Yikuphi ukwelashwa kwe-eczema okungcono kakhulu kuwe?

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Uke wawabona amabala wesikhumba esomile, esilumayo emzimbeni wakho? Mhlawumbe ezinye zibomvu kancane, kanti ezinye zibomvana, kepha zonke zibukeka zivutha, akunjalo? Ungaba omunye we Abantu baseMelika abayizigidi ezingama-31.6 abathintekile yi-eczema .

Yini i-eczema?

I-eczema isho isikhumba esomile, esicasukile, esivuthayo esivame ukwenzeka kaninginingi.

Ngaphandle kwe-atopic dermatitis, evamise ukwenzeka ezinganeni noma kulabo abanomlando womndeni], i-eczema ejwayelekile iyisimo esixakile sezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zokuvuvukala esikhunjeni okuthi ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukene zibuye, kuchaza UDkt Neal Schultz , MD, udokotela wesikhumba eNew York City.

Enye i-eczema ingahle ibe bomvu futhi ifuleke ezinkophe zamehlo, kuyilapho enye i-eczema ingaba pinki futhi i-flaky, futhi itholakale eduze kwekhala. I-eczema ingavela ezingalweni nasemilenzeni. Ukuqhuma noma isilonda esimise okweyindilinga kubizwa ngokuthi yi-nummular eczema, ngoba siyindilinga njengohlamvu lwemali, kuchaza uDkt. Shultz. I-eczema ivame ukuzwa iluma futhi yomile, kepha uma iklwebhiwe, nayo ingakhula.

Ubani othola i-eczema?

I-eczema ingathinta noma ibuphi ubulili, ubuhlanga, noma ubudala, kuchaza UDkt David Bank , MD, umsunguli nomqondisi we-The Center for Dermatology, Cosmetic & Laser Surgery eMount Kisco, eNew York. Kuvame ukujwayeleka kakhulu ezinganeni ezinamalungu omndeni athinteke nge-eczema, i-asthma, noma i-allergies yonyaka.

Imbangela ngqo ye-eczema? Ngeshwa akwaziwa. Kepha kunezindlela ezithile zokusiza ukwelapha lokhu kucasuka kwesikhumba.

Ukwelashwa kwe-Eczema

Nakhu ukuthi unganquma kanjani ukuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa kwe-eczema okukulungele, ukuze uthole ukukhululeka okusheshayo.

Uma ubona i-eczema emzimbeni wakho… qala ngokwelashwa ekhaya.
Kulabo abasanda kuqaphela ukuqubuka okunukayo, uDkt Schultz uphakamisa ukuzama ukukuthambisa ngemithi engeyona kadokotela yokusiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuqeda ukulunywa. Ukucindezela ubisi namanzi, okhilimu noma ama-lotion (njenge-Cetaphil noma i-CeraVe), ngisho neqhwa yizo zonke izindlela ezinhle zokusiza ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala, kusho yena. Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinjengama-botanicals nama-oyela abalulekile njengamafutha esihlahla setiye angasebenza, futhi-ungasebenzisi nje ukugxila kwefomu. UDkt Schultz uncoma ukuqala ngesithambisi esisendlini noma uwoyela we-calendula noma ukhilimu, ubone ukuthi ukuqubuka kuphendula kanjani. Gcina izihlambi zimfushane futhi zingashisi kakhulu, bese ufaka amafutha okuthambisa ngemva nje kokugeza.

Uma ngemuva kwezinsuku ezimbili kuya kwezintathu i-eczema yakho ingakabi ngcono… zama umuthi wokuthenga (i-OTC).
Ukwehlisa amafutha yingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu esimisweni sansuku zonke sesiguli se-eczema, kuchaza uDkt. Khetha ukwakheka kwesikhumba okungenamakha nokuzwela, uthi. Isibonelo esisodwa yiCetaphil Pro Restoraderm.

Ukhilimu we-OTC hydrocortisone ungasiza, futhi, kuchaza uDkt Schultz. Abanye abantu baze bazame nama-antihistamine asezindaweni ezishisayo (njenge-Benadryl cream), kodwa angibancomi ngoba angadala ukungezwani komzimba, usho kanjalo.

Uma ngemuva kwezinsuku ezintathu ungakaboni ngcono nge-eczema yakho… sekuyisikhathi sokubona udokotela wesikhumba.
Amathuba ukuthi uzodinga ukwelashwa ngudokotela, okungafaka phakathi i-cortisone engaba namandla aphindwe izikhathi eziyinkulungwane kunezinketho ze-OTC, kusho uDkt Schultz. Ukhilimu weCortisone uzosiza ngokushaywa, kodwa uma unonkalaka, ungadinga i-antibiotic. Uma i-antibiotic yama-topical efana ne-bacitracin noma i-Polysporin ingasebenzi, ungadinga i-prescription-strength topical antibiotic noma ekugcineni i-antibiotic yangaphakathi uma utheleleke kakhulu, kusho uDkt Schultz.

Ama-steroids aphezulu esetshenziswa kabili nsuku zonke amasonto amabili kufanele isebenze ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala nokunwaya, kuchaza uDkt. Bank. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi akunconywa ukusebenzisa i-steroids isikhathi eside, eminye imikhiqizo yezingqikithi ingahle ibekwe, futhi imikhiqizo engaphezulu kwekhawunta kufanele isetshenziswe ngokuhlanganyela futhi njengesondlo ezigulini ze-eczema, usho kanjalo.

Imithi yomjovo kungaba yisixazululo se-eczema enamandla. Lokhu kuyindlela enqunywe udokotela wesikhumba kumuntu one-eczema engapheli indlela yakhe yokuphila ethinteka yilesi simo, kusho uDkt.

Ukwelashwa kwe-Laser ayatholakala futhi. Ibhande elincane le-UVB light lisetshenziselwa ukwelapha i-eczema, kuchaza uDkt. Bank. Inganikezwa ehhovisi likadokotela noma ekhaya lesiguli uma benedivayisi evunyelwe. Kwezinye izimo, ukwelashwa nge-laser kungabeka i-eczema ekuxolelweni.

Ibhendi emincane i-UVB inhle ezigulini ezingazongenelwa eminye imishanguzo enqunyiwe noma ezingakatholakali ngokwanele kwezinye izindlela zokwelashwa, kusho uDkt. Yini embi ngayo? Uma ingamboziwe umshwalense, kungahle kube nezindleko eziphakeme kakhulu zokuphuma ephaketheni zalolu hlobo lokwelashwa.

OKUSHIWO: Ukwelashwa kwe-eczema nemithi

Uma uhlangabezana ne-eczema, yazi ukuthi awuwedwa. Kuyisifo sesikhumba esivamile esinamakhambi amaningi akhona laphaya. Qala kancane, futhi uma uqaphela ukuthi ukuqubuka akutholi okungcono, khuluma nodokotela wakho wesikhumba mayelana nezinketho zakho. Awudingi ukuhlupheka, kusho uDkt Bank. Kunezindlela eziningi zokwelapha eziphumelelayo laphaya, kepha eziningi zidinga incwadi kadokotela, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuvakashela udokotela wesikhumba ukuyohlola uma ubhekene ne-eczema.