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Izinkonjane ze-thyroid yizicubu ezincane noma ukukhula okwenzeka ngaphakathi kwe-gland yakho ye-thyroid, i-organ enesimo sebhatafula ebusweni bakho. Eziningi zezinkonjane ze-thyroid zilungile, okusho ukuthi azikho umdlavuza, futhi abantu abaningi bayina ngaphandle kokwazi. Nakuba ukuthola isibopho ebusweni bakho kungase kubangele ukwesaba, iningi lezinkonjane ze-thyroid liyimbi futhi alidingi ukwelashwa.
Izinkonjane ze-thyroid yizicubu eziqinile noma ezigcwele uketshezi ezikhula ngaphakathi kwe-gland yakho ye-thyroid. I-thyroid yakho ihlala phansi komqondo wakho, ngaphansi kwe-Adam's apple yakho, futhi ikhiqiza ama-hormone alawula i-metabolism yakho.
Lezi zinkonjane zingaba ncinyane njengemilimitha embalwa noma zikhule zibe khulu ngokwanele ukuba uzizwe ngesikhumba sakho. Izinkonjane eziningi zikhula kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi aziphazamisi umsebenzi ojwayelekile we-thyroid yakho. Cishe u-95% wezinkonjane ze-thyroid zilungile, okusho ukuthi azikho umdlavuza.
Ezinye izinkonjane “zishisa” izinkonjane ezikhiqiza i-hormone ye-thyroid eyengeziwe, kanti ezinye “zipholile” izinkonjane ezingakhiqizi i-hormone nhlobo. Izinkonjane ezipholile ziyavame kakhulu, kodwa izinkonjane ezishisayo azivami ukuguquka zibe umdlavuza.
Izinkonjane eziningi ze-thyroid azina zimpawu nhlobo futhi zitholakala ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba okujwayelekile noma ukuhlolwa kwezithombe kwezinye izimo. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izinkonjane zingabangela ukuguquka okubonakalayo ongase uzizwe noma uwubone.
Uma izimpawu zivele, ungase uhlangabezane nalokhu:
Uma i-nodule yakho ikhiqiza i-hormone ye-thyroid eyengeziwe, ungase futhi uqaphele izimpawu ze-hyperthyroidism. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, ukukhathazeka, ukukhuluphala, nobunzima bokuphumula.
Izinkonjane ezinkulu ngezinye izikhathi zingacindezela i-windpipe yakho noma i-esophagus, okwenza kube nzima ukuphefumula noma ukugwinya. Lokhu akukuvamile kodwa kufanele ukukhulume nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu.
Izinkonjane ze-thyroid ziza ngezinhlobo eziningana ezahlukene, ngayinye inezici ezihlukile. Ukuqonda lezi zici kuzokusiza ukuba uxoxe kangcono ngesimo sakho nomhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ingxenye encane yezinkonjane ingase ibe yomdlavuza, kuhlanganise umdlavuza we-thyroid we-papillary, follicular, medullary, noma anaplastic. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona ngezilingo ezahlukene nokuhlolwa.
Izinkonjane ze-thyroid zingase zikhule ngezizathu eziningana, nakuba odokotela abazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi kungani zikhula ezimweni zomuntu ngamunye. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqonda izimbangela ezingase zibe khona kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuba nilandelele impilo yakho ye-thyroid.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa ezinye izimo ze-genetic, ukuhlinzwa kwe-thyroid ngaphambili, nokukhishwa kwezinto eziyingozi emvelo. Abesifazane banesilinganiso esikhulu sokuthola izinkonjane ze-thyroid kunabesilisa, mhlawumbe ngenxa yezici ze-hormonal.
Ngezinye izikhathi izinkonjane zikhula ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile, okuyinto evamile. Indwangu yakho ye-thyroid ingase ikhule ngokungalingani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, idale lezi zicubu ezincane.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yikuphi ukuguquka okungavamile endaweni yakho yomqondo noma uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezingase zihambelane ne-thyroid yakho. Ukubheka kwasekuqaleni kungakunika ukuthula kwengqondo futhi kuqinisekise ukulandelelwa okufanele.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma unezinkinga zokuphefumula noma ukugwinya, njengoba lokhu kungase kubonise i-nodule enkulu ecindezela izakhiwo ezibalulekile ebusweni bakho. Nakuba lokhu kungavamile, kudinga ukubheka okusheshayo.
Ungalindi uma unemlando womndeni womdlavuza we-thyroid noma uma uke wakhishwa yimisebe ekhanda noma ebusweni. Udokotela wakho angahlola ingozi yakho yomuntu siqu futhi akukhuthaze ukuhlolwa okufanele.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthola izinkonjane ze-thyroid, nakuba ukuba nezici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthola ngokuqinisekile. Ukuqonda lezi zici kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba ahlole isimo sakho somuntu siqu.
