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I-Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) uhlobo lwe-arthritis oluthinta abantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kuka-16. Ibanga ukuvuvukala kwamajoinyi, ubuhlungu, nokuqina okuhlala okungenani amasonto ayisithupha. Igama elithi "idiopathic" lisho ukuthi odokotela abalwazi imbangela eqondile, kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi ingane yakho ayikwazi ukuphulukana ngokunakekelwa okufanele.
Lesi simo sithinta cishe umntwana oyedwa kwabayi-1,000, okwenza kube yisikhathi esivamile kakhulu sezifo ezingamahlalakhona zabantwana. Nakuba ukuzwa leli bika kungase kuzwakale kukucindezela, abantwana abaningi abane-JIA baphila impilo esebenzayo, enempilo ngokwelashwa okulungile nokwesekwa.
I-JIA yisimo sokuziphatha komzimba lapho i-immune system yomzimba ihlasela ngephutha inyama yomjovo ophilile. Cabanga ngakho njengokuthi i-immune system yengane yakho idideka futhi ilwa nezingxenye zomzimba wayo kunokuba kube yizimbungulu nama-virus kuphela.
Lokhu kudida kwe-immune system kubangela ukuvuvukala kwamajoinyi, okubangela ukukhula, ubuhlungu, nokuqina. Ukuvuvukala kungathinta umjovo owodwa noma amajoinyi amaningi emzimbeni wonke. Ngokungafani ne-arthritis yabantu abadala, i-JIA ingathinta nokukhula nokuthuthuka kwengane yakho uma ingalawulwa kahle.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-JIA ihlukile kakhulu kwi-arthritis ethinta abantu abadala. Abantwana abaningi abane-JIA bangafinyelela ekubuyiselweni, okusho ukuthi izimpawu zabo ziyaphela ngokuphelele noma zibe lula kakhulu ngokwelashwa.
I-JIA iza ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene, nokuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona engwaneni yakho kusiza odokotela ukuba bakhethe ukwelashwa okuhle kakhulu. Wonke uhlobo luthinta abantwana ngezindlela ezahlukene futhi lungadinga izindlela ezahlukene zokunakekela.
Nawa ama-types amakhulu e-JIA:
Uchwepheshe wezingane wakho uzobona ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo alunalona ngokusekelwe ezimpawu, ukuhlolwa komzimba, nemiphumela yokuhlola. Lokhu kuhlukaniswa kusiza ukubikezela ukuthi isimo lingathuthuka kanjani futhi kuqondisa izinqumo zokwelashwa.
Izimpawu ze-JIA zingase zihluke kakhulu kusuka engwaneni kuya kwengane, futhi zingase ziye ziye ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ezinye izingane zinezimpawu ezilula ezingathinti kakhulu imisebenzi yazo yansuku zonke, kanti ezinye zingaba nezinselele ezibonakalayo kakhulu.
Nawa ama-symptom avamile okumelwe uwabheke:
Ezinye izingane ezine-JIA yesistimu zingase zibe nezimpawu ezengeziwe ezifana nokuqanduleka okuphezulu, isikhumba esiqabukile, noma ama-lymph nodes awokhukile. Lezi zimpawu zingenza isimo sibe nzima ukuqonda ekuqaleni ngoba zingase zifane nezifo zezingane.
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi izimpawu zingase zibe kancane, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezincane ezingase zingakwazi ukuchaza ubuhlungu bazo ngokucacile. Themba izinzwa zakho uma ubona ukushintsha ekunyakazeni noma ekuziphatheni kengane yakho.
Imbangela eqondile ye-JIA ayaziwa, kungakho kubizwa ngokuthi “idiopathic.” Noma kunjalo, abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi ithuthukiswa yihlanganisela yezinto zofuzo nezici zemvelo ezibangela ukungasebenzi kahle kokuphepha komzimba.
Nanku esikwaziyo ngezici ezingase zifake isandla:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi i-JIA ayibangelwa yilutho oluwenzile wena noma ingane yakho. Ayithatheki, futhi ayisiwumphumela weziphukuphuku, ukudla, noma izinqumo zokuphila. Lesi simo nje siyenzeka, futhi ukugxila kufanele kube ekuqhubekeni phambili ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokwesekwa.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wezingane zakho uma izimpawu zezinhlangothi zihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamalanga ambalwa noma uma ubona izindlela ezikukhathazayo. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kungenza umehluko omkhulu emiphumeleni yengane yakho yesikhathi eside.
Nazi izimo ezithile lapho kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha:
Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ziqala ukuba zimbi ngaphambi kokufuna usizo. Abazali abaningi bakhathazeka ngokuthi "bayaphendula ngokweqile," kodwa uma kuziwa ku-JIA engase ibe khona, kungcono ukuba izimpawu ziqalwe ukuhlolwa ngokushesha kunokuba kube sekwephuzile.
Nakuba noma iyiphi ingane ingaba ne-JIA, izinto ezithile zingandisa amathuba okuba naleli bhubhane. Ukuqonda le mikhakha yengozi kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilinde, nakuba ukuba nemikhakha yengozi akusho ukuthi ingane yakho izoba ne-JIA ngokuqinisekile.
