Post vacation tic

[MLee]

We are just back from vacation and my child had a lot of gluten and dairy. A new vocal tic has popped up as a result. We are home now and am trying to reset things w supplements and food. Has anyone had this happen before and if so, how long did it take to get back to baseline. How did you get back to baseline? It’s so upsetting. Things were very mild and stable prior to our vacation. 

[Chemar]

This is a lesson we also learned the hard way!

My son's reactions and length of waxing varied depending on what he was exposed to. Thankfully he was able to recognize how dramatically things could deteriorate by eating stuff that he knew triggered tics before.

We did find detoxing with Epsom Baths very helpful, as well as some other things that benefited (eg acupuncture, amongst others)

I hope things settle soon for your child @MLee

[MLee]

Thank you Chemar. Did things eventually settle?

[Chemar]

Yes, as with most tics, they waned, some faster than others. As I mentioned, it all depended on what tic was triggered, and by what! If something triggered a more complex tic, it would take longer and require more careful counter measures. Other tics waned faster.

Another reason I so recommend keeping that journal, as it does make sleuthing these things a lot easier. For example, my son always had really intense reactions to artificial food dyes like Red40, Blue Lake etc- if he even sneaked a snack that had those in, it took quite a while to get that out of his system with varied extra treatments. I began to be able to almost pinpoint what had triggered him by his reaction if that makes sense. Once he started looking at my notes and understanding what things were clear triggers, it was also easier to have him taking care with his own health.

We learned much later that he actually has something called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which explained a lot of his reactivity to things with chemical additives, whether foods, medications/supplements, toiletries, household products etc - once he went ultra pure and natural there was a big improvement not only in his tics, but also in his overall health.

Of course there are always those tics that wax and wane for what seem to be mysterious reasons~but overall we found avoiding things that were known triggers reduced even the frequency and duration of waxing times overall.

[Atex]

Just wrapping up a beach vacation and am seeing a slight flare, even though we've been able to maintain dairy/gluten/egg free the entire trip; albeit, I question how "clean" some of the food is when eating out.  If only the ocean water would counter things more!