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Ubuthakathaka luka-Addison buvela lapho amagciwane akho e-adrenal engaveli amalahwe amaningi ama-hormone umzimba wakho owaqondene ukuze usebenze kahle. La magciwane amancane ahlala phezulu kwezinso zakho futhi enza ama-hormone afana ne-cortisol ne-aldosterone asisiza ukulungisa ukucindezeleka kwegazi, ushukela wegazi, nokuphendula ekuhluphekeni.
Kubizwa nangokuthi ukungakwazi okuphambili kwe-adrenal, lesi simo siqeda abantu abangaba ngu-1 ku-100,000. Nakuba kuyinkulu, ungaphila impilo egcwele, enempilo ngokwelashwa okufanele nokuphathwa.
Izimpawu zokuthakathaka luka-Addison zivame ukuvela kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni eminingi, okwenza kube lula ukuziphoxa ekuqaleni. Ukuqina komzimba wakho kancane kancane ukulwa nokugcina imisebenzi evamile ngaphandle kwama-hormone e-adrenal anele.
Nawa zimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengoshukela wegazi ophansi, ikakhulukazi kubantwana, noma izikhathi ezingavamile zokuba nenyanga kwabesifazane. Lezi zimpawu zingazizwa zingenangqondo futhi zifana nezinye izimo eziningi, kungakho ukuxilongwa kwesikhathi esithile kuthatha isikhathi.
Ubuthakathaka luka-Addison buvela lapho amagciwane akho e-adrenal elimazeka futhi engaveli ama-hormone anele. Imbangela evamile ukusebenza komzimba okungeyona into efanele lapho uhlelo lokuphepha lomzimba wakho luhlasela amagciwane akho e-adrenal.
Ake sibheke izimbangela eziyinhloko, siqale ngevamile kunazo zonke:
Ezimeni ezingavamile, imithi ethile noma ukwelashwa kungathinta ukusebenza kwe-adrenal. Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela abakwazi ukubona imbangela eqondile, kodwa lokhu akushintshi ukuthi lesi simo singaphathwa kangcono kangakanani.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma uhlangabezana nokukhathala okuqhubekayo, ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, noma ukukhanya kwesikhumba okungabonakali ukuthi kuhlobene nokukhanya kwelanga. Lezi zimpawu, ikakhulukazi uma zihlangene, zidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthuthukisa izimpawu ezinzima njengobunqunu obukhulu, ukudideka, ukuphefumula nokuhlanza okukhulu, noma ukucindezeleka kwegazi okuphansi kakhulu. Lokhu kungabonisa ingozi ye-adrenal, okuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ungalindi uma uqaphela izimpawu eziningi ndawonye, ngisho noma zibonakala zingenamandla. Ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kungavimbela izinkinga ezinzima futhi kukusize uzizwe kangcono kakhulu.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula ubuthakathaka luka-Addison. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphele izimpawu zokuqala.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Abesifazane banethuba elincane lokukhula uhlobo lwe-autoimmune lokubuthakathaka luka-Addison. Noma kunjalo, ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokhula ngokuqinisekile lesi simo - abantu abaningi abanezi zici abazange bahlangabezane nezinkinga ze-adrenal.
Inkinga enzima kunazo zonke yokuthakathaka luka-Addison ingozi ye-adrenal, ebizwa nangokuthi i-Addisonian crisis. Lesi simo esiphuthumayo esiyingozi yempilo sivela lapho umzimba wakho ungenama-hormone e-adrenal anele ukusingatha ukucindezeleka, ukugula, noma ukulimala.
Izimpawu zengozi ye-adrenal zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinkinga zingabandakanya ushukela wegazi ophansi kakhulu, amazinga aphezulu e-potassium athinta i-rhythm yentliziyo, nokuphelelwa amanzi okukhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinkinga zivame ukuvinjelwa ngokwelashwa okufanele nokulungiselela izingozi.
Ngokwelashwa okufanele kwe-hormone nokuphathwa kokucindezeleka, abantu abaningi abane-Addison's disease bagwema lezi zinkinga ezinzima ngokuphelele.
Ukuxilongwa kokuthakathaka luka-Addison kuvame ukubandakanya ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuqapha amazinga akho e-hormone nokuthi amagciwane akho e-adrenal aphendula kanjani ekukhuthazeni. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngengxoxo eningiliziwe yezimpawu zakho nembali yezokwelapha.
Izivivinyo eziyinhloko zokuxilongwa zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole ezinye izimo zokuphepha komzimba njengoba zivame ukuvela ndawonye. Inqubo yokuxilongwa ingathatha isikhathi esithile, kodwa ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kubalulekile ekwelapheni okufanele.
Ukwelashwa kokuthakathaka luka-Addison kubandakanya ukufaka esikhundleni ama-hormone amagciwane akho e-adrenal angawenzi. Lokhu ukwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement therapy kuphumelela kakhulu futhi kuvumela abantu abaningi ukuba baphile impilo evamile, esebenzayo.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzobandakanya ngokuvamile:
Uzodinga ukuthatha le miithi nsuku zonke impilo yakho yonke. Udokotela wakho uzosisebenzisana nawe ukuthola imithi efanele futhi akuqeqeshe ukuthi uyilungisa nini. Ngesikhathi sokucindezeleka komzimba, ukugula, noma ukuhlinzwa, ungadinga imithi eminingi ukuvimbela izinkinga.
