Momma yɛnka Allergy Blood Test no ho asɛm!

So ɛtɔ mmere bi a wufi ase fefe mpofirim? Anaasɛ wunya akisikuru kɔkɔɔ wɔ wo nipadua so bere a woadi nnuan bi awie no? Anaasɛ wobɔ w’ani ne wo hwene bere a woahome mfutuma awie no? Nea enti a saa nneɛma yi ba no betumi ayɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi ho. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka mogya mu nhwehwɛmu titiriw bi a ebetumi aboa wo ma woahu nea saa akisikuru yi yɛ ankasa ho asɛm.

Dɛn ankasa ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛhwehwɛ antibody bi a wɔfrɛ no `Immunoglobulin E` , anaa `IgE` tiawa, wɔ wo mogya mu. Susuw yɛn nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no ho sɛ asraafo dɔm a wɔbɔ ɔman bi ho ban. Wɔfrɛ asraafo a wɔwɔ saa asraafo dɔm yi mu no sɛ antibodies. Sɛ nneɛma bi (yɛfrɛ eyinom `allergens`) hyɛn yɛn nipadua mu a, yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no susuw sɛ, `Oh, eyi yɛ ɔtamfo.` Afei saa `IgE` asraafo yi fi ase nyin wɔ dodow mu de ko tia saa `atamfo` no. Sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi ho a, ebia wowɔ saa `IgE` yi dodow a ɛkɔ soro wɔ wo nipadua mu sen obi a ɔte ase, titiriw bere a wo ne saa aduru a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew no di dwuma no.

Afei hwɛ, dɛn ne saa ‘allergens’ a yɛreka ho asɛm yi?

Eyinom betumi ayɛ nneɛma a abu so kɛse:

• Nnuan: Nnipa binom ho yɛ wɔn yaw wɔ nneɛma te sɛ nufusu, nkesua, atoko, mpataa, ne shrimp ho.
• Ofie mfutuma: Ɔhaw no ne abɔde nketenkete (mfutuma ntontom) a ɛwɔ mfutuma yi mu no.
• Latex: Rɔba bi a wɔde yɛ nneɛma te sɛ nsateaa ne balloon.
• Nkoekoemmoa a wɔka wɔn ne awuduru: Mmoa ho adesua te sɛ nwansena, nwansena, ne nwansena.
• Nkuku Ahorow: Nkuku a enyin wɔ mmeae a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini.
• Ayɛmma aboa nhoma, nnompe, ne nsu: Ɛnyɛ mpataa ne akraman nhoma nko, na mmom protein a ɛwɔ wɔn nnompe ne wɔn nsu mu nso betumi ama wɔn ho ayɛ wɔn hyew.
• Pollen: Pollen a efi nnua ne nhwiren mu bere a nhwiren refifi.
• Nnuru bi: Sɛ nhwɛso no , nnipa binom ho nyɛ wɔn den wɔ nnuru te sɛ penicillin ho .

So mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi bi wɔ hɔ?

Yiw, mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw yi ahorow abien titiriw na ɛwɔ hɔ. Momma yɛnka saa asɛm no ho asɛm kakra.

1. IgE sɔhwɛ nyinaa:

Eyi susuw `(IgE)` antibodies dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu nyinaa. Nanso, entumi nkyerɛ wo nea wo ho yɛ wo hyew ankasa. Ɛnyɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ nkate kɛse nso. Ɛtɔ da bi a, wɔ nnipa a wɔn akisikuru a ɛnyɛ den nkutoo mpo mu no, wobetumi akyerɛ sɛ saa `(Total IgE)` dodow yi yɛ nea ɛfata. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛwom sɛ ebetumi ama woanya adwene ketewaa bi de, nanso ɛmma wunnya mfonini no nyinaa.

