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What Should Be Checked For Celiac Screening For Toddlers?

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I'm a Celiac and I am bringing my 3 and 5 year old in to get tested for Celiac.

I don't want to make them go through more blood tests than they have to, so what else should be checked at the same time? Iron...B vitamins maybe?

Maybe a genetics test to see if they carry the genes?

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Young children can test negative for celiacs by blood work. My son was negative by blood, positive DNA and positive biopsy. I DNA tested the rest of the family through our primary care manager. It was a cheek swab and easy to do. Its expensive, but noninvasive.

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I just had my daughter (who turns four next month) tested with a blood test. I was giving her lots of gluten for the last two months! Noodles, sandwiches, crackers... Her test came back negative, BUT she is making a small amount of tissue transglutaminase (both IgA and IgG) which is pretty specific for celiac disease. Thinking about everything I've read in the last six months, this tells me that she might not have too much damage right now, but she definitely has the capacity to develop full-blown celiac. So... her gluten days are over ;) At least for a while. If she wants to eat gluten when she gets older she'll have to be willing to get tested (or suffer the consequences, I guess).

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