On December 28, Santiago Segura set off all the alarms by sharing an image through his social networks in which he was seen lying in a hospital bed. A photograph that was considered a joke given the date on which he published it, but which Segura himself later confirmed was real.
An admission that the creator of Torrente himself confirmed was nothing serious, revealing that he had undergone an ultrasound endoscopy precisely to rule out problems in his digestive system. However, days later, the filmmaker himself confesses in a new interview and goes into detail about the illness he suffers from.
The protagonist of Father There Is No More Than One confessed that he has been suffering from pancreatic insufficiency for some time. "I'm worried that they won't find the causes of the problem," the actor and director admits to Pronto.
According to the Spanish Foundation of the Digestive System (FEAD), what the actor suffers from is one of the main complications of diseases of the pancreas, and consists of the inability of this vital organ to synthesize the amount of enzymes (protein complexes) necessary for the proper digestion of food.
A disease that can be very serious, since lacking these enzymes, the sufferer cannot absorb nutrients adequately. This can lead to a severe nutritional deficit, which causes serious harm to the individual and is ultimately fatal.
For the moment, the actor has already confirmed that the specialists have not found "anything bad" in these first tests, which he has been undergoing after feeling discomfort. The actor has not stopped working, but he does admit that it is "quite annoying for him to have digestive disorders and discomfort constantly."
At 58 years old, the actor has begun to undergo the first tests after feeling discomfort and trying to find the cause, in case there are cysts in his digestive tract.
The ultrasound endoscopy - a technique that combines a flexible endoscope and an ultrasound device, with the possibility of applying treatments to the digestive system - which he underwent a few days ago was precisely for that, as it is useful for the localization and staging of tumors. both benign and malignant; in addition to visualizing non-tumor lesions located near the digestive tract.
For the moment, and while they find the cause, the actor can only follow the advice of specialists, who classically supplement the patient's diet with pancreatic enzymes to improve digestion and reduce abdominal pain.
