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Citizens Lorca supports celiac patients with motion (21/07/2016)

Citizens Councilman Antonio Mecca requests all political groups of the Corporation to join in supporting people with celiac disease, their families, associations and other agents with whom they interact.

1% of the European population is celiac.

In Spain there are about 500,000 celiacs according to the Federation of Associations of Celiac Spain (FACE).

What is celiac disease or celiac disease?

It is a disease that causes inflammation in the small intestine and damages the lining.

This prevents the absorption of important food components.

It is a multisystem disorder / affecting more than one organ and its manifestation is not only digestive character / induced by the ingestion of gluten in wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats in genetically predisposed individuals mainly characterized by an inflammatory reaction in the intestinal mucosa thin it is hindering the absorption of nutrients, vitamins, minerals.

When these individuals take foods containing gluten, their immune system reacts and damage occurs in the lining of the small intestine.

Altering nutrient absorption leads to malnutrition, although it maintains an adequate intake.

Symptoms of this disease are, among others, weight loss, bloating, vomiting, anemia and growth retardation in children.

However, symptoms may be absent, making diagnosis difficult.

The only existing treatment today is to follow a strict gluten-free diet for life.

Antonio Meca adds that we must not forget the high cost of health celiac patient undiagnosed and untreated, which for long periods of time repeatedly go to doctors from different specialties, until finally, definitive diagnosis is established, with an average delay 10 years.

The mayor continues ¨ The price of gluten-free products exceed the value of standard products up to 500%, for example: a kg of macaroni gluten costs seven euros and normal 1.20 euros, almost the same in the bread mold, cookies, pies, muffins etc.

So given the high price of these products, to follow a proper diet, it entails an extra cost of 148 euros per month, 1,776 per year for every celiac patient.

So far, the regional governments that are providing aid to celiac patients are: Navarra, Basque Country, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha and Valencia.

In other countries of the European Union, the aid is granted at the state level, neighboring countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Norway etc.

Citizens proposes urge the Regional Government to take necessary fiscal measures that cheapening of gluten-free foods is achieved and include specific menus and food to affected of the disease in schools, health centers and in all events organized by the municipality in which They include any food among others.

Source: Ciudadanos Lorca

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