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Pat wrote:  Now all I have to do
is figure out what wine goes best with chili. There are times this beer
restriction is a real pain...

Another question:

Is this lactose intolerance that I can look forward to something that
requires a diet change? Or can I just take Lactaid or something like
that? <snip>

Hi Pat~ Might I suggest a white wine like a Reisling?
Then again Red wine is supposed to be good for the heart- so you might
choose a Merlot (it's the least sweet of the red wines, but can have a
sour kick to it--seems like the more spendy varities have a mellower
flavor)  or Lambrusco is good but a little more sweet. I'm no big wine
pro, but recently discovered Riesling has a light taste & not too strong
in either the sweet or sour aspects.
<less calories than beer too!> Just threw that in to make you feel
better about giving up beer! Too bad they are not required to post carb
values on wine.

The lactose intolerance thing is an individual scenario. For some, when
the villi become so damaged, the enzymes needed to digest lactose are
not there. For many, when the gluten is omitted from the diet & the gut
has healed, they can once again have lactose.
Still another possibility is a person could have this other food
intolerance, outside of Celiac Sprue, but within that whacked out auto
immune system, that makes lactose intolerance something that stays.

The buzzword that comes to mind is YMMV- your mileage may vary.
We all have individual health mosaics & we may experience slight <to say
the least>
variations.

Did I just muddle the waters more~ or does this make sense?

Fran