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Thanks for this thorough analysis! I agree with everything you stated, and have the same findings, however there's one issue where I have my doubts and that's the first one you mentioned: Food! Food must have at least some influence as many people on fora report improvement restricting gluten and increasing food that contains magnesium. You say there's no scientific evidence for the influence of food, however since food affects the quality of the bacteria in your gut, there is an indirect evidence that food surely matters. Take for example the Chinese boy from the link below where researchers transplanted poo bacteria from a healthier other person's gut in his gut, after which the amount and severeness of the tics decreased significantly. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5307749/amp/Boy-9-tics-cured-POO-TRANSPLANT.html A promising method, for more issues than tics alone. We may try home made Kefir to improve the quality and composition of the gut bacteria.

Thank you for answering after all these years. It's a hopeful answer. We restricted TV (to zero) and after a week or 6 (and ups and downs that seemed to damp out with time) it disappeared for now. We didn't put her in front of the TV so far, so maybe the comparison is not fair, but before she also had tics when tired or eating, that disappeared. We are hesitant to let her watch TV. I am not a doctor but I somehow think that the brain will develop differently if the tics are being triggered and stimulated continuously. Although we don't have any proof, she sleeps much better since she doesn't watch TV. I am sure this helps. I hope to come back with more good news in a few years.

Hi Imcgill. Years have passed by after your post. How did it all end up? I would be very pleased if you would be willing to share the outcome.

Hi, Claire I am new to this forum and I am not familiar with some slang like "bump a thread," but I guess it means sending. I know it's a very old post, but could you provide me the same info please? (Bump the same thread to me) Thank you very much!