Izici eziyinhloko zengozi zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izici zengozi zihlanganisa ukuhlala ezindaweni ezinawo umhlabathi ongenayo i-iodine, ukuba nezifo ze-thyroid ze-autoimmune, nezingxaki ze-thyroid ngaphambili. Ukukhulelwa kungase futhi kukhuphule izingozi zezinkonjane ngokwesikhashana ngenxa yokuguquka kwe-hormonal.
Ezinye izimo ze-genetic ezingavamile, njenge-Cowden syndrome noma i-Carney complex, nazo zingakhuphula ingozi yakho. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi abanezinkonjane ze-thyroid abanazo lezi zimo ezingavamile.
Nakuba izinkonjane eziningi ze-thyroid zingalimi, ezinye zingabangela ubunzima obuthinta impilo yakho kanye nekhwalithi yempilo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kuzokusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyilandele futhi nini okufanele ufune ukunakekelwa okwengeziwe.
Ubunzima obuvamile buhlanganisa:
Ubunzima obukhulu kodwa obuvamile yimdlavuza we-thyroid. Cishe u-5% wezinkonjane ze-thyroid yimdlavuza, kodwa ngisho nomdlavuza we-thyroid ngokuvamile unethemba elihle uma utholakala ngokushesha futhi welashwe ngendlela efanele.
Ezinye izinkonjane zingakhula zibe khulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, mhlawumbe zibangele izimpawu eziningi. Ezinye zingase zikhule zibe yi-goiter eningi-nodular, lapho izinkonjane eziningi zenza i-thyroid yakho yonke ikhule.
Nakuba ungazivimbeli zonke izinkonjane ze-thyroid, ezinye izinqumo zokuphila zingase zikusize ukunciphisa ingozi yakho. Okubalulekile ukugcina impilo ye-thyroid enhle ngokudla okufanele nokugwema izici ezaziwayo zengozi uma kungenzeka.
Amasu okuvimbela ahlanganisa:
Uma unemlando womndeni wezingxaki ze-thyroid, xoxa ngezincomo zokuhlola nodokotela wakho. Bangase bakukhuthaze ukuhlolwa kwe-thyroid okuvamile noma izivivinyo ezithile ngokusekelwe engozini yakho yomuntu siqu.
Ukugwema ukubhema kungase futhi kusize, njengoba ezinye izifundo zikhomba ukuthi ukusebenzisa utshaba kungase kukhuphule ingozi yezinkonjane ze-thyroid. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka nokugcina impilo enhle yonke inika amandla i-immune system yakho futhi kungasiza ekuvinjeni izimo ze-thyroid ze-autoimmune.
Ukuhlonzwa kwezinkonjane ze-thyroid kuhilela izinyathelo eziningana ukuze kutholakale usayizi wazo, izici, nokuthi zidinga ukwelashwa yini. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuxuba kokuhlolwa komzimba, izivivinyo zegazi, kanye nezithombe ukuze uthole isithombe esiphelele.
Inqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi a-ode izivivinyo ezengeziwe njenge-thyroid scan, esebenzisa i-iodine enesakhiwo se-radioactive ukubona ukuthi i-thyroid yakho isebenza kanjani. Lokhu kungasiza ekutholeni ukuthi izinkonjane zishisa yini noma zipholile.
I-FNA biopsy yiyona ivivinyo elibaluleke kakhulu lokuthola ukuthi i-nodule iyimdlavuza yini. Iyinqubo elula eyenziwa ehhovisi, futhi nakuba ingase izwakale ingakhululekile, inikeza ulwazi olukhulu mayelana nobuntu be-nodule yakho.
Ukuphathwa kwezinkonjane ze-thyroid kuncike kusayizi wazo, uhlobo, nokuthi zibangela izimpawu yini. Izinkonjane eziningi zidinga ukulandelelwa nje, kanti ezinye zidinga ukungenelela okusebenzayo ukuze zivikele impilo yakho.
Amakhetho okwelapha ahlanganisa:
Ngezinkonjane ezilungile ezingabangeli izimpawu, udokotela wakho cishe uzokukhuthaza ukulandelelwa okujwayelekile nge-ultrasounds njalo ngenyanga eziyi-6 kuya kweziyi-18. Lendlela ivumela ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni kwanoma yikuphi ukuguquka ngaphandle kokwelashwa okungadingekile.
Uma i-nodule yakho iyimdlavuza, ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kunconywa. Ubunzima bokuhlinzwa kuncike kuhlobo lomdlavuza kanye nesigaba, kusukela ekuqedeni ingxenye ye-thyroid kuya ekuqedeni i-thyroidectomy ephelele okulandelelwa ukwelashwa kwe-iodine enesakhiwo se-radioactive.
