Konke Okudingeka Ukwazi Ngezifo Ezingapheli Zokuvimbela Amaphaphu (COPD)

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• Ziyini izimpawu ze-COPD?
• Yini ebangela i-COPD?
• Ukuhlonza i-COPD
• Ukwelashwa kwe-COPD
• Imithi
• Ukwelashwa kwe-oxygen
• Ukuhlinzwa
• Izinguquko zendlela yokuphila
• Imithi ye-COPD
• Ama-bronchodilators adonsa ngaphakathi
• Ama-Corticosteroids
• I-Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors
• Theophylline
• Ama-antibiotic kanye nama-antivirals
• Imigomo
• Izincomo zokudla zabantu abane-COPD
• Ukuphila neCOPD
• Ziyini izigaba ze-COPD?
• Ingabe kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kweCOPD nomdlavuza wamaphaphu?
• Izibalo ze-COPD
• Uyini umbono wabantu abane-COPD?

Kuyini i-COPD?

Isifo samaphaphu esingapheliyo, esivame ukubizwa nge-COPD, siyiqembu lezifo zamaphaphu eziqhubekayo. Okuvame kakhulu yi-emphysema ne-bronchitis engamahlalakhona. Abantu abaningi abane-COPD banazo zombili lezi zimo.

I-Emphysema inciphisa kancane izikhwama zomoya emaphashini akho, okuphazamisa ukuphuma komoya kwangaphandle. I-bronchitis ibangela ukuvuvukala nokuncipha kwamashubhu e-bronchial, avumela ukuthi kukhwaze amafinyila.

Isizathu esikhulu seCOPD ukubhema ugwayi. Ukuchayeka isikhathi eside kokucasulwa ngamakhemikhali nakho kungaholela ku-COPD. Kuyisifo esivame ukuthatha isikhathi eside ukukhula.

Ukuxilongwa kuvame ukufaka ukuhlolwa kwe-imaging, ukuhlolwa kwegazi, kanye nokuhlolwa komsebenzi wamaphaphu.

Alikho ikhambi le-COPD, kepha ukwelashwa kungasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu, kwehlise amathuba ezinkinga, futhi ngokuvamile kuthuthukise ikhwalithi yempilo. Imithi yokwelashwa, ukwelashwa okwengeziwe komoya-mpilo, nokuhlinzwa ezinye zezindlela zokwelashwa.

Ukungalashwa, i-COPD ingaholela ekuqhubekeni okusheshayo kwezifo, izinkinga zenhliziyo, kanye nokutheleleka kwezifo zokuphefumula.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingama-30 e-United States bane-COPD. Abaningi njengengxenye abazi ukuthi banayo.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-COPD?

I-COPD yenza kube nzima ukuphefumula. Izimpawu zingase zibe mnene ekuqaleni, kuqala ngokukhwehlela okufika kanye nokuphefumula okuncane. Njengoba iqhubeka, izimpawu zingashintsha njalo lapho kungaba nzima khona ukuphefumula.

Ungaba nokushayana nokuqina esifubeni noma ube nokukhiqiza okweqile kwesikhwehlela. Abanye abantu abane-COPD banezikhukhula ezinzima, okuyi-flare-ups yezimpawu ezinzima.

Ekuqaleni, izimpawu ze-COPD zingaba mnene impela. Ungabaphutha umkhuhlane.

Izimpawu zokuqala zifaka:

• ukuphefumula ngezikhathi ezithile, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuzivocavoca umzimba
• ukukhwehlela okuncane kodwa okuphindaphindayo
• udinga ukusula umphimbo wakho kaningi, ikakhulukazi okokuqala ekuseni

Ungaqala ukwenza izinguquko ezicashile, njengokugwema izitebhisi nokweqa izinto zomzimba.

Izimpawu zingakhula kancane kancane futhi kube nzima ukuziba. Njengoba amaphaphu elimala kakhudlwana, ungahle uzwe:

• ukuphefumula okuncane, ngemuva kokuzivocavoca okuncane njengokuhamba ngezitebhisi zokundiza
• ukuvunguza, okuwuhlobo lokuphefumula okunomsindo okuphakeme, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuphefumula
• ukuqina kwesifuba
• ukukhwehlela okungapheli, noma ungenawo amafinyila
• udinga ukususa amafinyila emaphashini akho nsuku zonke
• imikhuhlane njalo, umkhuhlane, noma ezinye izifo zokuphefumula
• ukungabi namandla

