Enkola Empya mu Butonde bw'Obwongo

Endwadde y’Okwerabira n’Obwongo

Endwadde ya Alzheimer’s y’emu ku ngeri ezisinga okusaasaana ez’okwerabira, oba “Dementia,” ekintu ekikosa obwongo mu ngeri ey’okuwaatika, n’ekendeeza obusobozi bw’omuntu okujjukira, okutegeera, okwogera, n’okukola emirimu gy’obulamu obwa bulijjo. Eno y’endwadde ey’olukonko, ekintu ekitegeeza nti egenda ekyuka era ne yeeyongera okuba ey’obukakanyavu ng’omulembe gwa Alzheimer’s gujja gukula. Obubonero businga okutandika mpolampola, nga bwe bwakulembeddwa okwerabira okutono, oluvannyuma ne bweyongera okuba obukakanyavu okutuuka ku mulembe ogw’enkomerero. Okutegeera obubonero buno mu bwangu, naddala mu bantu abakulu, kisobola okuyamba mu kutandika obujjanjabi ku mulembe ogusooka, ekintu ekisobola okukola kinene mu kuddukanya endwadde n’okulaga obuyambi obwetaagisa. Endwadde eno ekosa obusobozi bw’obwongo obwa “neurological” mu ngeri ey’amaanyi.

Okujjukira n’Obusobozi bw’Obwongo

Obulwadde bwa Alzheimer’s businga kukosa nnyo obusobozi bw’omuntu okujjukira (“Memory”), naddala ebyamaze okubaawo mu bbanga ttono. Abantu abalina obulwadde buno basobola okwerabira amannya g’abantu, ebifo, oba n’okulemwa okujjukira engeri gye bakolamu emirimu egy’enkana. Kino kireetawo okusomooza okw’amaanyi mu bulamu obwa bulijjo. Obusobozi bw’obwongo (Cognition) okutegeera, okuteesa, okusalawo, n’okukola emisalaba nakyo kikosebwa, ekifuula omuntu okulemwa okukola emisalaba oba okufuna amagezi. Okufuna obuzibu mu kwogera n’okutegeera ebyogerwa nakyo kiba kitundu ku bubonero obuva ku ndwadde eno. Okunoonya engeri z’okukuuma obwongo nga bukola obulungi, gamba ng’okukola emizannyo gy’okuteesa, okuyiga ebintu ebipya, n’okubeera n’obulamu obw’ekisa, kisobola okuyamba mu kuzzaamu amaanyi mu bwongo n’okukendeeza ku bubonero obumu.

Obulamu bw’Obwongo n’Okugukebera

Okukuuma obulamu bw’obwongo obulungi (Brain Health) kikulu nnyo mu kwewala endwadde ezikosa obwongo naddala ng’omuntu agenda akula (Aging). Kino kizingiramu okufuna emmere ey’empoma, okukola dduyiro buli lunaku, okwewala okunywa sigala n’omwenge omungi, n’okugonjoola obulwadde obulala obusobola okukosa obwongo gamba ng’obukadde bw’omusaayi, sukaali, n’okutwalira ddala obulamu obulungi. Okukebera obwongo (Diagnosis) mu bwangu bwe wabaawo obubonero obulaga okukosebwa kw’obwongo kisobola okuyamba abasawo okuteekawo enkola ey’obujjanjabi eyenkanaganya n’omuntu. Okukebera kuno kubaliramu okubuuza ebibuuzo eby’enjawulo ku byafaayo by’omulwadde, okukola ebigezo by’okujjukira n’eby’obusobozi bw’obwongo, n’okukuba ebifaananyi by’obwongo nga MRI oba CT scan okusobola okulaba obwongo bwe buli munda. Okufuna obujjanjabi obusaanidde ku mulembe ogusooka kiyamba nnyo mu kuddukanya obubonero bw’endwadde.