Abantu abaningi bazizwa kangcono kakhulu ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Okubalulekile ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo nokulandela isiqondiso sodokotela wakho mayelana nokulinganiswa kwemithi.
Ukuphatha ubuthakathaka luka-Addison ekhaya kugxile ekuthatheni imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo nokuba ulungile ezingozini. Ngokuzithiba okuhle, ungagcina impilo enhle namandla.
Nawa amasu abalulekile okuphatha ekhaya:
Kubalulekile futhi ukugcina impilo enempilo ngokuzivocavoca okuvamile, ukulala okwanele, nokuphathwa kokucindezeleka. Abantu abaningi bathola usizo ekuhlanganiseni namaqembu okusekela noma imiphakathi e-inthanethi yabantu abane-Addison's disease.
Ngeshwa, awukwazi ukuvimbela uhlobo lwe-autoimmune lokubuthakathaka luka-Addison, oluyilo oluvamile kunazo zonke. Njengoba kubandakanya uhlelo lokuphepha lomzimba wakho oluhlasela amagciwane akho e-adrenal, ayikho indlela eyaziwayo yokumisa le nqubo ekuqaleni.
Kodwa-ke, ungathatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela ukutheleleka okuthile okungalimaza amagciwane akho e-adrenal. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuthola ukugonywa okunconywayo, ukwenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle, nokufuna ukwelashwa okusheshayo kokutheleleka njenge-tuberculosis.
Uma unezinye izimo zokuphepha komzimba noma umlando womndeni wazo, ukuqaphela izimpawu zokuqala kungasiza uqinisekise ukuxilongwa okusheshayo nokuphathwa uma ubuthakathaka luka-Addison bukhula.
Ukulungiselela i-appointment yakho kungakusiza uthole ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nokukhathalela okuhle kakhulu okungenzeka. Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, ngisho nalabo ababonakala bengaxhunyanisiwe noma abancinyane.
Letha lolu lwazi e-appointment yakho:
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukukusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile. Unganqikazi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuthi achaze noma yini ongayiqondi - ukuphatha ubuthakathaka luka-Addison ngempumelelo kudinga ukuxhumana okuhle neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Ubuthakathaka luka-Addison buyisimo esinzima kodwa esiphatheka kalula uma siphathwa kahle. Nakuba amagciwane akho e-adrenal angalungiswa, ukwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement therapy kufaka esikhundleni okuthile umzimba wakho olukudingayo ukuze usebenze ngokujwayelekile.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okumele uzikhumbule ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo, ukulungela izingozi, nokusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Ngokuphathwa okufanele, ungalindela ukuphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngamandla azizwa evamile kuwe.
Ukuxilongwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kwenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo nempilo yakho yesikhathi eside. Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezikukhathazayo, unganqikazi ukuxoxa nazo nodokotela wakho.
Yebo, abantu abaningi abane-Addison's disease baphila impilo evamile ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement therapy. Ungasebenza, uzivocavoce, uhambe, futhi uhlanganyele kuzo zonke imisebenzi yakho evamile. Okubalulekile ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo nokuba ulungile ezingozini nge-injection kit yakho.
Ubuthakathaka luka-Addison ngokwabo abudluliselwa ngqo, kodwa ungase ube nengozi enkulu uma amalungu omndeni enezimo zokuphepha komzimba. Ukuthambekela kwezifo zokuphepha komzimba kungasebenza emindenini, kodwa ukuba nomlando womndeni akusho ukuthi uzokhula ngokuqinisekile ubuthakathaka luka-Addison.
Ingozi ye-adrenal ivame ukubangelwa ukucindezeleka komzimba lapho ungenayo i-cortisol eyanele ohlelweni lwakho. Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa ukutheleleka, ukulimala, ukuhlinzwa, ukucindezeleka okukhulu kwengqondo, noma ukushiya imithi. Kungakho kubalulekile ukwanda kwemithi yakho ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka futhi uhlale uthwala i-kit yakho yokuphuthuma.
Cha, ubuthakathaka luka-Addison buyisimo esiqhubekayo esidinga ukwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement therapy impilo yakho yonke. Noma kunjalo, ngokwelashwa okufanele, ungalindela ukuzizwa uphilile futhi unemandla. Ukulimala kwamagciwane akho e-adrenal ngokuvamile akukwazi ukulungiswa, kodwa izimpawu ziphathwa kahle ngemithi.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa kangcono ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwamasonto ambalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement therapy. Amandla akho, ukulangazelela ukudla, nokuphila kwakho konke kuvame ukuthuthuka kancane njengoba udokotela wakho ethola imithi efanele kuwe. Abanye abantu baqaphela ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, kuyilapho abanye bengase bathathe amasonto ambalwa ukuze bazizwe kangcono.
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