Wetin na di "Western Medicine" we wi ɔl sabi? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt dis!

We yu sik, ɔ jɔs fɔ chɛk-ap, wi ɔl kin go to dɔktɔ, ɔspitul, ɔ klinik, nɔto so? Yu go mɛmba se frɔm we wi smɔl, ilɛksɛf wi gɛt fiva ɔ kol, wi mama dɛn kin kɛr wi go to dɔktɔ. Dat na di mεdikal sistεm we wi sabi, we dεn kכl bכku pan ‘Wεstεn Mεdisin’. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt wetin i bi ɛksaktɔli, aw i de wok, aw i difrɛn frɔm ɔda mɛrɛsin sistɛm, ɛn ɔl dis.

Wetin rili na Wɛstinian Mɛdisin?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin na di men wɛlbɔdi biznɛs we wi kin si na Sri Lanka, ɛn bak na bɔku kɔntri dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl, lɛk Amɛrika ɛn Yurop. We yu go to dɔktɔ, klinik, ɔspitul, ɔ yu go gɛt tritmɛnt frɔm dis sistɛm.

Dis de yuz we dɛn we dɛn de yuz sayɛns pruf. Dat min se, dɛn kin no ɛn trit wan sik bay we dɛn du risach ɛn tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn pruv, nɔto jɔs bay we dɛn gɛs. Fɔ ɛgzampul, we yu gɛt fiva, di dɔktɔ nɔ kin jɔs gi yu mɛrɛsin. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin aks yu fɔ du blɔd tɛst, ɛn na so dɛn kin no ustɛm na di sik. Na so dis we ya de wok. Dɔn bak, dɛn we ya kin ɛp fɔ mek wi ɔl gɛt wɛl bɔdi fayn fayn wan.

Insay kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika, di mɛdikal skul dɛn kin tich mɔ bɔt dis Wɛstinian mɛdikal sistɛm. Tide, dis na di men wɛlbɔdi biznɛs na bɔku kɔntri dɛn na di wɔl.

Aw dis Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin sistɛm bigin?

Naw yu go mɔs de wɔnda usay dis Wɛstinian sistɛm fɔ mɛrɛsin bigin, nɔto so? I gɛt in rut dɛn na di Wɛstinian wɔl, mɔ na Gris. Wan masta sabi bukman ɛn dɔktɔ bin de we nem Ipokratis, ɛn sɔntɛm yu bin yɛri bɔt am na skul. Dɛn no am as di papa fɔ di Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin . Na in bin tɔk se nɔto Gɔd in wamat ɔ di tin dɛn we nɔ mɔtalman de du fɔ mek pɔsin gɛt sik, bɔt na di tin dɛn we de apin na di bɔdi.

Hippocrates ɛn di wan dɛn we bin de fala am fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn bin biliv se sik kin kam we 4 wata we de na wi bɔdi nɔ balans. Dɛn bin de kɔl dɛn tin ya ‘humors’. Di 4 tin dɛn na:

• Blak Bayl we dɛn kɔl
• Blɔd
• Plɛgm we de mek pɔsin gɛt blɔd
• Yɔlɔ Bayl

So, da tɛm de, dɔktɔ dɛn bin de si tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin sik. Di gol fɔ dɛn tritmɛnt na fɔ mek dɛn balans bak pan dɛn tin ya we dɛn kɔl ‘humor’. Dat na bin rili big step fɔ go bifo we yu kɔmpia am to di tɛm.

Ɔda nem dɛn de fɔ di Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin?

Yɛs, dɛn kɔl dis Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin sistɛm wit sɔm ɔda nem dɛn. Sɔntɛm yu dɔn yɛri dɛn nem ya ɔ si dɛn sɔmsay.

