ACESSIBILIDADE A ALIMENTOS PARA PORTADORES DE DOENÇAS CELÍACA

Abstract

Celiac disease is an enteropathy caused by intolerance to gluten which is the main protein found in cereals such as wheat, rye, barley and malt that results in inflammation and may involve total or subtotal atrophy in the villi of the mucosa of the small intestine. The celiac as is called the carrier of the disease when it ingests the gluten has symptoms of diarrhoea, abdominal distension, vomiting, nausea and malaise. The only treatment is the permanent restriction of gluten in your diet, and the celiac can't ingest or small amounts of food containing such protein. However the diet is very restricted, and often a deficient nutritional status due to gluten-free foods are simpler in artisanal, as martin and cheese bread, because processed foods for celiac individuals have a high price. The diagnosis is made through biopsy and serologic tests. Thus, this work aims to deepen the latest knowledge about celiac disease and discuss about the access to products for coeliacs. The research was to observe if there were some informative as posters or signs indicating specific location for the gluten-free food, and if there were, what the variety of these foods, as well as the prices of the same. The results show us a market still in deficit for these products, the only food that can be replaced by wheat in homemade preparation, though not so well known and disclosed, but ready-to-eat food is scarce.