Yu kin tɔch rɔba bak? Lɛ wi lan bɔt Latex Allergy insay simpul wɔd dɛn!

Yu dɔn ɛva notis se yu skin kin it ɛn tɔn rɛd we yu wɛr rɔba glɔv? Ɔ yu dɔn gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ blo ɛn kray wata na yu yay afta yu dɔn blo balyɔn? Sɔntɛm yusɛf gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl ‘Latex Allergy’ . Nɔ wɔri, wi go tɔk bɔt dis ditayli ɛn rili simpul wan tide. A go ɛksplen ɔltin di we we una go ɔndastand.

Wetin na Latex Alɛji?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks na bad tin we yu bɔdi kin gɛt wit natura l rɔba latɛks. Dis natura l rכba lateks kכmכt frכm di rכba tik (sayntis nem: Hevea brasiliensis). Dis kin mek yu skin it, rɛd, ɛn gɛt ayv. Yu kin gɛt alɛji bak lɛk wae yu nos de rɔn ɛn yu yay de wata. di imכtant tin na dat, dεn riakshכn ya kin bi mכr we dεn de εkspos to lεtεks rεpεt.

Alɛji na we wi imyun sistɛm mistek tink se sɔntin we rili nɔ bad na "harmful" ɛn tray fɔ protɛkt di bɔdi frɔm am. Pɔsin we gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks kin gɛt dis alɛji if i inhal di lɛtɛks patikyula dɛn ɔ if in skin kam nia lɛtɛks.

Bɔku tin dɛn we wi kin yuz ɛvride gɛt natura l rɔba lɛtɛks. Fɔ ɛgzampul, mɛrɛsin glɔv, balyɔn, ɛlastik band na klos, ɛn kɔndɔm. Di riakshɔn to latex kin kɔmɔt frɔm smɔl to siriɔs ɛn ivin kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. So, if yu ɔ pɔsin we yu sabi gɛt siriɔs swel ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo, yu fɔ go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu ɔ kɔl 911 wantɛm wantɛm.

Wetin na di kayn alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Okay, naw lɛ wi si, tu men kayn latex alɛji de, we difrɛn smɔl frɔm dɛnsɛf.

IgE-mεdiεt lεtεks alɛji (Tayp I haypasεnsitiviti) .

Dis na di kayn we yu fɔ tek tɛm smɔl. Fɔ tɔk di kɔrɛkt tin, yu bɔdi in imyun sistɛm de riak to sɔm prɔtin dɛn we de insay di sap na di rɔba tik. dis dεn kכl am `(IgE-mεdiεt lεtεks alerji)` כ `(tayp I haypasεnsitiviti)`. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, yu bɔdi de no sɔntin we rili nɔ bad (lɛk dɛn latɛks protin ya) as ‘ɛnimi’. Dɔn tin dɛn lɛk we yu nɔs de rɔn, yu yay we de it, ɛn sɔntɛnde i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo. dis kin divεlכp sכmtεm to wan rili siriכs alerjik riakshכn we dεn kכl `(anaphylaxis)`, we kin mek yu layf de pan denja. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ tek tɛm wit dis.

Kɔntakt Dɛmatitis

If yu skin rɛd ɛn it afta yu dɔn yuz lɛtɛks prɔdak, i kin bi kɔntakt dɛmatitis. Dis na we yu skin gɛt alɛji fɔ di kemikal dɛn we dɛn yuz fɔ mek di lɛtɛks prɔdak dɛn, nɔto di prɔtin dɛn we de insay di rɔba. Dɛn kin kɔl dis bak sɛl-mɛdiet dɛmatitis ɔ tayp IV dɛmatitis. I kin tek sɔm awa ɔr wan ɔ tu dez fɔ mek di riakshɔn apin. Sɔntɛnde, wan sik kin de bak we dɛn kɔl iritashɔn kɔntakt dɛmatitis, we nɔto tru tru alɛji to latɛks. Na jɔs wan rash we de na di skin. Bɔt pipul dɛn we gɛt kɔntakt dɛmatitis kin leta gɛt wan IgE-mɛdiet lɛtɛks alɛji.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