Ezigabeni zakamuva ze-COPD, izimpawu zingafaka futhi:

• ukukhathala
• ukuvuvukala kwezinyawo, amaqakala, noma imilenze
• ukuncipha komzimba

Kudingeka usizo lwezempilo ngokushesha uma:

• uneminwe noma izindebe eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma mpunga, njengoba lokhu kukhombisa amazinga aphansi e-oxygen egazini lakho
• unenkinga yokubamba umoya wakho noma awukwazi ukukhuluma
• uzizwa udidekile, unodaka noma uqulekile
• inhliziyo yakho iyagijima

Izimpawu kungenzeka zibe zimbi kakhulu uma njengamanje ubhema noma uvamise ukubhema intuthu kagwayi.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nezimpawu ze-COPD.

Yini ebangela i-COPD?

Emazweni athuthukile afana ne-United States, imbangela eyodwa enkulu yeCOPD ukubhema ugwayi. Cishe amaphesenti angama-90 abantu abane-COPD bayabhema noma ababhemayo ngaphambili.

Phakathi kwabantu ababhemayo isikhathi eside, amaphesenti angama-20 kuya kwangama-30 enza i-COPD. Abanye abaningi baba nezimo zamaphaphu noma banciphise ukusebenza kwamaphaphu.

Iningi labantu abane-COPD okungenani lineminyaka engama-40 ubudala futhi okungenani linomlando othile wokubhema. Imikhiqizo kagwayi emide futhi eminingi oyibhemayo, iba nkulu ingozi yokuba neCOPD. Ngaphezu kwentuthu kagwayi, intuthu ye-cigar, intuthu yepayipi, nentuthu kagwayi kagwayi kungadala iCOPD.

Ingozi yakho ye-COPD inkulu kakhulu uma une-asthma nokubhema.

Ungakha futhi i-COPD uma uvezwa amakhemikhali nentuthu endaweni yokusebenza.Ukuchayeka isikhathi eside ekungcolisweni komoya nokuhogela uthuli nakho kungadala i-COPD.

Emazweni asathuthuka, kanye nentuthu kagwayi, izindlu zivame ukungabi nomoya ongcono, okuphoqa imindeni ukuthi iphefumule intuthu evela kuphethiloli oshisayo osetshenziselwa ukupheka nokushisa.

Kungaba nokuthambekela kofuzo ekwakheni i-COPD. Kuze kube ngabantu abalinganiselwa ukuthi bane-COPD banokuntuleka kweprotheni ebizwa nge-alpha-1-antitrypsin. Lokhu kushoda kubangela ukuba amaphaphu ehle futhi kungathinta nesibindi. Kungase kube nezinye izici zofuzo ezihambisanayo futhi.

I-COPD ayithelelani.

Ukuhlonza i-COPD

Asikho isivivinyo esisodwa se-COPD. Ukuxilongwa kusekelwe ezimpawu, ukuhlolwa ngokomzimba, kanye nemiphumela yokuhlolwa kokuxilongwa.

Uma uvakashela udokotela, qiniseka ukuthi usho zonke izimpawu zakho. Tshela udokotela wakho uma:

• uyabhema noma uke wabhema esikhathini esedlule
• uvezwa okucasula amaphaphu emsebenzini
• uvezwa intuthu kagwayi eningi
• unomlando womndeni we-COPD
• une-asthma noma ezinye izimo zokuphefumula
• uthatha imishanguzo etafuleni noma yemithi kadokotela

Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba, udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa i-stethoscope ukulalela amaphaphu akho njengoba uphefumula. Ngokuya ngalo lonke lolu lwazi, udokotela wakho anga-oda ezinye zalezi zivivinyo ukuthola isithombe esiphelele ngokwengeziwe:

• I-Spirometry isivivinyo esingenasivivinywa sokuhlola ukusebenza kwamaphaphu. Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, uzodonsa umoya bese ushaya ithubhu exhunywe kwi-spirometer.
• Ukuhlolwa kokufanekisa kufaka phakathi i-X-ray yesifuba noma i-CT scan. Lezi zithombe zinganikeza ukubukeka okuningiliziwe emaphashini akho, emithanjeni yegazi, nasenhliziyweni.
• Ukuhlolwa kwegesi emithanjeni yegazi kuhilela ukuthatha isampula legazi emthanjeni ukukala umoya-mpilo wegazi, isikhutha, namanye amazinga abalulekile.

