Sonke sike sawa okungenani kanye empilweni yethu, akunjalo? Ngezinye izikhathi akuyona into enkulu ngaphandle kokuhleka kancane, ukusula uthuli emadolweni ethu, nokuvuka. Kodwa-ke, ukuwa okunye kungaba yingozi empilweni futhi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu kakhulu kunalokho ongakucabanga. Ngakho-ke namuhla, ake sixoxe ngalezi zingozi zokuwa nokuthi ungazivikela kanjani kuzo. Lokhu kuzobaluleka kakhulu emakhaya anezingane ezincane nabazali asebekhulile.

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Yiziphi izinhlobo zokulimala ezingavela ngenxa yokuwa?

Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene zokulimala ezenzeka ngemva kokuwa. Ezinye zingelashwa ekhaya, kodwa ezinye zidinga usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ake sibheke ukuthi lezi zingozi zihlukaniswa kanjani ngokwezinga lazo.

Izinga lokulimala	Incazelo nokuthi yini okufanele uyenze
Azikho izimo ezilimazayo	Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngeke ulimale uma uwa. Nakuba ungase uzizwe unamahloni kancane, akukho okunye ukwelashwa okudingekayo.
Ukulimala okuncane	Lokhu kufaka phakathi imivimbo emincane, ukuqhekeka, kanye nokuklwebheka okuncane. Lokhu ngokuvamile kungelashwa ekhaya.
Ukulimala okulinganiselwe	Lezi akuzona izimo eziphuthumayo, kodwa zidinga usizo lwezokwelapha. Isibonelo, izihlakala noma amaqakala akhumukile angabangela ukulahlekelwa ukusebenza kahle, ukuphuka okukhulu, ukwaphuka okuncane kwezimbambo noma umgogodla, kanye nokuxhuzula okuncane kwemisipha kuwela kulesi sigaba.
Ukulimala okukhulu	Lezi yizimo eziphuthumayo zezokwelapha ezidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukwaphuka kwesinqe, ingalo, noma umlenze, ukulimala kobuchopho okubuhlungu, kanye nokopha kobuchopho. Kulezi zimo, kufanele uye esibhedlela ngokushesha.

Ngakho-ke, kungani siwela kanje?

Kungaba nezizathu eziningi zokuwa. Ezinye zezizathu ezivamile yilezi:

Izingozi ezenzeka ngesikhathi udlala ezemidlalo noma ngesikhathi semisebenzi yokuzijabulisa.
Izingozi emsebenzini.
Ukushelela ngengozi endaweni eshelelayo, njengaphansi elimanzi.
Indawo ephukile emgwaqweni, ekhubeka endaweni engalingani.
Ukushaya into esingayibonanga ngenxa yobudedengu bethu.

Kodwa amanye amaqembu eminyaka anamathuba amaningi okuwa.

Izizathu zokuthi kungani izingane ezincane ziwe

Izingane ezincane eziqala ukuhamba ziyawa njalo. Lokho kuvamile. Futhi, izingozi zingase zenzeke ngoba izingane ezincane aziqondi kahle izindawo eziyingozi.

Kusukela ezitebhisini
Kusukela emafasiteleni avulekile
Ukhwela ifenisha efana nezihlalo namatafula
Kusukela emibhedeni (ikakhulukazi imibhede emincane yezingane kanye neyama-bunk)
Uma udlala ezinkundleni zokudlala

Izimbangela ezithile zokuwa kwasebekhulile

Kunezici eziningana ezingaba nomthelela ekuweni komama bethu asebekhulile, obaba, nogogo nomkhulu. Ake sibheke ukuthi bayini.

1. Izimo zempilo

Ezinye izifo zingabangela ukuthi umzimba ulahlekelwe yibhalansi futhi uwe.

Isifo sohlangothi
Izinkinga zokunyakaza ezifana nesifo sikaParkinson
Izifo zokulahlekelwa yinkumbulo ezifana ne-dementia
Ukubona okubuthakathaka
Ubuthakathaka bemisipha ngokuguga (i-sarcopenia)

2. Imithi ) ethathwe

Eminye imithi esetshenziswa abantu abaningi inemiphumela emibi ehlanganisa isiyezi kanye nokozela, okwandisa ingozi yokuwa.

