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Ukungahluzi i-lactose kusho ukuthi umzimba wakho uhlupheka ekuhluzweni kwe-lactose, i-shuga evela embewini nasemikhiqizweni yobisi. Lokhu kwenzeka uma isisu sakho esincane singenzi i-enzyme eyanele ebizwa nge-lactase, ehluza i-lactose ibe yi-shuga elula umzimba wakho ongayithatha.
Awuwedwa uma uhlupheka ngezinkinga zokugaya ukudla ngemva kokudla i-ayisikrimu noma ukunisela ubisi. Ukungahluzi i-lactose kuchaphazela izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, futhi empeleni kuvamile kakhulu kunokukwazi ukuhluza i-dairy ekuphileni konke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi kulula ukulawula uma usuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani emzimbeni wakho.
I-lactose intolerance ukungakwazi komzimba wakho ukuhluza ngokuphelele i-lactose, i-shuga ebaluleke kakhulu emikhiqizweni yobisi. Uma ungenayo i-enzyme eyanele ye-lactase esiswini sakho esincane, i-lactose engakahluzwanga iya esiswini esikhulu lapho ibhaktheriya iyihluzayo.
Le nqubo yokuhluzwa yenza igesi futhi idonsa amanzi esiswini sakho, okubangela izimpawu ezingathandeki abantu abaningi abazibhekana nazo. Cabanga nge-lactase njengesihluthulelo esivula i-lactose ukuze umzimba wakho uyisebenzise amandla. Ngaphandle kwamakhi ezanele, i-lactose ihlala ivaliwe futhi ibangela ukuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla.
Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-lactose intolerance ihlukile ekubeni ne-allergy yobisi. I-allergy yobisi ihilela isimiso sakho sokuvikela esiphendula amaprotheni obisi, kuyilapho i-lactose intolerance iyinkinga nje yokugaya i-shuga yobisi.
Izimpawu ze-lactose intolerance zivame ukuvela ngaphakathi kwamaminithi angu-30 kuya emahoreni ama-2 ngemva kokudla noma ukunisela imikhiqizo yobisi. Ubukhulu bayo buyahlukahluka kumuntu nomuntu, futhi abanye abantu bangakhulile ukudla imikhiqizo yobisi encane kanti abanye abakwazi.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Lezi zimpawu zenzeka ngoba i-lactose engakahluzwanga ihluzwa esiswini esikhulu, idala igesi futhi idonsa amanzi esiswini sakho. I-lactose eningi oyidlayo, izimpawu zakho ziyoba zimbi kakhulu.
Abanye abantu nabo bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezingavamile njengokukhathala, ukukhathala, noma izinkinga zesikhumba, nakuba lokhu kuvame ukubonwa ezimweni zokungahluzi okukhulu noma lapho kuhlanganiswe nokunye ukungakhuli kwemikhiqizo yokudla.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko ze-lactose intolerance, ngayinye inezimbangela ezihlukile. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo onalo kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuba nceba uhlelo oluhle kakhulu lokulawula.
I-lactose intolerance eyinhloko uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase kunciphisa ngokwemvelo ngemva kokuthatha ibele, ngokuvamile phakathi kweminyaka engu-2 no-5. Empeleni yindlela evamile kubantu abaningi, kufaka phakathi abantu.
I-lactose intolerance yesibili ithuthukiswa lapho ukugula noma ukulimala kulimala isisu sakho esincane. Izimo ezinjenge-gastroenteritis, isifo se-celiac, noma imithi ethile zinganciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase okwesikhashana noma unomphela. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lo mnyombo ngezinye izikhathi ungathuthuka uma isifo esiyimbangela silashwe.
I-lactose intolerance yokuqala iyindlala kakhulu futhi ikhona kusukela ekuzalweni. Izingane ezinale simo azikwazi ukukhiqiza i-enzyme ye-lactase futhi kufanele zigweme yonke i-lactose kusukela ekuqaleni. Lo mnyombo udinga ukuphathwa ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha nokudla okukhethekile.
I-lactose intolerance ithuthukiswa lapho isisu sakho esincane sikhiqiza inani elinganeli le-enzyme ye-lactase. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezizathu eziningana ezahlukene, kusukela ezintweni zofuzo zemvelo kuya ezimweni ezitholakele.
Imbangela evamile kakhulu uhlelo lofuzo oluthuthukisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase ngemva kokuthatha ibele. Abantu abaningi, kufaka phakathi abantu, ngokwemvelo bakhiqiza i-lactase encane njengoba bekhula njengoba ubisi lubhekwe njengokudla okubalulekile kubantwana abancane.
