Re: Levocarn and effects on the body

[Guest guest]

Okay we just started levocarn as well last week and boy does his

poop smell. It is also a dark black/brown which it has never been

but it is solid.

>

> My son only takes 3.5ml of prescription Levocarn daily. He was

supposed

> to take it twice a day but that gives him diarrhea.

>

> Our neurologist says it will make him smell fishy.

>

> I don't notice it much in his sweat or his breath but his stools

smell!

> Is this normal?

>

> He is a resistent eater and hardly eats and does not eat a decent

diet

> but before the Levocarn I never noticed this.

>

> He has been taking it since last May.

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, it is normal. It is a result of low the levocarnitine is broken

down in the bowel. You should be giving it with food because it could

cause stomach upset if you give it alone. In our case it greatly

improved our son's appetite. He jumped from the 5th to the 25th

percentile in height and weight. (My husband and I are both short so

this is perfect for him.) It also helps with digestive motility. Since

correcting his carnitine deficiency he has also had completely normal

(if a bit smelly) bowel movements.

HTH,

Nadine

[Guest guest]

That is good to know. He had his carnitine levels checked by his

DAN and they were in the basement. I think his were like a 4 and

they should be between 25-54. So I am suppose to work up to like 2

or 3 TSP per day. I have only been giving one so far and it has

helped his poop get better.

Hetal

>

> Yes, it is normal. It is a result of low the levocarnitine is

broken

> down in the bowel. You should be giving it with food because it

could

> cause stomach upset if you give it alone. In our case it greatly

> improved our son's appetite. He jumped from the 5th to the 25th

> percentile in height and weight. (My husband and I are both short

so

> this is perfect for him.) It also helps with digestive motility.

Since

> correcting his carnitine deficiency he has also had completely

normal

> (if a bit smelly) bowel movements.

>

> HTH,

> Nadine

>