Lezi zivivinyo zingasiza ekunqumeni ukuthi une-COPD noma isimo esihlukile, njengesifuba somoya, isifo semiphunga esivimbelayo, noma ukwehluleka kwenhliziyo.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nokuthi i-COPD itholakala kanjani.

Ukwelashwa kwe-COPD

Ukwelashwa kunganciphisa izimpawu, kuvimbele izinkinga, futhi kuvame ukuqhubeka kwezifo kancane. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingafaka uchwepheshe wamaphaphu (i-pulmonologist) kanye nabelaphi bomzimba nabokuphefumula.

Imithi

Ama-bronchodilators yimithi esiza ukukhulula imisipha yomoya, ukunweba imigwaqo yomoya ukuze ukwazi ukuphefumula kalula. Imvamisa zithathwa nge-inhaler noma i-nebulizer. I-Glucocorticosteroids ingangezwa ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala ezindleleni zomoya.

Ukuze wehlise ubungozi kwezinye izifo zokuphefumula, cela udokotela wakho ukuthi kufanele yini udutshulwe umkhuhlane waminyaka yonke, umuthi wokugomela i-pneumococcal, kanye ne-tetanus booster efaka ukuvikelwa ku-pertussis (ukukhwehlela ukukhwehlela).

Ukwelashwa kwe-oxygen

Uma izinga lakho le-oksijeni egazini liphansi kakhulu, ungathola i-oxygen eyengeziwe ngemaski noma nge-nasal cannula ukukusiza uphefumule kangcono. Iyunithi ephathekayo ingenza kube lula ukuzulazula.

Ukuhlinzwa

Ukuhlinzwa kugcinelwe i-COPD enamandla noma uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zehlulekile, okungenzeka kakhulu uma unesimo se-emphysema esibi.

Olunye uhlobo lokuhlinzwa lubizwa nge-bullectomy. Phakathi nale nqubo, odokotela abahlinzayo basusa izikhala zomoya ezinkulu (bullae) ezinkulu emaphashini.

Okunye ukuhlinzwa kokunciphisa ivolumu yamaphaphu, okususa izicubu zamaphaphu ezingaphezulu ezilimele.

Ukufakelwa kabusha kwe-Lung kuyindlela kwezinye izimo.

Izinguquko zendlela yokuphila

Izinguquko ezithile zendlela yokuphila zingasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu zakho noma zinikeze ukukhululeka.

• Uma ubhema, yeka. Udokotela wakho angancoma imikhiqizo efanele noma izinsizakalo zokusekela.
• Uma kungenzeka, gwema intuthu kagwayi kanye nentuthu yamakhemikhali.
• Thola umsoco odingwa ngumzimba wakho. Sebenza nodokotela wakho noma udokotela wezokudla ukwakha uhlelo lokudla olunempilo.
• Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngokuthi kungakanani ukuvivinya umzimba okuphephile kuwe.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nezinketho zokwelashwa ezihlukile ze-COPD.

Imithi ye-COPD

Imithi inganciphisa izimpawu futhi yehlise ama-flare-ups. Kungathatha isilingo nephutha ukuthola umuthi nomthamo okusebenzela kangcono wena. Lezi ngezinye zezinketho zakho:

Ama-bronchodilators adonsa ngaphakathi

Imithi ebizwa ngama-bronchodilators isiza ukukhulula imisipha eqinile yomoya wakho. Ngokuvamile zithathwa nge-inhaler noma i-nebulizer.

Ama-bronchodilator asebenza isikhathi esifushane ahlala emahoreni amane kuya kwayisithupha. Uwasebenzisa kuphela lapho uwadinga. Ngezimpawu eziqhubekayo, kunezinguqulo ezisebenza isikhathi eside ongazisebenzisa nsuku zonke. Zihlala cishe amahora ayi-12.

Amanye ama-bronchodilators angama-beta-2-agonists akhethiwe, kanti amanye ama-anticholinergics. Lawa ma-bronchodilator asebenza ngokuxegisa imisipha eqinisiwe yemigwaqo yomoya, enweba izindlela zakho zomoya ukuze kudlule umoya ongcono. Zisiza futhi nomzimba wakho ukusula amafinyila emaphashini. Lezi zinhlobo ezimbili zama-bronchodilators zingathathwa ngokwehlukana noma ngokuhlanganiswa yi-inhaler noma nge-nebulizer.

