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Umguluko womlomo uhlobo lomdlavuza oluqala esibindini esikhulu, okuthiwa futhi yi-colon. Ngokuvamile uqala njengezinhlanganisela ezincane, ezilungile zezisele ezingabizwa ngokuthi ama-polyps angaba yomdlavuza ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Lesi simo sithinta ingxenye yokugcina yomgudu wakho wokugaya ukudla, lapho umzimba wakho uqeda khona inkunkuma ngaphambi kokuyikhishwa. Nakuba ukuxilongwa kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, umguluko womlomo uyaphatheka kakhulu uma utholakala ngokushesha, futhi abantu abaningi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, enempilo ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Umguluko womlomo ukhula lapho amaseli e-colon ekhula ngokungenakulawuleka futhi enza ama-tumors. I-colon yakho imide cishe amamitha ayi-1.5 futhi ikusiza ekuqedeni izigaba zokugcina zokugaya ukudla ngokumunca amanzi nokwenza ubuthongo.
Iningi lemiguluko yomlomo iqala njenge-adenomatous polyps, okuyizikhulu ezincane ezikhula ekuqaleni kwesibindini. Lezi polyps ngokuvamile azilimazi, kodwa ezinye zingaguquka kancane kancane zibe yomdlavuza eminyakeni eminingi. Lokhu kuqhubeka kancane kuyizindaba ezinhle ngoba kunika odokotela amathuba okuthola nokukhipha ama-polyps ngaphambi kokuba abe yinkinga.
Amagama athi "umguluko womlomo" nethi "umguluko we-colorectal" avame ukusetshenziswa ngokulingana. Umguluko we-colorectal uhlanganisa bobabili umguluko womlomo nomguluko we-rectal, njengoba bahlanganyela izici ezifanayo nokuphathwa.
Umguluko womlomo ekuqaleni ngokuvamile awubangeli izimpawu ezibonakalayo, kungakho ukukhethwa njalo kubalulekile. Uma izimpawu zivele, zingase zihluke kuye ngobukhulu nendawo ye-tumor.
Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Izimpawu ezingavamile zingase zihlanganise isicanucanu, ukugabha, noma ukuzwa ukugcwaliswa ngisho nasekudleni okuncane. Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nokuntuleka kwe-iron anemia ngenxa yokopha kancane, okuhlala njalo okungabonakali.
Khumbula ukuthi lezi zimpawu zingaba nezizathu eziningi ngaphandle komdlavuza. Izimo ezinjengomdlavuza we-irritable bowel syndrome, ama-hemorrhoids, noma ukutheleleka kungabangela izinkinga ezifanayo. Noma kunjalo, uma uqaphela ukushintsha okuhlala njalo okuphela amasonto amabili, kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Iningi lemiguluko yomlomo yi-adenocarcinomas, ekhula emazelini enza i-mucus ekuqaleni kwesibindini. Lo mbono uhlanganisa cishe u-95% wabo bonke umguluko womlomo futhi yilokho odokotela abakushoyo ngokuvamile lapho bexoxa ngokwelashwa komguluko womlomo.
Ezinye izinhlobo ezingavamile zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinhlobo ezingavamile ngokuvamile zidinga izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile kunama-adenocarcinomas ajwayelekile. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizocacisa uhlobo oluqondile ngokuhlola i-biopsy, okusiza ukuqondisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha oluqondile.
Umguluko womlomo ukhula lapho ukushintsha kwe-DNA kubangela amaseli e-colon ukukhula ngokungenakulawuleka. Nakuba singazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi yini ebangela lezi zinguquko, abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningi ezingandisa ingozi yakho.
Izimbangela ezibaluleke kakhulu nezinto ezingozi zihlanganisa:
Ukuba nokunye noma ngaphezulu kwezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nomguluko womlomo. Abantu abaningi abanezinto ezingozi abawutholi umdlavuza, kanti abanye abangenazo izinto ezingozi ezaziwayo bayawuthola. Cabanga ngalezi njengezinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho, hhayi iziqinisekiso.
Ezinye izimo ze-genetic ezingavamile zingakhuphula kakhulu ingozi yomguluko womlomo. I-Lynch syndrome ithonya cishe umuntu o-1 ku-300 futhi ingabangela umguluko womlomo ebudaleni obusemncane. I-Familial adenomatous polyposis ibangela ukukhula kwamakhulu ama-polyps, cishe iholela emdlavuzweni uma ingaphathwa.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokugaya ukudla ezihlala njalo okuphela amasonto amabili. Ungalindi kuze kube izimpawu zibe zinkulu, njengoba ukutholakala ngokushesha kuthuthukisa kakhulu imiphumela yokwelashwa.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu besisu obukhulu, ukugabha okuhlala njalo, noma izimpawu zokuvimba kwamathumbu ezinjengokungakwazi ukukhishwa kwegesi noma ukuba nemikhuba yomathumbu. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngisho noma ungenazo izimpawu, landela imiyalo yokuhlola ephakanyisiwe. Abantu abaningi kufanele baqale ukukhethwa njalo komguluko womlomo ebudaleni obu-50, noma ngaphambi kwalokho uma unemlando womndeni noma ezinye izinto ezingozi.