• Allopathic Medicine: Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin yuz dis nem fɔ difrɛns am frɔm ɔda we dɛn lɛk homyopathy.
• Bayomedisin: Dɛn gi dis nem bikɔs i de tray fɔ ɔndastand ɛn trit sik dɛn bay we dɛn de fala bayoloji ɛn kemikal prinsipul dɛn.
• Kɔnvɛnshɔnal Mɛdisin: Bɔt dis nɔ fɔ kɔnfyus wit wi lokal tradishɔnal mɛrɛsin (lɛk Ayurveda). Dis na di we we bɔku pipul dɛn kin gri wit ɛn we dɛn kin yuz mɔ na di Wɛstɛn kɔntri dɛn.
• Menstrim Mɛdisin: Dɛn kin yuz dis nem bikɔs na di men sistɛm we bɔku pipul dɛn na di sosayti kin gri wit ɛn yuz.
• Ɔtodɔks Mɛdisin: Insay di minin fɔ di mɛdikal sistɛm we dɛn dɔn aksept ɛn we dɛn dɔn mek.
• Sɔntɛnde dɛn kin kɔl am bak ‘tradishɔnal mɛrɛsin’, bɔt lɛk aw wi bin dɔn tɔk, dat na rilitiv to di Wɛstinian wɔl.

Udat de gi wi dɛn Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin dɛn ya?

Infakt, we wi go to dɔktɔ fɔ sik, bɔku pan di pipul dɛn we wi kin mit kin wok akɔdin to dis sistɛm. Yu famili dɔktɔ (Primary Care Physician), yu dɛntist, di fama na di famasi, dɛn ɔl na pat pan dis sistɛm.

Nɔto dat nɔmɔ, bɔku ɔda wan dɛn de:

• Nɔs ɛn Nɔs Prɛktishɔn: Dɛn kin tren dɛn pipul ya fɔ kia fɔ di wan dɛn we sik, fɔ ɛp dɔktɔ dɛn, ɛn sɔntɛnde dɛn kin gi dɛn di bɛsis kia.
• Fizik Tɛrapist, Ɔkupeshɔn Tɛrapist, ɛn Spich Tɛrapist: Dɛn pipul ya kin ɛp pipul dɛn fɔ wɛl afta dɛn dɔn gɛt aksidɛnt ɔ injury.
• Dɔktɔ Ɛpman dɛn: Dɛn pipul ya kin chɛk di sikman dɛn ɛn gi dɛn tritmɛnt ɔnda dɔktɔ in sɔpɔtishɔn.
• Saykayatrist ɛn ɔda pipul dɛm wae sabi bɔt mɛntɛl hεlth: Dɛn wan wae de trit mɛntɛl hεlth prɔblɛm.
• Dɔktɔ dɛn we de du ɔpreshɔn: Dɔktɔ dɛn we de trit sik dɛn bay we dɛn de du ɔpreshɔn.

Wan ɔda tin na dat, we yu go to jenɛral dɔktɔ, i kin rifer yu to spɛshal pɔsin if nid de. Dɛn spɛshal pipul ya na pipul dɛm wae gɛt dip no bɔt wan patikyula ɔgan sistɛm ɔr kayn sik. Dɛn kin yuz da no de fɔ trit yu. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Cardiologists: Na pipul dɛm wae de trit sik dɛm na di at.
• Endocrinologists: Dɛn pipul ya na pipul dɛm wae de trit sik dɛm wae gɛt fɔ du wit ɔmon lɛk dayabitis ɛn tayroyd disɔda.
• Gastroenterologists: Na dεn wan dεm we de trit bεlε sik, lεk gastritis.
• Imyunɔlɔjis: Dɛn wan wae de luk pan imyun sistɛm prɔblɛm lɛk alɛji ɛn asma.
• Nyurolɔjis: Dɛn wan wae de luk pan sik dɛm na di bren, spayna, ɛn nervɔs sistɛm.
• Ɔftalmɔlɔjis: Pipul dɛn we de trit sik dɛn na di yay.
• Ɔtpidist: Dɛn wan dɛn we de trit prɔblɛm dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit bon ɛn jɔyn dɛn.

Wetin na ɛgzampul dɛn bɔt Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin?

Okay, naw lɛ wi luk sɔm pan di tin dɛm we dɛn kin yuz na Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin. Mɛmba se ɔl dɛn tin ya kɔmɔt frɔm sayɛns pruf. Yu go mɔs dɔn yɛri bɔt bɔku pan dɛn tin ya, ɛn sɔntɛm yu dɔn ivin ɛkspiriɛns dɛn.

