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Ubuthakathaka begazi kwenzeka uma umzimba wakho ungenawo amaseli egazi abomvu anempilo anele okuthwala i-oksijini kulo lonke umzimba wakho. Cabanga ngamaseli egazi abomvu njengezimoto ezincane zokuthwala ezithwala i-oksijini emaphaphwini kuwo wonke umzimba wakho, futhi uma kungekho izimoto ezanele noma azisebenzi kahle, amangqamuzana akho awutholi i-oksijini ayidingayo ukuze asebenze kahle.
Lesi simo sithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele futhi singaba ukusuka kokulinganiselwe kuya kokukhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlobo eziningi zokuthakathaka kwegazi zilawuleka uma wena nodokotela wakho nibona imbangela ephambili.
Izimpawu zokuthakathaka kwegazi zivame ukuvela kancane kancane, ngakho ungase ungaziboni ngokushesha. Umzimba wakho uyakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezinguquko, kodwa njengoba ubuthakathaka begazi buqhubeka, izimpawu ziyabonakala.
Nawa ama-symptom avamile ongawahlangabezana nawo:
Ezimweni ezinzima kakhulu, ungase futhi ubone ubuhlungu esifubeni, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi somsebenzi womzimba. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana ne-restless leg syndrome noma banenkinga yokulala. Lezi zimpawu zenzeka ngoba inhliziyo yakho kufanele isebenze nzima ukuze iphonse igazi elingenawo i-oksijini kulo lonke umzimba wakho.
Kunezinhlobo eziningi ezahlukene zokuthakathaka kwegazi, ngayinye inenkinga yayo ethile. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olulokhu kunceda udokotela wakho ukukhetha indlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izinhlobo ezingavamile zihlanganisa i-anemia ye-hemolytic, lapho amangqamuzana egazi abomvu ehlukaniswa khona ngokushesha kunokuba enziwe, ne-anemia ye-pernicious, ethinta ikhono lomzimba wakho lokufunxa i-vitamin B12. Udokotela wakho uzokunquma ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukuthola ngokuhlolwa kwegazi nembali yakho yezokwelapha.
I-anemia ithuthukiswa lapho okuthile kuphazamisa inqubo evamile yomzimba wakho yokwenza amangqamuzana egazi abomvu anempilo. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezindlela ezintathu eziyinhloko: umzimba wakho awenzi amangqamuzana egazi abomvu anele, uwabhubhisa ngokushesha kakhulu, noma uwalahlekelwa yiwo ngokopha.
Ake sibheke izimbangela ezithile ngemuva kwesimo ngasinye:
Ukungaqambi amangqamuzana egazi abomvu anele kungabangelwa yi:
Ukulahlekelwa amangqamuzana egazi abomvu ngokopha kungabandakanya:
Ukubhujiswa kwamaseli egazi abomvu ngokushesha kakhulu kungenzeka ngenxa yalokhu:
Ngezinye izikhathi i-anemia ivela ngenxa yokuxubana kwalezi zinto. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuze athole imbangela ethile esimweni sakho, okubalulekile ekukhetheni ukwelashwa okulungile.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ukukhathala okuqhubekayo okungapheli ngokuphumula, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlanganiswe nezinye izimpawu ezinjengolusu olukhanyayo noma ukuphefumula kanzima. Abantu abaningi bayawadebesela la maqondana okuqala njengengcindezi noma ukuba matasa, kodwa kufanele uhlolwe.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunokuba kude uma uqaphela:
Uma unomlando womndeni we-anemia eziwumfuyo noma unesongo elikhulu ngenxa yokunciphisa ukudla, ukukhulelwa, noma izimo ezingapheli, xoxani ngokuhlolwa nodokotela wakho. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kukusize uzizwe kangcono ngokushesha.
Izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-anemia, yize ukuba nezinto ezingasongela akusho ukuthi uzokuthola ngokuqinisekile lesimo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphele izimpawu zokuqala.
Izinto ezivame ukusongela zihlanganisa:
Izingane ezincane nezingane nazo zinezinkinga eziphezulu, ikakhulukazi lezo ezazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma eziphuza ubisi lwenkomo ngaphambi konyaka. Abantu abasebenzisa imithi ethile, njengabaphuli begazi noma ezinye izidakamizwa, bangase babe sengozini enkulu.
Ukuba nezici zengozi kusho nje ukuthi kufanele uqaphele kakhulu izimpawu bese uxoxa ngokuhlolwa nodokotela wakho. Izici eziningi zengozi zingaphathwa ngokuguqula indlela yokuphila noma ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma i-anemia ingaphathwe, ingabangela izinkinga ezinzima njengoba umzimba wakho uzama ukufumana i-oksijini eyanele ezingxenyeni eziqakathekile zomzimba. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa okuhle nokubhekwa.
