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  1. Wanted to share an update here. My son (almost 5) has had a good 2 month run of being what appeared to be tic free. Just last week I noticed a humming sound he was making while watching tv/tablet...its almost as if its some kind of breathing tic on an exhale with a little high pitch hum sound. I had thought we got past tics, but now Im recognizing it as a tic. Im feeling a little bummed out. We have loosened up his diet as we thought he got over tics, but maybe we need to clamp down again. We are keeping up with supplements as usual. Has anyone experienced a tic of this type? Or anyone have any positive advice around having a reoccurence of tics? What should I try next? He currently takes gummy vitamins, multi, omega3, magnesium, probiotic, fibre. Diet wise, we cut artificial flavors, high fructose,...went more organic. Although, like I said we have loosened up on his diet and has probably had a little high fructose and artifical flavors/colors. We did not cut dairy or gluten. I know hes had some slight allergies (itchy eyes, sneezing)..but hes not taking anything for it. Any advice or positive thoughts is appreciated.
  2. @supermom13 about the flu you mentioned, I also wondered why my son appeared to get better dramatically after being sick. My suspicion was that when he was sick he wasn't eating any junk/candy/etc...he barely ate at all, but when he did eat it was a filipino soup dish my wife makes which was a beef soup with many veggies like spinach, green beans, bok choy, and cabbage. It was a tip off to me, that maybe it was all about his diet....?? It's hard to say, but this is what I observed and noticed.
  3. Hi Supermom13, I'm glad to hear that your son is doing much better as well! My son is 4, but will be 5 July. How old is your son? Going through this has taught me a lot. I now really think about what is going into my children. About a month ago they both had dental appointments, my son has a couple cavities, but nothing that's bothering him, so I opted to not get them filled (I still ponder if this is the right decision or not, but hey they're baby teeth and will fall out eventually...I figure as long as we're diligent with brushing him, flossing, and fluoride that we can keep the cavity in check, and the amount of sweets we have cut out). My daughter (6) also had a new tooth coming in and they wanted to do a brush on treatment for it to protect it, and i also opted out of that.
  4. Forgot to mention, we also do the bath salts maybe once or twice a week, and previous to that I did buy a mag creme to rub their backs with at night.
  5. Hello I just wanted to share my story, and maybe it will help others. I'll try keep this focused and straight to the point. My son started his "noticeable" tics on Christmas eve 2017. Pediatrician said it's command and would go away, just not sure when. I started to get more and more concerned as frequency increased, at times it would be several times a minute. He had motor tics with his arms, then later shoulder shrugs, then neck turning, and facial tic (that we thought were just too much screen time). No vocal tics noticed. He had a bad diet being a bit picky, and would eat lots of candy, he would also get lots of tablet time. I had my share of sleepless nights thinking and worrying about him. I tipped off about the book "Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourettes..."..and that book, lifted my spirits, inspired me, gave me hope, and energized me to help my son. Here's what I implemented at home: (mind you, the night before I started making changes, he was sick with a fever and tic'ing restlessly) Bought magnesium gummies to give him Bought fish oil Cut the high fructose out of the diet started removing artificial flavors and colors cut down on screen time When he was sick for about a 8 day stretch, I started the plan above. He already hadn't been eating much since being sick, but we I started giving him magnesium supplement. He probably had magnesium supplement for about 6 days then he got better. We noticed immediate turnaround, for a good few days I didn't see 1 motor tic, which was going from several times a minute to maybe 1 all day. Just seeing it stop for 1 full day, confirmed to me that there is something we can do despite what the dr's say. We started to be more conciseness about what we feed our kids, and tried to get more nutrients in them. I had to explain to the both kids, that we all need to eat healthier, so we need to stop eating stuff that's bad for us. My son was all in, he always asks now if a certain food is healthy. About 2 months into being more healthy his motor tics were probably 90% gone, but he still had some facial tics. The crazy thing is even though he made great progress, just seeing a tic here and there could still sink my spirits. Thinking about his bad diet and him not being regular with his stool, got me thinking he may have leaky gut and that maybe he's not absorbing nutrients well. I know the battle may not be over yet, but I'm happy to report that he hasn't had a motor tic that i've seen in about 2 weeks, and the last week have not noticed many facial tics. This week he's also been more regular, going #2 every other day (previously it was 1-2 per week). What we're are currently doing: Supplements: Smarty Pants Multi (whch has omega 3) Smart Calm Magnesium gummies (they loooove, the taste of this one) Fiber gummy probiotic gummy Eating / Food: No High Fructose No Artificial Flavors No Artificial Colors Fruit / Veg smoothies Buy Organic when we can Cut down on fast food - there was a happy meal or 2 in the last 2 months Candy is not an everyday thing, special occasions and rewards Other: Cut down screen More board games Playing outside I still allow them to have candy here and there, but nothing like before. I just still want them to enjoy being a kid, so even at birthday parties, I'll let them splurge. I hope someone can takeaway something from my post, I know reading posts from others often lifted my spirits while I was going through some hard times with my childs tics. Feel free to ask me questions.....
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