Ngolunye usuku, uRonit (hhayi igama lakhe langempela) waba nobuhlungu esiswini, ukuphelelwa umoya nokukhathala, waya kudokotela ukuze ahlolwe igazi. Kodwa-ke, wayengalindele ukuthi phakathi nosuku olulodwa uzothunyelwa esibhedlela ukuze ayohlolwa nge-dialysis ngenxa yokwehluleka okukhulu kwezinso.
Vele, wayengalindele ukuthi konke lokhu kwakungenxa yokuthi walungisa izinwele zakhe ngosuku olwandulele.
NjengoRonit, abesifazane abangu-26 kwa-Israyeli, isilinganiso sowesifazane oyedwa ngenyanga, bangeniswa esibhedlela ngenxa yokwehluleka okukhulu kwezinso ngemuva kokwelashwa kokulungisa izinwele.
Abanye balaba besifazane babonakala bekwazi ukululama ngokwabo. Kodwa-ke, abanye badinga ukwelashwa nge-dialysis.
Abanye bangathi ezinkulungwaneni zabesifazane kwa-Israyeli abalungisa izinwele zabo minyaka yonke, “abangu-26” kuphela abahlushwa ukungasebenzi kahle kwezinso.
Kulokhu ngiveza ukuthi ukwehluleka kwezinso okudinga i-dialysis kuyingozi kakhulu futhi kusongela impilo.
Iziguli zizokutshela ukuthi azifuni muntu abhekane nokulimala kwezokwelapha. Lena intengo okungekho muntu okufanele ayikhokhele ngenqubo elula yobuhle.
Ngawo-2000, izimpawu zaqala ukubikwa ngemishini yokulungisa izinwele equkethe i-formalin. Lokhu kungenxa kakhulu yentuthu ehogelwa yi-stylist ngesikhathi senqubo yokulungisa izinwele.
Lezi zimpawu zifaka phakathi ukucasuka kwamehlo, izinkinga zokuphefumula, ukuqubuka kobuso, ukuphelelwa umoya, kanye nokuvuvukala kwamaphaphu.
Kodwa nakuba izindlela zokwelapha izinwele zesimanje zingenawo ama-formalin, ziqukethe okunye: i-glyoxylic acid.
Le asidi imuncwa ngesikhumba sekhanda esinemithambo eminingi. Uma isisegazini, i-glyoxylate ihlukaniswa ibe yi-oxalic acid kanye ne-calcium oxalate, okungena kabusha egazini bese ekugcineni iphuma emzimbeni ngezinso emchameni.
Akuyona into engavamile ngokwayo, bonke abantu bayadlula kuyo ngezinga elithile, futhi ngokuvamile ayinangozi. Kodwa uma itholakala ku-glyoxylic acid eningi kakhulu, ubuthi be-oxalic acid bungenzeka, okuholela ekuhlulekeni kwezinso.
Ama-deposit e-calcium oxalate atholakale emangqamuzaneni ezinso ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwezinso kwabesifazane abahlushwa ukungasebenzi kahle kwezinso ngemva kokuqondisa izinwele zabo.
Ngo-2021, intombazane eneminyaka emithathu ubudala yazama ukuphuza i-hair straightener. Yayinambitha nje futhi ayizange iyigwinye ngoba yayinambitheka kabi, kodwa yenza intombazane yagwinya inani elincane kakhulu emlonyeni wayo. Umphumela waba ukwehluleka okukhulu kwezinso okwadinga i-dialysis, hhayi ukufa.
Ngemva kwalesi sigameko, uMnyango Wezempilo wavimbela ukukhishwa kwamalayisense ayo yonke imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwezinwele equkethe i-glyoxylic acid ene-pH engaphansi kuka-4.
Kodwa enye inkinga ukuthi ulwazi olukumalebula emikhiqizo yezinwele eziqondile aluthembekile ngaso sonke isikhathi noma aluthembekile ngokuphelele. Emuva ngo-2010, umkhiqizo wase-Ohio wawunegama elithi i-formalin-free, kodwa empeleni wawune-8.5% formalin. Ngo-2022, i-Israel yathi umkhiqizo wawungenayo i-formalin futhi wawune-2% glyoxylic acid kuphela, kodwa empeleni wawune-3,082 ppm formalin kanye ne-26.8% glyoxylic acid.
Ngokuthakazelisayo, ngaphandle kwamacala amabili e-oxalic acidosis eGibhithe, wonke amacala e-oxalic acidosis emhlabeni wonke avela kwa-Israyeli.
Ingabe indlela umzimba osebenza ngayo isibindi kwabesifazane “kwa-Israyeli” ihlukile emhlabeni wonke? Ingabe i-gene ye-glyoxylic acid “iyavilapha” kancane kwabesifazane bakwa-Israyeli? Ingabe kukhona ubudlelwano phakathi kwama-calcium oxalate deposits kanye nokusabalala kwe-hyperoxaluria? Ingabe laba ziguli banganikezwa ukwelashwa okufanayo nalabo abane-hyperoxaluria yohlobo lwesithathu?
Le mibuzo isacwaningwa futhi ngeke sazi izimpendulo eminyakeni eminingi ezayo. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, akumelwe sivumele noma yimuphi owesifazane kwa-Israyeli ukuba abeke impilo yakhe engozini.
Futhi, uma ufuna ukuqondisa izinwele zakho, kuneminye imikhiqizo ephephile emakethe engenayo i-glyoxylic acid futhi enelayisensi esemthethweni evela kuMnyango Wezempilo.