Nea ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu fa mmerɛbo mu yare a srade wom ho! 🧠 na ɛyɛ

Suneth (wadi mfe 45) baa m’ayaresabea Dwoda a etwaam no a na n’adwene atu afra. Suneth yɛ sikakorabea panyin a ɔnom nsa koraa na ɔyɛ n’adwuma yiye. Nanso, bere a wɔreyɛ no afe biara aduruyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu no, na ne mmerɛbo mu enzymes (AST/ALT) dɔɔso yiye, na yafunu mu ultrasound scan kyerɛe sɛ ɔwɔ mmerɛbo mu srade a emu yɛ den.

"Oduruyɛfo Priya, mennom nsa biako mpo da wɔ m'asetra mu. Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na srade ahyɛ me mmerɛbo mu ma na manya mmerɛbo mu yare? Mintumi nsusuw eyi ho mpo," Suneth de ehu bisae.

Mede odwo kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ Suneth. "Suneth, ɛnyɛ wo nko, na mmom nnipa pii a wɔwɔ Sri Lanka susuw sɛ sɛ wonom nsa nkutoo a, mmerɛbo mu yare ba. Nanso nnipa a wɔnnom nsa mpo betumi anya srade wɔ wɔn mmerɛbo mu. Wɔ nnuruyɛ mu no, yɛfrɛ eyi Mmerɛbo Yare a Ɛnyɛ nsa (NAFLD) . Wɔfrɛ ne fã a emu yɛ den na ɛyɛ hyew sen biara no Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) . Ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnkasa." eyi ho asɛm wɔ nsɛm a ɛnyɛ den mu."

🚨 Red Flags a ɛhia ayaresa ntɛm ara

Ɛwom sɛ ebia NASH rennya sɛnkyerɛnne biara wɔ mfiase de, nanso sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edidi so yi betumi ada adi bere a ɛkɔ so ma mmerɛbo no di huammɔ kɛse no. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, ɛho hia sɛ wɔde obi kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm ara:

• Wora a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ ne aniwa fitaa (jaundice).
• Ascites yɛ tebea a ɛma yafunu no hohoro na ɛtrɛw esiane nsu a ɛboaboa ano wɔ yafunu no ase ne akyi berɛmo mu wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so nti.
• Mogya kɔkɔɔ a wobɛfe anaasɛ nsu tuntum a ɛyɛ tarry (a ɛkyerɛ sɛ mogya retu wɔ wo mu ho sɛnkyerɛnne).
• Ɔtaa te nka sɛ ɔda kɛse, ontumi nte kasa ase, anaasɛ adwene a ɛyɛ basaa kɛse (Hepatic Encephalopathy).
• Ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɛbɛpirapira anaa mogya atɔ honam ani.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda NAFLD ne NASH ntam?

Wobetumi akyekyɛ mmerɛbo mu yare a srade wom wɔ wɔn a wɔnnom nsa mu no mu ayɛ no afã atitiriw abien:

1. Simple Fatty Liver (NAFLD): Wɔ tebea yi mu no, ɛwom sɛ srade kɔhyɛ mmerɛbo no mu de, nanso mmerɛbo mu nkwammoaa no nsɛe anaasɛ ɛnyɛ hyew. Mpɛn pii no, eyi mfa nsɛnnennen a emu yɛ den mma.
2. Steatohepatitis a ɛnyɛ nsa (NASH): Eyi yɛ tebea a emu yɛ den yiye. Wɔ saa tebea yi mu no, srade a ɛboro so a ɛwɔ mmerɛbo mu no ma mmerɛbo mu nkwammoaa ho hyehye na ɛsɛe. Eyi de adeyɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no fibrosis a ɛma akuru ba mmerɛbo no mu. Sɛ wɔansa eyi a, ebetumi ama obi anya mmerɛbo mu yare, tebea a ɛma mmerɛbo no mu yɛ den koraa na egyae adwumayɛ.

Nneɛma atitiriw a ɛde NASH ba ne asiane ahorow

Nneɛma a ɛsakra wɔ nipadua no mu no ma srade boaboa ano wɔ mmerɛbo no mu a ɛho nhia. Nneɛma atitiriw a ɛka eyi ne:

• Central Obesity: Srade a ɛboaboa ano dodo wɔ yafunu no ho.
• Asikreyare a Ɛto so Abien: Sɛ obi ntumi nni asikre dodow a ɛwɔ mogya mu no so yiye.
• Insulin Resistance: Nkwammoaa a wontumi mfa insulin hormone nni dwuma yiye.
• Mogya mu srade a ɛdɔɔso: Cholesterol ne triglycerides dodow a ɛkɔ soro.
• Adidi ho su bɔne: Nsã a wɔde nsa ayɛ, nnuan a wɔde di dwuma ntɛmntɛm, ne nnuan a starch pii wom a wɔtaa di.

Sɛnea wobehu yare no

Nnuruyɛfo yɛ nhwehwɛmu a edidi so yi de hwɛ sɛ NASH wɔ hɔ anaa:

• Mogya mu nhwehwɛmu (Liver Function Tests - LFT): Susu mmerɛbo mu enzyme dodow (ALT, AST).
• Ultrasound Scan: Wɔde aniwa hu sɛ srade bi wɔ mmerɛbo no mu.
• FibroScan: Sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ den a wɔde susuw mmerɛbo mu akuru (fibrosis) ne sɛnea ɛyɛ den.
• Liver Biopsy: Nhwehwɛmu a wɔfa mmerɛbo no fã ketewaa bi na ama wɔatumi asi yare no so dua pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Ano aduru a wɔde siw NASH so na ɛbɔ mmerɛbo no ho ban

Ɛwom sɛ nnuru pɔtee a wɔkyerɛw ma NASH pɔtee no sua de, nanso asetra mu nsakrae betumi aboa ma wɔadan mmerɛbo mu srade koraa:

1. Tew wo mu duru so (ano aduru titiriw): .

Ɛdenam nkakrankakra a wobɛtew wo mu duru a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren no mu 7% kosi 10% so no, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wubetumi ayi srade ne ɔfe a ɛwɔ mmerɛbo no mu afi hɔ koraa.