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Inyanga Yokuqwashisa Nge-Psoriasis

Konke kwaqala njengesikali esincane esixakile engalweni yami. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngacabanga, “Kufanele kube yisikhumba esomile; Ngihlala eColorado.” Ekuqaleni, lahlala lincane, futhi lapho ngiyohlola impilo yami yaminyaka yonke, udokotela wami wangitshela ukuthi kwakubukeka njenge-psoriasis. Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakuyindawo encane kangangokuthi akukho miyalelo enikezwayo, kodwa bathi “baqale ukusebenzisa ukhilimu omanzisa osindayo kakhulu.”

Dlulisela phambili ku-2019-2020, futhi okwaqala njengesikali esincane, esibucayi kwakusakazeke njengomlilo wequbula emzimbeni wami wonke futhi kwaluma njengokuhlanya. Okwesibili ngangizonwaya, liyopha. Ngangibukeka sengathi ngihlushwe ibhere (noma okungenani yileyo ndlela engayibona ngayo indlela engangibukeka ngayo). Kwaba sengathi isikhumba sami siyasha, izingubo zami zibuhlungu, futhi nginamahloni. Ngikhumbula ngingena ukuze ngithole i-pedicure (okufanele kube yinto ephumuzayo), futhi umuntu owenza i-pedicure wabuka ama-psoriasis emilenzeni yami yomibili ngokubukeka okunengekile ebusweni bakhe. Kwadingeka ngimtshele ukuthi angitheleleki. Ngangithukile.

Ngakho-ke yini i-psoriasis, futhi kungani ngikutshela ngayo? Nokho, u-August uyinyanga yokuqwashisa nge-Psoriasis, inyanga yokufundisa umphakathi nge-psoriasis kanye nokwabelana ngolwazi olubalulekile ngezimbangela zayo, ukwelashwa, nendlela yokuphila nayo.

Yini i-psoriasis? Kuyisifo sesikhumba lapho kuba khona ukungasebenzi kahle kwamasosha omzimba futhi kubangela amangqamuzana esikhumba aphindaphindeke ngokuphindwe kashumi ngokushesha kunokuvamile. Lokhu kuholela esikhunjeni esinamabala avuthayo futhi avuvukele. Ivamise ukuvela ezindololwaneni, emadolweni, ekhanda nasesiqwini, kodwa ingaba noma yikuphi emzimbeni. Nakuba imbangela ingacacile, kukholakala ukuthi inhlanganisela yezinto, futhi izakhi zofuzo kanye namasosha omzimba yizinto ezibalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwe-psoriasis. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezinto ezithile ezingase zibangele i-psoriasis, njengokulimala, ukutheleleka, imithi ethile, ukucindezeleka, utshwala nogwayi.

Ngokusho the I-National Psoriasis Foundation, i-psoriasis ithinta cishe u-3% wabantu abadala base-US, okungaba abantu abadala abayizigidi ezingu-7.5. Noma ubani angathola i-psoriasis, kodwa ivame kakhulu kubantu abadala kunasezingane. Bangu izinhlobo ezahlukene ze-psoriasis; uhlobo oluvame kakhulu i-plaque. Abantu abane-psoriasis bangase futhi bathole i-psoriatic arthritis; I-National Psoriasis Foundation ilinganisela ukuthi cishe u-10% kuya ku-30% wabantu abane-psoriasis bazoba ne-psoriatic arthritis.

Kutholakala kanjani? Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase akubuze imibuzo mayelana nezimpawu zakho, umlando womndeni, nendlela yokuphila. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ahlole isikhumba sakho, isikhumba sakho, nezinzipho. Kwezinye izimo, umhlinzeki wakho angase futhi athathe i-biopsy encane esikhumbeni sakho ukuze abone ukuthi hlobo luni lwe-psoriasis futhi akhiphe ezinye izinhlobo zezimo zezempilo.

Ilashwa kanjani? Kuye ngobukhulu, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase atuse ama-creams noma amafutha okugcoba asezindaweni eziphezulu (esikhumbeni), ukwelapha okukhanyayo (i-phototherapy), imithi yomlomo, imijovo, noma inhlanganisela yalokho.

