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Irish Heritage And Celiac's

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armoorefam Newbie
armoorefam
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My husband and daughter have celiac. My husband's mom was a MCCoy. Lots of Scotch Irish on her side of the family. She definitely had all the symptoms; though, since my husband was diagnosed a few months after her death from intestinal cancer the connection was never made.

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danikali Enthusiast
danikali
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Okay, I am 100% Polish!!! I am not dx yet, but I know my problems have something to do with gluten. My fam. came over on the boat 2 generations ago on one side and the other 3 generations. So what are you guys telling me? I'm crazy after all!?? Where are all of my Polaks to prove me right!?!

NYCisTHEplaceTObe Rookie
NYCisTHEplaceTObe
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i have a lot of stuff in me but mostly irish and polish and the irish side has always had digestive problems, very interesting.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Never heard about the % of Italians--I'm all Italian, both mom & dad. I think my mother and 1 sister have it but they aren't doing anything about it at the moment.

Lagomom Newbie
Lagomom
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Dad is Irish and Cherokee. My mom is all German. Dad had terrible digestion. So did his little sister. Her 2nd son has Celiac. Kind of nice having a cousin to share this with.

Libby.

celiac disease/HH/OA/Hypothyroidism/Lupus B)

Lois23 Newbie
Lois23
Posted

I am Irish,Mimac Indian,English from my Mom's side her last name is O Lawler she also has Celiac. And I am part Finnish from my Dad's side.

danie Newbie
danie
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I'm the Celiac in my family. My dad is Scotch-Irish and my mom is a mixture but mostly Scandanavian.

My husband's family is Irish; his sister, 1st cousin and half great aunt have Celiacs.

Dana

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beelzebubble Contributor
beelzebubble
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i'm first generation scottish on my mom's side and second generation scottish and irish on my dad's. to my knowledge, i am the only person in my family with celiac.

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Carolita Rookie
Carolita
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My IgG came back positive last week.

I'm part Irish and part Spanish (probably Mayan as well but not sure). I say I probably have about 25% Irish from my mother's side and 75% Spanish from my father's side.

Carol :unsure:

Rachel .... now there is two of us. I'm also part Spanish :)

schuyler Apprentice
schuyler
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Dad's side: Irish and French. My dad (and some of his family members) has had terrible digestion problems for a long time, but he won't be tested for celiac

Mom's side: Italian, Native American, and possibly English

Green12 Enthusiast
Green12
Posted

I'm mostly Irish, Scottish, English, and Delaware/Lenape Indian (American Indian).

Rachel--24 Collaborator
Rachel--24
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Rachel .... now there is two of us. I'm also part Spanish :)

Yeah! I'm not the only one anymore. :D

I think I must be 25% Spanish, 25% Italian, 50% Mexican....or something like that. <_<

JenAnderson Rookie
JenAnderson
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I am second generation Irish. One set of Grandparents came from County Cork and the others came from Belfast. The only side that had the symptoms were the ones who were from Cork. They were "country people". The other side that was from Belfast didn't have any signs from celiac disease, but there was Diabetes and Colon and Prostate Cancer. I was really happy to claim all this Irish heritage until I got diagnosed. Now I know why we put so much stock in the potato.....

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windravyn Newbie
windravyn
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Hi. Just wanted to chime in. Another Irish lass here! I'm gluten sensitive (and I have autoimmune thyroid disease). I suspect my mom, sister, and grandmother are as well. I have Irish heavily on both sides. I also have German heavily on one side.

LKelly8 Rookie
LKelly8
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100% Irish and 10% German :blink:

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azmom3 Contributor
azmom3
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French from my dad's side, Irish and German from my moms side. I haven't been tested for celiac yet, but have many of the symptoms and just found out my son has it.

beaglemania Rookie
beaglemania
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I have gotten Celiac from my dad, who has it also. On my Dad's side from where I got it he is almost 100% Irish. So I got it from my Irish heritage.

On my mom's side I have English, German and Irish.

kb8ogn Rookie
kb8ogn
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I have really found this interesing.

my dad is 100% irish, my mom is slovak and english.

jayhawkmom Enthusiast
jayhawkmom
Posted

I am also Irish & German - and a little French, Swedish, and English. Fascinating. My father is an English/Nordic mix, my mother is the German, Irish, Frenchwoman.

Vladimir Gluten Newbie
Vladimir Gluten
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This thread is a monster!!

I am 50% Irish (as my Irish Grandma reminds me) and 50% Pennsylvania Dutch (DEUTSCH).

If anyone is interested in a brief list of the possible reasons for the term "Pennsylvania Dutch" here is a Open Original Shared Link

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
Posted

German and Dutch

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
Posted

Scottish, Irish, English, and Norwegian.

Girl Ninja Newbie
Girl Ninja
Posted

Irish and French-Canadian-Indian. That second one is all one. My great grandmother was Indian and lived on a reservation in Canada. She had a tribal name and also a French name.

rinne Apprentice
rinne
Posted

Irish, Scottish, Ukrainian.

My Irish grandfather died at 65 of stomach cancer.

Nic Collaborator
Nic
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My son is Irish, Italian, and English and he is a Celiac. But it is passed on in my fathers side of the family who is half Italian, half English, no Irish. I read early on when my son was first diagnosed that this illness is predominant in the northern European counties.

Nicole

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