Ama-Corticosteroids

Ama-bronchodilators asebenza isikhathi eside ajwayele ukuhlanganiswa nama-glucocorticosteroids aphefumulelwe. I-glucocorticosteroid inganciphisa ukuvuvukala ezindleleni zomoya nasekukhiqizeni amafinyila aphansi. I-bronchodilator esebenza isikhathi eside ingakhululeka umsipha womoya ukuze usize imigwaqo yomoya ihlale ibanzi. I-Corticosteroids nayo iyatholakala ngefomu lephilisi.

I-Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors

Lolu hlobo lwemithi lungaphuzwa ngefomu lephilisi ukusiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuxegisa imigwaqo yomoya. Ngokuvamile kunqunyelwe i-COPD enzima ene-bronchitis engapheli.

Theophylline

Lo muthi unciphisa ukuqina kwesifuba nokuphefumula okuncane. Kungasiza futhi ukuvimbela ukuqhuma. Itholakala kwifomu lephilisi. I-Theophylline ngumuthi wakudala opholisa imisipha yomoya, futhi kungadala imiphumela emibi. Ngokuvamile akuyona ukwelashwa komugqa wokuqala wokwelashwa kwe-COPD.

Ama-antibiotic kanye nama-antivirals

Ama-antibiotic noma ama-antivirals angabhalwa lapho uba nezifo ezithile zokuphefumula.

Imigomo

I-COPD inyusa ingozi yakho yezinye izinkinga zokuphefumula. Ngaleso sizathu, udokotela wakho angancoma ukuthi uthole umkhuhlane waminyaka yonke, umuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal, noma umuthi wokugomela okhwehlela.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nezidakamizwa nemithi esetshenziselwa ukwelapha i-COPD.

Izincomo zokudla zabantu abane-COPD

Akukho kudla okuqondile kwe-COPD, kepha ukudla okunempilo kubalulekile ekugcineni impilo yonke. Uma unamandla, lapho uzokwazi khona ukuvimbela izinkinga nezinye izinkinga zempilo.

Khetha izinhlobo ezahlukene zokudla okunomsoco kula maqembu:

• imifino
• izithelo
• okusanhlamvu
• amaprotheni
• okobisi

Phuza uketshezi oluningi. Ukuphuza okungenani izingilazi eziyisithupha kuya kweziyisishiyagalombili zama-ounce oketshezi olungenayo i-caffeine ngosuku kungasiza ukugcina amafinyila ezacile. Lokhu kungenza isikhwehlela kube lula ukukhwehlela.

Nciphisa iziphuzo ezine-caffeine ngoba zingaphazamisa imithi. Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo, kungadingeka ukuthi uphuze kancane, ngakho-ke khuluma nodokotela wakho.

Iya kalula kasawoti. Kubangela ukuthi umzimba ugcine amanzi, okungadonsa kanzima ukuphefumula.

Ukugcina isisindo esinempilo kubalulekile. Kuthatha amandla amaningi ukuphefumula uma une-COPD, ngakho-ke kungadingeka ukuthi uthathe ama-calories amaningi. Kepha uma ukhuluphele ngokweqile, amaphaphu akho nenhliziyo kungadingeka ukuthi isebenze kanzima.

Uma ukhuluphele noma ubuthakathaka, ngisho nokugcinwa komzimba okuyisisekelo kungaba nzima. Sekukonke, ukuba ne-COPD kunciphisa amasosha akho omzimba futhi kunciphise ikhono lakho lokulwa nokutheleleka.

Isisu esigcwele senza kube nzima ukuthi amaphaphu akho ande, akushiye uphefumula kanzima. Uma lokho kwenzeka, zama la makhambi:

• Sula imigwaqo yakho yomoya cishe ihora ngaphambi kokudla.
• Thatha ukudla okuncane okuhlafuna kancane ngaphambi kokukugwinya.
• Shintshanisa ukudla kathathu ngosuku ngezidlo ezinhlanu noma eziyisithupha ezincane.
• Yonga uketshezi kuze kube sekupheleni ukuze uzizwe ungasuthi ngesikhathi sokudla.

Bheka lezi zeluleko ezi-5 zokudla zabantu abane-COPD.

Ukuphila neCOPD

I-COPD idinga ukuphathwa kwezifo impilo yonke. Lokho kusho ukulandela izeluleko zethimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo nokugcina imikhuba yokuphila enempilo.

Njengoba amaphaphu akho ebuthakathaka, uzofuna ukugwema noma yini engawadlula ngokweqile noma abangele ukuqhuma.

Inombolo eyodwa ohlwini lwezinto okufanele uzigweme ukubhema. Uma unenkinga yokuyeka, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinhlelo zokuyeka ukubhema. Zama ukugwema intuthu kagwayi, intuthu yamakhemikhali, ukungcoliswa komoya nothuli.

