Yu kin sniz bak ɔltɛm? Lɛ wi lan bɔt dɛn ‘Allergy Shots / Immunotherapy’ ya?

Yu kin sniz bak ɔltɛm we sɔntin lɛk dɔst kam pan yu bɔdi? Ɔ yu kin gɛt rɛd bɔmp ɛn it we yu it sɔm it dɛn? Sɔntɛnde, dɛn tin ya kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ blo? Bɔku tɛm, di tin we kin mek pɔsin nɔ fil fayn na ‘Alɛji’ ɔ wetin wi kin kɔl alɛji na Sinhala . So, if yu na pɔsin bak we gɛt dɛn kayn alɛji ya, tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan gud, lɔng tɛm sɔlv fɔ am. Dat na di tritmɛnt we dɛn kɔl ‘Allergy Shots’ ɔ ‘Immunotherapy’.

Wetin na dis ‘alɛji’? Lɛ wi ɔndastand am simpul wan, nɔto so?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, alɛji na we wi imyun sistɛm de ɔva riak to tin dɛn we rili nɔ bad to wi (wi kin kɔl dɛn alɛrjen ya). I tan lɛk se wi bɔdi in difens dɛn de mistek pɔsin we nɔ du natin fɔ bi big ɛnimi ɛn atak dɛn.

Tink bɔt am, os dɔst, pɔlin, sɔm animal dɛn we dɛn kɔl dander, ɔ sɔm it dɛn (lɛk milk, pinat, eg) nɔto rili prɔblɛm fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. Bɔt we dɛn tin ya go insay pɔsin we gɛt alɛji in bɔdi, di imyun sistɛm kin chenj ɛn pul kemikal dɛn lɛk histamin . Dat histamin na in kin mek yu sniz, yu skin kin rɛd, yu yay kin it, yu nos kin rɔn, ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin at fɔ blo (asthma symptoms).

So wetin na dɛn ‘alɛji shot’ ɔ ‘immunotherapy’ ya?

Alɛji shot na spɛshal injɛkshɔn we dɛn mek wit di alɛji we de mek yu alɛji. Dis min se yu fɔ injɛkt di sem tin we de mek yu alɛji na yu bɔdi smɔl smɔl, insay smɔl smɔl tin dɛn.

fכ bi prεsis, dis na wetin i de du bay we i de mek yu bכdi in imyun sistεm yus to da ‘allergen’ de. I tan lɛk se mɔnk dɛn de tich yu se, "Dis pɔsin nɔto so denja, jɔs nɔ wɔri."

We yu bigin wit smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we yu de tek as tɛm de go ɛn smɔl smɔl yu de ad di doz, yu bɔdi nɔ go ebul fɔ no di alɛrjen. Dis min se yu imyun sistɛm nɔ de riak lɛk aw i bin de du trade. Dis min se yu bɔdi nɔ de mek smɔl pan di kemikal dɛn we de mek yu gɛt alɛji, lɛk histamin. I kin bigin bak fɔ mek antibodi dɛn we de protɛkt pɔsin , we kin kɔntrol di alɛji riakshɔn.

Udat fit fɔ dɛn ‘Allergy Shots’ ya?

Dis tritmɛnt nɔ fayn fɔ ɔlman. Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ dɛn kin se:

• Fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt siriɔs alɛji . Dat min se fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt alɛji we nɔ kin izi fɔ kɔntrol ivin we dɛn de tek mɛrɛsin ɔltɛm ɛn we kin afɛkt dɛn layf bad bad wan.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we dɛn asma kin wɔs bikɔs dɛn gɛt alɛjiDis kin ɛp bɔrku fɔ kɔntrol asma fɔ sɔm pipul dɛm.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ kin gɛt bɛtɛ rilif frɔm di mɛrɛsin dɛn we wi kin yuz fɔ alɛji, lɛk pils ɛn inhala, ɔ fɔ di wan dɛn we kin gɛt sayd ɛfɛkt frɔm dɛn mɛrɛsin dɛn de.
• Fɔ di wan dɛn we de luk fɔ sɔlv fɔ lɔng tɛm , dis kin mek dɛn nɔ gɛt alɛji ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin ivin pul dɛn kɔmɔt kpatakpata.
• Dis kin fayn fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt sɔm alɛji pan yɔŋ pikin dɛn , mɔ di nyu wan dɛn, ɛn fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt asma pan pikin dɛn we gɛt alɛji raynaytis.