Ukuqonda izinto zakho ezingozi kungakusiza ukwenza izinqumo ezilwemi ngokuhlola nokukhetha indlela yokuphila. Ezinye izinto awukwazi ukuzilawula, kanti ezinye ungazithonya ngemikhuba yakho yansuku zonke.
Izinto ezingozi ezingaguquki zihlanganisa:
Izinto ezingozi ezihlobene nendlela yokuphila ongaziguqula:
Ukuba nezinto ezingozi eziningi akusho ukuthi umdlavuza awunakuqaleka. Abantu abaningi bayaphumelela ekuthuthukiseni ingozi yabo ngokukhetha indlela yokuphila enempilo nokukhethwa njalo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuhlola amazinga akho ezingozi futhi aphakamise amasu afanele okuvimbela.
Abantu abaningi abane-colon cancer ekuqaleni abanamazinga ambalwa ezingozi, ikakhulukazi ngokwelashwa ngokushesha. Noma kunjalo, kuwusizo ukuqonda izingozi ezingase zivele ukuze wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilandele futhi uyixoxe neqembu lakho lezokwelapha.
Izingozi ezivamile zingase zihlanganise:
Izingozi ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa ukutheleleka okukhulu, ama-blood clots, noma izinkinga ezinkulu zokudla. Abanye abantu bangadinga i-colostomy yesikhashana noma ehlala njalo, lapho inkunkuma iphuma khona ngesikhala esiswini.
Iqembu lakho lezokunakekela impilo liqapha ngokucophelela izingozi futhi linezindlela zokwelapha ezisebenza kahle eziningi zezinkinga ezivela. Izingozi eziningi zingavimbeka noma ziphathwe kahle uma zitholakala ngokushesha ngokuhlola njalo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela wonke amacala omguluko womlomo, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho ngokuhlola njalo nokukhetha indlela yokuphila enempilo. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekutholeni nasekukhisheni ama-polyps angaphambi komdlavuza ngaphambi kokuba abe yinkinga.
Amasu okuvimbela asebenza kahle kakhulu ahlanganisa:
Ezinye izifundo ziyabonisa ukuthi i-aspirin yansuku zonke inganciphisa ingozi yomguluko womlomo, kodwa lokhu kufanele kwenziwe kuphela ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngenxa yezingozi zokopha. Ama-supplements e-calcium ne-vitamin D nawo anganikeza isivikelo ethile, nakuba kunesidingo sokuqhubeka nocwaningo.
Uma unemlando womndeni noma izimo ze-genetic, udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ukuqala ukukhethwa njalo ngokushesha noma ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ukubonisana nge-genetic kungasiza ekuqondeni ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwezimo ezifuywe kungaba yini olusizo kuwe nakumndeni wakho.
Ukuxilongwa komguluko womlomo ngokuvamile kuqala ngokuhlola abantu abangenazo izimpawu, noma ukuhlola lapho izimpawu zikhona. I-gold standard yokuxilongwa yi-colonoscopy, evumela odokotela ukubona i-colon yonke nokukhipha izicubu ezilimele.
Izindlela ezivamile zokuxilongwa zihlanganisa:
Uma kutholakala umdlavuza, ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kuqondisa isigaba nokuqhakaza kokubhebhetheka. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ama-CT scans esifuba nesisu, ama-MRI scans, ama-PET scans, noma ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuqapha ama-tumor markers ezinjenge-CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen).
Isigaba sisiza ekuqondeni izindlela zokwelapha kanye ne-prognosis. Izigaba zihluka kusukela ku-0 (ezingaphambili kakhulu) kuya ku-IV (ukubhebhetheka ezinye izitho).
Ukuphathwa komguluko womlomo kuncike esigabeni, indawo, kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa kuye kwathuthuka kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, abantu abaningi bezuza ukwelashwa okuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma umdlavuza utholakala ngokushesha.
Izindlela eziyinhloko zokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Ngokulashwa komdlavuza ekuqaleni, ukuhlinzwa kuphela kungase kube ukwelashwa okuphelele. Izigaba eziphambili ngokuvamile ziyazuza ekwelapheni okuhlangene. Iqembu lakho le-oncology lizodala uhlelo lokwelapha oluqondile olusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukususa ingxenye ye-colon elimele nokuxhuma izingxenye ezempilo. Abantu abaningi bangabuya emsebenzini wabo wokuqala ngemuva kokululama. I-Minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques ngokuvamile iholela ekululameni okusheshayo nobuhlungu obuncane kunokuhlinzwa okuvulekile okujwayelekile.
