So dade a ɛwɔ wo mu no sua? Momma yɛnhwehwɛ mu yiye!

So wo nso wote nka sɛ woabrɛ bere nyinaa, na wote nka sɛ wuntumi nyɛ hwee? Sɛ woforo anammɔn kakraa bi mpo a, wote nka sɛ wo ho yɛ wo yaw? Ebia w’abusua mufo aka akyerɛ wo sɛ wo mogya so tew na wo ho ayɛ fitaa kakra. Yɛtaa bu yɛn ani gu saa nneɛma yi so, na yesusuw sɛ ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata. Nanso eyi betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛho hia a efi wo nipadua mu. Ɛne sɛ, ɛrekyerɛ wo sɛ wo nipadua no nni ‘dade’.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne ‘dade’ yi?

‘Iron’ yɛ ade a ɛho hia ma yɛn nipadua. Sɛnea kar hia ngo no, saa ara na dade ho hia ma yɛn nipadua no dwumadi ahorow pii a ɛho hia. Eyi adwuma titiriw ne sɛ ɛbɛboa ma wɔayɛ mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ . Saa mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ yi na ɛde mframa pa kɔ yɛn nipadua nyinaa mu. Susuw ho hwɛ, yɛn nipadua mu nkwammoaa biara hia oxygen na atumi atra ase. Enti, sɛ dade nni yɛn mu a, dɛn na ɛba? Mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ a wɔyɛ no so tew, na ɛno nti oxygen dodow a ɛkɔ nipadua no mu nyinaa nso so tew. Wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, yɛfrɛ tebea yi mogya a ɛtɔ kɔ nipadua mu a dade nnim . Yɛtaa frɛ no ‘anemia’.

Yebetumi anya saa dade yi wɔ akwan titiriw abien so. Baako fi nnuan a yedi mu na biako nso fi dade a wɔde ma mu . Nnipa dodow no ara nya iron dodow a wohia fi nnuan a wodi mu. Nanso, sɛ wo duruyɛfo hu sɛ wo dade dodow so tew wɔ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu bi mu a, obetumi akyerɛw wo nnuru a wɔde ma iron.

Nnuan bɛn na ebetumi ama wɔanya dade wɔ awosu mu?

Nnuan pii wɔ hɔ a iron pii wom. Yebetumi akyekyɛ eyinom mu akuw atitiriw abien.

1. Mmoa nnuan (Heme Iron): Dade a efi eyinom mu no yɛ mmerɛw yiye sɛ nipadua no bɛtwe.

2. Afifide mu nnuan (Non-heme Iron): Iron a wɔtwe fi eyinom mu no sua kakra, nanso wubetumi de anifere kakra ayɛ kɛse.

Nnuan a iron pii wom a wɔahyehyɛ ni.

Henanom titiriw na wohia nnuru a wɔde ma iron?

Nnipa binom ntumi nnya iron dodow a wɔhwehwɛ no mfi wɔn aduan nkutoo mu. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, ɛho hia sɛ wɔnom dade aduru a wɔde di dwuma wɔ aduruyɛ mu afotu. Akuw a edidi so yi na wɔwɔ asiane mu titiriw:

• Ɛnanom a wɔyem: Akokoaa no nyin ne ɛna no nipadua hia dade pii.
• Mmea a mogya tu wɔn kɛse wɔ brayɛ mu: Eyi te saa efisɛ iron pii yera fi nipadua no mu a mogya no ka ho ɔsram biara.
• Ɛnanom a wɔma wɔn nufu.
• Vegans/Vegetarians: Efisɛ dade a wɔtwe fi afifide mu nnuan mu no sua.
• Nnipa a wɔwɔ asaabo mu yare a enni sabea.
• Wɔn a wɔreyɛ nnuru a wɔde sa kokoram.
• Nnipa a wɔwɔ dwensɔtwaa mu nyarewa (e.g. Ulcerative colitis ) efisɛ wɔn nipadua ntumi twetwe dade fi aduan mu no so tew.
• Nnipa a wɔayɛ wɔn oprehyɛn kɛse anaa akwanhyia bi na wɔahwere mogya pii .
• Mmofra nkumaa a wɔnom nantwi nufusu dodow a wɔkamfo kyerɛ (bɛboro ɔuns 24 da biara) no.
• Nnipa a wɔtaa de mogya ma .

Nea ɛho hia sen biara: Sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛkyerɛ sɛ dade nnim mpo a, w’ankasa ntɔ dade nnuru mfi nnurutɔnbea da. Hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn , akɔyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu, ahu nea ɛde dade a enni wo mu ba ankasa, na fa aduru no sɛnea wo duruyɛfo akyerɛ wo nkutoo.

Sɛ dade kakraa bi na nipadua no te nka dɛn?

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi nni dade a enni nipadua mu no betumi ayɛ soronko wɔ onipa biara ho. Ebia wowɔ eyinom mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa.

• Ɔbrɛ ne ɔbrɛ kɛse a wɔte nka bere nyinaa.
• Wora, anofafa, ne aniwa ase a ɛyɛ mmerɛw .
• Ɔhome a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ hu bere a wonam kwan tiaa mpo no.
• Koma a ɛbɔ kɔ soro.
• Tiyɛ ne adwenemhaw.
• Nsa ne anan yɛ nwini bere nyinaa .
• Yare a ɛtaa ba (nkwammoaa a ɛko tia nyarewa a ɛso tew).
• Nneɛma a wontumi nni te sɛ nsukyenee, efĩ, ne chalk nnua (Pica) ho akɔnnɔ .
• Nan a ɛnyɛ ahomegye .

Nanso kae sɛ, nnipa binom tumi nya iron dodow a ɛba fam koraa a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara.

Nsunsuanso bɔne ne asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ iron nnuru a wɔde di dwuma mu

Te sɛ aduru biara no, iron aduru betumi de ɔhaw ahorow aba nnipa binom so. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo, mpɛn pii no wobetumi adi eyinom ho dwuma.

Sɛ worenom nnuru a wɔde dade ayɛ a, nnom nka saa nneɛma yi ho:

Kwati sɛ wobɛnom eyinom dɔnhwerew biako anaa abien ansa na woanom nnuru a wɔde dade ayɛ anaasɛ bere a woanom akyi, efisɛ ɛmma dade ntumi nkɔ nipadua no mu.

• Nufusu anaa nufusu mu nnuan
• Kafe, tii (Caffeine) .
• Nnuru a ɛko tia acid
• Calcium a wɔde ma

Iron Overdose - Ɛyɛ Asiane Kɛse!

Nsɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi anya dade awuduru:

• Ɔfe a emu yɛ den
• Ɔyare a ɛma obi dwensɔ (yafunu mu yaw) .
• Yafunu mu yaw a emu yɛ den

Sɛ wususuw sɛ wo ba no anom dade nnuru pii dodo a, fa no sɛ aduruyɛ mu ntɛmpɛ . Ntɛm ara fa no kɔ ayaresabea Emergency Department (ETU) a ɛbɛn wo no. Bere koro no ara mu no, frɛ Ɔman Awuduru Ho Amanneɛbɔbea a ɛwɔ Colombo Ɔman Ayaresabea hɔ no na woanya afotu.