So wo srade dodow fi awosu mu? (Inherited High Cholesterol) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm.

Ebia woyɛ obi a wudi w’aduan so na woteɛteɛ w’apɔw mu da biara da. Nanso sɛ woyɛ wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a, wo srade dodow nkɔ fam, ɛnte saa? Ɛtɔ da bi a ebia wobɛdwene sɛ, "Dɛn nti na eyi reto me nkutoo? Meyɛ biribiara yiye." Nokwarem no, ɛnyɛ w’asetra kwan na enti a ɛte saa, na mmom biribi a efi w’abusua mu, kyerɛ sɛ, efi awo ntoatoaso ahorow mu. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri kakra .

Tie ababaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Susan Addis ho asɛm. Bere a na ɔwɔ kɔlege no, ne maame de krataa ketewaa bi a krataa ka ho kɔmaa no. Krataa no kaa sɛ, "Di aduane a mede kɔmaa wo no nyinaa ntɛm ara, ɛfiri sɛ sɛ woyɛ wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu wie a, worentumi nni bio." Saa bere no, na Susan maame srade dodow akɔ soro akodu 500 mg/dL. (Wɔbu biribiara a ɛboro 200 sɛ ɛdɔɔso.) Ná oduruyɛfo no ahyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ mmofra baasa a aka a wɔwɔ abusua no mu no mu nhwehwɛmu.

Ná Susan a na wadi mfe 24 saa bere no yɛ teateaa na ɔwɔ apɔwmuden dodo sɛ ɔbɛsrɛ oduruyɛfo sɛ ɔnyɛ srade mu srade mu nhwehwɛmu. Ɔnyaa sɔhwɛ no ɔkwan biara so. Nea afi mu aba? Srade a ɛwɔ mogya mu 350 mg/dL! Nanso oduruyɛfo no pow sɛ "ɛkorɔn kakra kɛkɛ." Nanso bere a Susan hwehwɛɛ mu wɔ nhoma bi mu nkutoo na ohui sɛ n’akenkan no kɔ soro kodu soro.

Eyi te saa efisɛ Susan wɔ awosu mu yare bi a ɛntaa nsi a wɔfrɛ no Familial Hypercholesterolemia . Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, tebea yi ma srade a ɛwɔ wo nipadua mu no dɔɔso, ɛmfa ho sɛnea wo mu duru, aduan a wudi, anaa apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ te.

Bere a Ɛwɔ Wo Genes mu?

Mpanyimfo baasa biara a wɔwɔ wiase no mu biako wɔ srade a ɛdɔɔso. Nanso awosu mu tebea a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm a wɔfrɛ no abusua mu srade a ɛboro so no ka kuw ketewaa bi pɛ, bɛyɛ nnipa 300 biara mu biako. Awosu mu nkwaadɔm ahorow bɛyɛ 1,500 na ɛde ba. Ɔwofo a ɔwɔ saa awosu mu abɔde yi wɔ hokwan 50% sɛ ɔde bɛma ne ba. Susan nyaa saa awosu mu abɔde yi fii ne maame hɔ. Susan babea nso nyaa agyapade, nanso ne ba no annya bi.

Saa awosu mu nkwaadɔm ahorow yi mu dodow no ara ka protein bi a wɔfrɛ no LDL agyefo . Saa protein yi adwuma ne sɛ ebeyi LDL srade , anaa nea yɛfrɛ no “srade bɔne,” afi mogya no mu. Nanso wɔ nnipa a wɔwɔ saa awosu mu tebea yi mu no, saa protein no ntumi nyɛ adwuma yiye.

Nnipa a wɔwɔ saa tebea yi mu srade dɔɔso fi awo mu. Sɛ wɔansa wɔn yare a, wobetumi anya komayare wɔ wɔn mmofraase pɛɛ.

Nea eye sen biara ne sɛ aduru a wɔde sa eyi no te sɛ nea wɔde ma obiara a srade dɔɔso wom. Ɛne sɛ, aduan a srade nnim, apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ, ne nnuru a ɛtew srade so . Nanso ɔhaw no ne sɛ, wɔ eyinom nyinaa mu mpo no, sɛ nea wɔde di dwuma no wɔ awosu mu nkwaadɔm nsam a, srade dodow da so ara betumi akɔ soro.

Susan, bere a na ɔwɔ kɔlege no, odii aduan a ɛyɛ katee yiye akyi na ɔteɛteɛɛ mu da biara da, na otumi maa ne srade dodow kɔɔ so yɛɛ 240 mg/dL pɛ. Nanso na ɛno da so ara korɔn. Bere a ofii adwuma ase akyi no, wantumi ankura saa asetra kwan no mu. Seesei, bere a wadi mfe 54 no, ɔde nnuru ne aduan a ɛkari pɛ di ne srade a ɛwɔ mogya mu no ho dwuma.

