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Ubuthakathaka bokukhweba lomzimba (IBD) yiqembu leemeko ezingekho eziphelileyo ezibangela ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo endleleni yakho yokugaya ukudla. Izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko yi-Crohn's disease ne-ulcerative colitis, zombili ezingathinta kakhulu impilo yakho yansuku zonke kodwa ziphatheka kahle ngokunakekelwa okuqondile.
Cabanga nge-IBD njengesistimu yakho yokuzikhusela ekuhlaseleni ngephutha izicubu eziphilileyo ezimatinyweni zakho, kubangele ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo. Lokhu akuyona into oyibangele noma obungayivimba, futhi ngezinketho zokwelapha zanamuhla, abantu abaningi abane-IBD baphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo.
I-IBD iyimo le-autoimmune lapho uhlelo lokuzikhusela lomzimba wakho luhlasele indawo yakho yokugaya ukudla. Lokhu kudala ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo okungathinta izingxenye ezahlukene zezinyo zakho, okuholela ezimpawu ezivela futhi ziye.
Ngokungafani ne-irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ethinta ukusebenza kwamabele, i-IBD ihilela ukonakala kwezicubu nokuvuvukala okubonakala ekuhlolweni kwezokwelapha. Isimo sivame ukuthuthukiswa ebusheni bakho noma kweminyaka engama-20, nakuba singase sivela kunoma iyiphi iminyaka.
I-IBD iyimo lokuphila konke, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuhlupheka okuqhubekayo. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nezikhathi ezinde zokukhululeka lapho izimpawu zincane khona noma zingabikho nhlobo. Ikhona ukusebenzisana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthola indlela yokwelapha efanele isimo sakho esithile.
Izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-IBD zithinta izingxenye ezahlukene zesimiso sakho sokugaya ngezindlela ezahlukene. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kusiza ukuqondisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
I-Crohn's disease ingathinta noma iyiphi ingxenye yendlela yakho yokugaya ukudla ukusuka emlonyeni kuya esikhundleni, nakuba ivame ukubathinta amabele amancane nekoloni. Ukuvuvukala kwenzeka ngezicucu, kudala "isibonelo sokushiya" lapho izicubu eziphilileyo zihlala phakathi kwezindawo ezivuvukile.
I-Ulcerative colitis ithinta kuphela ikholoni lakho (isibindi esikhulu) nesikhundla. Ukuvuvukala kuqala esikhundleni sakho futhi kusakazeka phezulu ngokuqhubekayo, kudala iphethini elingcono lokonakala.
Kukhona futhi uhlobo olungavamile oluthiwa yi-indeterminate colitis, lapho odokotela bengakwazi ukuhlukanisa ngokucacile phakathi kwe-Crohn's disease ne-ulcerative colitis. Lokhu kwenzeka cishe ku-10% yezimo ze-IBD futhi kungase kucace ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izimpawu ze-IBD zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu futhi zingase ziye futhi ziye ngokungalindelekile. Phakathi nezinkathi ezisebenzayo ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-flares, ungase uhlangabezane nezimpawu eziningi ezingakhululekile ezingathinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
Izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazibona zihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ngaphandle kwesistimu yabo yokugaya, abaguli ababiza ngokuthi izimpawu ezingaphandle. Lezi zingase zihlanganise ubuhlungu bezingxenye zomzimba, izinkinga zesikhumba, ukuvuvukala kwamehlo, noma izinkinga zesibindi.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi ukukhuluphala kwezimpawu akuhambisani njalo nobuningi bokuvuvukala obukhona. Ungase uzizwe uphilile ngenkathi usenayo isimo esisebenzayo, kungakho ukulandelela njalo nodokotela wakho kubalulekile.
Imbangela eqondile ye-IBD isalungile, kodwa abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ivela ekusebenzisani okunzima phakathi kwe-genetics yakho, uhlelo lokuzikhusela, kanye nendawo yakho. Lokhu akuyona into oyenzile okungalungile noma obungayivimba.