Nazi izinto eziyinhloko ezingabangela i-lactose intolerance:
Ngokuthakazelisayo, ikhono lokuhluza i-lactose ekuphileni kwabantu abadala lithuthukiswe njengokuguqulwa kokuguquka kwabantu abanezembali ezinde zokulima i-dairy. Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi izilinganiso ze-lactose intolerance ziyahlukahluka kakhulu phakathi kwamaqembu ezinhlanga ezahlukene.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izingane ezingakazalwa zingaba ne-lactose intolerance yesikhashana ngoba izisu zazo azikakhuli ngokuphelele. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuyaphela njengoba ingane ikhula futhi ithuthuka.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma uhlala uhlangabezana nezimpawu zokugaya ukudla ngemva kokudla imikhiqizo yobisi. Nakuba i-lactose intolerance ingabi yingozi, ukuthola ukuxilongwa okuqondile kuzokusiza ulawule izimpawu zakho ngokuphumelelayo futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi awukho ezinye izimo.
Kubalulekile ngokukhethekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma izimpawu zakho zinzima, zihlala njalo, noma ziyakuvimbela ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke. Udokotela wakho angakusiza aqonde ukuthi izimpawu zakho zivela ngempela e-lactose intolerance noma kwenye into edinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Nazi izimo ezithile lapho kufanele ubone udokotela:
Unganqikazi ukuxhumana uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola i-calcium nezinye izondlo ngenkathi ugwema i-dairy. Udokotela wakho noma umqeqeshi wezondlo angakusiza ukuba udale uhlelo lokudla olufanele oluhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zakho zezondlo.
Izinto eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa i-lactose intolerance. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingakufaka engozini kungakusiza ubone ukuthi ungaba yini engozini yalesi simo.
Ubudala ingenye yezinto eziqine kakhulu ezingakufaka engozini ngoba ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase kunciphisa ngokwemvelo kubantu abaningi ngemva kokuthatha ibele. Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi abanye abantu bangaphuza ubisi njengabantwana kodwa bathuthukise izimpawu njengabantu abadala.
Ubuzwe bakho buphinde bube nomthelela omkhulu ezingeni lakho lengozi:
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha njenge-chemotherapy noma i-radiation esiswini kungandisa okwesikhashana ingozi yakho ngokulimaza ukugqoka kwesisu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-lactose intolerance ehlobene nokwelashwa ngokuvamile iyathuthuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba isisu sakho siyaphila.
Ukuba nalezi zinto ezingakufaka engozini akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa i-lactose intolerance, kodwa ukwazi ngazo kungakusiza ubone izimpawu ngokushesha futhi uthole ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Nakuba i-lactose intolerance ngokwayo ingabi yingozi, ukugwema imikhiqizo yobisi ngaphandle kokuhlela okuqondile kungabangela ukuncipha kwezondlo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukukhathazeka okukhulu ukuthola i-calcium ne-vitamin D eyanele, okubalulekile empilweni yamathambo.
Izinhlanganisela eziningi ze-lactose intolerance zingavikeleka ngokuhlela ukudla okuhle futhi mhlawumbe izithasiselo. Kubalulekile ukusebenzisana nodokotela noma umqeqeshi wezondlo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zakho zezondlo.
Nazi izinhlanganisela ezingaba khona okufanele uzazi:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukudla okuningi okungeyona i-dairy kuyizithasiselo ezinhle ze-calcium, kufaka phakathi imifino eluhlaza, ubisi lwezitshalo oluqinisiwe, i-sardines, ne-almonds. Umzimba wakho ungathola konke okudingayo ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo yobisi.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, abantu bangathuthukisa ukukhathazeka ngokudla noma izimo zomphakathi ezihilela ukudla. Uma uzithola ugwema imihlangano yomphakathi ngenxa yemikhawulo yokudla, ukukhuluma nomeluleki noma umqeqeshi wezondlo kungakusiza ukuba ube nokukhathazeka ekulawuleni isimo sakho.
Ngeshwa, awukwazi ukuvimbela i-lactose intolerance yofuzo njengoba iqondiswa ama-genes akho nenqubo yokuguga yemvelo. Noma kunjalo, ungavimbela izimpawu ezingathandeki ngokuqondisa ukudla kwakho nokubona amazinga akho okukhulile.
Iqhinga elihle kakhulu lokuvimbela ukufunda ukubona nokugwema ukudla okubangela izimpawu zakho. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bangakhulile ukudla imikhiqizo yobisi encane noma izinhlobo ezithile zemikhiqizo yobisi ngcono kunabanye.