Ukuvivinya umzimba omncane usuku ngalunye kungakusiza uhlale uqine. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngokuthi kungakanani ukuzivocavoca okulungele wena.

Yidla ukudla okunomsoco. Gwema ukudla okucutshungulwe kakhulu okugcwele amakhalori nosawoti kepha kungenazo izakhamzimba.

Uma unezinye izifo ezingalapheki kanye ne-COPD, kubalulekile ukuphatha lezo futhi, ikakhulukazi isifo sikashukela nesifo senhliziyo.

Sula imfuhlumfuhlu futhi ulungise ikhaya lakho ukuze kuthathe amandla amancane ukuhlanza nokwenza eminye imisebenzi yasendlini. Uma uthuthukise i-COPD, thola usizo ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke.

Zilungiselele ukuqhuma. Phatha imininingwane yakho ephuthumayo bese uyithumela esiqandisini sakho. Faka imininingwane mayelana nokuthi imiphi imithi oyiphuzayo, kanye nemithamo. Hlela izinombolo zezimo eziphuthumayo efonini yakho.

Kungaba impumuzo ukukhuluma nabanye abaqondayo. Cabanga ukujoyina iqembu lokusekela. ICOPD Foundation inikeza uhlu olubanzi lwezinhlangano nezinsizakusebenza zabantu abaphila ne-COPD.

Ziyini izigaba ze-COPD?

Isilinganiso esisodwa se-COPD sitholakala ngokufakwa kwe-spirometry. Kunezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene zokugreda, futhi uhlelo olulodwa lokugaba luyingxenye yesigaba se-GOLD. Ukuhlukaniswa kwe-GOLD kusetshenziselwa ukuthola ubunzima be-COPD nokusiza ekwakheni uhlelo lokubikezela nokwelashwa.

Kunezigaba ezine ze-GOLD ngokususelwa ekuhlolweni kwe-spirometry:

• ibanga 1: imnene
• ibanga 2: ukulinganisela
• ibanga 3: ezinzima
• ibanga 4: libi kakhulu

Lokhu kususelwa kumiphumela yokuhlolwa kwe-spirometry ye-FEV1 yakho. Leli inani lomoya ongawuphefumula uphume emaphashini ngomzuzwana wokuqala owodwa wokuphelelwa isikhathi okuphoqelelwe. Ubukhulu buyanda njengoba i-FEV1 yakho incipha.

Ukwahlukaniswa kwe-GOLD kubheka nezimpawu zakho zomuntu ngamunye nomlando wokukhula okunamandla. Ngokuya ngalolu lwazi, udokotela wakho angakunika iqembu lezinhlamvu ukuze likusize uchaze ibanga lakho le-COPD.

Njengoba lesi sifo siqhubeka, usengozini yokuthola izinkinga, njenge:

• izifo zokuphefumula, kufaka phakathi imikhuhlane ejwayelekile, umkhuhlane kanye nenyumoniya
• izinkinga zenhliziyo
• umfutho wegazi ophakeme emithanjeni yamaphaphu (umfutho wegazi ophakeme wamaphaphu)
• umdlavuza wamaphaphu
• ukudana nokukhathazeka

Funda kabanzi mayelana nezigaba ezahlukahlukene ze-COPD.

Ingabe kukhona ukuxhumana phakathi kweCOPD nomdlavuza wamaphaphu?

I-COPD nomdlavuza wamaphaphu yizinkinga ezinkulu zezempilo emhlabeni jikelele. Lezi zifo ezimbili zixhunyaniswe ngezindlela eziningi.

I-COPD nomdlavuza wamaphaphu unezici eziningana ezivamile zobungozi. Ukubhema kuyisici sokuqala esiyingozi kuzo zombili izifo. Kokubili kungenzeka kakhulu uma uphefumula intuthu kagwayi, noma uvezwa amakhemikhali noma eminye intuthu endaweni yokusebenza.

Kungaba nokuthambekela kofuzo ekuthuthukiseni zombili izifo. Futhi, ingozi yokuthuthukisa i-COPD noma umdlavuza wamaphaphu iyanda ngeminyaka.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi ngonyaka ka-2009 ukuthi phakathi kwabantu abanomdlavuza wamaphaphu nabo bane-COPD. Lokhu okufanayo kuphethe ngokuthi i-COPD iyingozi yomdlavuza wamaphaphu.