I-genetic makeup yakho idlala indima ebalulekile, njengoba i-IBD ivame ukubaleka emindenini. Uma unezihlobo ezikufuphi ezine-IBD, ingozi yakho iphakeme, nakuba abantu abaningi abanesizukulwane esine-IBD abayitholi le meko.
Izici zendawo ezingase zinikeze zihlanganisa:
Umbono ovamile usikisela ukuthi kubantu abane-genetic susceptibility, izici zendawo zibangela uhlelo lokuzikhusela ukuba luphendule kakhulu kubhaktheriya evamile yomathumbu. Lokhu kudala ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo okuziqhubayo.
Kubalulekile, i-IBD ayibangelwa ukucindezeleka, ukudla okunoshukela, noma ukukhetha okungalungile kokuphila, naphezu kokungabaza okuvamile. Lezi zici zingase zibangele izimpawu kumuntu osevele enayo le meko, kodwa azibangeli i-IBD ngokwayo.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokugaya ukudla eziqhubekayo eziphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kungavimbela izinkinga futhi kuthuthukise umbono wakho wesikhathi eside.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma une:
Uma usuvele une-IBD, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha ngezimpawu ezinkulu njengokuvuvukala okuphezulu, ukuphelelwa amanzi okukhulu, ubuhlungu besisu obukhulu, noma izimpawu zokuvimba kwamathumbu. Lezi zingase zibonise izinkinga ezinkulu ezidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Ungalindi izimpawu zibe zingekho ezingapheli. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuholela eziphumeleni ezingcono futhi kungasiza ukuvimbela isimo ukuba singathuthuki ziye ezigabeni ezinkulu.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-IBD, nakuba ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthola isimo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuhlola ingozi yakho yonke.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Izici zengozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa imithi ethile, ikakhulukazi i-NSAIDs ne-antibiotics, ikakhulukazi uma isebenza njalo noma ebuntwaneni obusemncane. Ukutheleleka okuthile kungase futhi kubangele i-IBD kubantu abathintekayo.
Kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi abantu abaningi abanezici eziningi zengozi abayitholi i-IBD, kanti abanye abangenazo izici ezibonakalayo zengozi bayenza. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwesimo kunzima kangakanani.
Nakuba izinkinga ze-IBD zingase zizwe zesabekisa, abantu abaningi abanokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqondile abayitholi izinkinga ezinkulu. Noma kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuqonda izinkinga ezingase zivele ukuze ukwazi ukusebenza nodokotela wakho ukuze uzivimbele.
Izinkinga zamathumbu zingase zihlanganise:
Izinkinga zesikhathi eside zingase zihlanganise ukwanda kengozi yomdlavuza we-colorectal, ikakhulukazi nge-colitis enkulu iphezulu eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili. Kungakho ukulandelela njalo kwe-colonoscopy kubalulekile kubantu abane-IBD isikhathi eside.
Izinkinga zokudla zivame ukuthuthuka ngenxa yokungabi khona kokudla okuhle noma ukulinganiselwa kokudla. Lezi zingase zihlanganise ukushoda kwegazi, ukushoda kwevithamini, noma izinkinga zokuthwala amathambo. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingasiza ukulandelela nokuxazulula lezi zinkinga ngokuqapha.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwelashwa kwamanje kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezinkinga. Ukulandelela njalo nokubambelela ezihlokweni zokwelapha kusiza ukubamba izinkinga ezingase zivele ngokushesha lapho zitholakala khona.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-IBD kuhilela ukuhlanganisa izimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nokulingwa okuningi ukuze kuvinjwe ezinye izimo. Ayikho i-test eyodwa ebonisa ngokucacile i-IBD, ngakho-ke udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa izindlela eziningi.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngengxoxo eningiliziwe ngezimpawu zakho, umlando womndeni, nokuthi isimo liyithinta kanjani impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Le ngxoxo ikusiza ukuqondisa ukuthi yiziphi izivivinyo eziyosiza kakhulu isimo sakho esithile.
Izivivinyo ezivamile zokuxilongwa zihlanganisa:
Inqubo yokuxilongwa ingathatha isikhathi futhi ingase izwe idumaze, kodwa ukuhlolwa okuqondile kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuqondile. Udokotela wakho udinga ukuhlukanisa i-IBD kwezinye izimo ezifana ne-IBS, ukutheleleka, noma ezinye izimo zokuvuvukala.
Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, gcina idayari yezimpawu uqaphele ukuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho nokuthi yini enikeza impumuzo. Lolu lwazi lungaba yigugu ekusizeni udokotela wakho ukuqonda isimo sakho kangcono.
Ukwelashwa kwe-IBD kugxile ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala, ukuphatha izimpawu, nokukusiza ufinyelele futhi ugcine ukukhululeka. Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha luzokwenziwa ngokwezimo zakho ezikhethekile ze-IBD, ukukhuluphala, nokuthi uphendula kanjani ezindleleni ezahlukene zokwelapha.
Izigaba eziyinhloko zemithi ye-IBD zihlanganisa:
Ukwelashwa kuvame ukulandela indlela yokunyuka, uqale ngemithi ebuthakathaka bese uqhubekela ezindleleni ezinamandla uma kudingeka. Noma kunjalo, amanye odokotela manje akhetha indlela ephansi, esebenzisa ukwelashwa okunamandla ekuqaleni ukuze kuvinjelwe izinkinga.
Ukuhlinzwa kungase kudingeke uma imithi ingasebenzi noma uma izinkinga zithuthuka. Ngokwe-ulcerative colitis, ukususa ikholoni kungase kube yilona kuphela, nakuba kudinga ukwenza indlela entsha yokuthi ukhukhu ushiye umzimba wakho.
Ngokwe-Crohn's disease, ukuhlinzwa akunakuyelapha isimo kodwa kungasusa izingxenye ezonakele zebele noma kulungise izinkinga ezifana ne-strictures noma i-fistulas. Abantu abaningi abane-Crohn's disease ekugcineni badinga ukuhlinzwa, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi ukwelashwa kuye kwaphuka.
Ukuphathwa ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni izimpawu ze-IBD nokugcina ikhwalithi yempilo yakho. Nakuba ungakwazi ukwelapha i-IBD ngaphandle kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, amasu amaningana angase asekele ukwelashwa kwakho okubhaliwe.
Ukuguqulwa kokudla kungasiza ekulawuleni izimpawu, nakuba ayikho idayithi ye-IBD efanele wonke umuntu. Abantu abaningi bazuza ekuqapheleni idayari yokudla ukuze baqonde izici zabo siqu nokusebenza nodokotela obhaliswe obazi i-IBD.
Amasu wokudla awusizo avame ukubandakanya:
Ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka kubalulekile, njengoba ukucindezeleka kungase kubangele i-flares nakuba kungabangeli i-IBD. Ukwenza umsebenzi njalo, ukulala okwanele, ukuzindla, noma ukwelashwa kungasiza konke ekulawuleni amazinga okucindezeleka.
Gcina ulandelela izimpawu zakho, imithi, kanye nezici ezingase zivele encwadini noma kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-smartphone. Lolu lwazi lukusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukwenza izinqumo eziqondile ngokunakekelwa kwakho futhi kungasiza ekuqondeni izibonelo ongaziqapheli.
Ukulungiselela iziqondiso zakho ze-IBD kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola izinzuzo eziningi ngesikhathi sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ezingxoxweni ezisebenzayo kakhulu nasekuhlanganiseni kangcono ukunakekelwa.
Ngaphambi kokuqokwa kwakho, buza ulwazi ngezimpawu zakho zamanje, kuhlanganise ubukhulu bazo, ukukhuluphala, kanye nanoma yiziphi izibonelo ozibonile. Bhala izibonelo ezithile kunokuba ubhale izichazamazwi ezijwayelekile njengokuthi "ngizizwa ngibi."
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwe:
Cabanga ngokuletha umngani othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni ukukusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuqokwa. Bangase futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo futhi basize ekuvikeleni izidingo zakho.
Ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo nganoma yini ongayiqondi. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lifuna ukukusiza uzizwe ulwazi futhi uqiniseke ngohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Ngeshwa, ayikho indlela eyiqiniso yokuvimbela i-IBD njengoba izimbangela zayo eziqondile zingaziwa ngokuphelele. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izinqumo zokuphila zingase zinciphisa ingozi yakho noma zisize ukuvimbela i-flares uma usuvele unayo le meko.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukushintsha izici ze-genetic, ungase ukwazi ukuthinta izici zendawo. Ezinye izici ezivikelayo ezingase zibe khona zihlanganisa ukugcina ukudla okunempilo okunomsoco ezithelo nasezimila, ukuqeda ukusetshenziswa okungadingekile kwe-antibiotic, nokungabemi.
Uma une-IBD, ungathatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela i-flares kanye nezinkinga:
Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kwe-IBD kungavimbela izinkinga eziningi. Uma unemlando womndeni we-IBD, xoxa ngengozi yakho nodokotela wakho futhi uqaphele izimpawu zokuqala.
I-IBD iyimo elingapheliyo elidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqhubekayo, kodwa akudingeki lichaze impilo yakho. Ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokuziphatha, abantu abaningi abane-IBD baphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo ngokulinganiselwe.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi i-IBD iphethwe kahle namuhla. Nakuba singakwazi ukuyilapha, sinemithi eminingi ephumelelayo engalawula ukuvuvukala, iphulukise izicubu ezonakele, futhi ivimbele izinkinga.
Ubuhlobo bakho neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo kubalulekile impumelelo yesikhathi eside. Hlala uhileleke ekunakekelweni kwakho, xoxa ngokukhululekile ngezimpawu nokukhathazeka, futhi ungangabazi ukufuna usizo uma ulikhona.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-IBD akusho ukuthi awunamandla noma uqhekekile. Kuyimo lezokwelapha njengesihlalo noma ukucindezeleka kwegazi okuphezulu okudinga ukuphathwa. Ngenhlelo efanele, ungagcina ikhwalithi yempilo yakho futhi ulandele imigomo yakho naphezu kokuba ne-IBD.
Okwamanje, ayikho indlela yokwelapha i-IBD, kodwa ingaphathwa kahle ngokwelashwa okuqondile. Abantu abaningi bafinyelela ekuphumuleni isikhathi eside lapho izimpawu zincane khona noma zingabikho. Ngokwe-ulcerative colitis, ukususa ikholoni ngokuhlinzwa kungasusa isifo, nakuba lokhu kubhekwa kuphela lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi.
Cha, i-IBD ne-IBS ziyizimo ezahlukene ngokuphelele. I-IBD ihilela ukuvuvukala nokonakala kwezicubu okubonakala ekuhlolweni, kanti i-IBS iyisifo esisebenza esithinta indlela amabele asebenza ngayo ngaphandle kokubangela ukonakala okubonakalayo. I-IBD inamandla futhi idinga izindlela ezahlukene zokwelapha kunesi-IBS.
Akuwona wonke umuntu one-IBD odinga ukuhlinzwa. Abantu abaningi baphatha isimo sabo ngempumelelo ngemithi kuphela. Noma kunjalo, cishe u-70% wabantu abane-Crohn's disease no-30% wabantu abane-ulcerative colitis bangase ekugcineni badinge ukuhlinzwa, ngokuvamile ukwelapha izinkinga noma lapho imithi ingasebenzi ngokwanele.
Yebo, abantu abaningi abane-IBD bangaba nokukhulelwa okunempilo nabantwana. Kungcono ukuhlela ukukhulelwa phakathi nezinkathi zokukhululeka nokusebenza eduze nodokotela wakho we-gastroenterologist nodokotela wakho we-obstetrician. Ezinye imithi ye-IBD iphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kanti ezinye zingase zidinga ukulungiswa.
Ayikho idayithi ye-IBD yomhlaba wonke njengoba ukudla okuvusa izimpawu kuhluka kakhulu phakathi kwabantu. Izici ezivamile zihlanganisa ukudla okuphezulu kwefiber ngesikhathi se-flares, imikhiqizo yobisi, ukudla okunoshukela, kanye notshwala. Indlela engcono kakhulu ukugcina idayari yokudla ukuze uqonde izici zakho siqu nokusebenza nodokotela oqeqeshwe kahle e-IBD.
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