• Blɔd tɛst: Sɔntɛm yu sabi dɛn tin ya. Fɔ ɛgzampul, Kɔmplit Blɔd Kɔnt (CBC), Bɛsik Mɛtabolik Panɛl (BMP), ɛn Kɔmprɛhɛnsif Mɛtabolik Panɛl (CMP). Dɛn tin ya kin mɛzhɔ difrɛn tin dɛn na di bɔdi ɛn gi yu aidia bɔt aw wan sik kin tranga.
• Di tritmɛnt fɔ kansa: Dɛn tritmɛnt ya na kemotɛrapi, redyushɔn tɛrapi, ɛn tritmɛnt we dɛn want fɔ du.
• Di we aw dɛn kin tek pikchɔ: Dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya fɔ luk insay di bɔdi. Dɛn tin ya na X-ray, CT skan, ɛn MRI. Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp fɔ no tin dɛn lɛk brok bon ɛn tumbu.
• Mɛrɛsin: Difrɛn kayn mɛrɛsin lɛk antibayɔtik (fɔ baktriyal infɛkshɔn), tin fɔ mek pɔsin nɔ fil pen, ɛn bayolojikal (we dɛn mek wit layf sɛl ɛn dɛn kin yuz am fɔ trit sik dɛn lɛk kansa ɛn at at).
• Di tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ chɛk pɔsin: Na tɛst dɛn we kin mek pɔsin no di sik kwik kwik wan. Lɛk mammogram fɔ brɔst kansa, kɔlon skɔpi fɔ kɔlon kansa, ɛn PSA tɛst fɔ prɔstat kansa.
• Di we aw dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn: Advans ɔpreshɔn tɛknik dɛn lɛk laparoskopik ɔpreshɔn (ɔpareshɔn we dɛn kin du tru smɔl smɔl say dɛn we dɛn kɔt wit kamɛra) ɛn rɔbɔt ɔpreshɔn.

Dɔktɔ dɛn na di Wɛst biliv se big kɔnekshɔn de bitwin yu bɔdi wɛlbɔdi ɛn di we aw yu de liv yu layf. So dɛn kin ɛnkɔrej yu fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt sik ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul. Dɛn kin advays yu fɔ it fayn it, ɛksesaiz, ɛn nɔ smok.

Wetin na di men gol dɛm fɔ Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin?

So wetin na di men gol dɛm fɔ Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin? Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dɛn kin tray fɔ ɛp wi fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi.

• If i pɔsibul, fɔ mɛn wan sik kpatakpata.
• Fɔ no di kɔndishɔn dɛn kɔrɛkt wan. Sɔntɛnde, dis kin min fɔ yuz di advans tɛknɔlɔji, lɛk fɔ skan di pikchɔ dɛn.
• Fɔ izi ɛn manej di sayn dɛm fɔ mek yu gɛt bɛtɛ kwaliti layf.Fɔ ɛgzampul, ivin if pɔsin gɛt sik we nɔ go mɛn, fɔ ridyus pen ɛn ɛp pipul dɛn fɔ liv nɔmal wan.
• Fɔ mek sik ɛn sik nɔ go ɔlsay. Vaksin na gud ɛgzampul fɔ dis.
• Fɔ slo ɛn stɔp di sik fɔ go bifo.

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin ɛn Chaynish mɛrɛsin (Istan Mɛdisin)?

Naw yu go de wɔnda, wetin na di difrɛns bitwin dis Wɛstinian mɛdikal sistɛm ɛn wetin wi dɔn yɛri bɔt as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Dɛn tu sistɛm ya na tu sistɛm dɛn we dɛn bin de mek mɔ na difrɛn say dɛn na di wɔl, we dɛn bin de yuz difrɛn say dɛn we dɛn bin de tink.

Tradishɔnal Chaynish Mɛdisin (TCM) de pe atɛnshɔn pan wan impɔtant layf pawa we dɛn kɔl Qi ɔ Chi . Di wan dɛn we de du Chaynish mɛrɛsin biliv se sik kin apin we yu Yin ɛn Yang nɔ balans . Dis Yin ɛn Yang na di tu tin dɛn we de mek yu layf pawa. Dɛn kin tray fɔ mek dis balans kam bak tru tin dɛn lɛk akupankcha ɛn ɛbul mɛrɛsin.

