Scottish and/or Irish more prone to LC and MC

Tcrios · Post by **Tcrios** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:46 pm

My doc has been very helpful. It is a relief since it took years to get a diagnosis.
He believes my Scottish and Irish heritage make me more prone to this disease.
I am curious - are any of you Scottish or Irish?

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:49 pm

There was a poll done on the forum in relation to this topic.

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=10944

DebE13 · Post by **DebE13** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:36 pm

Irish

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:53 pm

Irish

dfpowell · Post by **dfpowell** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 6:23 pm

Irish

kayare · Post by **kayare** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 7:58 pm

Irish

Kathy

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:29 pm

Grandmother born in Troon Scotland. She was an incredible golfer. She emmigrated in the 1920's.

CathyMe. · Post by **CathyMe.** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:49 am

Interesting...I posted in the poll as well. I'm primarily English and Irish.

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:31 am

Both Scottish and Irish here!

I find it interesting that most countries have a grain as their staple food (wheat, corn, rice, etc.), but in Ireland it is the potato. Maybe because so many couldn't tolerate wheat?

Polly

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:59 am

Jewish, eastern European, Russia and the Ukraine, nothing from the British Isles.

jessica329 · Post by **jessica329** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:54 pm

Irish...any reason why?

Post by **tex** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:08 pm

Ireland seems to be the center of gluten sensitivity.

Tex

SOC · Post by **SOC** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:38 pm

Not Irish- half Hungarian & Polish. I think my micro colitis results from radiation after uterine cancer then another cancer in my sm. Intestine. Also had surgery for blockages in intestines last year. Diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis July 2014. Sandy

nerdhume · Post by **nerdhume** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:46 am

Irish and Scottish

Hopeful · Post by **Hopeful** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:02 am

Irish.

The potato didn't reach Ireland (from S. American Andes) until the last couple of hundred years. It grew well in the soil and climate and quickly became an indispensable staple of the diet. Not sure what the diet was before that, but I would think fish, some grains such as oats/rye/barley, wild game, grass-fed sheep, etc.

Barley and rye, and to some extent, wheat, contain gluten, too.
Interesting...