Nawa imikhakha yengozi ephambili okufanele uyazi:
Ngezinhlobo ezingavamile ze-JIA, izici ezengeziwe zengozi zingafaka izimo ezithile ze-genetic noma ukukhombisa izici ezithile zemvelo. Noma kunjalo, lezi zimo azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zihlanganisa ezinye izinkinga zempilo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi i-JIA iyaphoqeleka. Abantwana abaningi abanezici eziningi zengozi abazitholi lesi simo, kanti abanye abangenazo izici zengozi ebonakalayo bayazithola.
Nakuba abantwana abaningi abane-JIA benza kahle kakhulu ngokwelashwa okufanele, kubalulekile ukuqonda izingozi ezingaba khona ukuze ukwazi ukusebenza neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuze uzivimbe. Izingozi eziningi zingagwenywa noma zinciphisiwe ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwasekuqaleni.
Nawa ama-complications ayinhloko okufanele uwaqaphele:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingafaka izinkinga zenhliziyo, izinkinga zamalunga, noma ukuvuvukala okukhulu komzimba, ikakhulukazi kubantwana abane-JIA yesistimu. Lezi zinkinga zidinga ukunakekelwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kwezokwelapha nokunakekelwa okukhethekile.
Ukuvimbela izinkinga kubalulekile ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho le-rheumatology, ukulandela izinhlelo zokwelapha ngokuqhubekayo, nokugcina izivivinyo zokulandelela njalo. Abantwana abaningi abathola ukunakekelwa okufanele bayeka ukuba nezinkinga ezinzima ngokuphelele.
Ngeshwa, akukho ndlela eyaziwayo yokuvimbela i-JIA njengoba singaqondi kahle ukuthi iyabangelwa yini. Isimo libonakala liphuma ekuhlanganyeleni okunzima kwezinto ezivela egazini nezimo ezingaphandle esingakwazi ukulawula noma ukuqagela.
Nokho, uma i-JIA isitholakele, kunezindlela eziningi zokuvimbela ukubhebhetheka nezinye izinkinga:
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela i-JIA ngokwayo, ukutholakala kwesikhathi sokwelashwa kanye nokwelashwa kungavimbela eziningi zezinkinga zesikhathi eside ezihlotshaniswa nesimo. Kungakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngezimpawu eziqhubekayo zezinhlangothi.
Ukuhlola i-JIA kudinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ngudokotela wezingane we-rheumatologist, njengoba kungekho ukuhlolwa olulodwa olungakwazi ukuxilonga ngokuqinisekile isimo. Inqubo ihilela ukukhipha ezinye izimo nokubuka iphethini yezimpawu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nanku lokho inqubo yokuxilonga evame ukukubandakanya:
Ukuxilongwa kudinga izimpawu ukuba zikhona okungenani amasonto ayisithupha ukuhlukanisa i-JIA ezinkingeni zesikhashana zamajoyinti. Udokotela wakho angase futhi enze izivivinyo ezengeziwe ukuze akhiphe ukutheleleka, ezinye izimo ze-autoimmune, noma izifo ezingavamile ze-genetic.
Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kuthatha isikhathi, futhi kuyinto evamile ukuzizwa udumazeke phakathi nalesi sikhathi. Ukubekezela kwakho nokubuka okuningiliziwe ngezimpawu zezingane zakho kuyizipho ezibalulekile ekutholeni ukuxilongwa okulungile.
Ukuphathwa kwe-JIA kuye kwathuthuka kakhulu phakathi nezikhathi ezimbalwa ezedlule, futhi izingane eziningi zingafinyelela ekulawuleni okuhle kwezimpawu zazo ngokunakekelwa okuhle. Umgomo ukunciphisa ukukhuluphala, ukuvimbela ukonakala kwamajoyinti, nokusiza ingane yakho ukuba igcine impilo evamile, esebenzayo.
Nawa amaqhinga akhiqiza ukwelashwa:
Kubantwana abane-JIA yesistimu noma labo abangaphenduli ekuwelashweni okujwayelekile, kungase kudingeke izindlela ezikhethekile. Lokhu kungafaka imithi emisha ye-biologic, imithi ehlanganisiwe, noma ukwelashwa kwezinkinga ezithile.
Uhlelo lokwelashwa lomntanakho luzokwenziwa ngokwezinhlobo zakhe ze-JIA, ububi bezimpawu, nokuphendula kwemithi ehlukene. Ukuqapha okuqhubekayo nokwenza izinguquko kuyizinto ezivamile zokuthola indlela efanele yokwelapha.
Ukuphathwa ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni umntanakho ukuthi azizwe kangcono futhi kuvimbele ukuqhuma. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kanye nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha ukunikeza ukunakekelwa okuphelele kwesimo somntanakho.