If yu gɛt ``kɔntakt dɛmatitis`` we lɛtɛks kin mek yu skin rɛd, swel, ɛn it. Yu kin gɛt bak wan rash na yu skin. Ɔ, latex alɛji kin mek yu gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ ``alɛji raynaytis`` (dɛn kin kɔl am bak hay fiva). Dis min se yu de sniz, yu nos de rɔn, ɛn yu yay de rɛd ɛn it.

Jɛnɛral wan, di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks na:

• Skin we de it
• Skin kin rɛd
• swεla כnda di skin (dכkta dεn kכl dis ``angioedema``) .
• Skin rash ɔ ayv
• Nɔs we de rɔn
• Fɔ sniz
• Ay dɛn we de it ɛn we gɛt wata
• We pɔsin de swɛt
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɔ fɔ swɛla

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

Alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks kin bigin insay sɔm minit afta yu dɔn gɛt am, ɔ i kin kam afta sɔm awa. Di simptom dɛm fɔ ``kɔntakt dɛmatitis'' kin bigin insay wan ɔ tu dez we yu kɔntakt wit lɛtɛks. Yu nɔ go gɛt ɛni sayn di fɔs tɛm we yu kam wit lɛtɛks. Dis alɛji kin kam smɔl smɔl as tɛm de go. I kin wɔs bak wit ɛni ɔda pɔsin we de kam afta dat.

Aw yu go no if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Dɔktɔ kin no fɔ tru if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks. Bɔt sɔm tin dɛn de we yu kin du fɔ ɛp yu fɔ tink bɔt dis. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• If yu gɛt alɛji lɛk we yu nos de rɔn, yu yay we de it, ɔ we i nɔ izi fɔ blo afta yu tɔch ɔ yu dɔn gɛt lɛtɛks prɔdak.
• If yu lip fil lɛk se dɛn de skrach dɛn afta yu dɔn blo latex balyɔn.
• If yu gɛt blista, rash, ɔ ɔda skin alɛji na yu an we yu wɛr lɛtɛks glɔv.
• If yu gɛt wan sik lɛk dis na yu skin afta pɔsin we wɛr lɛtɛks glɔv dɔn chɛk yu.
• If yu gɛt it ɔ swel na yu jɛnɛral, an, mɔt, ɔ ɔda say dɛn usay di kɔndɔm tɔch afta yu dɔn du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit lɛtɛks kɔndɔm (bɔt mɛmba, spermicide, lubricant, ɛn semen kin mek dis riakshɔn bak).

Wetin kin mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Latex alɛji kin apin bikɔs yu bɔdi in imyun sistɛm kin mistek tink se di latex protin dɛn "harmful" ɛn tray fɔ pul dɛn kɔmɔt. we yu de pan latex, yu imyun sistεm de stat fכ prodyuz antibodi dεm we dεn kכl `(IgE (immunoglobulin E))`. Dɛn antibodi dɛm ya kin no di bad tin dɛm ɛn ɛp fɔ pwɛl dɛn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, wi imyun sistɛm kin mistek tink se tin dɛn lɛk pɔlin, ɛn di latɛks prɔtin dɛn kin ambɔg. afta dat i de mek dεn `(IgE)` antibodi dεm fכ no dεm.

we yu bכdi mek dεn `(IgE)` antibodi dεm ya, dεn de atak di imyun sεl dεm εn de sכk fכ tin dεm we de du bad. we yu kam in kכntakt wit lεtεks bak, dεn `(IgE)` antibodi dεm de no di lεtεks protin εn signal yu imyun sistεm fכ pul am. dis de rilis wan kεmikכl we dεn kכl `(histamine).` Dis `(histamine)` de mek yu bכdi vεsul dεm dilayt, we de mek yu inflameshn. Na dat kin mek yu gɛt alɛji lɛk hayv, nɔs we de rɔn, ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo. insay `(Contact dermatitis),` difrεn kayn imyun sεl de mek di skin swel.

