Isifo seCeliac 101

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Abantu abanesifo se-celiac (esaziwa nangokuthi i-celiac sprue) abakwazi ukubekezelela i-gluten, iphrotheni etholakala ukolweni, i-rye nebhali. I-Gluten ikhona ngisho nakweminye imithi. Lapho abantu abanesifo se-celiac bedla ukudla noma besebenzisa imikhiqizo ene-gluten kubo, amasosha omzimba asabela ngokulimaza ulwelwesi lwamathumbu amancane. Lo monakalo uphazamisa ikhono lomzimba lokumunca izakhamzimba ekudleni. Ngenxa yalokho, umuntu onesifo se-celiac uba nokungondleki, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi udla kangakanani ukudla.

Ngubani osengozini?

Isifo seCeliac sisebenza emindenini. Kwesinye isikhathi lesi sifo siyashukunyiswa-noma sisebenze okokuqala-ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, ukukhulelwa, ukubeletha, ukutheleleka ngegciwane, noma ukucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzwelo.

Izimpawu

Isifo seCeliac sithinta abantu ngokwehlukile. Izimpawu zingenzeka ohlelweni lokugaya ukudla noma kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba. Isibonelo, umuntu oyedwa angahle abe nohudo nobuhlungu besisu, kanti omunye angahle acasuke noma acindezeleke. Abanye abantu abanazo izimpawu.

Ngenxa yokuthi ukungondleki kuthinta izingxenye eziningi zomzimba, umthelela wesifo se-celiac udlula uhlelo lokugaya ukudla. Isifo se-Celiac singaholela ku-anemia noma i-bone-thinning osteoporosis. Abesifazane abanesifo se-celiac bangase babhekane nokungazali noma ukukhulelwa kwesisu.

Ukwelashwa

Ukwelashwa okuwukuphela kwesifo se-celiac ukulandela ukudla okungenayo i-gluten. Uma unesifo se-celiac, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho noma i-dietitian ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokudla olungenayo i-gluten. Isazi sokudla singakusiza ufunde ukufunda uhlu lwezithako nokukhomba ukudla

aqukethe gluten. Lawa makhono azokusiza ukuthi wenze ukukhetha okufanele esitolo segrosa nalapho udla ngaphandle.

Imithombo:Indlu Yokuhlanza Imininingwane Yezifo Zesisu Sikazwelonke (NDDIC); Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Solwazi Lwezempilo Yabesifazane (www.womenshealth.org)

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