Nawa amaqhinga okuqapha ekhaya asebenzayo:
Kubalulekile futhi ukugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile nengane yakho ngezimpendulo zayo nezinkathazo. I-JIA ingaba inselele ngokomzwelo, futhi ukunikeza ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo kubaluleke kakhulu njengokuphatha izimpawu zokwenyama.
Sebenza neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthuthukisa uhlelo oluphelele lokuphatha ekhaya oluhambisana nendlela yokuphila yomndeni wakho nezidingo ezikhethekile zengane yakho.
Ukuba ulungile emihlanganweni yezokwelapha kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola okuningi ngesikhathi sakho neqembu lokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Lolu lungiselelo lubaluleke kakhulu lapho uphatha isimo esiyinkimbinkimbi njenge-JIA.
Nawa amaqhinga okuzilungiselela kahle:
Ungangabazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingabonakala kancane kangakanani. Ukubona kwakho nemibuzo yakho yiminikelo ebalulekile ekunakekelweni kwengane yakho.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphatha i-JIA kuyimisebenzi yeqembu phakathi kwakho, ingane yakho, nababoneleli bezempilo. Ukuhlanganyela kwakho okuqhubekayo kwenza umehluko wangempela ekufezeni imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
I-JIA iyisimo esilawuleka esithinta abantwana abaningi, futhi ngokunakekelwa okuhle, abantwana abaningi bangaphila impilo esebenzayo, ezele ukwaneliseka. Nakuba ukuthola leli bango kungase kuzwakale kukhulu, khumbula ukuthi izinketho zokwelapha ziye zaqina kakhulu, futhi abantwana abaningi bafinyelela ekulawuleni okuhle kwezimpawu zabo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okuqhubekayo kwenza umehluko omkhulu emiphumeleni. Ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu le-rheumatology yezingane, ukulandela izinhlelo zokwelapha, nokugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile mayelana nezimpawu nezinkathazo kuyisihluthulelo sokuphumelela.
Uhambo lomntwana wakho no-JIA luzoba oluhlukile, futhi kuyinto evamile ukuba nokunyuka nokwehla endleleni. Gxila kulokho ongakulawula, gubha izinqoba ezincane, futhi ungangabazi ukufuna ukwesekwa uma usikudinga.
Abantwana abaningi abane-JIA bafinyelela ekubuyiselweni, okusho ukuthi izimpawu zabo ziyaphela ngokuphelele noma zibe zithambile kakhulu. Cishe ingxenye yabantwana abanezinye izinhlobo ze-JIA bazoba ekubuyiselweni uma sekukhulu. Noma kunjalo, lokhu kuyahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwe-JIA nezici zomuntu ngamunye. Ngisho noma izimpawu ziqhubeka, abantwana abaningi bangaphila impilo evamile, esebenzayo ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Abantwana abaningi abane-JIA bangaba yingxenye yemidlalo yezemidlalo nemisebenzi yomzimba ngezinguquko ezithile nokuphathwa okufanele. Imisebenzi engenamthelela njengokubhukuda ngokuvamile iyizinketho ezinhle kakhulu, kodwa abantwana abaningi bayajabulela nemidlalo yezemidlalo yeqembu. Sebenza neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo nabaphathi ukuze uthuthukise amasu okubamba iqhaza ephephile avikelekile ahlanganisa izigxobo ngenkathi uvumela umntwana wakho ukuthi ahlale esebenzayo futhi ehilelekile.
Imithi esetshenziswa ekwelapheni i-JIA ifundwe kakhulu kubantwana futhi ngokuvamile iphephile uma iqondiswa kahle. Nakuba yonke imithi ingaba nemiphumela emibi, izinzuzo zokuqeda ukuvuvukala nokuvimbela ukonakala kwezingxobo ngokuvamile kudlula ingozi. Udokotela wakho uzolugcina ngokucophelela umntwana wakho futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka ukuze kunciphisa noma yimiphi imiphumela emibi engenzeka.
Abantwana abaningi abane-JIA bayaya esikoleni esivamile futhi benza kahle ngokufunda. Abanye bangadinga ukulungiswa njengokuthi isikhathi esengeziwe phakathi kwamakilasi, ukufundiswa komzimba okulungisiwe, noma amathuluzi asebenzayo okubhala. Sebenza neqembu lemfundo ekhethekile lesikole sakho ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lwe-504 uma kudingeka. Izikole eziningi ziyasekela uma seziliqonde izidingo zomntwana wakho.
Nakuba kungekho "ukudla oluqondene ne-JIA," ukudla ukudla okunempilo, okulinganiselayo okugcwele ukudla okulwa nokuvuvukala kungasiza ekuqinisweni kwempilo jikelele futhi kungenzeka kunciphisa ukuvuvukala. Imindeni eminingi iyakuthola ukuthi ukudla okuthile kubonakala kubangela ukuqhuma, nakuba lokhu kuhluka kakhulu phakathi kwabantu. Gxila ekudleni okunomsoco okunezithelo, imifino, nama-omega-3 fatty acids amaningi, bese uxoxa nanoma yiziphi izinkinga zokudla neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
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