2. IgE sɔhwɛ pɔtee bi:

Eyi ne nea ɛtaa ho hia. Saa sɔhwɛ yi susuw `(IgE)` antibodies dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu a wɔyɛ tia allergen pɔtee bi . Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wopɛ sɛ wohwɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ atoko ho a, anka wobɛhwehwɛ `(Specific IgE)` a ɛfa atoko ho pɔtee. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen `(Total IgE)` sɔhwɛ a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛda adi sɛ nea ebefi sɔhwɛ yi mu aba no bɛyɛ nokware kɛse.

Bere bɛn na yehia mogya mu nhwehwɛmu te sɛ eyi?

Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow a edidi so yi mu biara a, wo duruyɛfo betumi akyerɛ wo sɛ wɔnyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew yi:

• Allergic Rhinitis: Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ ‘Hay Fever’. Mpɛn pii no, nneɛma te sɛ pollen, afieboa dander, anaa nsunsu a ɛwɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia mu na ɛde ba. Nsɛnkyerɛnne no bi ne sɛ ɔtaa fefe, ne hwene mu nsu, ne hwene mu siw, ne aniwa a ɛyɛ no yaw.
• Anaphylaxis: Eyi yɛ akisikuru a emu yɛ den yiye, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛde nkwa to asiane mu. Ebetumi afi nnuan bi te sɛ atoko, nkoekoemmoa a wɔwe, anaa nneɛma afoforo a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw. Ebetumi ama ahome ayɛ den mpofirim, mogya mmoroso akɔ fam, na n’adwene atu afra. Eyi yɛ asɛm a egye ntɛmpɛ.

Bio nso, sɛ wotaa hu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edidi so yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a, oduruyɛfo betumi asusuw mogya mu nhwehwɛmu yi ho:

• Hives: Nsu a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon, na ɛyɛ yaw a ɛba nipadua no so mpofirim.
• Aniwa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, anaa nsu.
• Dyspnea: Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den anaa ɔhome a ɛyɛ tiaa a ɔte nka.
• Honam ani akisikuru: Akisikuru kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ yaw a ɛda adi sɛ akuru anaa akisikuru wɔ honam ani.
• Ɔfe a wɔtaa defefe.
• Menewa mu yaw (pharyngitis): Menewa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ yaw (ɛnyɛ menewa mu yaw nyinaa na efi akisikuru).
• Anom a ɛyɛ den, hwene a ɛyɛ wo yaw, anaasɛ hwene mu nsu a ɛtɔ.
• Anofafa, tɛkrɛma, aniwa, anaa anim a ɛho ahonhon.
• Ahomegye, koko a ɛyɛ den, anaasɛ ayamtu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw.

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara na woanya afotu. Afei ɔno na obesi gyinae sɛ ebia wuhia sɔhwɛ a ɛte sɛɛ anaasɛ wunhia.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na mogya mu nhwehwɛmu yi yɛ adwuma?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi ho a, wo nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ antibodies a wɔfrɛ no `(IgE)` de ko tia saa allergen no. Saa mogya mu nhwehwɛmu yi hwɛ sɛ `(IgE)` dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu no dɔɔso sen sɛnea ɛte daa anaa.

Susuw ho saa kwan yi so, sɛ wɔyɛ saa `(IgE)` antibodies no a, ɛde nnuru afoforo te sɛ `histamine` fi wo nipadua mu ba. Saa `histamine` nneɛma no ne nea ɛde saa allergy sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no ba wo ankasa (nneɛma te sɛ ɛyaw, ahurututu, hwene mu nsuo). Enti, ɛdenam mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wobɛhwɛ wo `(IgE)` dodow so no, wubetumi anya adwene bi sɛ ebia wowɔ allergy anaa.