Bɔt bifo yu bigin dis tritmɛnt, yu nid fɔ no di rayt tin we yu gɛt alɛji to. Dis go min se spɛshal dɔktɔ go chɛk yu, sɔntɛm i go du tɛst fɔ prɛk yu skin ɔ blɔd tɛst.

Aw dis tritmɛnt prɔses kin apin?

Dis na tritmɛnt fɔ lɔng tɛm, we dɛn dɔn plan fɔ du. Tu men stej dɛn de.

1. Bil-ap Faz - di tεm we dεn de inkrεs di dכz sכmtεm

Insay dis tɛm, yu go nid fɔ gɛt alɛji shot wan ɔ tu tɛm insay di wik. Ɛvri tɛm, dɛn kin inkrisayz di doz fɔ di alɛrjen smɔl smɔl. Dis kin kɔntinyu te yu rich di ays mentenɛns doz. Dis kin tek lɛk 3 to 6 mɔnt.

2. Mentɛnans Faz - Na di tɛm we dɛn de mentɛn di tritmɛnt

We yu rich da maksimal doz de, di frɛkuɛns fɔ shot de go dɔŋ. Sɔntɛm ɛvri tu wiks, dɔn wan tɛm insay di mɔnt. Dis mentenɛns pat na di wan we kin tek lɔng tɛm pas ɔl. Bɔrku tɛm, yu kin gɛt fɔ tek dis tritmɛnt fɔ lɛk 3 to 5 ia . Pan ɔl we i kin tan lɛk se i dɔn te, di tin dɛn we kin apin kin rili fayn.

Wetin na di bɛnifit dɛn we dɛn ‘Allergy Shots’ ya gɛt?

Fɔ tru, bɔku gud bɛnifit dɛn de fɔ dis tritmɛnt we dɛn de yuz.

• Fɔ lɔng tɛm fɔ mek dɛn fil fayn: Fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn, di alɛji nɔ kin kam bak fɔ lɔng tɛm afta di tritmɛnt dɔn. Sɔm kin ivin wɛl kpatakpata.
• Ridyushɔn fɔ yuz mɛrɛsin: Yu kin ridyus, ɔ ivin stɔp, fɔ yuz alɛji pil ɛn sprɛy we yu kin tek ɔltɛm fɔ alɛji.
• Impruv kwaliti fɔ liv: We yu nɔr de gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm lɛk fɔ sniz ɔltɛm, it, ɛn fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo, yu go fil izi fɔ du yu woke ɛvride ɛn gɛt wɛl bɔdi.
• Fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gɛt nyu alɛji ɛn asma: We dɛn gi dis tritmɛnt, mɔ to pikin dɛn, dɛn kin ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt nyu alɛji tumara bambay ɛn di risk fɔ gɛt asma bikɔs ɔf alɛji.

Ɛni sayd ɛfɛkt ɔ risk de fɔ dis?

Jɔs lɛk ɛni ɔda tritmɛnt, sɔm smɔl smɔl sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn de we kin apin. Bɔt natin nɔ de fɔ wɔri bɔt, bikɔs bɔku tɛm dɛn tin ya nɔ kin siriɔs.

• Riakshɔn dɛn na di say we dɛn injɛkshɔn:
• Di say we dɛn injɛkshɔn kin rɛd, i kin swel smɔl, ɛn i kin it. Dis na nɔmal tin ɛn bɔku tɛm i kin stɔp insay sɔm awa ɔ wan ɔ tu dez. Sɔntɛnde, i kin tan lɛk smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl.

