So wowɔ allergy bi? Momma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yebehu no pɛpɛɛpɛ (Allergy Testing) .

Sɛ wudi nnuan bi nso a, ɛyɛ wo yaw? Anaasɛ wofefe bere a wote mfutuma hua? Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, saa nneɛma yi betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi ho yɛ no yaw. Enti sɛ wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ eyi yɛ a, ebia ɔde wo bɛkɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ akisikuru nkyɛn ma wahu sɛ wowɔ wo ho yiye. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka allergy nhwehwɛmu ho asɛm.

Dɛn na oduruyɛfo no rebisa wo?

Okay, afei sɛ wokɔ allergist yi nkyɛn a, obedi kan abisa wo nsɛm kakraa bi. Saa nsemmisa yi yɛ nea ɛbɛma woate wo tebea no ase yiye. Ma yɛnhwɛ nea wobebisa:

• "Nsɛnkyerɛnne bɛn na worehu?" Ɛne sɛ, so wunya akisikuru bere a woadi saa aduan no awie no? So wowɔ menewam yaw? So ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wobɛhome? Anaasɛ wofefe anaasɛ w’ani yɛ kɔkɔɔ? Ɛsɛ sɛ woka biribiara a wote nka kyerɛ yɛn. Sɛ ɛyɛ ade ketewaa mpo a, ebetumi ayɛ nea ɛho hia.
• "Mpɛn ahe na saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi ba?" Da biara da? Bɛyɛ pɛnkoro dapɛn biara? Anaasɛ ɛntaa mma? Eyi bɛboa oduruyɛfo no ma wate sɛnea eyi renya w’asetra so nkɛntɛnso kɛse no ase.
• "Bere a woadi aduan pɔtee bi akyi no, ntɛm ahe na saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi fi ase?" Ebia nnipa binom bɛte nka sɛ wɔyare wɔ simma kakraa bi a wɔadi akyi. Wɔ afoforo fam no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew pii akyi. Ɛho hia sɛ woka eyi ho asɛm pɛpɛɛpɛ. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wudii atoko bi na wotee nka sɛ woyare wɔ simma 10 ntam a, ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo .
• "So obi wɔ abusua no mu a ɔwɔ allergy? Anaasɛ ɔwɔ tebea horow te sɛ eczema anaa ayamtu?" Nneɛma bi a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew betumi akɔ so wɔ mmusua mu. Enti saa nsɛm yi ho hia wɔn nso. Sɛ wo maame, wo papa, anaa wo nuanom wɔ saa ɔhaw ahorow yi a, ka kyerɛ wɔn.

Nsɛmmisa yi akyi no, oduruyɛfo no betumi abisa wo nnuru a wonom ne w’asetra kwan nso ho asɛm. Ka biribiara kyerɛ no a wunsuro na wontwentwɛn wo nan ase. Saa kwan no so no, ɛbɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobehu yare no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Dɛn ne honam ani nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi?

Bere a wo duruyɛfo abisa wo nsɛm yi awie no, ɛda adi sɛ obesi gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ honam ani nhwehwɛmu. Eyi ne ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara a wɔtaa fa so hu sɛ obi anya akisikuru.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi ne nea ɛba:

Oduruyɛfo anaa ɔyarehwɛfo no de biribi ketewaa bi (yɛfrɛ no allergen) bɛhyɛ wo nsa anaa w’akyi honam ani a wosusuw sɛ ebia wo ho yɛ wo hyew. Fa no sɛ ɛyɛ pollen kakra, anaa aduan bi kakra. Afei, wɔde ade ano bɛyɛ nsensanee ketewaa bi anaasɛ wɔbɛbɔ ketewaa bi. Eyi renyɛ yaw kɛse, ɛnte saa? Ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea nwansena ketewaa bi aka wo.

Ɛno akyi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwɛn bɛyɛ simma 15 ansa na woahu nea ɛbɛba.

Sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo den wɔ biribi ho a, baabi a wotwitwaa no no bɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon kakra, na afi ase ayɛ wo yaw te sɛ nea nwansena aka no ara pɛ.

Sɛ wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ ebia wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ nneɛma bɛboro biako ho, anaasɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi pefee sɛ nea ɛyɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew ankasa a, wubetumi asɔ wo honam ani hwɛbea ahwɛ denam nneɛma pii a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew a wode bɛhyɛ so prɛko pɛ no so.

Sɛ wowie honam ani nhwehwɛmu yi a, ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo yaw bi wɔ mmeae a wɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu no bere tiaa bi. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata. Mma ɛnhaw wo wɔ ho. Ebia oduruyɛfo no bɛma wo aduru (aduru a ekum akisikuru) anaa ngo (aduru a wɔde yɛ steroid) na ama wo ho atew.

Na sɛ honam ani nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ de hwehwɛ aduan no yɛ ``Positive'' nso ɛ?

Fa no sɛ woyɛɛ wo honam ani nhwehwɛmu de hwɛɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ peanuts ho na ɛsan bae ``Positive``, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wo ho yɛɛ kɔkɔɔ na wo ho yɛɛ wo yaw sɛnea wɔaka ho asɛm no. Ɛno kyerɛ ara ne sɛ ebia wo ho nyɛ wo hyew wɔ saa aduan no ho. Ɛnyɛ 100% a ɛyɛ nokware. Wɔ nsɛm a ɛtete saa mu no, ebia oduruyɛfo no besi gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo bi.

Nhwehwɛmu afoforo bɛn na wɔyɛ de hu sɛ obi ho yɛ no hyew?

Wɔ honam ani nhwehwɛmu akyi no, akwan foforo wɔ hɔ a wɔfa so hwɛ sɛ obi a ne ho nyɛ den anaa.