Nakuba ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile ngezinkonjane ze-thyroid, amasu athile okunakekelwa ekhaya angakusiza ukuphatha izimpawu nokusekela impilo yakho ye-thyroid yonke. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono kanye nezincomo zedokotela wakho.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya okusekela kuhlanganisa:
Gwema ukuzilasha nge-iodine supplements ngaphandle kokuthi udokotela wakho akuqondise, njengoba i-iodine eningi ingenza izimo ze-thyroid ezithile zibe zimbi. Ngokufanayo, ungazami ukumunca noma ukuphatha izinkonjane, njengoba lokhu ngeke kusize futhi kungase kubangele ukungakhululeki.
Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki, ama-pain relievers angaphezu kokuthengwa njenge-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen angasiza. Noma kunjalo, hlala ukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuthatha imithi emisha, ikakhulukazi uma usevele usebenzisa imithi ye-thyroid.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kuzokusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola okuningi kakhulu ekuhambeleni kwakho futhi kunikeze udokotela wakho ulwazi olukhulu lokuhlonzwa okuchane kanye nohlelo lokwelapha. Ukulungiselela okuhle kungase futhi kusize ekuqedeni noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka ngesimo sakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze akusize ukukhumbula ulwazi nokukunikeza ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo. Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma ungakuqondi okuthile udokotela wakho akucacisayo.
Yiba eqotho nganoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka noma ukwesaba okukhona. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza ukuthula kwengqondo futhi akusize uqonde isimo sakho esithile kangcono uma bazi ukuthi yini ekukhathazayo kakhulu.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izinkonjane ze-thyroid zivame kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zilungile. Nakuba ukuthola isibopho ebusweni bakho kungase kube ukwesaba, iningi lezinkonjane ze-thyroid alibi kakhulu futhi lingalandelelwa noma liphelelwe ngempumelelo.
Ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni nokuhlolwa kwezokwelapha okufanele yizithulu zakho ezinhle kakhulu zokuphatha izinkonjane ze-thyroid ngempumelelo. Ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile nokulandela izincomo zedokotela wakho kuqinisekisa ukuthi noma yikuphi ukuguquka kutholakala ngokushesha futhi kuphathwe ngokufanele.
Ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele, abantu abaningi abanezinkonjane ze-thyroid bangaphila impilo evamile, enempilo. Ngisho nalapho ukwelashwa kudingeka, izindlela zezokwelapha zanamuhla ziyasebenza kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile azinamahloni.
Khumbula ukuthi awuwedwa ekusebenjani nezinkonjane ze-thyroid, futhi iqembu lakho lezinsizakalo zezempilo likhona ukukusekela kuzo zonke izinyathelo. Unganqikazi ukuxhumana nemibuzo noma ukukhathazeka ngesimo sakho.
Ezinye izinkonjane ze-thyroid, ikakhulukazi ezincane ze-cystic, zinganciphisa noma ziqede ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, izinkonjane eziningi eziqinile zihlala noma zikhula kancane kancane. Ukulandelelwa okujwayelekile nodokotela wakho kuzokusiza ukulandelela noma yikuphi ukuguquka futhi kunqume ukuthi ukwelashwa kudingeka yini.
Yebo, abesifazane banesilinganiso esikhulu sokuba nezinkonjane ze-thyroid kunabesilisa. Umehluko lo ucabanga ukuthi uhlangene nezici ze-hormonal, ikakhulukazi amazinga e-estrogen. Abesifazane kufanele baqaphele kakhulu impilo ye-thyroid, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa nasesikhathini sokuqeda ukuya esikhathini lapho amazinga e-hormone ashintsha kakhulu.
Nakuba ukucindezeleka kungabangeli izinkonjane ze-thyroid ngokuqondile, ukucindezeleka okuqhubekayo kungathinta i-immune system yakho futhi kungenze kube nomthelela ezimweni ze-thyroid ze-autoimmune njenge-Hashimoto's thyroiditis, engabangela ukwakheka kwezinkonjane. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngokukhetha impilo enempilo kusekela impilo ye-thyroid yonke.
Izinkonjane ezilungile ngokuvamile zilandelelwa nge-ultrasound njalo ngenyanga eziyi-6 kuya kweziyi-18, kuye ngosayizi wazo kanye nezici. Udokotela wakho uzokunquma uhlelo lokulandelelwa oluhle kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile. Izinkonjane ezihlala ziqondile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi zingase zidinga ukulandelelwa okuncane.
Ukudla okuqondile okune-iodine eyanele kusekela umsebenzi we-thyroid omuhle, nakuba ngeke kwenze izinkonjane ezikhona ziqede. Kokubili ukuncane kakhulu nokukhulu kakhulu kwe-iodine kungase kube nomthelela ezingxakini ze-thyroid. Gxila ekudleni ukudla okuhlukahlukene okune-iodized salt, izinhlanzi zasolwandle, imikhiqizo yobisi, kanye nokudla okunama-selenium amaningi njenge-Brazil nuts ukuze uthole impilo ye-thyroid enhle.
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