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Ubuhlungu bolwempilo lwe-liver olunengawo ukuphuza utywala (NAFLD) kwenzeka lapho i-liver yakho igcina amanoni amaningi kakhulu, ngisho noma ungaphuzi utywala oluningi. Cabanga ngakho njengokuthi ikhabhodi yokugcina ye-liver yakho izele kakhulu ngezinhlanganisela zamafutha ezingafanele zibe khona.
Lesi simo sihlupha izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele futhi sivame ukuthuthuka ngokuthula eminyakeni eminingi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngendlela efanele, ungakwazi ukuyilawula ngokuphumelelayo futhi ubuyisele ezinye izinguquko e-liver yakho.
I-NAFLD ivela lapho amafutha enza ngaphezu kuka-5% wesisindo se-liver yakho. I-liver yakho ngokujwayelekile isebenza amafutha asuka ekudleni kwakho, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi igcina amafutha amaningi kunalokho okufanele ikwenze.
Lesi simo sivela ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko. Ifomu elula libizwa ngokuthi i-liver enamafutha engengawo ukuphuza utywala (NAFL), lapho amafutha akha khona kodwa angabangeli ukuvuvukala okukhulu. Ifomu elibi kakhulu yi-steatohepatitis engengawo ukuphuza utywala (NASH), lapho ukwakheka kwamafutha kuqalisa ukuvuvukala futhi kungalimaza amangqamuzana e-liver.
Abantu abaningi abane-NAFLD banefomu elithambile. Noma kunjalo, cishe u-20% bangathuthukisa i-NASH, engathuthuka ibe yizinkinga ze-liver ezinkulu uma ingalashwa.
I-NAFLD ikhona ku-spectrum, kusukela ekwakhekeni okulula kwamafutha kuya ekunakekelweni okunzima kwe-liver. Ukuqonda lezi zigaba kungakusiza ukubona ukuthi ungafaneleka kuphi nezinyathelo zokuthatha okulandelayo.
I-Liver Enemafutha Elula (NAFL): Lena yifomu elithambile lapho amafutha ehlangana khona emangqamuzaneni e-liver ngaphandle kokubangela ukuvuvukala. I-liver yakho isasebenza ngokujwayelekile, futhi lesi sigaba asivame ukubangela izimpawu. Abantu abaningi bahlala ne-liver enamafutha elula ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi bayinawo.
Ukushisa Kwegrebe Okungebona Ukwephulwa Kwe-Alkohols (NASH): Lapha, ukwakheka kwamafutha kuqalisa ukuvuvukala ezintweni zakho zegrebe. Lokhu kuvuvukala kungalimaza inyama yegrebe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kungabangela izimpawu ezifana nokuqeda amandla noma ukungakhululeki okuncane esiswini.
Ukukhula Kwezindwangu: Uma i-NASH iqhubeka ingaphathwa, inyama ephukile ingakha egrebeni lakho. Lokhu kuphakama kuyindlela yegrebe lakho yokuzilolonga, kodwa inyama eningi ephukile ingaphazamisa umsebenzi wegrebe.
I-Cirrhosis: Lokhu kubonisa isigaba esiphambili kakhulu, lapho inyama eningi ephukile ithatha indawo yezinto zegrebe eziphilile. Ngalesi sikhathi, igrebe lakho lingase lihluleke ukwenza imisebenzi yalo ebalulekile, nakuba lokhu kuqhubeka kuthatha iminyaka eminingi futhi akubeki wonke umuntu one-NAFLD.
Abantu abaningi abane-NAFLD ababonisi izimpawu ezicacile, ikakhulukazi ezigabeni zokuqala. Igrebe lakho lihle kakhulu ekwenzeni umsebenzi walo ngisho nalapho ligcina amanoni engeziwe.
Uma izimpawu zivele, zivame ukuba zimbi futhi kulula ukuzidedela njengokukhathala kwansuku zonke noma ukucindezeleka. Nanka amaphuzu angase abonise i-NAFLD:
Izimpawu ezibonakalayo kakhulu zivame ukuvela kuphela uma i-NAFLD iqhubeka iye ezigabeni eziphambili. Lezi zingafaka ukufiphaza kwesikhumba noma amehlo (jaundice), ukukhula ezinyaweni noma esiswini, noma ukulula ukweluka.