Okunoonyereza n’Enkola Z’obujjanjabi

Okunoonyereza okw’amaanyi kugenda mu maaso okufuna enkola empya ez’obujjanjabi bwa Alzheimer’s. Waliwo eddagala erimu erisobola okuyamba okukendeeza ku bubonero obumu obw’endwadde eno, naye tewannaba kufunibwa ddagala ligijjanjaba ddala oba okugikomya okugenda mu maaso. Abasawo n’abanoonyereza bakola kinene okwekenneenya engeri ezenjawulo ez’okulwanyisa endwadde eno ey’olukonko (“Disease”), gamba ng’okukendeeza ku “amyloid plaques” ne “tau tangles” ebikolebwa mu bwongo, ebiyitibwa n’okuba nti bye bisinga okuleetawo obuzibu. Okunoonyereza kuno kusinga kwesigamira ku “Therapy” z’eddagala, enkola za “gene therapy” oba “immunotherapy” ezikozesa obusobozi bw’omubiri okwewala endwadde. Essuubi liri mu kufuna enkola ezisobola okukomya oba n’okuzza obwongo mu mbeera eyali ennungi mu biseera eby’omu maaso (“Future”).

Okulabirira n’Obuyambi eri Abalwadde

Abalwadde ba Alzheimer’s beetaaga okulabirirwa okw’amaanyi (“Care”) n’obuyambi (“Support”) okuva mu maka gaabwe n’abakugu. Okulabirira kuno kizingiramu okubayamba mu mirimu gyabwe egya bulijjo nga okulyako, okunaaba, n’okwambala, okubawa obukuumi obwetaagisa, n’okubakolera ebintu ebiyamba okukuuma obwongo bwabwe nga bukola obulungi. Okuteekawo ekifo ekitebenkevu n’engeri ey’okwogera n’abalwadde mu ngeri ennungi kisobola okuyamba okukendeeza ku stress n’okubayamba okubeera nga tebatya. Waliwo n’ebibiina ebiwa obuyambi eri amaka agalina abalwadde ba Alzheimer’s, nga bibaweera amagezi n’enkola z’okuyamba okuddukanya obulamu bwabwe. Okumanya obulungi engeri y’okulabirira omuntu alina obulwadde buno kikulu nnyo mu kuzimba obulamu obulungi eri bonna abakosebwa endwadde eno ey’ekisa.

Okwewala n’Okuddukanya Endwadde

Wadde ng’enzira ey’okwewala Alzheimer’s kikyakolebwa okunoonyereza okw’amaanyi, waliwo ebintu ebisobola okukolebwa okukendeeza ku kabi k’okufuna endwadde eno, naddala mu bantu abakulu (“Elderly”). Okukuuma obulamu obulungi bw’omubiri n’obw’obwongo (Wellness), okukola dduyiro buli lunaku, okufuna emmere ennungi, n’okwewala stress, bisobola okuyamba. Okwewala (“Prevention”) kuno kizingiramu n’okubeera n’obulamu obw’ekisa, okukolagana n’abantu, n’okwewala ebintu ebisobola okukosa obwongo nga okwevuga obubi. Okuddukanya (“Management”) endwadde eno kizingiramu okukozesa eddagala erisobola okukendeeza ku bubonero, okukola ebintu eby’okuyamba okujjukira, n’okuteekawo enkola ey’okulabirira omuntu mu ngeri ey’enkalakkalira ng’endwadde egenda ekula. Okufuna obujjanjabi obusaanidde kiyamba omulwadde okubeera n’obulamu obulungi mu bwongo (“Mind”) bwe.

Ekitundu kino kyakuyigiriza bujigiriza era tekisaanidde kutwalibwa ng’amagezi g’eby’obujjanjabi. Mwattu, funa omukugu mu by’obulamu akulagirire obulungi era akujjanjabe.

Endwadde ya Alzheimer’s ekyali ekizibu ekinene eri abantu bangi mu nsi yonna, naddala abakulu. Naye, okunoonyereza okugenda mu maaso ku butonde bw’obwongo n’enkola z’obujjanjabi kuleeta essuubi ery’enkola ezirungi mu biseera eby’omu maaso. Okutegeera endwadde eno, okugikebera amangu, n’okulabirira abalwadde obulungi, byonna bikulu nnyo mu kuzimba obulamu obulungi eri abantu abakoseddwa endwadde eno. Okukola awamu wakati w’abasawo, abanoonyereza, abalabirizi, n’amaka kiyamba nnyo mu kulwanyisa endwadde eno ey’amaanyi.