I-COPD: Iyini Iminyaka Yokwenza Ngayo?

-Delile

• Iminyaka yokuqala
• Izimpawu ze-COPD
• I-COPD nokubhema
• Ezinye izinto ezibangela ubungozi
• Ukudla okudlela endlini

Izisekelo ze-COPD

Isifo esingapheliyo sokuvimbela kwamaphaphu (COPD) yisifo samaphaphu esidala imigwaqo yomoya evinjiwe. Ukubonakaliswa okuvame kakhulu kwe-COPD yi-bronchitis engapheli ne-emphysema.

I-COPD iyimbangela yesithathu yokufa kwabantu abaningi e-United States.

Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zezifo zamaphaphu, i-COPD ivame kakhulu kubantu abadala. Kuyisifo esiqhubekayo esithatha iminyaka eminingana ukukhula. Uma unezici ezithile zobungozi be-COPD isikhathi eside, maningi amathuba okuthi usethuthukise lesi sifo njengomuntu omdala osekhulile.

Iminyaka yokuqala

I-COPD yenzeka kaningi kubantu abadala futhi ingathinta nabantu abaphakathi kweminyaka yabo yobudala. Akuvamile kubantu abadala abasebasha.

Lapho abantu bebancane, amaphaphu abo asesesimweni esivamile esinempilo. Kuthatha iminyaka eminingana ukuthi i-COPD ikhule.

Iningi labantu okungenani lineminyaka engama-40 ubudala lapho kuvela izimpawu zeCOPD kuqala. Akunakwenzeka ukuthuthukisa i-COPD njengomuntu osemusha osemusha, kodwa akuvamile.

Kunezimo ezithile zofuzo, njengokushoda kwe-alpha-1 antitrypsin, ezingabeka abantu abasebancane ekuthuthukiseni i-COPD. Uma uthuthukisa izimpawu ze-COPD usemncane kakhulu, imvamisa ungaphansi kweminyaka engama-40 ubudala, udokotela wakho angahlola lesi simo.

Ukuqhubekela phambili kwalesi sifo kungahluka kancane, ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukugxila kwizimpawu ze-COPD ezinokwenzeka kunokugxila kuphela eminyakeni yobudala ongasithola.

Izimpawu ze-COPD

Kufanele ubone udokotela wakho uma ubonisa noma yiziphi izimpawu ezilandelayo ze-COPD:

• ubunzima bokuphefumula
• ukuphefumula ngesikhathi semisebenzi elula
• ukungakwazi ukwenza imisebenzi eyisisekelo ngenxa yokuphefumula okuncane
• ukukhwehlela njalo
• ukukhwehlela amafinyila, ikakhulukazi ekuseni
• isifuba
• ubuhlungu besifuba lapho uzama ukuphefumula

I-COPD nokubhema

I-COPD ivame kakhulu kubantu ababhemayo bamanje nabangaphambili. Eqinisweni, ukubhema kubangelwa ukufa okuhlobene ne-COPD, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Ukubhema akulungile kuwo wonke umzimba, kodwa kuyalimaza kakhulu emaphashini.

Hhayi nje kuphela ukuthi kungadala ukuvuvukala kwamaphaphu, kepha ukubhema futhi kubulala amasakana omoya amancane emaphashini, abizwa nge-alveoli. Ukubhema kuyingozi enkulu yomdlavuza wamaphaphu, futhi.

Lapho nje lo monakalo usenzekile, awunakubuyiselwa emuva. Ngokuqhubeka nokubhema, uzokwandisa ubungozi bokuthuthukisa i-COPD. Uma usuvele unayo i-COPD, ukubhema kwandisa ingozi yokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.

Ezinye izinto ezibangela ubungozi

Kodwa-ke, akubona bonke abantu abane-COPD ababhemayo abadlule noma abakhona. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi nge-COPD abakaze babheme.

Ezimweni ezinjalo, i-COPD ingabangelwa ezinye izinto ezinobungozi, kufaka phakathi ukuvezwa kwesikhathi eside kwezinye izinto ezingacasula futhi zilimaze amaphaphu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• intuthu kagwayi
• ukungcoliswa komoya
• amakhemikhali
• uthuli

Akunandaba ukuthi iyini imbangela ngqo ye-COPD, ngokuvamile kuthatha inani eliphakeme lokuchayeka ekubhujisweni okukhulu emaphashini ukukhula.

Kungakho ungahle ungaboni umonakalo kuze kwephuze kakhulu. Ukuba nesifuba somoya nokuchayeka ezintweni ezibalulwe ngenhla nakho kungakhuphula ubungozi.

Uma uvezwa kunoma yikuphi kwalokhu okucasulayo njalo, kungcono ukunciphisa ukuvezwa kwakho ngangokunokwenzeka.

Ukudla okudlela endlini

I-COPD ivame kakhulu kubantu abadala nabadala, kepha akuyona ingxenye ejwayelekile yokuguga. Uma ucabanga ukuthi unezimpawu ze-COPD, kufanele ufune ukwelashwa ngokushesha.

Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kunganciphisa ukuqhubeka kwesifo futhi kusize ekuvimbeleni izinkinga. Ukuyeka ukubhema kubambezela ukuqhubeka kwesifo futhi. Uma ubhema, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthola usizo ngokuyeka.