Nanso ade titiriw bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae ni. Mpɛn pii no, saa mogya a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew yi ntumi nkyerɛ wo sɛnea wo akisikuru no mu yɛ den fa. Ɛne sɛ, esiane sɛ wo `(IgE)` dodow akɔ soro kakra nti, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ allergy a emu yɛ den yiye. Afei nso, sɛ wo `(IgE)` dodow yɛ nea ɛfata mpo a, ɛtɔ mmere bi a wubetumi anya akisikuru ketewaa bi. Enti, ɛnyɛ adwene pa sɛ wubegyina amanneɛbɔ yi nkutoo so asi gyinae. Wo duruyɛfo no begyina wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so de asɛm bi aba awiei.

So biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie ansa na sɔhwɛ yi aba?

Eyi yɛ mmerɛw yiye. Ɛho nhia sɛ woyɛ biribi titiriw biara de asiesie wo ho ama mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew yi. Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bi hwehwɛ sɛ wudi mmuada nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu no, nanso eyi nhwehwɛ saa. Wubetumi adidi na woanom sɛnea ɛsɛ.

Nanso, sɛ worenom nnuru biara (titiriw nnuru a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew) a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wudi kan ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Ebia ɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ gyae nnuru bi a wobɛnom nna kakraa bi ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu no. Nanso, ɛnsɛ sɛ wugyae nnuru biara a wonom a wunnya wo duruyɛfo afotu.

Sɛ woyɛ sɔhwɛ no a, dɛn na ɛba? Ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye!

Saa mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw yi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye a egye simma kakraa bi pɛ ansa na wɔawie. Ɛho nhia sɛ wohaw wo ho. Nea ɛtaa ba ni:

1. Nea edi kan no, ɔyarehwɛfo bi a ɔwɔ lab anaa phlebotomist (onipa a wɔatete no titiriw sɛ ɔtwe mogya) behu ntini bi wɔ wo basa mu. Mpɛn pii no, wɔtwe mogya fi nsateaa mu.

2. Afei, wɔde ade teateaa bi hyɛ ntini no mu na wɔtwe mogya kakra. Saa bere yi de, wobɛte nka sɛ woabɔ wo kakra , na ebia wobɛte yaw kakra. Nanso ebefi hɔ wɔ sikani kakraa bi mu. Gye ahome denneennen na bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubegye w’ahome.

3. Bere a wɔboaboa mogya dodow a wɔhwehwɛ ano gu afiri ketewaa bi mu (nsu a wɔboaboa ano) wie no, woyi ade no fi mu.

4. Wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wode plaster ketewaa bi anaa cotton wool bi bɛto baabi a woyii mpaapaemu no na wokura mu.

Ɛno ne no! Ɛba awiei ntɛmntɛm paa. Ɛno akyi no, wubetumi akɔ fie sɛnea ɛsɛ.

Dɛn na sɔhwɛ no mu aba ka?

Obiara wɔ `(IgE)` dodow bi wɔ ne mogya mu. Ɛno yɛ ade a ɛfata. Nanso, sɛ saa `(IgE)` dodow yi korɔn sen sɛnea ɛte daa a, wobetumi asusuw sɛ akisikuru bi wɔ hɔ.

Nanso biribi foforo wɔ ha. Lab biara de mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛsono sɛnea obi ho yɛ no yaw di dwuma. Enti, nkontabuo nhyehyɛeɛ a wɔde ma nea ɛfiri mu baeɛ wɔ amanneɛbɔ no mu no betumi ayɛ soronko kakra wɔ lab biara mu. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ nea wobu no sɛ ‘ɛkorɔn’ no dodow betumi ayɛ soronko kakra wɔ lab biako mu akɔ foforo mu.

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ den sɛ wubehu sɛnea wo akisikuru no mu yɛ den ankasa afi mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu. Nanso, allergy nhwehwɛmu pɔtee bi wɔ hɔ (a wɔfrɛ no `allergen components tests`) a ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ama woanya adwene bi wɔ sɛnea wo allergy no mu yɛ den no ho.