Ungabuye uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela i-lactose intolerance yesibili ngokuqondisa impilo yakho yokugaya ukudla. Lokhu kusho ukwelapha ukutheleleka kwesisu ngokushesha nokuphatha izimo ezinjenge-celiac disease noma izifo ezivuvukalayo zesisu ngosizo lodokotela wakho.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ukwethula kancane imikhiqizo yobisi encane kusiza ukugcina noma yikuphi ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase abanakho, nakuba lokhu kungasebenzi kubo bonke. Hlala ulalele umzimba wakho futhi ungaphuli ubuhlungu obukhulu.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-lactose intolerance ngokuvamile kuqala ngokuxoxa ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wakho wezokwelapha nodokotela wakho. Bazofuna ukwazi ukuthi izimpawu zenzeka nini, yikuphi ukudla okubangela, nokuthi izimpendulo zakho zinzima kangakanani.
Udokotela wakho angakuncoma ukugcina idayari yokudla amasonto ambalwa ukuze uqaphele ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okubangela izimpawu. Lesi sinyathelo silula ngokuvamile sinikeza izinkomba ezibalulekile mayelana nokuthi i-dairy ingumcimbi yini.
Izivivinyo eziningana zingakuqinisekisa i-lactose intolerance uma ukuxilongwa kungacaci ezimpawu zakho:
Ivivinyo lomoya we-hydrogen lisetshenziswa kakhulu ngoba lilula futhi liqondile. Uzophuza isisombululo se-lactose bese uphefumula ebagini ngezikhathi ezithile. Uma ibhaktheriya esiswini sakho ihluzayo i-lactose engakahluzwanga, uzophefumula amazinga aphezulu e-hydrogen.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angakuncoma ukususwa kwezinye izimo kuqala, ikakhulukazi uma unezimpawu ezengeziwe njengokuncipha kwesisindo noma igazi eziswini. Izimo ezinjenge-irritable bowel syndrome noma izifo ezivuvukalayo zesisu zingabangela izimpawu ezifanayo.
Ukwelashwa okuyinhloko kwe-lactose intolerance ukuqondisa ukudla kwakho ukuze ugweme noma unciphise ukudla okuqukethe i-lactose. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi abadingi ukususa i-dairy ngokuphelele futhi bangathola izinga elifanele umzimba wabo.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bangakhulile ukudla imikhiqizo yobisi encane, ikakhulukazi uma idliwe nezinye izinto zokudla. I-cheese eqinile njenge-cheddar ne-Swiss incipha kakhulu i-lactose, futhi i-yogurt enezitshalo eziphilayo ingaba lula ukuyihluza.
Nazi izindlela eziyinhloko zokwelapha udokotela wakho angazikuncoma:
Izithasiselo ze-lactase enzyme zingasiza kakhulu uma ufuna ukudla i-dairy ngezikhathi ezithile noma lapho ukugwema ngokuphelele kungasebenzi. Lezi zithasiselo zinikeza i-enzyme umzimba wakho oyidingayo ukuze uhluze i-lactose.
Udokotela wakho noma umqeqeshi wezondlo angakusiza ukuba udale uhlelo lokudla olufanele oluhlangabezana nazo zonke izidingo zakho zezondlo ngenkathi ugwema izimpawu ezingathandeki. Khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa kuyahlukahluka kakhulu, futhi lokho okusebenza komunye umuntu kungasebenzi komunye.
Ukuphatha i-lactose intolerance ekhaya kuphathelene nokuthola ukuthi yini esebenza emzimbeni wakho nokucwaninga kusengaphambili. Qala ngokufunda imibhalo yokudla ngokucophelela, njengoba i-lactose ingafihla ezindaweni ezingalindelekile njengobisi, ukugqoka amasaladi, nemithi.
Gcina izithasiselo ze-lactase enzyme esandleni ngezikhathi lapho ufuna ukudla i-dairy noma udle i-lactose ngengozi. Lokhu kusebenza kangcono uma kuthathwa ngaphambi kokudla imikhiqizo yobisi.
Nazi izindlela zokuphatha ekhaya ezingenza impilo yakho ibe lula:
Uma uya kudla ngaphandle, unganqikazi ukubuza ngezithasiselo nezindlela zokulungiselela. Izindawo zokudlela eziningi zijabulela ukulungiselela izidingo zokudla, futhi izindawo zokudlela eziningi zinikeza izinketho ezingenayo i-dairy.
Cabanga ngokuxhumana namaqembu e-inthanethi noma amaqembu aseduze wokusekela abantu abane-lactose intolerance. Ukwabelana ngezindlela zokupheka, izincomo zezindawo zokudlela, nezeluleko nabanye abantu abaqonda isimo sakho kungaba usizo kakhulu.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela kungakusiza uthole ukuxilongwa okuqondile kakhulu nelenhlelo lokwelapha elihle kakhulu. Qala ukugcina idayari yokudla nezimpawu okungenani isonto elilodwa ngaphambi kokuvakashela kwakho.