Wan alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks kin apin we yu tɔch ɔ kam nia di tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit lɛtɛks. Sɔntɛnde, dis riakshɔn kin apin ivin if yu blo smɔl smɔl lɛtɛks pat dɛn na di ays. Mɛmba se yu nɔ go gɛt ɛni riakshɔn di fɔs tɛm we yu de pan lɛtɛks. Bɔt yu alɛji kin wɔs wit ɛni tɛm we yu de pan am.

Udat de pan big risk fɔ gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Ɛnibɔdi kin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm. Yu kin gɛt mɔ risk bak fɔ dɛn rizin ya:

• Fɔ de wit lɛtɛks bɔku tɛm tru wok: We yu kam nia lɛtɛks ɔltɛm, yu bɔdi kin fil fɔ am. Pipul wae de yuse latex glɔv ɔltɛm kin gɛt dis alɛji. Imajin if yu de wok as nɔs na ɔspitul, ɔ dɛntist, vetɛriana, hairdresser, ɔ kuk na rɛstɔrant, yu fɔ yuz latex glɔv ɔltɛm, nɔto so? Dɔn dis risk kin bɔku.
• Dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn pan am ɔltɛm:Pikin ɛn big pipul dɛn we dɛn dɔn du bɔku ɔpreshɔn kin gɛt mɔ risk fɔ gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks. Pikin dεm we gεt spina bifida (we dεn bכn di nεv sεstem dεm) kin gεt bכku risk fכ gεt latex alerji biכs dεn dכn כpεrayshכn bכku bכku wan we dεn yכng. Bɔku tɛm, di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn we dɛn kin du dɛn ɔpreshɔn ya (lɛk kateshɔn ɛn glɔv) kin gɛt lɛtɛks.
• Fɔd alɛji: Pipul dɛn we nɔ gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks kin gɛt alɛji bak to sɔm it dɛn. Sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn na banana, kiwi, avokado, ɛn chɛstnɛt. di rilayshכn bitwin lεtεks alerji εn dis fכd alerji dεn kכl am ``lεtεks-fud sεndrכm''.

Aw kɔmɔn tin fɔ lɛ pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Latex alɛji kin afɛkt lɛk wan pan ɛvri 100 pipul dɛm (1%) na di jenɛral pipul dɛm. Bɔt i kin mɔs bi pan di wan dɛn we de wok na di wɛlbɔdi biznɛs ɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt di risk factor dɛm we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt.

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

If yu gɛt siriɔs alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, dat kin mek yu gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl ``anaphylaxis.'' Dis na we di bɔdi kin swel bad bad wan, di say dɛn we di briz de blo kin blok, ɛn di blɔd prɛshɔn kin go dɔŋ bad bad wan (shɔk). Dis kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja.

Aw dɔktɔ dɛn kin no se pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Yu dɔktɔ go chɛk yu, aks bɔt yu sik ɛn ɛnitin we yu gɛt wit lɛtɛks. Dɛn kin ɔda bak fɔ mek dɛn du alɛji blɔd tɛst ɔ fɔ tɛst dɛn skin.

I impɔtant fɔ tɛl yu dɔktɔ se:

• Yu dɔn gɛt ɛni alɛji fɔ it ɔ ɔda alɛji bifo?
• Ɛnibɔdi na yu famili gɛt alɛji?
• Yu kin yuz latex prodakt na yu wok ɔ di tin dɛn we yu lɛk fɔ du?
• Yu dɔn gɛt ɛni ɔpreshɔn ɔ ɔda mɛrɛsin bifo?

Us kayn tɛst dɛn kin du?