Imithi yokucindezeleka kwegazi
Eminye imithi esetshenziselwa ukuzola ingqondo
Amanye amaphilisi okudambisa izinhlungu anamandla (ama-opioid)

Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uma uphuza imithi engaphezu kwemihlanu ngosuku, ingozi yakho yokuwa iphezulu kakhulu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi imiphumela emibi yomuthi owodwa ingandiswa ngomunye. Ngakho-ke, qiniseka ukuthi ukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi oyiphuzayo.

3. Izinkinga zokuzwa nokulinganisela

Amehlo ethu, ukuthinta, kanye nokulinganisela komzimba kubaluleke kakhulu lapho sihamba. Uma noma yikuphi kwalokhu kubuthakathaka, kulula ukuwa.

Ukungaboni kahle: Ungawa uma ungakwazi ukubona izithiyo emgwaqweni ngokucacile.
I-Diabetic Neuropathy: Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangalimaza imizwa emilenzeni yabo. Lokhu kungaholela ekulahlekelweni umuzwa emilenzeni yabo. Bangase bawe lapho behamba endaweni engalingani bengazi.

4. Ithonya lemvelo

Lokhu kumayelana nendlela esingawa ngayo ngenxa yezinto ezingaphandle kwemizimba yethu, ekhaya, noma endaweni esizungezile.

Izinto zasekhaya: Zingabhidlika omata namakhaphethi phansi bese ziwela phansi.
Izindawo ezishelelayo:Izindawo ezinamanzi endlini yokugezela nasekhishini ziyingozi kakhulu.
Ukuntuleka kwezinsika zokubopha: Uma kungekho zinsika zokubopha/izinsika ezitebhisini noma endlini yokugezela, ungase ulahlekelwe yibhalansi yakho bese uwe.
Izicathulo/Ama-slippers: Ukugqoka amasandali agugile angalingani kahle nakho kuyimbangela yokuwa.

5. Izizathu zengqondo nezenhlalo

Ukuwa ngaphambili: Umuntu oke wawa uba nokwesaba kokuwa futhi. Lokhu kwesaba ngezinye izikhathi kuholela ekuweni okuphindaphindiwe.
Ubudala: Umuntu oyedwa kwabayi-4 abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-65 uyawa okungenani kanye ngonyaka.
Ukuhlala wedwa: Kunethuba elikhulu lokuwa uma uzama ukwenza izinto wedwa ngaphandle kothile ozokusiza.
Ukwesaba ukuwa: Abantu abesaba ukuwa banamathuba amaningi okuwa ngokoqobo.

Yimiphi imiphumela emibi yokuwa?

Ukuwa akulona nje ukulimala. Ikakhulukazi kumuntu osekhulile, kungaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu nesongela ukuphila.

Ukuhlala esibhedlela isikhathi eside: Ukulimala okukhulu kungadinga ukuhlala esibhedlela ukuze ululame.
Ukukhubazeka okuhlala njalo: Ungase ukhubazeke impilo yakho yonke, noma kungase kudingeke usebenzise into efana nodondolo, i-walker , noma isihlalo sabakhubazekile.
Ukulahlekelwa ukuzimela: Njengoba ungakwazi ukusebenza ngokuzimela, kungase kudingeke uhlale nomndeni, njengasekhaya lasebekhulile.
Ukufa: Eqinisweni, ama-85% okufa ngenxa yokuwa kwenzeka kubantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-65. Yingakho ukuvimbela ukuwa kubaluleke kangaka.

Udokotela uhlonza kanjani inxeba?

Uma ubona udokotela ngemva kokuwa, uzosebenzisa izindlela eziningana ukuxilonga ukulimala.

Ukuhlolwa komzimba.
Ukuhlolwa okuhlobene nesimiso sezinzwa.
Ukuskena okufana ne-X-ray, CT scan, MRI ukuhlola amathambo aphukile noma ukulimala kwangaphakathi.
Ukuhlolwa kwegazi nomchamo ukuze kuhlolwe ezinye izimo zezokwelapha okungenzeka ukuthi zibangele ukuwa.

Ingabe ukuwa kungavinjelwa?