Ukungabikho kwezimpawu akusho ukuthi igrebe lakho lilungile. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bane-NAFLD ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile noma izifundo zokuthwebula ezenziwa ngezizathu ezingezona lezo.
I-NAFLD ivela lapho isibindi sakho sicubungula futhi sigcine amafutha amaningi kunalokho esingakwazi ukulawula kahle. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka kancane kancane njengengxenye yendlela umzimba wakho uphendula ngayo ezinhlungwini eziningi ze-metabolic.
Izici eziningi ezihlangene zingase zifake isandla ekwakhekeni kwalawa mafutha esibindini sakho:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa imithi ethile efana ne-corticosteroids noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha umdlavuza. Ukulahlekelwa isisindo ngokushesha, ukondleka okungalungile, noma izimo ezithile ze-genetic zingase futhi zibangele i-NAFLD kwabanye abantu.
I-genetics yakho idlala indima futhi. Abanye abantu bayaklonyeliswa ukugcina amafutha esibindini sabo, ngisho noma benesitayela sokuphila esifanayo nabanye abangathuthuki lesimo.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma uhlushwa ukukhathala okuqhubekayo noma ukungakhululeki esiswini okungenanjongo ecacile. Lezi zikhalazo zodwa azisho ukuthi une-NAFLD, kodwa kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma unezingozi ezifana nosizihlanu, ukukhuluphala, noma ikolesterol ephezulu, ngisho noma ungenazo izimpawu. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokulawula lesimo ngokuphumelelayo.
Funani usizo lokwelapha ngokushesha uma ubona izimpawu ezinzima njengokubopha kwesikhumba noma amehlo, ukuphefumula okuqhubekayo nokugabha, ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu, noma ukukhula okungavamile ezinyaweni noma esiswini. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa isifo se-liver esithuthukile esidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha.
Ukuhlolwa njalo kubaluleke kakhulu uma usuvele wazi ukuthi une-NAFLD. Udokotela wakho angaqapha isimo sakho futhi abambe noma yikuphi ukushintsha kwasekuqaleni.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-NAFLD, nakuba ukuba nezici ezingozini akusho ukuthi uzothola leli simo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Izici eziyinhloko ezingozini zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici ezingandisa ingozi yakho zihlanganisa i-polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), i-sleep apnea, ne-hypothyroidism. Ezinye izizwe, ikakhulukazi abantu baseHispanic nabase-Asia, zibonisa amazinga aphezulu e-NAFLD.
Eminye imithi ingase ihlanganyele ekukhuleni kwe-liver emanoni. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-corticosteroids, eminye imithi yenhliziyo, kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha umdlavuza. Hlala uxoxa ngemiphumela emibi engokwenzeka nodokotela wakho.
Nakuba abantu abaningi abane-NAFLD bengenazo izingozi ezinkulu, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ibe khona uma isimo siqhubeka. Izingozi eziningi zithuthuka kancane eminyakeni eminingi.
Ukuqhubeka kuvame ukulandela leli phethini, nakuba akuwona wonke umuntu ophila zonke izigaba:
I-NAFLD ingakwandisa futhi ingozi yezinkinga ze-cardiovascular. Abantu abanesifo se-fatty liver banesilinganiso esiphezulu sesifo senhliziyo nokushaya, ngenxa yokuthi izinto ezifanayo ezibangela i-NAFLD zithinta futhi inhliziyo yakho nemithambo yegazi.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zingozi zingavikeleka emasimini amaningi. Ngokuphathwa okuhle, uvame ukumisa noma ubuyekeze ukuqhubeka kokonakala kwesibindi.
Ukuvimbela kugxile ekugcineni ukusebenza kahle komzimba nokugwema izimo ezithuthukisa ukugcinwa kwamafutha esibindini sakho. Amasu avimbela i-NAFLD ayizona lezo ezithuthukisa impilo enhle jikelele.
Ukugcina isisindo esinempilo yisixhobo sakho esinamandla kakhulu sokuvimbela. Ngisho nokunciphisa isisindo esincane kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho uma unesisindo esiningi.