Ukusikisela ukuthi kungenzeka babe yizici ezahlukahlukene zesifo esifanayo, nokuthi i-COPD ingaba yinto eshayela umdlavuza wamaphaphu.

Kwezinye izimo, abantu abafundi ukuthi bane-COPD baze batholwe benomdlavuza wamaphaphu.

Kodwa-ke, ukuba ne-COPD akusho ukuthi uzothola umdlavuza wamaphaphu. Kusho ukuthi unengozi enkulu. Lesi esinye isizathu sokuthi kungani, uma ubhema, ukuyeka ukubhema kuwumqondo omuhle.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nezinkinga ezingaba khona ze-COPD.

Izibalo ze-COPD

Emhlabeni wonke, kulinganiselwa ukuthi cishe abantu bane-COPD elilinganiselwe kuya kwelenzima. Cishe abantu abadala abayizigidi eziyi-12 e-United States bane-COPD. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abanye abayizigidi eziyi-12 banesifo, kodwa abazi okwamanje.

Iningi labantu abane-COPD lineminyaka engama-40 noma ngaphezulu.

Iningi labantu abane-COPD ababhemayo noma ababhemayo bangaphambili. Ukubhema kuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu engcupheni engaguqulwa. Phakathi kwamaphesenti angama-20 kuya kwangu-30 ababhemayo abangapheli bahlala ne-COPD ekhombisa izimpawu nezimpawu.

Phakathi kwamaphesenti ayishumi nangu-20 abantu abane-COPD abakaze babheme.Kubantu abane-COPD, imbangela yisifo sofuzo esibandakanya ukushoda kweprotheni ebizwa nge-alpha-1-antitrypsin.

I-COPD iyimbangela ehamba phambili yokulaliswa ezibhedlela emazweni athuthukile. E-United States, i-COPD ibhekele inani elikhulu lokuvakashelwa kweminyango yezimo eziphuthumayo kanye nokwamukelwa esibhedlela. Ngonyaka ka-2000, kwaqashelwa ukuthi kube nokuvakashelwa kweminyango yezimo eziphuthumayo okungaphezu kwesilinganiso. Phakathi kwabantu abanomdlavuza wamaphaphu, phakathi kwabo bane-COPD.

Cishe abantu abayi-120,000 babulawa yi-COPD unyaka nonyaka e-United States. Kuyimbangela yesithathu ehamba phambili yokufa e-United States. Abesifazane abaningi kunabesilisa babulawa yi-COPD unyaka nonyaka.

Kucatshangelwa ukuthi inani leziguli ezitholwe zine-COPD lizokhuphuka ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-150 kusukela ngonyaka wezi-2010 kuya kowezi-2030. Okuningi kwalokho kungabalwa kubantu asebekhulile.

Bheka ezinye izibalo mayelana ne-COPD.

Uyini umbono wabantu abane-COPD?

I-COPD ivame ukuthuthuka kancane. Ungahle ungazi nokuthi unayo ngesikhathi sokuqala.

Uma usutholakele, kuzodingeka uqale ukubona udokotela wakho njalo. Kuzofanele futhi uthathe izinyathelo zokuphatha isimo sakho futhi wenze izinguquko ezifanele empilweni yakho yansuku zonke.

Izimpawu zokuqala zivame ukulawulwa, futhi ukukhetha okuthile kwendlela yokuphila kungakusiza ugcine impilo enhle isikhathi esithile.

Njengoba lesi sifo siqhubeka, izimpawu zingakhula ngokwengeziwe.

Abantu abanezigaba ezinzima ze-COPD kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuzinakekela ngaphandle kosizo. Basengozini enkulu yokuthola izifo zokuphefumula, izinkinga zenhliziyo, nomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Bangaba sengozini yokudangala nokukhathazeka.

I-COPD ngokuvamile inciphisa isikhathi sokuphila, noma ngabe umbono wehluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Abantu abane-COPD abangakaze babheme bangaba nayo, kuyilapho ababhemayo bangaphambili nabamanje kungenzeka ukuthi babe nokuncipha okukhulu.

Ngaphandle kokubhema, umbono wakho uncike ekutheni usabela kanjani ekwelashweni nokuthi ungakugwema yini izinkinga ezinkulu. Udokotela wakho usesimweni esihle sokuhlola impilo yakho yonke futhi akunikeze umbono wokuthi yini ongayilindela.

Funda kabanzi mayelana nesikhathi sokuphila nokubikezela kwabantu abane-COPD.