Ngenkathi i-psoriasis iyisifo sempilo yonke, ingangena ekwehleni bese iqubuka futhi. Kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ngaphezu kwemithi eshiwo ngenhla yokuphatha i-psoriasis, njenge:

  • Ukunciphisa noma ukugwema ukudla okungenza i-psoriasis ibe yimbi kakhulu, njenge:
    • Utshwala
    • Ukudla okunoshukela owengeziwe
    • gluten
    • Dairy
    • Ukudla okugayiwe kakhulu
    • Ukudla okunamafutha agcwele kanye nama-trans
  • Ukuthola izindlela zokuphatha ukucindezeleka, njengokuzivocavoca, ukubhala, ukuzindla, neminye imisebenzi yokuzinakekela esekela ukuphathwa kwengcindezi
  • Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ulala ngokwanele
  • Ukugeza amashawa amafushane noma ukugeza ngamanzi afudumele futhi usebenzise insipho engenazo izinto ezingezwani nomzimba futhi elungele isikhumba esibucayi. Futhi, gwema ukomisa isikhumba sakho kakhulu, futhi usomise - ungasihlikihli isikhumba sakho kakhulu.
  • Ukusebenzisa okhilimu abawugqinsi ukusiza ukusekela nokuthambisa isikhumba sakho
  • Ukuthola ukwesekwa kwezempilo yengqondo, ngoba ukubhekana nesifo esifana ne-psoriasis kungaholela ekwandeni kwemizwa yokukhathazeka nokudangala
  • Ukulandelela izinto ozibonayo kwenza i-psoriasis yakho ibe yimbi kakhulu
  • Ukuthola iqembu lokusekela

Kube uhambo olude. Ngenxa yokuqina kwe-psoriasis yami, bengilokhu ngibona udokotela wesikhumba (udokotela owelapha izimo zesikhumba) eminyakeni embalwa edlule ukuze athole ukuthi ikuphi ukwelashwa okungcono kakhulu kimi (kusaqhubeka ngempela kulesi sikhathi). Kungaba indawo ekhungathekisayo futhi enesizungu ngezinye izikhathi lapho uzwa sengathi akukho lutho olusebenzayo futhi isikhumba sakho siyavutha. Nginenhlanhla yokuba noxhaso olukhulu oluvela emndenini wami (umemeza umyeni wami), udokotela wesikhumba, kanye nochwepheshe wezokudla. Manje anginawo amahloni okuya esikoleni sendodana yami lapho ingane ikhomba isiqeshana bese ibuza, “Yini leyo?” Ngichaza ukuthi nginesimo lapho isimiso sami somzimba sokuzivikela ezifweni (isimiso esingivikela ekuguleni) sijabula kancane futhi senza isikhumba esiningi, kulungile, futhi ngiphuza imithi ukuze ngisize. Manje angisenawo amahloni okugqoka izingubo lapho abantu bezobona amapheshana futhi bawamukele njengengxenye yami (ungangizwa kabi, kusenzima), futhi ngikhetha ukungasivumeli isimo singibuse noma ngilinganisele izinto. Ngiyavuma. Kunoma ubani laphaya odonsa kanzima, ngiyakukhuthaza ukuthi uthintane nomnikezeli wakho wezempilo - uma ukwelashwa kungasebenzi, bazise futhi babone ukuthi yiziphi ezinye izinketho ezingaba khona, zizungeze nabantu abakwesekayo, futhi UZITHANDE isikhumba okuso.

 

Okubhekwayo

psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/

webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/psoriasis/understanding-psoriasis-basics

psoriasis.org/advance/when-psoriasis-impacts-the-mind/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7OKNpcbmgAMVeyCtBh0OPgeFEAAYASAAEgKGSPD_BwE

psoriasis.org/support-and-community/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoOTxwcvmgAMV8gOtBh1DsQqmEAAYAyAAEgIYA_D_BwE

niams.nih.gov/health-topics/psoriasis