Dis parasayt kin bi di tin wae de mek yu bɛlɛ de at: Ɔltin bɔt Giardiasis

Bɔku tɛm yu bɛlɛ kin pwɛl, yu kin fil lɛk yu ful-ɔp, ɔ yu kin blo bad bad wan? Sɔntɛnde, ivin if wi tink se na sɔntin we wi de it ɔ drink, i kin rili bi wan smɔl parasayt we wi nɔ kin si. Tide, wi de tɔk bɔt wan sik we dɛn kɔl ‘gaiadiasis’, we kin mek yu bɛlɛ at ɛn i kin apin na Sri Lanka.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na Giardiasis?

Dis na rili infεkshכn we de apin na wi intestכn dεm. di kכz fכ dis na wan sכm sכm parasayt we dεn kכl `Giardia` , we yu nכ de si wit yu yay. Dis parasayt de liv ɛnisay na di wɔl, mɔ na say dɛn we dɔti wata de (lɛk lek, riva, spring). Bɔt if wi it am, dat min se if wi drink am we wi nɔ no, dis parasayt go go stret na wi smɔl intestinal. Na de, i kin bigin fɔ bɔku, ɛn i kin it bak di sem tin we wi kin it.

Dis na di rizin we mek wi kin gɛt tin dɛn lɛk fɔ gɛt bad bad smel, fɔ blo, gas, bɛlɛ pen, nɔs, ɛn fil lɛk se wi nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ trɛnk. Dɛn sayn ya kin nɔr kin tranga fɔ sɔm pipul dɛm ɛn kin tranga fɔ ɔda pipul dɛm. De tin wae de sapraiz na wae sɔm pipul kin gɛt dis infekshɔn wae nɔr gɛt ɛni sayn. I kin klia fɔ insɛf insay sɔm wiks, bɔt i kin tranga smɔl fɔ pɔsin we gɛt wik imyun sistɛm fɔ pul am. Bɔt nɔ wɔri, dɔktɔ dɛn kin trit am if nid de.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Dis na tin we kin apin ɔlsay na di wɔl. Infakt, na kɔntri lɛk Amɛrika, i kin afɛkt pas wan milyɔn pipul dɛn ɛvri ia. Dɛn se i kin afɛkt lɛk 10% pan di pipul dɛn na di divɛlɔp kɔntri dɛn. Bɔt, na di divɛlop kɔntri dɛn lɛk wi yon, dis tin kin rili bad. Dɛn se i kin afɛkt lɛk wan pat pan tri pan di pipul dɛn.

Di men rizin fɔ dis na bikɔs di pɔblik nɔ de klin, mɔ di dɔti wata sɔs ɛn di pɔblik wata we dɛn nɔ klin fayn. Pikin dɛn kin gɛt dis sik pas big pipul dɛn, mɔ pikin dɛn we nɔ rich 4 ia yet.Na wi kɔntri, i kin pas bak na say dɛn lɛk daycare center usay yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin de.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, di tin we kin mek wi sɔprayz pas ɔl na dat, lɛk af pan di pipul dɛn we kin gɛt dis sik nɔ kin sho ɛni sayn. Bɔt fɔ di wan dɛn we de du dat, na dɛn tin ya kin apin. Lɛ wi luk dis tebul fɔ ɔndastand dis klia wan.

Bɔrku pipul dɛn kin gɛt dɛn kayn sik ya fɔ shɔt tɛm. Bɔt fɔ sɔm, dɛn kin kɔntinyu fɔ de ɔ dɛn kin de kam bak. Di blo ɛn nɔys ɔltɛm kin mek yu nɔ gɛt wata na yu bɔdi ɛn yu go lɔs yu wet . Sɔntɛnde, i kin ivin mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt laktɔs.

Aw dis kin go insay wi bɔdi? Aw i kin pas?