Nawa ama-complications aphambili okumele uwaqaphele:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kepha ezingathi sína zihlanganisa ukukhathala okukhulu okuyoba buthakathaka, ukulahlekelwa uqaphelo okungase kube yimbangela yokulimaza, futhi ezimweni ezinzima, ukulimala kwamalungu ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-oksijini isikhathi eside. Abantu abanesifo se-sickle cell anemia babhekene nezingozi ezengeziwe njengokucindezeleka kobuhlungu nokulimala kwamalungu.
Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi lezi zinkinga zivame ukuvela kuphela uma i-anemia iqine noma ishiywe ingaphathwe isikhathi eside. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha, abantu abaningi abanesi-anemia bangakwazi ukuvimbela lezi zinkinga ngokuphelele.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izinhlobo ze-anemia, ikakhulukazi lezo eziyimbangela yizici zezakhiwo noma izifo ezingapheli, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezinhlobo ezivamile ngokukhetha indlela yokuphila nokwazi.
Nawa amaqhinga okuzivikela:
Gxilisa ukudla okunama-iron amaningi:
Thuthukisa ukudla kwakho kwe-vitamin:
Uma ukhona engozini enkulu ngenxa yokukhulelwa, ukuphuma kwegazi okukhulu, noma ukulinganiselwa kokudla, xoxa nodokotela wakho ngezincedisi. Abafazi abaseminyakeni yokuzala kufanele bathathe izincedisi ze-folic acid, futhi abantu abangadli inyama bangadinga izincedisi ze-B12.
Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kungabamba isifo se-anemia kusenesikhathi, ikakhulukazi uma unezici ezingozini. Ukuphatha izimo ezingapheli ezingabangela i-anemia kubalulekile futhi ekuvimbeleni.
Ukuhlola i-anemia kuqala ngengxoxo ngezimpawu zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, okulandelelwa yi-blood tests ezinikeza udokotela wakho umbono ocacile wokuthi kwenzekani ngama-red blood cells akho.
Ivivinyo eliyinhloko yi-complete blood count (CBC), elinganisa izinto eziningi ezibalulekile:
Ngokusekelwe kulezi zimpumela, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa okuengeziwe ukuze aqonde uhlobo oluthile nesizathu se-anemia yakho. Lokhu kungafaka i-iron studies ukuhlola izitolo zakho ze-iron, amazinga e-vitamin B12 ne-folate, noma ukuhlolwa okukhethekile uma kukhona isimo esidluliselwa ngezofu ezithathwe.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase acebise i-bone marrow biopsy uma engabaza inkinga ekukhiqizweni kwama-blood cells. Lokhu kuzwakala kukhulu kunokuba kujwayelekile, futhi kunikeza ulwazi oluyigugu mayelana nalokho okwenzekayo emathanjeni akho.
Inqubo yokuhlola ivame ukuba lula, futhi izimpendulo eziningi zivela ezivivinyweni zegazi ezilula ezingenziwa ngesikhathi sokuvakashela ehhovisi.
Ukuphatha i-anemia kuncike ngokuphelele ohlotsheni olukhona nalokho okubangela lona. Isizathu sihlala ukwandisa inani lama-red blood cells akho nokuxazulula inkinga esuka kuyo, ukuze uzizwe kangcono futhi uvikele izinkinga.
Nawa amaqhinga aphambili okwelapha:
Ukuqeda isifo sofuzo sokuntuleka kwa-Iron:
Ukuqeda isifo sofuzo sokuntuleka kwevithamini:
Ukuqeda isifo sofuzo sesifo esingapheli:
Ngezinye izifo zofuzo ezifana nesifo se-sickle cell, ukwelashwa kugxile ekuphatheni izimpawu nokuvimbela izinkinga. Lokhu kungafaka ukuphathwa kobuhlungu, ukuthuthukiswa kwegazi, noma ukwelashwa okusha njenge-hydroxyurea.
Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi eziqondile futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhulu kakhulu ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa, nakuba kungathatha izinyanga eziningi ukugcwalisa ngokuphelele izitolo zomzimba wakho.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile, kunezinto eziningi ongenza ekhaya ukuze usekele ukuphulukisa kwakho futhi usize ukuphatha izimpawu. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kangcono kanye, hhayi esikhundleni, uhlelo lokwelashwa lodokotela wakho.
Gxilisa ukudla ukudla okusekela ukukhiqizwa kwamaseli egazi aphilile:
Lawula amazinga akho amandla ngokuzilawula usuku lonke. Thatha ikhefu uma udinga, futhi ungazinyeki uma ukhathele kakhulu. Ukuzivocavoca okulula njengokuhamba kungasiza ekuqinisiseni amazinga amandla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa lalela umzimba wakho bese uqala kancane.
Hlala uthola amanzi anele futhi uthole ukulala okwanele, njengoba kokubili kuwasekela inqubo yokwelapha yomzimba wakho. Uma uthatha izithasiselo zesinyithi, zithathe isisu singenalutho uma kungenzeka, kodwa ngokudla uma zikuphazamisa isisu.
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho namazinga amandla ukuze wabelane ngazo nodokotela wakho ekuvakasheni okulandelayo. Lokhu kubasiza ukuqonda ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kusebenza kangakanani.