Enti, sɛ amanneɛbɔ no si so dua sɛ wowɔ allergy a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa asiane a ɛwɔ `anaphylaxis` mu ho. `anaphylaxis` yɛ mpofirim, akisikuru a emu yɛ den. Sɛ wowɔ asiane mu a, wo duruyɛfo betumi atu wo fo sɛ fa `epinephrine` injection (aduru a wobetumi de adi dwuma wɔ tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ mu) sie wo nkyɛn bere nyinaa. Eyi ho hia paa, efisɛ ebetumi agye obi nkwa.

Bere tenten ahe na egye ansa na amanneɛbɔ no aba?

Mpɛn pii no, nea efi mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw yi mu ba no betumi agye nna kakraa bi ansa na asan aba. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebetumi akyɛ kakra anaa ayɛ tiaa. Ɛsono wɔ lab biara mu na egyina sɔhwɛ ko a wɔreyɛ so.

Sɛ wode mogya ma wie a, wubetumi abisa lab anaa oduruyɛfo a ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu no sɛ onhu bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ amanneɛbɔ no kwan.

So nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi betumi ama wɔanya atoro a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔanya bi?

Yiw, eyi nso yɛ ade a ɛho hia a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma yɛn ani da hɔ. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, saa mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ahorow a ɛma obi ho yɛ no yaw yi betumi ama `atoro-a ɛyɛ papa aba` .

Dɛn ne ‘atoro a ɛyɛ papa a efi mu ba’? Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, ɛyɛ bere a sɔhwɛ ho amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛ sɛ wowɔ akisikuru, ɛwom mpo sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo hyew wɔ saa ade no ho ankasa de.

Nhwehwɛmu ahorow ada no adi sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛba yi mu 50% kosi 60% a ɛsan ba sɛ ‘ɛyɛ papa’ no ne allergy nni abusuabɔ ankasa. Ɛne sɛ, esiane sɛ amanneɛbɔ no ka sɛ ‘positive’ nti, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ saa ade no ho.

Eyi nti na wogyina wo sɛnkyerɛnne ne wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so hyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ mogya a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew mu nhwehwɛmu no. Oduruyɛfo nyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi ara kwa. Wɔhwɛ sɛ amanneɛbɔ no ne nea woreka ne sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a wohu no hyia anaa.

Sɛ oduruyɛfo no adwenem yɛ no naa wɔ w’amanneɛbɔ no ho a, ebia ɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo na ama woahu.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ me ne me duruyɛfo kasa?

Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa anaa nsɛm bi a ɛhaw wo wɔ nea ebefi wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew mu aba ho a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛsan akɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn bio. Mma ntwɛn kɛkɛ na nhwɛ.

Afei nso, sɛ wohu sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛbɔ ayaresa a ehia ne ahwɛyiye a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ na ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew kɛse no so atew. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia ɛho behia sɛ wuyi aduan bi fi w’aduan mu koraa. Sɛ ɛyɛ biribi te sɛ mfutuma a, ebia ebehia sɛ wode w’adwene si nhyehyɛe ne ahotew a ɛwɔ wo fie no so titiriw. Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo besusuw eyinom nyinaa ho na woayɛ nhyehyɛe bi a ɛbɛyɛ adwuma ama wo.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda mogya mu akisikuru mu nhwehwɛmu ne honam ani akisikuru ho nhwehwɛmu ntam?

Akwan titiriw abien a wɔfa so sɔ akisikuru hwɛ ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ne honam ani nhwehwɛmu (a wɔsan frɛ no honam ani nhwehwɛmu a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew ). Ma yɛnhwɛ nsonsonoe titiriw a ɛda abien no ntam.

Allergy Honam ani Nhwehwɛmu:

Wɔ eyi mu no, oduruyɛfo bɛyɛ pinpricks nketenkete wɔ wo honam ani (mpɛn pii no wɔ wo nsa anaa w’akyi). Afei, wɔde nnuru a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew a wususuw sɛ ebia wo ho yɛ wo hyew no kakraa bi bɛhyɛ mmeae a wɔabɔ wo no so. Bɛyɛ simma 15-20 akyi no, sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo den wɔ biribi ho a, beae no bɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon kakra, na ayɛ wo yaw, te sɛ nea nwansena aka wo.