Yu dɔktɔ kin yuz tɛst dɛn lɛk dis fɔ no if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks:

• Blɔd tɛst: Fɔ chɛk fɔ ``IgE-mediated latex allergy'', dɛn kin tek blɔd sɛmpul ɛn tɛst am. di lab de chεk yu bכdi fכ ``IgE'' antibodi dεm we de riak to latex protin dεm.
• Skin test: Dis min se yu fɔ put smɔl latex protein pan yu skin, bay we yu skrach am ɔ chuk am wit smɔl nidul. Dɔn dɛn kin luk aw yu skin de biev.

Aw dɛn kin trit pɔsin we gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

No mɛrɛsin nɔ de fɔ mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks. Di wangren we fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt riakshɔn na fɔ avɔyd lɛtɛks. If yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ trit ɔ fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt am:

• Antihistamines: If yu latex riakshɔn nɔr tu, antihistamines kin ɛp fɔ ridyus di sayn dɛm if yu kam in kɔntakt wit latex.
• Epinephrine: Dɔktɔ dɛn kin gi epinephrine fɔ siriɔs alɛji. Yu kin kip bak wan epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen®, Auvi-Q®) wit yu so dat yu kin trit yusɛf if yu gɛt siriɔs riakshɔn te yu ebul fɔ rich na ɔspitul.
• Stɛroyd: Stɛroyd kin mek yu imyun sistɛm kol ɛn i kin mek yu nɔ swel.

Wetin yu go ɛkspɛkt if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Bɔku pipul dɛn kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol dɛn alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks wit di ɛp we dɔktɔ we de mɛn pipul dɛn we gɛt alɛji kin ɛp dɛn. Yu kin ridyus di risk fɔ gɛt wan riakshɔn bay we yu chenj yu layf, nɔ it lɛtɛks prɔdak ɛn sɔm it dɛn. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt di tin dɛn we yu kin du fɔ avɔyd fɔ yuz lɛtɛks ɛn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt wan prɔblɛm.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ go to dɔktɔ we yu nɔ fɔ fred. Dɔn yu kin liv fayn fayn wan wit dis sik.

Yu tink se dɛn kin mek pɔsin nɔ gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Di bɛst we fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks na fɔ avɔyd lɛtɛks. Dat min se yu fɔ chɛk di lɛbl dɛn pan ɔltin we yu wɛr, frɔm yu klos ɛn sus to rɔba band ɛn bandej we yu de yuz na os. If di tɛst sho se yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, aks yu dɔktɔ fɔ gi yu wan kɔmplit list fɔ di tin dɛn we kin gɛt lɛtɛks.

Yu nid fɔ du dɛn tin ya bak:

• Tɛl yu dɔktɔ dɛn, di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ yu, di wan dɛn we de tich yu, ɛn yu padi dɛn se yu gɛt alɛji.
• Nɔ go na say dɛn we lɛtɛks kin de na di ays, lɛk ɔspitul rum usay dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz lɛtɛks glɔv.
• Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt aw fɔ wɛr breslɛt we de mek pipul dɛn no bɔt yu. If yu gɛt ɛni mɛdikal imejensi, i go mek ɔda pipul dɛn no se yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks.
• Bifo yu go du dɔktɔ ɔ dɛn tit, tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt yu alɛji. Aks dɛn fɔ yuz glɔv ɛn tin dɛn we nɔ gɛt latɛks.
• If yu dɔktɔ disayd se yu gɛt ``IgE-mediated latex allergy,'' yu fɔ kɛr wan epinephrine injɛkshɔn wit yu ɔltɛm. If yu gɛt riakshɔn ɛn yu nɔ ebul fɔ gi yusɛf di injɛkshɔn, tich di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ yu, padi dɛn, ɛn fambul dɛn aw fɔ gi am.
• If yu gɛt siriɔs alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, we yu de ɔda it na rɛstɔrant, aks di pɔsin we de kuk fɔ yuz glɔv dɛn we nɔ gɛt latɛks.