Amasu abalulekile okuvimbela afaka:
Ukuhlolwa njalo kwemithi kusiza ekutholeni izici ezingozi kusenesikhathi. Udokotela wakho angaqapha umsebenzi we-liver yakho futhi akusize ukulungisa izimo ezinjenge-diabetes noma ikolesterol ephezulu ngaphambi kokuba ziholele ku-NAFLD.
Ukuhlola i-NAFLD ngokuvamile kuqala ngezivivinyo zegazi ezihlola umsebenzi we-liver yakho. Udokotela wakho angase aphawule ama-enzyme e-liver aphezulu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuvamile, okuyobonisa ukuvuvukala kwe-liver noma ukonakala.
Inqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile ihlanganisa izinyathelo eziningi ukuqinisekisa i-NAFLD nokususa ezinye izimo ze-liver. Udokotela wakho kuqala uzohlola umlando wakho wezokwelapha bese ebuza ngokusetshenziswa kotshwala ukuhlukanisa i-NAFLD nesifo se-liver esibangelwa utshwala.
Izivivinyo ezivamile zokuhlola zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase acebise ukuhlolwa kwe-liver biopsy. Lokhu kuhilela ukuthatha isampula encane yethumbu le-liver ukuze ihlolwe ngaphansi komkhiqizo. Nakuba le yindlela eqondile kakhulu yokuxilonga i-NASH nokuhlola ukonakala kwe-liver, ivame ukugcinelwa izimo lapho ezinye izivivinyo zingabi nakho ukunikeza izimpendulo ezicacile.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ayale ezinye izivivinyo ukuze abuke izinkinga noma izimo ezihlobene njengesi-diabetes noma isifo senhliziyo.
Ukuphathwa kwe-NAFLD kugxila ekunakekeleni izimbangela eziyinhloko kunokuba ngamanoni e-liver ngokwayo. Umgomo ukulungisa impilo yakho yonke yemvelo, okuthuthukisa ukugcwala kwamanoni e-liver.
Ukulahlekelwa isisindo yilona ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo uma unesondlo oludlulele. Ngisho nokulahlekelwa u-5-10% wesisindo somzimba kunganciphisa kakhulu amanoni e-liver nokutheleleka. Ukulahlekelwa isisindo ngokuqhubekayo kuka-1-2 ama-pounds ngesonto kuphephile futhi kuhlala isikhathi eside.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lungafaka:
Okwamanje, awekho amaphilisi avunyelwe ngokukhethekile ekwelapheni i-NAFLD, nakuba amaningi acwaningwa ezivivinyweni zezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angase anikeze imithi yokulawula izimo ezihlobene njenge-diabetes noma i-cholesterol ephakeme.
Kubantu abane-NAFLD ephambili noma i-cirrhosis, ukwelashwa kuyahluka kakhulu futhi kungadinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Emacaleni ambalwa okuhluleka kwe-liver, ukutshalwa kwe-liver kungase kudingeke.
Ukulawula i-NAFLD ekhaya kuhilela ukwenza izinguquko zokuphila ezihlala njalo ezisekela impilo yakho ye-liver nokuphulukela kwakho konke. Izinguquko ezincane, ezihlala njalo zivame ukusebenza kangcono kunokuguqulwa okukhulu.
Gxila ekudaleni imikhuba ongayigcina isikhathi eside kunokulungisa okusheshayo. I-liver yakho iphendula kahle ekuthuthukiseni kancane, okuhle emikhwenyeni yakho yansuku zonke.
Amasu okulawula ekhaya afanele afaka:
Gcina idayari yokudla nezimpawu ukuze ubone izindlela nezinto ezibangela. Lokhu kungakusiza ukuqonda ukuthi ukudla okuhlukene noma imisebenzi ikuthinta kanjani.
Hlala uxhumene neqembu lakho lezeMpilo ngisho nalapho uphatha ekhaya. Ukubheka njalo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imizamo yakho yokunakekela wena uqobo isebenza futhi kuvumela ukwenza izinguquko uma kudingeka.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukwenza okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ulwazi oludingayo. Woza uzimisele ukuxoxa ngezimpawu zakho, ukukhathazeka, nemibuzo ngokukhululekile.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lwazo zonke izidakamizwa, izithasiselo, namavithamini owathathayo. Faka imikhiqizo yokuthengisa ngaphandle kwesikripthi, njengoba amanye angalimaza isibindi sakho noma ahlangane nezinye izindlela zokwelapha udokotela angase akucele.