Yebo, ungakwazi! Nakuba ukuwa kungenzeka kungalindelekile, singakuvimbela okuningi kwakho. Njengoba ukuwa okuningi kwenzeka ekhaya, kungcono ukwenza indawo yasekhaya lakho iphephe.

Ukuvimbela ukuwa kwasebekhulile

Hlala umatasa ngokomzimba: Ukuzivocavoca kungathuthukisa amandla nokulinganisela komzimba wakho.
Bona udokotela wakho njalo: Ngale ndlela ungaqaphela izifo nemithi engabangela ukuwa.
Nakekela izinyawo zakho nezicathulo: Gqoka izicathulo/izimbadada ezikufanela kahle, ezingagqokwanga.
Nakekela ukubona kwakho: Hlola amehlo akho njalo futhi uqiniseke ukuthi izibuko zakho ziyimithi efanele.
Yenza indawo yasekhaya lakho iphephe: susa omata, faka imigoqo yokuthatha endlini yokugezela, futhi ungashiyi izinto ezingadingekile phansi.
Shiya isibani esincane sivuliwe ebusuku: Lokhu kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukukhubeka nokuwa ebumnyameni uma uvuka ebusuku.

Ukuvimbela ukuwa kwezingane

Vikela izindawo eziyingozi ekungeneni: Beka amasango ezitebhisini.
Susa izinto ezingakhwelwa emafasiteleni: Ungabeki izinto ezifana nezihlalo namatafula eduze kwamafasitela.
Hlala uqaphile izingane: Hlala uqaphile uma zidlala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme.
Bafundise ukuthi bangayi ezindaweni eziyingozi.

Kufanele ubonane nini nodokotela?

Ingabe udinga njalo ukuya kudokotela ngemva kokuwa? Kwezinye izimo, kufanele nakanjani uye. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini lezo.

Uzobona nini udokotela
Uma ucishe uphuthelwe njalo, kungaba uphawu lokuwa okukhulu esikhathini esizayo. Ngakho-ke khuluma nodokotela.
Uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi efana nokuzumeka noma ukozela ngenxa yemithi oyiphuzayo, tshela udokotela wakho ngakho.
Isikhathi sokuya esibhedlela noma e-ETU (i-Emergency Treatment Unit) ngokushesha
Uma uthatha imithi yokunciphisa ukugabha kwegazi, iya esibhedlela ngokushesha ngemva kokuwa. Ngisho noma kungekho ukulimala okubonakalayo ngaphandle, kungase kube nokopha kwangaphakathi, ikakhulukazi uma ushaya ikhanda, isifuba, noma isisu.
Uma kukhona ukusola ukuthi ithambo liphukile. Uma ungakwazi ukusebenzisa ingalo noma umlenze ngendlela evamile.
Uma ushaya ikhanda lakho, ulahlekelwa ingqondo, unamehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, noma uzwa ukuhlanza, ukozela ngokweqile, noma izinguquko ekuziphatheni ngemva kokuwa.
Uma ucabanga ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uwile ngenxa yezimpawu zokuhlaselwa yisifo sohlangothi noma ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo.

Ukuwa kungenzeka nganoma yisiphi isikhathi empilweni yethu. Kodwa ukuwa njengoba sikhula kungaba nemiphumela ehluke kakhulu futhi engathi sína kunokuwa lapho sisebancane. Ngakho-ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvimbela ukuwa. Uma unemibuzo ngalokhu, khuluma nodokotela wakho womndeni. Uzokwazi ukukunikeza isiqondiso osidingayo.

Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya

Ukuwa akuyona into okufanele ithathwe kalula. Kungaba yinto engathí sina, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezincane nakubantu asebekhulile.
Ukuwa okuningi kwenzeka ekhaya, ngakho-ke ukwenza indawo yasekhaya iphephe (ukususa omata, ukufaka izikhonkwane endlini yokugezela) kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izingozi.
Eminye imithi oyithathayo ingandisa nengozi yakho yokuwa. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngalokhu.
Ngemva kokuwa, ikakhulukazi uma uphuza imithi yokunciphisa igazi, ushayeke ekhanda, noma usola ukuthi ithambo liphukile, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha ngokushesha.