Imajin se dis `Giardia` parasayt de insay wan protεktiv shεl lεk eg. Wi kin kɔl dis `cyst` stej. dis `sist` kin liv na di envayroment, spεshal wan na wata, grכn, כ dכti ples, fכ lכng tεm. Na we wi nɔ no se wi it dis `cyst` na in di sik kin bigin.

dis `sist` dεm de fכnshכn na di fכs fכ animal εn mכtalman. Dɛn kin kɔmɔt na di envayrɔmɛnt wit smɔl smɔl fes dɛn we tu smɔl fɔ mek yu si wit yu yay. Dɛn tin ya kin go insay wi bɔdi we wi de go tɔylɛt we wi nɔ was wi an fayn, ɔ we wi de drink dɔti wata.

Na sɔm pan de men we dɛm wae dis sik kin pas:

• Na bay we yu drink dɔti wata we nɔ gɛt filta ɔ was na say dɛn we gɛt da kayn wata de (spring, wata we de fɔdɔm, lek).
• We yu de travul go ɔda kɔntri, mɔ na kɔntri dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ klin.
• We yu de intarakt wit smɔl pikin dɛm, mɔ di pikin dɛm we de insay dayapɛt (na ples dɛm lɛk daycare center).
• Na bay we yu de drink it ɔ wata we gɛt dɔti.
• If yu tɔch sɔntin (lɛk domɔt knob, tebul) we pɔsin we gɛt di sik dɔn tɔch ɛn afta dat yu it it we yu nɔ was yu an.
• Fɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit pɔsin we gɛt di sik we nɔ gɛt protɛkshɔn (especially anal).

Aw lɔŋ e kin tek fɔ mek di sayn dɛn de sho? Aw lɔng dɛn kin las?

Bɔrku tɛm, di sayn dɛm kin bigin fɔ sho insay wan to tu wiks afta yu gɛt dis parasayt. Dis na we di parasayt dɔn tek rut ɛn wi imyun sistɛm dɔn bigin fɔ no ɛn fɛt am. Bɔrku tɛm di sayn dɛm kin las frɔm tu to siks wik . Bɔt pan sɔm pipul dɛn, dɛn kin las fɔ lɔng tɛm.

Us prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin if dɛn nɔ trit am?

Pan ɔl we dis nɔto siriɔs tin bɔku tɛm, sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin if i de fɔ lɔng tɛm ɔ if i apin to pɔsin we in imyun sistɛm wik.

• Dehydration: Dis na di men risk fɔ shɔt tɛm. We yu kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt dayarɛa ɛn vɔmit, yu kin lɔs bɔku wata na yu bɔdi. If yu nɔ ebul fɔ drink wata di sem rit, yu go gɛt dɛhydrated. Dis kin denja mɔ fɔ yɔŋ pikin dɛn ɛn ol pipul dɛn.
• Gastrointestinal disease: If di infekshɔn kɔntinyu, i kin pwɛl di wɔl dɛn na wi smɔl intestinal. dis kin mek yu gεt krεse sik lεk iritabl bכwel sεndrכm εn i kin ridyus di ebul fכ abzכp di nyutriεnt dεm frכm it. Dis kin afɛkt di pikin dɛn we de gro dairekt wan.
• Autoimyun sik: Sɔntɛnde, dis infekshɔn we de kɔntinyu fɔ de kin mek wi bɔdi in imyun sistɛm de wok pasmak. Lɛk sojaman dɛn we kin kɔntinyu fɔ faya ivin afta fɛt dɔn. Dis kin mek yu gɛt ɔtoimyun sik dɛm we de pwɛl di bɔdi ivin afta di infekshɔn dɔn go. Fɔ ɛgzampul, riaktiv at at sik, chronic fatigue syndrome, ɔr nyu alɛji fɔ it kin kam.

Aw dɛn kin no bɔt dis ɛn trit am?

If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, yu dɔktɔ go no am bay we i go tɛst wan sɛmpul pan yu stɔl. Dis na fɔ chɛk fɔ si if Giardia parasayt sist dɛn de. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, di tɛst nɔ kin ebul fɔ no dɛn ɔl wan tɛm. Dis kin mek dɛn nid fɔ tɛst am fɔ sɔm dez. Bɔt bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ dɛn go bigin fɔ trit yu bay di sayn dɛn we yu gɛt.

