Umlomo owomile, noma i-xerostomia, umphumela ovamile wethrafikhi ye-radiation esifundeni sekhanda nentamo. Uma othile ethola imisebe lapho, izigulane ezivuthayo zivame ukulimala, zishiye iziguli ezinomlomo omncane omile. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kubantu abaningi, umsebenzi we-gali ozogcoba ugcina ubuyiselwe ngemuva kokwelashwa, kodwa umlomo owomile ungahlala amasonto ngisho nezinyanga.
Izingozi Zomlomo Omile
Umlomo omile ungaholela ezinkingeni zempilo ezinzulu uma kungakhulumi kahle. Abantu abaningi abaqapheli ukuthi umthamo omkhulu uthonya kanjani impilo yethu yomlomo. Ilawula ama-acids avela ezinhlakeni zokudla emlonyeni, igcina i-mucosa (i-soft lining yomlomo nezihlathi) enomanzi, iyasiza ukudiliza ushukela kanye nezinsiza ekugayeni. Lapho ukukhiqizwa kwe-gland saliva kuyinciphisa, izinkinga eziningi zingenzeka, njenge:
- Amapayipi amazinyo nokubola
- Emanzi, ephukile futhi / noma e-ulcerated mucosa
- Kunzima ukugwinya ukudla
- Omile, izindebe eziphephile
- Izifo zomlomo
- I-Halitosis (umoya omubi)
Ukwelapha
Kunezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokulwa nomlomo owomile, kuhlanganise nemithi yokwelapha kanye ne-over-the-counter (OTC). Ngokuvamile, abantu abanomlomo owomile bazama izindlela zokwelapha ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuthola okubasebenza. Okungasebenza kumuntu oyedwa kungase kungabi ngempumelelo komunye. Into ebalulekile akukhona ukuyeka uma okuthile kungasebenzi.
Izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya kanye namaqhinga
- I-gum / i-candy elukhuni okungenashukela : Ukufuna i-gum kungasiza ukugcina umlomo unomswakama futhi usize ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-saliva. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-gum equkethe i-xylitol isebenza kahle. Ikhandlela elinzima lingasebenza, futhi, qiniseka ukuthi lingenashukela. I-candy kanye ne-gum eneshukela yandisa ingozi yokuthuthukisa izinkinga nezinye izinkinga zamazinyo ngenxa yokungabi namathe okudingekayo ukuze kuphulwe ushukela.
- Ama-juice nezithelo zamakhaza afakwe efriziwe: Abagulayo abomile abakhulayo bangathola ukuphumula ngejusi nezithelo zamanzi. Ukuthungwa kweziphuzo ezibandayo kungenza uketshezi kube lula kakhulu. Ungakwazi ukuhlanganisa ama-juice esithelo neqhwa ku-blender noma uphaphule amabhodlela ambalwa efrijini bese ususa ngaphambi kweqhwa. Khumbula ukukhetha ijusi lesithelo esingashukela.
- Hlala u-hydrated: Kubalulekile ukulondoloza i-hydration, ikakhulu uma unomlomo owomile. Thatha ibhodlela lamanzi nawe ngaso sonke isikhathi bese uthatha ama-sips amaningi. Amanzi angeke anikeze ukukhululeka okukhulu emlonyeni owomile, kodwa ukuphuza okwanele kuzokuvimbela ukuba kungabi nakakhulu.
- Sebenzisa i-cool humidifier ekamelweni lokulala: Ekuseni ingaba nzima kakhulu kubantu abanomlomo owomile. Ukuphuza emlonyeni wakho ngenkathi ulele kungagoma ngaphakathi komlomo nezindebe. Ukubeka i-humidifier epholile emgumbini kungasiza.
- Gwema iziphuzo zohlobo lwe-caffeinated: I-Caffeine nayo ingomisa umlomo. Ngakho-ke, gwema ikhofi, itiye, kanye nama-sodas amaningi.
- Gwema imikhiqizo kagwayi nokuphuza utshwala: Njenge-caffeine, imikhiqizo kagwayi nokuphuza utshwala kungabangela umlomo omile.
Imikhiqizo ye-OTC neyomuthi yesimiso ngomlomo omile
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancoma imikhiqizo eyenziwe yi-Biotene noma iThayer's, izinkampani ezimbili ezenza imikhiqizo eminingana yeziguli ezimelele umlomo.
I-Gum, i-mouthwashes, i-toothpaste ne-sprays iyatholakala ngaphezu kwe-counter kumthengisi wangakini. Basiza ekukhiqizeni amathe futhi bangeze umswakama emlonyeni. Ngcono nakakhulu, ayinashukela.
Okokugcina, uma izifo ze-OTC zingasebenzi, udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi engasiza ekwandiseni ukukhiqizwa kwe-saliva nokunciphisa ukuzwa komlomo omile, njenge-Salagen (pilocarpine) noma i-Evoxac (levimeline).
> Umthombo:
> "Umlomo omile noma i-Xerostomia," i-American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer.net