Dɛn kin kɔl Chaynish mɛrɛsin bak Istan Mɛdisin. Dis na bikɔs i gɛt in rut dɛn na di ist pat na di wɔl, mɔ na Chaena. Pan ɔl we i dɔn ol pas 3,000 ia, dɛn stil nɔ du bɔku risach bɔt Chaynish mɛrɛsin. We yu kɔmpia am to di we aw pipul dɛn de du mɛrɛsin na di Wɛst, dɛn nɔ gɛt bɔku sayɛns risach bɔt aw i de wok fayn. Bɔt sɔm tin dɛn de we dɛn dɔn fɛn frɔm pruf we de sɔpɔt sɔm Chaynish mɛrɛsin dɛn. Na dat mek sɔm Wɛstinian dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz dɛn as kɔmplimɛnt tritmɛnt . Dat min se, apat frɔm di men tritmɛnt dɛn na di Wɛst, as ɛp.

Ilɛksɛf yu go to yu famili dɔktɔ ɔ ɔspitul, yu go gɛt tradishɔnal Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin. Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin de pe atɛnshɔn pan we dɛn we sayɛns dɔn pruv fɔ no ɛn trit sik dɛn. Bɔt bɔku dɔktɔ dɛn na di Wɛst kin yuz kɔmplimɛnt mɛrɛsin tritmɛnt dɛn bak. Dis kin inklud Chaynish ɔ Istan mɛrɛsin, lɛk akupankcha.

Bɔt wan tin de we yu fɔ rili mɛmba. Sɔm kɔmplimɛnt tritmɛnt dɛm, lɛk ɛbul sɔpɔtmɛnt, kin intarakt wit Wɛstinian mɛdikal tritmɛnt dɛm wae yu de tek. Dat min se wan mɛrɛsin kin afɛkt di we aw ɔda wan de wok, ɔ mek bad bad sayd ɛfɛkt. So, e fayn ɔltɛm fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bifo yu bigin ɛni nyu tritmɛnt, ilɛksɛf na ɛbul ɔ ɔda tin. Da we de, yu go shɔ se yu de gɛt di bɛst rizɔlt ɛn yu de sef.

Di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl fɔ mek yu mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so na sɔm pan di men tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt:

• Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin na di men wɛlbɔdi biznɛs na bɔku kɔntri dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl, bay sayɛns pruf. Dis na wetin wi kin mit we wi go na dɔktɔ ɔ ɔspitul fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt.
• Dis kin yuz we dɛn we dɛn dɔn pruv we dɛn dɔn du risach fɔ no if dɛn gɛt sik dɛn, trit dɛn, ɛn mek dɛn nɔ gɛt sik dɛn. I nɔ de abop pan gɛs wok.
• Bɔku pipul dɛn, lɛk dɔktɔ dɛn, nɔs dɛn, ɛn spɛshal pipul dɛn, de wok ɔnda dis sistɛm fɔ ɛp wi.
• Blɔd tɛst, ɛkstrem rayt, ɔpreshɔn, ɛn difrɛn kayn mɛrɛsin na ɛgzampul dɛn fɔ dis we.
• If yu de tek Wɛstinian mɛrɛsin wit ɔda kayn tritmɛnt (e.g. Chaynish mɛrɛsin, Ayurveda, homiopathy, ɛbul mɛrɛsin), yu fɔ rili tɔk to yu dɔktɔ. Sɔm tin kin miks wit dɛnsɛf, ɛn i kin ivin ambɔg yu.

Fɔ dɔn, we yu de disayd bɔt yu wɛlbɔdi biznɛs, i go fayn ɔltɛm fɔ go to dɔktɔ we sabi du di wok ɛn fala dɛn advays. Nɔ jɔs abop pan wetin yu de yɛri ɔ si na di intanɛt ɛn tek mɛrɛsin fɔ yusɛf! Yu layf valyu.

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