Izinyathelo zokulungiselela eziwusizo zihlanganisa:
Cabanga ukuletha umngane othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni ekuqokweni kwakho. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ukhathazekile ngokuxilongwa kwakho.
Lungela ukuxoxa ngezinhloso zakho nokukhathazeka kwakho ngokukhululekile. Udokotela wakho udinga ukuqonda izinto ozikhathalelayo nendlela yakho yokuphila ukuze enze uhlelo lokwelapha olusebenza ngawe.
I-NAFLD iyimo elingaphathwa kahle eliphendula kahle ekuguqulweni kwesitayela sokuphila, ikakhulukazi uma kubanjwe ngokushesha. Nakuba kuzwakala kukhulu, abantu abaningi abane-NAFLD bangavimbela ukuqhubeka futhi baze bathuthukise impilo yabo ye-liver ngendlela efanele.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi unokuqondisa okukhulu kule meko. Ngokungafani nezinye izifo ze-liver, i-NAFLD ivame ukuthuthuka uma ubhekana nezinkinga zokuguqulwa komzimba ezaziyibangele.
Gxila ekuguqulweni okusimeme kunokuphelela. Ngisho nokuthuthuka okuncane ekudleni, ekuzivocavoca, nasisindo kungenza umehluko obalulekile empilweni yakho ye-liver. Sebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo oluhambisana nokuphila kwakho nezinhloso zakho.
Hlala unethemba futhi ubekezelele ngawe. Ukuthuthuka kwesibindi kudinga isikhathi, kodwa imizamo yakho izokhokhelwa ngamandla angcono, impilo enhle ngokujwayelekile, nokuthula kwengqondo ngekusasa lakho.
Yebo, i-NAFLD ingabuyekezeka kaningi, ikakhulukazi ezingxenyeni zayo zokuqala. Ukunciphisa isisindo, ukushintsha ukudla, nokuzivocavoca njalo kunganciphisa amanoni esibindini nokutheleleka. Ngisho nabantu abanesifo esithuthukile bangavimbela ukuqhubeka kwesifo nokuthuthukisa umsebenzi wesibindi sabo ngokwenza izinguquko ezifanele zokuphila.
Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka emanoni esibindi phakathi nezinyanga ezingu-3-6 zokwenza izinguquko ezifanele zokuphila. Noma kunjalo, ukunciphisa ukutheleleka nokubuyisela izinguquko ezithuthukile kungathatha unyaka noma ngaphezulu. Isikhathi sihluka kuye ngokuthi isimo sakho siqhubeke kangakanani nokuthi ulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa kangakanani.
Khawukhawulelise ukudla okucutshunguliwe, iziphuzo ezino-shuga, amakhabohaydrethi ahluziwe, nokudla okunamanoni agcwele. Nciphisa ukudla kwakho kokudla okubhakiwe, amakhekhe, izinkwa, nebhodi elimhlophe. Gxila esikhundleni salokho ekudleni okugcwele njengezimifino, amaprotheyini ahlanzekile, ama-grain aphelele, namanoni aphilile avela emithonjeni efana namafutha omnqumo nama-nuts.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwekhofi okulinganiselwe kungasiza ngempela abantu abane-NAFLD. Ikofi inama-antioxidants angasiza ekuqedeni ukutheleleka kwesibindi futhi anganciphisa ukuqhubeka kwesifo sesibindi. Noma kunjalo, gwema ukwengeza ushukela noma ukhrimu ngokweqile, okuyinqubo engase ihlule ukusebenza kahle kwalezi zizuzukile.
Yebo, nakuba kungavamile, abantu abesisindo esijwayelekile bangathuthukisa i-NAFLD. Lokhu kungenzeka ngenxa yezakhiwo, ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-insulin, imithi ethile, noma ezinye izinto eziphathelene nokuguqulwa kwemvelo. Ukuba ne-BMI evamile akukwabelani isivikelo ekuqaleni kwesifo se-liver esinamanoni, nakuba ukukhuluphala kukwandisa ingozi kakhulu.
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