Us prɔdak dɛn kin gɛt lɛtɛks?

Sɔm prɔdak dɛn we kin gɛt lɛtɛks na:

• Balɔn dɛn we dɛn kin yuz
• Glɔv fɔ klin ɛn fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn
• Pat pan klos ɛn sus (e.g. renkot, ren but, shuz sɔl, ɛlastik band insay ɔndawea)
• Tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz na os (e.g. rɔba band, kap ɔndalay, tɔys, bandej) .
• Tin dɛn fɔ kia fɔ yusɛf (e.g. sɛnitri napkin, kɔndɔm, dayafragm) .
• Nipples pan sup ɛn bebi bɔtul
• Sɔm kayn mek-ap, fes peint, ɛn mask we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek klos

Us it dɛn yu fɔ avɔyd if yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks?

Sɔm it dɛn kin mek pipul dɛn we gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks gɛt alɛji. Dɛn it ya kin mek pipul dɛn we gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks gɛt riakshɔn:

• Chɛstnɛt we dɛn kɔl
• Sɔm kayn frut: apul, banana, avokado, pich, kiwi, nɛktarin, watamɛlɔn, fig, papaya, tomato
• Sɔm vɛjitebul dɛn: pɔt, sɛli, karɔt

Aw fɔ liv wit latex alɛji?

If yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, yu fɔ rili tek tɛm fɔ avɔyd ɛnitin we yu no se go mek yu gɛt alɛji. Di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz na os, di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn, ɛn di klos dɛn kin gɛt lɛtɛks. Rid di lɛbl dɛn fayn fayn wan. Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt yu alɛji bifo yu yuz prɔdak dɛn we gɛt lɛtɛks.

Ustɛm yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu tink se yu gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks, go to dɔktɔ. I kin ɛp yu fɔ ɔndastand us kayn alɛji yu gɛt ɛn us tin dɛn fɔ tek tɛm wit.

Ustɛm yu fɔ go na di imejensi rum?

If yu gɛt sayn dɛm fɔ siriɔs alɛji lɛk dis , kɔl 911 wantɛm wantɛm ɔ go na di imejensi rum we de nia yu:

• Fes we de swel
• Tong we de swel
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɔ fɔ swɛla

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ?

I go fayn fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Aw siriɔs mi alɛji de?
• Us it ɛn prɔdak dɛn a fɔ avɔyd?
• Ɛni tritmɛnt ɔ mɛrɛsin go ɛp?
• Yu tink se dis go wɔs as tɛm de go?
• Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se a gɛt siriɔs riakshɔn wae a fɔ wach fɔ?

Yu tink se latɛks pent kin mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji?

Nɔ, dɛn nɔ min lɛtɛks pent fɔ mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji to latɛks. Dɛn mek am wit sɛntetik latɛks, nɔto natura l rɔba latɛks, we kin mek pɔsin gɛt alɛji fɔ lɛtɛks. Bɔt ɔda kemikal dɛn we de insay latɛks pent kin mek yu skin ɔ di say we yu de blo vɛks.

Mɛmba dis (Tek-Home Message) .

So, latex alɛji na sɔntin we yu fɔ no bɔt. Bikɔs natura l rɔba latɛks de insay bɔku tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz ɛvride, fɔ avɔyd ɔltin kin tranga. Bɔt, wit di ɛp we dɔktɔ we de mɛn alɛrgi, yu kin ridyus yu risk fɔ gɛt di sik ɛn no wetin fɔ du if yu gɛt riakshɔn.

Lan fɔ no di sayn dɛm fɔ di riakshɔn so dat yu go gɛt ɛp kwik. Dɔn bak, tɛl ɔda pipul dɛn bɔt yu alɛji so dat dɛn go tek akshɔn kwik if yu nid ɛp.Nɔ fred, fɔ no ɛn fɔ bisin bɔt ɔda pipul dɛn na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl!

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