Di we aw dɛn kin trit am

Nɔto ɔlman nid mɛrɛsin fɔ dis. Bɔt if yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn, yu dɔktɔ go gi yu mɛrɛsin fɔ mɛn parasayt fɔ ɛp fɔ klin di infekshɔn kwik kwik wan. Bɔrku pipul dɛn kin wɛl insay wan wik afta dɛn dɔn tek di mɛrɛsin. Di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz mɔ na:

• `Mεtronidazol (Flagyl®)`
• `Tinidazol (Tindamax®)`
• `Nitazoksanyd (Alinia®)`
• `Paromomaysin (Humatin®)`

Na yu dɔktɔ gi yu mɛrɛsin ya. Nɔ ɛva yuz dɛn if dɔktɔ nɔ advays yu.Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin aks ɔda pipul dɛn na di os bak fɔ tek mɛrɛsin fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt di sik. Fɔ mama dɛn we gɛt bɛlɛ, di dɔktɔ kin disayd fɔ put di tritmɛnt bifo tɛm bikɔs dis mɛrɛsin kin ambɔg di pikin.

I pɔsibul fɔ mek yu wɛl if yu nɔ tek mɛrɛsin?

Yɛs, bɔku tɛm dis infɛkshɔn go klia fɔ insɛf. If yu sik nɔr tu tranga, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu nɔr fɔ tek ɛni mɛrɛsin. Dis na bikɔs we yu yuz antibayɔtik fɔ ɔltin, di bɔdi kin yus to dɛn ɛn di mɛrɛsin nɔ kin wok (antibiotic resistance). Bɔt if yu sik dɛn kin las fɔ pas 6 wik, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ ɛn gɛt tritmɛnt.

Wetin wi fɔ du fɔ protɛkt wisɛf frɔm dis?

I at fɔ de sef frɔm sɔntin we yu nɔ go si, bɔt wi kin tek sɔm step fɔ mek dis parasayt nɔ go insay wi bɔdi.

• Yu fɔ klin yusɛf: Was yu an fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata ɔltɛm. Mek shɔ se yu was yu an mɔ afta yu dɔn yuz tɔylɛt, bifo yu it, afta yu tɔch animal, ɛn afta yu dɔn wok wit dɔti.
• Klin os: Klin di batrum ɛn tɔylɛt ɔltɛm. If pɔsin na di os gɛt dis sik, was di bed, tawɛl, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we dɛn bin de yuz fayn fayn wan, ɛn klin di say dɛn we dɛn tɔch wit disinfɛktant.
• Fɔ it sef: Was vɛjitebul ɛn frut dɛn fayn fayn wan wit klin wata bifo yu it. If yu de travul go ɔda kɔntri, nɔ it raw salad ɛn drink wata we nɔ gɛt bɔtul.
• Yuz Wata Sef: Tek tɛm bad bad wan we yu de swim na natura wata sɔs (lek, pɔnd, wata we de fɔdɔm). Ivin swimin pul dɛn we nɔ gɛt di rayt filtreshɔn sistem kin denja. Tek tɛm mek yu nɔ swɛla di wata. Mɛmba se if yu ad klorin to di wata, i nɔ kin kil di Giardia parasayt ɔltɛm.

Ustɛm wi fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Mek shɔ se yu go to yu dɔktɔ pan dɛn kayn tin ya:

• If yu sik nɔr de bɛtɛ ɛn yu fil se yu nid tritmɛnt.
• If yu ɔ pɔsin we yu de kia fɔ (espɛshali yɔŋ pikin ɔ ol pɔsin) sho sayn dɛn fɔ se yu nɔ gɛt wata na yu bɔdi (dray mɔt ɛn lip, yu yay dɔn sink, yu nɔ de pul urine, yu de slip pasmak).
• If di mɛrɛsin we di dɔktɔ gi yu fɔ mek yu gɛt sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia.
• If di sik nɔr de kam dɔŋ ivin afta yu dɔn tek di mɛrɛsin ɔltogɛda.

Di bɛst we fɔ avɔyd dɛn kayn sik ya na fɔ klin. Bɔt bikɔs Giardia na parasayt we yu kin si ɔlsay, sɔntɛnde i kin at fɔ avɔyd am. Bɔku tɛm, i nɔ kin siriɔs ɛn i go sɔlv fɔ insɛf. Bɔt if yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn, nɔ shem fɔ go to tritmɛnt.