Alɛji we pɔsin kin gɛt

"A nɔ de si am, a gɛt alɛji!" Wi kin jok bɔt pipul dɛn we nɔ fit wi, nɔto so? Jɔs lɛk aw wi kin bost wit pipul dɛn we dɛn nɔ fit wit wi aydia, wi kin kɔl alɛji di bɔdi in avɛshɔn to sɔm tin dɛn we de na do we nɔ fit wi bɔdi.

We a de tɔk bɔt dis alɛji, a kin mɛmba wan tin we apin to mi tayt padi Rumesh we a bin de stɔdi na di Kɔlɔmbɔ Mɛdikal Fakulti.

Wan de, wan grup pan wi bin go na wan ɔtel we de nia di kɔmpas, ɛn wi bin gladi fɔ dɔn wan big wok. Wi bin ɔda wan nyu spɛshal rays frɔm de. Afta wi get di fud, wi bin de tok en savour am, wen Rumesh se wan wan se, "Oh, mai maut jos de fil weird."

As wi luk so, Rumesh in lip dɛn bin swel, in wan ol bɔdi bin kɔba wit rɛd spat dɛn, ɛn in yay dɛn bin rɛd. Wetin bin de mek a fred mɔ na we Rumesh bigin fɔ kray se, "A nɔ ebul fɔ blo, dɔktɔ." Rumesh bin gɛt wan alɛji fɔ painapul. Bikɔs di rays bin gɛt painiapul insay, i bin gɛt anafilaksis, we na wan sik we dɛn kɔl alɛji we kin mek i day.

Laki, wan ɔda padi pan wi bin gɛt adrenaline (epinephrine) injɛkshɔn, so wi injekt am rayt na di ɔtel ɛn kɛr Rumeshi go na ɔspitul kwik kwik wan. Dat bin sev Rumeshi in layf da de de.

So tide wi go tɔk bɔt wetin mek dɛn alɛji ya kin apin ɛn aw wi fɔ akt pan dis kayn imejensi.

Wetin na alɛji?

Alɛji na wan sik wae kin kam wae wi nɔr ɔndastand wi imyun sistɛm.

We ɔda tin lɛk dɔst, pɔlin, it, ɔ mɛrɛsin, we nɔmal wan nɔ de ambɔg wi bɔdi, kam insay wi bɔdi, wi imyun sistɛm kin mistek si am as ɛnimi (sɔntin we de ambɔg). Dɔn i de mek wan antibodi we dɛn kɔl IgE (Immunoglobulin E) fɔ fɛt am. Dis na di kεmikכl rεakshכn we de apin na di bכdi we de mek dεn alerjik sεmtεm ya.

Kɔmɔn kayn alɛji

• Fɔd alɛji: Alɛji we kin kam wit it dɛn lɛk pinat, eg, milk, fish, shɔɛl, wit, soya, ɛn frut dɛn lɛk painiapul.
• Hay Fiva: Yu de sniz, yu nos de rɔn, ɛn yu yay de it we yu de blo dɔst, animal fut, ɔ pɔlin frɔm flawa dɛn we de na di ays.
• Skin alɛji (Atopic Dermatitis): I kin it ɛn rɛd rash na di skin we kin kam bikɔs i tɔch difrɛn kemikal, sop, ɔ klos.
• Drug allergy: Na alɛji we kin kam wit antibayɔtik lɛk penisilin ɔ sɔm tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin fil pen.
• Insɛkt sting: Alɛji we bi, wasp, ɔn, ɔ ant sting kin mek.

Aw fɔ no di sayn dɛm fɔ alɛji?

Di kayn we aw alɛji kin tranga kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin.

