivocavoca maduzane, kungenzeka ukuthi wenza okubi kakhulu kunokuhle.

Ngingabuyela nini esikoleni noma emsebenzini?

I-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) incoma ukuthi uhlale ekhaya ungayi emsebenzini, esikoleni, nasemibuthanweni yokuzijabulisa ngemuva kokuphela komkhuhlane wakho (ngaphandle kokusebenzisa umuthi wokunciphisa umkhuhlane).

Uma ukhulelwe noma ukwesinye isigaba esinobungozi obukhulu, udokotela wakho angancoma ukuthi uhlale ekhaya isikhathi eside.