• Sistem Riakshɔn dɛn:
• Dɛn tin ya nɔ kin bɔku, bɔt dɛn kin apin. Dɛn kin bi fɔ sniz, ayv, nɔs we de rɔn, ɛn asma simptom (we yu nɔ de blo shɔt, yu chɛst tayt).
• Na smɔl tɛm nɔmɔ, wan siriɔs, kwik alɛji we dɛn kɔl anafylaksis kin apin. Dis kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ blo wantɛm wantɛm, in blɔd prɛshɔn kin go dɔŋ wantɛm wantɛm, ɛn in ed kin tɔn. Dis kin bi wan sik wae de mek pɔrsin in layf de pan denja.

Na dat mek dɛn kin advays fɔ de na ɔspitul fɔ 20-30 minit afta dɛn dɔn gɛt alɛji shot. Dis na bikɔs if bad bad tin apin, i kin apin insay da tɛm de. Dis kin mek di wan dɛn we de wok na di dɔktɔ ebul fɔ gi di tritmɛnt we dɛn nid kwik kwik wan. So, dis advays fɔ rili fala.

Bɔt mɛmba se, siriɔs riakshɔn nɔ kin rili apin , mɔ bikɔs dɔktɔ dɛn kin tek tɛm du dis tritmɛnt ɛn akɔdin to di we aw dɛn tɛl dɛn fɔ du am.

Ustɛm a go bigin fɔ fil fayn?

Dis kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin.

• Sɔm pipul dɛn kin bigin fɔ fil se dɛn sik de stɔp smɔl smɔl insay da fɔs tɛm de (Build-up Phase) .
• Bɔt bɔku pipul dɛn kin jɔs bigin fɔ fil bɔku fridɔm afta dɛn dɔn go insay di Mentɛnans Faz , we kin bi lɛk 6 to 12 mɔnt we dɛn dɔn gɛt tritmɛnt.

Yu fɔ peshɛnt wit di tritmɛnt. I kin tek sɔm tɛm fɔ si di tin dɛn we kin apin.

Sɔm ɔda impɔtant tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba

• Kɔmitmɛnt: Dis nɔto tin fɔ shɔt tɛm. Bikɔs na tritmɛnt we de te fɔ sɔm ia, i nid fɔ mek yu gɛt bɔku kɔmitmɛnt. I nɔ fayn fɔ mis fɔ tek di shot dɛn di de dɛn we dɛn dɔn sɛtul.
• Kɔnstant fɔ tɔk to di dɔktɔ: If yu fil ɛnitin we nɔ kɔmɔn, ɔ if yu gɛt bad bad riakshɔn pas aw yu kin du afta di shot, tɛl di dɔktɔ ɔltin.
• Nɔ du ɛksɛsayz tranga wan fɔ tu to tri awa bifo ɛn afta yu gɛt di shot.
• If yu gɛt sik lɛk kol ɔ flu, mek yu dɔktɔ no bifo yu gɛt di shot. Yu kin ebul fɔ put di shot bifo da de de.

Fɔ dɔn, lɛ wi mɛmba dis (Take-Home Message)

So, ‘Allergy Shots’ (we dɛn kin kɔl bak ‘Immunotherapy’) na tritmɛnt we sayɛns dɔn pruv we kin briŋ rilif to di wan dɛn we de sɔfa bad bad wan wit alɛji. Dis na sɔntin we kin tek sɔm tɛm, peshɛnt, ɛn gi in layf to Jiova. Bɔt, di tin dɛn we kin apin fɔ lɔng tɛm kin fayn fɔ tray.

If yu gɛt siriɔs alɛji prɔblɛm lɛk dis, nɔ jɔs sɔfa ɛn tɔk to alɛji/imyunɔlɔjis . Dɔn di dɔktɔ kin asɛs yu kɔndishɔn kɔrɛkt wan ɛn ɛksplen if dis ‘Allergy Shots’ tritmɛnt rayt fɔ yu ɛn us kayn rizɔlt yu kin ɛkspɛkt frɔm am. Gud wɛlbɔdi fɔ ɔlman!

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