1. Smɔl smɔl sayn dɛn

• Fɔ sniz
• Nos we de rɔn ɛn it
• Di yay we de rɛd ɛn we de rɔtin
• Smɔl smɔl smɔl skin rash dɛn

2. Mɔdaret simptom dɛn

• Vɔmit ɔ bɛlɛ pen
• Rɛd welt ɔlsay na di bɔdi (Hives) .
• Sɔm shɔt shɔt briz

3. Siriɔs sayn dɛm (Anaphylaxis) .

• Di lip, mɔt, tɔŋ, ɛn trot kin swel
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo (wan sawnd we de mek pɔsin swɛt we de kɔmɔt na di chɛst) .
• Di blɔd prɛshɔn go dɔŋ kwik kwik wan
• Diziz, fɔdɔm, ɛn nɔ kin no natin

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> Anafylaksis na siriɔs mɛdikal imejensi we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja insay sɔm minit. If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya, yu fɔ gi di pɔsin fɔs ɛp wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kɛr am go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu.

Test fɔ no if yu gɛt alɛji

Dɔktɔ go ɔda fɔ du dɛn tɛst ya fɔ no di rayt tin we de mek yu gɛt alɛji:
1. Skin Prick Test: Dɛn kin tek smɔl pan di tin we dɛn tink se na sɔntin, dɛn kin put wan skin prik, ɛn dɛn kin si di riakshɔn.
2. IgE Blɔd Tɛst: Dɛn kin tek blɔd sɛmpul ɛn tɛst fɔ si if IgE antibodi dɛn de agens sɔm patikyula tin dɛn.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt fɔ alɛji?

1. Fɔ avɔyd tin dɛn we de mek pɔsin gɛt alɛrjens

Di bɛst tritmɛnt fɔ alɛji na fɔ no di tin dɛn we yu nɔ lɛk ɛn avɔyd dɛn kpatakpata.

2. Tritmɛnt wit drɔgs

Yu kin yuz antihistamine tablɛt ɔ sprɛy na yu nos fɔ di sik dɛn we nɔ kin gɛt bɛtɛ to smɔl smɔl lɛk aw dɔktɔ tɛl yu.

3. Imejɛnsi adrenalin injɛkshɔn (EpiPen / Epinephrine) .

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin advays pipul dɛn we gɛt siriɔs alɛji fɔ kɛr wan ɔto-injɛkta we dɛn kɔl EpiPen (Epinephrine Auto-injector) ɔltɛm fɔ protɛkt dɛn layf. If yu gɛt anafilaksis, if yu injɛkt dis dairekt na di pɔsin in shɔl, i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ blo wantɛm wantɛm ɛn sev in layf.

Di tin dɛn we yu fɔ du & wetin yu nɔ fɔ du

Sayɛns sɔs (Rɛfrɛns dɛn) .

• 📚 Alɛji - Nashɔnal Ɛlth Savis (NHS) Gaydlain
• 📚 Adrenaline (epinephrine) fɔ di tritmɛnt fɔ anafilaksis wit ɛn witout shɔk - PubMed Central (PMC)
• 📚 Udat Nid Epinephrine? Anafylaksis, Ɔtoinjɛkta, ɛn Parachut - PubMed Sɛntral (PMC)

Di mɛsej we impɔtant pas ɔl we pɔsin kin kɛr go na os

• Alɛji na misɔndastandin we kin apin we di imyun sistɛm in IgE antibodi dɛm ɔva riak bay we dɛn mistek wan tin we nɔ bad we de kam insay di bɔdi frɔm ɔdasay as ɛnimi.
• Anafylaksis na wan rili denja alɛji imejensi we kin mek yu lip/trot swel, yu nɔ kin blo fayn, ɛn yu nɔ kin no natin, ɛn i nid fɔ gɛt fɔs ɛp wantɛm wantɛm wit adrenaline (Epinephrine/EpiPen) injɛkshɔn.
• Fɔ no ɛn avɔyd tin dɛm wae yu nɔr lɛk ɛn fɔ go to dɔktɔ bifo ɛnitin apin na di bɛst we fɔ sev yu layf.