Ukuphatha ukwelashwa komguluko womlomo ekhaya kuhlanganisa ukusekela ukululama komzimba wakho ngenkathi ugcina ikhwalithi yempilo engcono kakhulu. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizonikeza isiqondiso esithile, kodwa amasu ajwayelekile angakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile futhi unamandla.
Ukusekela ukudla kubalulekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa:
Ukuphatha imiphumela ehlangene yokwelashwa ekhaya:
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu nemiphumela ehlangene ukuxoxa neqembu lakho lezokwelapha. Unganqikazi ukubiza uma unezinkinga - bangathanda ukukuzwa ngokushesha kunokuba izinkinga zibi kakhulu.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yezokwelapha kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nabaphakeli bezempilo. Ukuba uhleliwe kunganciphisa ukukhathazeka futhi kukusize ukukhumbula imibuzo nemininingwane ebalulekile.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, butha:
Imibuzo ongafuna ukuyibuza:
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni omethembayo noma umngani e-aphoyintimenti. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi nokukunikeza ukusekela ngokomzwelo. Ungesabi ukucela ukucaceka uma kukhona okungacaci - iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lifuna ukuqonda isimo sakho ngokuphelele.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele uyikhumbule ngomguluko womlomo ukuthi uyaphatheka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma utholakala ngokushesha ngokuhlola njalo. Abantu abaningi bayaphumelela ekuqedeni leli xilongo futhi baqhubeka bephila impilo egcwele, enempilo.
Ukuvimbela ngokuhlola kuhlala kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokuvikela. Ukuqala i-colonoscopies njalo ebudaleni obu-50, noma ngaphambi kwalokho uma unezinto ezingozi, kungabamba izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zinkulu. Uma ama-polyps etholakala futhi asuswe ngokushesha, ngokuvamile ungavimbela umdlavuza ukuba ungakhula ngokuphelele.
Uma uxilongwa ngomguluko womlomo, khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa kuye kwathuthuka kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha linezinto eziningi ezisebenza kahle ezitholakalayo, nocwaningo luyaqhubeka nokuthuthukisa izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha. Gxila ekulandeleni uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha, ukugcina amandla akho, nokuxhumana nesistimu yakho yokusekela.
Themba umzimba wakho futhi ungawagcini izimpawu ezihlala njalo. Nakuba iningi lezingozi zokugaya ukudla akuyona umdlavuza, kuhlala kungcono ukuhlola nodokotela wakho kunokukhathazeka ngokuthula. Isenzo sokushesha sikunikeza imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Yebo, nakuba kungavamile, umguluko womlomo ungase uqale kubantu abangaphansi kwe-50. Amazinga kubantu abadala abasebancane aye ekhuphuka eminyakeni yamuva, nakuba odokotela abaqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi kungani. Uma unezimpawu noma umlando womndeni, ungavumeli ubudala bakho bukuvimbele ekufuneni ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Cha, umguluko womlomo awuhlali ubulawa. Uma utholakala ngokushesha, izinga lokuphila iminyaka emihlanu liphezulu kuno-90%. Ngisho nezigaba eziphambili ngokuvamile ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni. Abantu abaningi baphila iminyaka noma amashumi eminyaka ngemuva kokuxilongwa, futhi abanye bayaphiliswa ngokuphelele.
Abantu abaningi kufanele baqale ukukhethwa njalo ebudaleni obu-50 futhi baqhubeke njalo eminyakeni eyi-10 nge-colonoscopy, noma ngokuphindaphindiwe ngokuhlola okunye. Uma unemlando womndeni noma ezinye izinto ezingozi, udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ukuqala ngokushesha noma ukukhethwa njalo ngokuphindaphindiwe.
Abantu abaningi abanomguluko womlomo abadingi i-colostomy ehlala njalo. Uma ukuhlinzwa kudingeka, ochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa ngokuvamile bangaxhuma izingxenye ezempilo ze-colon. Ama-colostomies esikhashana ngezinye izikhathi adingeka ngesikhathi sokululama, kodwa lawo ahlala njalo awavamile.
Nakuba ukushintsha kokudla kunganciphisa ingozi, akukwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuvimbela. Ukudla izithelo eziningi, imifino, nama-grains aphelele ngenkathi ugcina inyama ebomvu neqediwe kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ingozi yakho. Noma kunjalo, ukukhethwa njalo kuhlala kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela ukufa komguluko womlomo.
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