Patients, especially in England, who need it due to allergies and health issues are left with painful symptoms or permanent damage
- How higher costs affect those with special dietary needs
Patients with food allergies and health conditions affecting the digestive system are increasingly unable to afford supermarket “free-from” products, leaving them with painful symptoms or permanent damage, experts warn.
About 2.3 million people in the UK have either a food allergy or intolerance, or coeliac disease, an autoimmune disorder that leaves people unable to eat gluten.
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