Can Epsom Salt Bath Help Calming?

[JosyJoy]

Hi,

 

Can Epsom Salt bath help with calming? How does it actually work? When should my child have it? When he is hyper? When he is irritate? How often should he have it in a week?

 

Thank you so much!

[cobygurl]

Hi, I have been giving my son Epsom salt baths since he was 18 months, years before his tic if began (he is now 4, turning 5). How old is your child?

 

I usually put a cup of Epsom in his bath water at night before bed. As far as frequency, I usually give him a nightly Epsom as I was instructed by a doctor that but just recently someone else mentioned 3 times a week at most.

 

I definitely notice an improvement in him. Now my son is not hyper but he does have restless legs and twitches quite a bit during his sleep which the baths greatly help.

 

This is why we started in the first place.

 

Hope that helps!

[Chemar]

My son has benefited greatly from Epsom Baths and still takes them.

 

Nightly when needed is fine, otherwise a few times a week.

 

The magnesium in the salts is a relaxant and of course also provides transdermal magnesium which people with TS seem to benefit from

The sulfate (sulphur) is a detox and has other health benefits too

 

Epsom bath seems to help calm tics and restlessness, and promote peaceful sleep

 

We use 2 cups epsom in a full tub of water, so 1 cup is best for a half tub.

When my son doesn't have time or inclination for a full soak, he uses his Homedic foot bath with 1/2 cup epsom and finds this very soothing

[JosyJoy]

Hi, I have been giving my son Epsom salt baths since he was 18 months, years before his tic if began (he is now 4, turning 5). How old is your child?

 

I usually put a cup of Epsom in his bath water at night before bed. As far as frequency, I usually give him a nightly Epsom as I was instructed by a doctor that but just recently someone else mentioned 3 times a week at most.

 

I definitely notice an improvement in him. Now my son is not hyper but he does have restless legs and twitches quite a bit during his sleep which the baths greatly help.

 

This is why we started in the first place.

 

Hope that helps!

 

Thank you! This is helpful information, and I will have my child try that too.

[JosyJoy]

My son has benefited greatly from Epsom Baths and still takes them.

 

Nightly when needed is fine, otherwise a few times a week.

 

The magnesium in the salts is a relaxant and of course also provides transdermal magnesium which people with TS seem to benefit from

The sulfate (sulphur) is a detox and has other health benefits too

 

Epsom bath seems to help calm tics and restlessness, and promote peaceful sleep

 

We use 2 cups epsom in a full tub of water, so 1 cup is best for a half tub.

When my son doesn't have time or inclination for a full soak, he uses his Homedic foot bath with 1/2 cup epsom and finds this very soothing

 

Thank you! This is helpful information. I didn't know the ingredient of the Epsom salt could be that useful. I will have my child to try it.

[mar]

I think they definetly help with something. Ds will actually ask for one bc he saids it helps to relax him. He says he just feels calmer after. I give him one when he asks for it.

Mar

[JosyJoy]

I think they definetly help with something. Ds will actually ask for one bc he saids it helps to relax him. He says he just feels calmer after. I give him one when he asks for it.

Mar

 

Thank you!

[apei1005la]

How big is the cup? or how much weight=1 cup?

[Chemar]

Hi

it is a regular measuring cup size where 1 cup = 8 oz. Just use a standard measuring cup like the kind used for cooking/baking