Ukuba ulungile nge-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenani lokwelapha eliphumelelayo. Ukuzilungiselela kancane kungenza umehluko omkhulu ezingeni lokunakekelwa olukufumanayo.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi:
Lungiselela imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengohlobo lwe-anemia onayo, izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo, nokuthi ukululama kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani. Unganqikazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo.
Uma kungenzeka, letha umngani noma ilungu lomndeni ukuze uthole ukwesekwa futhi usize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile. Cabanga ukuthi ugcine idayari yezimpawu amasonto ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho ukuze unikeze udokotela wakho umfanekiso ocacile walokho okubhekana nakho.
Khumbula ukuthi udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza uzizwe kangcono, ngakho-ke yiba eqotho ngazo zonke izimpawu zakho, ngisho noma zibonakala zingahlobene noma zihlupha.
I-anemia yisimo esivamile futhi esiphulukiswa kalula esithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele. Okuqakathekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuzizwa udiniwe futhi ubuthakathaka njalo akuyona into okumele uyemukele njengento evamile.
Izinhlobo eziningi ze-anemia ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni uma isizathu esiyimbangela sichazwe. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kulula njengokuthatha izithasiselo zesinyithi noma ukuphatha isimo esingapheli, kunezindlela ezisebenzayo zokusiza uzizwe kangcono futhi uvikele ubunzima.
Ukuqaphela nokuphatha kwasekuqaleni kwenza umehluko omkhulu. Uma ubhekene nezimpawu ezifana nokuqeda ukukhathala, isikhumba esimhlophe, noma ukuphefumula kancane, ungalindi ukubona udokotela wakho. Uvivinyo oluqondile lwegazi lungakunika izimpendulo futhi luqale indlela yokuzizwa njengoba ubuyiselwe.
Yebo, izinhlobo eziningi ze-anemia zingaphiliswa ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi lezo ezingelwe ukushoda kokudla noma ukulahlekelwa igazi. I-anemia yokushoda kwesinyithi ngokuvamile iphela ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa okuqondile. Noma kunjalo, i-anemia ebangelwa izifo ezingapheli noma izimo zezakhiwo zingadinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kunokuba kube ukwelashwa okuphelele. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngisho nalabo abanjalo ngokuvamile bangalawulwa kahle ngokunakekelwa komtholampilo okuqondile.
Isikhathi sokuphulukana sihluka kuye ngohlobo nobunzima be-anemia yakho. Ngokwe-anemia yokushoda kwesinyithi, ungase uqale ukuzizwa kangcono phakathi namasonto ambalwa uqale ukwelashwa, kodwa ngokuvamile kuthatha izinyanga eziyi-3-6 ukuze ugcwalise ngokuphelele izitolo zakho zesinyithi. I-anemia yokushoda kwevithamini ngokuvamile iphulukana ngokushesha, ngezinye izikhathi phakathi kwezinsuku kuya emavikeni. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho ngezivivinyo zegazi ukuze alandelele ukuphulukana kwakho.
Ukuhlupheka kancane nge-anemia ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa kuyinto evamile futhi ngokuvamile akuyona ingozi uma kuphathwa kahle. Kodwa-ke, i-anemia eqinile ingandisa ingozi kokubili kunina nomntwana, kuhlanganise nokuzalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, isisindo esincane sokuzalwa, nezinhlungu ngesikhathi sokubeletha. Abesifazane abakhulelwe badinga insimbi ne-folate eyengeziwe, ngakho-ke ukuthatha amavithamini okukhulelwa nokulandela izimiso zonyango wakho kubalulekile. Ukulandelela njalo kuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yiziphi izinkinga zitholakala futhi zitholwe ngokushesha.
Ukuzivocavoca okulula kuye kufike kokuphakathi ngokuvamile kuphephile futhi empeleni kungaba usizo kubantu abane-anemia, kodwa kufanele ulalele umzimba wakho futhi ugweme ukukhathala ngokweqile. Qala ngemisebenzi emnene njengokuhamba bese ukhulisa kancane amandla njengoba isimo sakho siphulukana. Gwema ukuzivocavoca okunzima kuze kube yilapho i-anemia yakho ilawulwa kangcono, njengoba kungenza izimpawu ezifana nokuphefumula kancane nokuqeda amandla zibe zimbi. Hlala ukhulumisana nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuthi uqale noma iyiphi inkambo entsha yokuzivocavoca.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-anemia zingenza isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sibuthakathaka, okwenza ube sengozini yokutheleleka. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi nge-anemia ebangelwa yizifo eziningi noma izimo ezithile ezifuywe. Ukuntuleka kwesinyithi kungathinta futhi umsebenzi wokulwa nezifo, njengoba insimbi idlala indima ekukhuleni kwamaseli okulwa nezifo. Kodwa-ke, ukwelapha i-anemia yakho ngokuvamile kusiza ukubuyisela umsebenzi ojwayelekile wokulwa nezifo. Uma ubona ukuthi ugula kaningi, khuluma nodokotela wakho.
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