Mogya mu Nhwehwɛmu

Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wo duruyɛfo ahu sɛ ebia aduan pɔtee bi ho yɛ wo yaw ankasa no, ebia wo duruyɛfo nso bɛhyɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ wo mogya mu nhwehwɛmu. Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wobɛfa wo mogya ketewaa bi na wode akɔma afiri a wɔde yɛ nhwehwɛmu.

Ɛhɔ no, wɔhwehwɛ antibodies a wɔfrɛ no ``IgE antibodies'' wɔ wo mogya mu a wɔyɛ tia nnuan pɔtee bi. Sɛ wowɔ saa ``IgE antibodies'' yi pii a ɛko tia aduan pɔtee bi a, ɛda adi yiye sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ saa aduan no ho.

Mpɛn pii no, nnuruyɛfo de honam ani nhwehwɛmu ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu nyinaa di dwuma de nya adwene wɔ aduan a obi ho nyɛ no dɛ ho.

Aduan mu Nsɛnnennen Sɔhwɛ

Fa no sɛ honam ani nhwehwɛmu ne mogya mu nhwehwɛmu no nnya mmaa mmuae a emu da hɔ. Saa bere no, oduruyɛfo no betumi asi gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ sɔhwɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Aduan Nsɛnnennen''. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛyɛ soronko kakra.

Nea ɛba wɔ eyi mu ne sɛ wɔma wo aduan a wususuw sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew no dodow a ɛkɔ soro nkakrankakra. Eyi nyinaa si wɔ oduruyɛfo hwɛ ase. Ɔhwɛ sɛ ebia wubenya yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne bi anaa.

Eyi ho hia yiye: Esiane sɛ aduan ho akisikuru betumi ama nnipa binom anya nneyɛe a emu yɛ den yiye nti, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ saa ``Food Challenge`` sɔhwɛ yi wɔ beae a oduruyɛfo bi wɔ hɔ nkutoo, wɔ wɔn adwumayɛbea anaa ayaresabea. Efisɛ, sɛ obi ho yɛ no hyew kɛse mpofirim a, ɛsɛ sɛ wonya nnuru a ɛho hia ne mmoa a efi animdefo mu wɔ hɔ.

Mpɛn pii no, wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛte sɛɛ de hwɛ sɛ ebia obi anyin asen nea na wadi kan ayɛ no akisikuru anaa. Sɛ nhwɛso no, abofra a na ne ho nyɛ no dɛ wɔ nufusu ho bere a na ɔyɛ abofra no betumi ayɛ ``Food Challenge'' de ahwɛ sɛ ɛda so ara wɔ hɔ bere a wɔanyinyin kakra no.

Okay, sɛ nhwehwɛmu bi si so dua sɛ wowɔ allergy nso ɛ?

Fa no sɛ, wɔ saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow no nyinaa akyi no, awiei koraa no wuhu sɛ wo ho nyɛ wo hyew wɔ biribi ho. Afei, mma ɛnhaw wo, ɛyɛ? Ɛnyɛ wiase awiei.

Wo duruyɛfo ne wo bɛyɛ adwuma de ayɛ nhyehyɛe bi a ɛbɛma woanya ahobammɔ. Saa ayaresa ahorow yi gyina allergy ko a wowɔ so.

• Wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho akisikuru , te sɛ mfutuma ne nsu mu nsu a ɛyɛ hyew fam no, ebia ebehia sɛ wotwe wo ho fi nneɛma a ɛma wo yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne no mu yɛ den ho sɛnea wubetumi, fa nnuru bi di dwuma, anaasɛ wonya nnuru a ɛma wo ho yɛ wo hyew.
• Wɔ obi a aduan ho yɛ den , oduruyɛfo no bɛkyerɛ wo nnuan a ɛnsɛ sɛ wudi, sɛnea wubehu, ne sɛnea wobɛkwati. Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye kakra wɔ ho. Sɛ woretɔ nnuan afi sotɔɔ mu a, sɛ worekenkan nkyerɛwde a ɛwɔ ade a wɔde ahyɛ mu no so a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ yiye wɔ saa nneɛma yi ho.

Afei nso, wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛw wo aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no epinephrine a wode bedi dwuma wɔ tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ wode eyi ka wo ho bere nyinaa, na sɛ wowɔ akisikuru a emu yɛ den a, fa di dwuma. Wo duruyɛfo nso bɛkyerɛ wo sɛnea wode bedi dwuma.

Enti, dɛn ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae? (Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie)

Allergies betumi ayɛ ɔhaw kakra. Nanso, sɛ wuhu nea wo ho yɛ wo hyew pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wubetumi adi so na woatra ase sɛnea ɛsɛ.

• Sɛ wususuw sɛ wowɔ allergy a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Ɔno na ɔbɛkyerɛ wo kwan yiye.
• Bua oduruyɛfo no nsɛmmisa no nokware mu. Mfa biribiara nsie, ade ketewaa mpo.
• Nsuro sɛ wobɛyɛ allergy nhwehwɛmu. Mpɛn pii no, ɛnyɛ yaw kɛse.
• Sɛ wohu sɛ wowɔ allergy a, di wo duruyɛfo akwankyerɛ akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛho hia paa ma w’ahobammɔ.
• Fa epinephrine a egye ntɛmpɛ kɔ bere nyinaa , titiriw sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ aduan ho a, na hu sɛnea wode bedi dwuma ankasa.

Enti, mewɔ anidaso sɛ wowɔ adwene bi wɔ saa allergy nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi ho. Kae sɛ ɛnyɛ wo nko ara. Nnuruyɛfo wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛboa wo.

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