Irish at higher risk of getting celiac disease

Ciaradexy, Your response is inncorrect. Ireland as an island was believed to be introduced to these grains at a later date than other peoples were. This is believed to be why the disease exhists. Many people from the mid East have lactose intollerance due to the non exhistance of cows milk in there diet so they respond better to goat milk and other non lactose milks that they are genetically used to. These genetic anomalies exhist all over the world due to inexposure to substances or cultural practices. People evolve genetically around what they are exposed to. Your statement really makes no sense.

The reason certain parts of Ireland have high prevalences of coeliac disease is due to intermarrying over the generations. Inbreeding in other words.

My daughter was just diagnosed with celiac disease and the doctor said the Irish have a high incident of it. She is 3rd generation irish american but still has the genes. So many of my relatives had "bad stomachs" and I wonder if that was the problem. She is cooking and eating a gluten free diet. I hope this helps someone get checked if you have these symptoms.