Ɛnyɛ awosu mu nkwaadɔm nko, na mmom w’asetra kwan a “wonya fii awo mu.”

Ɛnyɛ awosu mu nkwaadɔm nko na yenya fi yɛn awofo hɔ, na mmom wɔn suban nso. Eyinom bi ne suban pa ne, awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, subammɔne.

Suban ahorow a efi ase ansa na wɔawo

Susuw ho hwɛ, wo dɛ fi ase nyin ansa na wɔawo wo mpo. Nhwehwɛmu ahorow ada no adi sɛ sɛ ɛna bi di nnuan ahorow ahorow bere a wanyinsɛn a, ɛda adi sɛ ne ba no ani begye saa nneɛma a ɛyɛ dɛ no ho kɛse wɔ awo akyi.Wɔde nnuhuam te sɛ galik, curry, ne ginger hua ka amniotic nsu a akokoaa no mene wɔ awotwaa no mu no ho.

Wɔ nhwehwɛmu bi mu no, wɔmaa ɛnanom a wɔyem karɔt nsu ne nsu a wɔnom. Wɔwoo wɔn nkokoaa akyi no, ɛnanom a wɔnom karɔt nsu no anim yɛɛ kakraa bi bere a wodii kan dii karɔt no. Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ ɛnanom a wɔnom karɔt nsu bere a wɔma nufu ho no daa nea efii mu bae a ɛte saa ara.

Mmofraberem suban ahorow

Sɛ woyɛ abofra a, nea w’awofo di na wɔnom wɔ w’anim na ɛkyerɛ w’adidi. Oduruyɛfo Spatz ka sɛ: "Sɛ́ abusua no, yedi nnuan koro. Nnipa dodow no ara adidi wɔ nea wodii na na wɔasua sɛ wobedi fi wɔn mmofraase no ho."

Saa ara na nnuan a wɔde maa wo sɛ akyɛde bere a na woyɛ abofra, ne nnuan a wɔbaraa wo sɛ nni nso ka eyi. Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ, sɛ wɔamma wo kwan sɛ wunni nnuan a ɛyɛ dɛ na srade wom bere a na woyɛ abofra a, ɛda adi sɛ w’ani begye ho bere a woayɛ ɔpanyin no.

Saa ara na sɛ awofo yɛ nnam a, ɛda adi sɛ mmofra nso yɛ nnam. Ɔkwan foforo so no, awofo a wɔnom sigaret mma taa nom sigaret , a ɛno nso yɛ ade titiriw a ɛma mogya mu srade dɔɔso.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na yehyia awo ntoatoaso mu asiane yi?

Asɛmpa no ne sɛ wobetumi de asetra kwan ne nnuru a ɛfata adi ɔsɛe a awosu mu nkwaadɔm a ɛnteɛ ne subammɔne a wonya fi awo mu de ba no so .

Susan ka sɛ, "Midii kyiisi pii bere a na meyɛ abofra no, na m'ani gye kyiisi ho. Nanso seesei mekwati nufusu a srade pii wom. Minni nam kɔkɔɔ anaa nkesua a wɔayam." Ɔde adeyɛ bi a wɔde di dwuma di dwuma de kɔ so nya ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbɛkɔ so ayɛ nnam. Nea ontumi mfa aduan ne apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ nni dwuma no, obetumi de n’aduru adi so.

Mprempren ne srade dodow no gyina hɔ pintinn wɔ 220-240 mg/dL ntam.

Susan se onya ahoɔden a ɔde bɛfa saa akwantuo yi mu denam biribiara a ɔbɛhwɛ wɔ ɔkwan pa so no so. "Sɛ wo duruyɛfo ka sɛ wo srade dɔɔso na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ho biribi a, yesusuw sɛ, 'Oh, mintumi nni eyi mprempren, mintumi nni saa mprempren.' Nanso misusuwii sɛ, 'Nneɛma foforo bɛn na metumi asɔ ahwɛ?'"

"Nsusuwii a ɛte saa no boaa me ankasa ma menoa aduan wɔ akwan foforo so, de nnuhuam ahorow dii dwuma, na mesɔ nneɛma foforo a ɛyɛ dɛ hwɛe. Nnuan pii wɔ hɔ a wobetumi ayɛ a srade nnim, nanso ɛda so ara yɛ dɛ . Wubetumi adi aduan a ahoɔden wom na ɛyɛ dɛ."

Nokwarem no, ɛno ne nea obiara bɛpɛ sɛ ɔde ma ne mma, ɛnte saa?