Deborah123

Can low Carnitine be associated with Celiac?  My toddler tested low for Carnitine and has other indicators which seem to be pointing towards celiac.  Has anyone heard of this before? 

No he was not avoiding wheat based foods 

We did these: 

Antigliadin Abs, IgA

Antigliadin Abs, IgG

tTg IgA

Endomysial Antibody IgA

My 4 year old was tested for celiac last summer (blood test) & it came back normal / negative.  Can the blood test be wrong?  I was surprised that he was negative - there are many things going on which would indicate celiac. 

- He is very tired & irritable 

- He is quite small for his age

- He has enamel hypoplasia

He had amino acid testing (bloodwork), which showed Low cystine & low carnitine.  Not sure if thats anything significant. 

The Dr who reviewed his bloodwork said hes fine, but a good friend is pushing me to look further.