> The probability that the lactose
> intolerance is secondary to gluten intolerance increases the further
> northwest in Europe one's ancestors are from, and would peak in Western
> Ireland.

Hi Don,

Why do the difficulties peak in Western Ireland?  I've heard that
autoimmune problems are more prevalent in the descendants of people who
have grown and consumed a lot of hard red winter wheat.  (I wonder if
the soft wheat would be any easier to deal with?)  Just wondering...
Mary Jackson