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ mu:

• Ahoɔhare a efi mu ba: Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ honam ani nhwehwɛmu betumi ama nea efi mu ba ntɛm ara, wɔ simma 20-30 mu. Nanso, mogya mu nhwehwɛmu gye nna kakraa bi ansa na aba.
• Pɛpɛɛpɛ: Wɔtaa bu honam ani nhwehwɛmu sɛ ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• So obiara betumi ayɛ?: Eyi ho hia. Nnipa binom ntumi nyɛ honam ani nhwehwɛmu. Nhwɛsoɔ:
• Sɛ wowɔ honam ani yare bi (e.g. eczema, psoriasis).
• Sɛ wotaa de nnuru te sɛ antihistamines di dwuma ma akisikuru (nnuru yi betumi ama honam ani nhwehwɛmu aba a ɛnteɛ).
• Sɛ wo honam ani yɛ tuntum paa a, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ den sɛ wubehu sɛnea woyɛ w’ade no yiye.
• Honam ani nhwehwɛmu nso betumi ayɛ nea asiane wom ama nnipa a wɔn ho yɛ wɔn yaw kɛse.

Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ akisikuru ho ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara.

Awiei koraa no, allergy nhwehwɛmu betumi ayɛ soronko kɛse wɔ onipa biara mu. Wo duruyɛfo ne wo bɛbɔ nhwehwɛmu ne ayaresa a eye sen biara a wobetumi apaw ama wo ho nkɔmmɔ, a egyina wo sɛnkyerɛnne ne w’akwahosan tebea so. Sɛ wuhu sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa akwan a wobɛfa so atew sɛnea wo ho nyɛ wo den no ho.

Enti, nneɛma bɛn na ɛho hia paa a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae? (Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie)

Mewɔ anidaso sɛ seesei woanya adwene pa wɔ Allergy Blood Test a yɛkaa ho asɛm no ho. Momma yɛnkae yɛn ho nsɛm yi bio:

• Saa mogya mu nhwehwɛmu yi susuw nnuru a ɛko tia nyarewa a wɔfrɛ no ``(IgE)`` dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu. Wɔyɛ eyinom boro so bere a wo ho nyɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi ho no.
• Sɔhwɛ ahorow abien na ɛwɔ hɔ: `(Total IgE)` (a ɛhwɛ biribiara wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so) ne `(Specific IgE)` (a ɛhwɛ biribi pɔtee bi). `(Specific IgE)` ne nea ɛma nsɛm pii sen biara.
• Mpɛn pii no, sɔhwɛ yi ntumi nkyerɛ sɛnea akisikuru no mu yɛ den. Nanso, ``allergen components`` sɔhwɛ pɔtee bi betumi ama adwene bi.
• Ɛho nhia sɛ wosiesie wo ho titiriw ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu no, nanso ka nnuru biara a worenom ho asɛm kyerɛ oduruyɛfo no .
• Ebia ebegye nna pii ansa na nea efi mu ba no asan aba.
• Ɛwɔ hɔ a ebetumi aba sɛ ``atoro-a ɛyɛ papa.'' Enti, nnuruyɛfo gyina sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so si gyinae.
• Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa bi fa nea ebefi mu aba ho a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa. Ka asiane a ɛwɔ anaphylaxis ne epinephrine mu ho asɛm .
• Honam ani nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ wɔ allergy ho no yɛ ɔkwan foforo, nanso ɛnyɛ nea ɛfata obiara.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ, sɛ wowɔ allergy ho sɛnkyerɛnne a, ntra ase nkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn kɛkɛ na di wɔn afotu akyi. Afei wubetumi ahu nea ɛrekɔ so no pɛpɛɛpɛ na woabɔ w’asetra a edi mũ.

Yɛrepɛ sɛ mo akwahosan pa!

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