Bhala konke okudlayo nokukunisela, kanye nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ozibhekana nazo nokuthi zenzeka nini. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukubona izindlela nokuqonda ukuthi i-dairy ingumcimbi yini.
Nansi into okufanele uyilethe futhi uyilungiselele i-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Cabanga ngemibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi udinga izithasiselo ze-calcium, indlela yokuphatha izimo zokudla komphakathi, noma ukuthi yini okufanele uyenzani uma udle i-lactose ngengozi.
Udokotela wakho angakucela ukuba ugweme i-dairy isikhathi esithile ngaphambi kokuhlolwa, ngakho-ke lungela ukuxoxa ngendlela lokhu okuchaphazela izimpawu zakho. Ukuthembela ngezindlela zakho zokudla nokukhathazeka kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu esimweni sakho.
I-lactose intolerance isimo esivamile, esilawuleka esingadingi ukuchaphazela kakhulu ikhwalithi yempilo yakho. Ngokuqonda nokucwaninga okuqondile, ungajabulela ukudla okuhlukahlukene, okunempilo ngenkathi ugwema izimpawu ezingathandeki.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi amazinga okukhulile kawo wonke umuntu ahlukile. Abanye abantu bangajabulela imikhiqizo yobisi encane, kanti abanye badinga ukuyigwema ngokuphelele. Ukuthola okusebenza emzimbeni wakho kuyisihluthulelo sokuphathwa okuphumelelayo.
Awudingi ukuhamba wedwa. Abahlinzeki bezempilo, abaqeqeshi bezondlo, namaqembu wokusekela angakusiza wonke ukuba uthuthukise amasu asebenza ekuphileni kwakho. Abantu abaningi abane-lactose intolerance baqhuba impilo evamile ngokulungiswa okuncane kokudla.
Gxila ekudleni ongakujabulela kunalokho okudingayo ukukugwema. Kukhona izinketho eziningi ezimnandi ezingenayo i-dairy ezitholakala manje kunanini ngaphambili, futhi izithunzi zakho zizovuma izintandokazi ezintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Yebo, i-lactose intolerance ingathuthuka ngokuzumayo kubantu abadala, nakuba ngokuvamile iyinqubo ehamba kancane. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase enzyme kunciphisa ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngakho-ke ungase ungaboni izimpawu kuze kube yilapho ufika esigabeni esithile. Ngezinye izikhathi ukugula okuchaphazela isisu sakho kungabangela ukubukeka okungazelelwe kwe-lactose intolerance.
Cha, i-lactose intolerance ne-allergies yobisi ziyizimo ezihlukile ngokuphelele. I-lactose intolerance iyinkinga yokugaya ukudla lapho umzimba wakho ungakwazi ukuhluza i-shuga yobisi, kuyilapho i-allergy yobisi ihilela isimiso sakho sokuvikela esiphendula amaprotheni obisi. I-allergies yobisi ingabangela izimpendulo ezinkulu njenge-hives, ukukhula, noma ubunzima bokuqeda umoya, kuyilapho i-lactose intolerance ibangela ukuphazamiseka kokugaya ukudla.
Abantu abaningi abane-lactose intolerance bangasadla izinhlobo ezithile ze-cheese. I-cheese eqinile, ehlala isikhathi eside njenge-cheddar, i-Swiss, ne-parmesan incipha kakhulu i-lactose ngoba inqubo yokugcina iyihluzayo. I-cheese entsha njenge-cottage cheese ne-ricotta iqukethe i-lactose eningi futhi ingabangela izimpawu. Qala ngezinani ezincane ukuhlola ukukhulile kwakho.
I-lactose intolerance ingaba zimbi kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwe-lactase kuqhubeka kunciphisa ngokwemvelo. Noma kunjalo, ukuqhubeka ngokuvamile kuhamba kancane futhi kulawuleka. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi izimpawu zabo zihlala zifanayo iminyaka eminingi, kanti abanye babona ukuguquka kancane. Ukubuka njalo nodokotela wakho kungakusiza ulungise amasu akho okulawula njengoba kudingeka.
Izingane azivamile ukukhula i-lactose intolerance eyinhloko, njengoba lo mnyombo uqondiswa ama-genes. Noma kunjalo, i-lactose intolerance yesibili ebangelwa ukugula noma ukutheleleka ingathuthuka uma isimo esiyimbangela siphila. Uma ingane yakho ithuthukisa i-lactose intolerance ngemva kokutheleleka kwesisu, ukukhulile kwayo kungabuya kwaba okuvamile ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni.
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