Functional medicine

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:31 am

amother SandyBrown wrote:

Agree and just to clarify, gut work is absolutely foundational to pandas and tics treatment but it's generally not enough. You need to go after the infections and inflammation as well.

Maybe dr nancy ohara would be a better choice for you OP. She has a book out on functional medicine for pandas and pans so you can get a feel for her approach.

https://www.amazon.com/Demysti.....r=8-1

To clarify dc does not have pandas. We’ve been down that road for a very long time and he does not have it. He has Tourette’s which can be exacerbated by environmental factors, allergies, toxins etc. I thought a functional dr tests for all those triggers.

We tried Sara Chana’s book already it did not help.

amother

↑ SandyBrown ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:35 am

amother OP wrote:

Oh thanks for explaining.

I think functional medicine can help you a lot but you'd need someone very specialized and specific to help with what you're looking for.

amother

↑ Nasturtium

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:52 am

amother OP wrote:

Is your child taking any supplements?
I'm not the expert, but I would think a basic regimen of magnesium, including magnesium threonate, liver support like silymarin, digestive enzymes, and quercetin might be a good basic start.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:53 am

amother SandyBrown wrote:

Oh thanks for explaining.

I think functional medicine can help you a lot but you'd need someone very specialized and specific to help with what you're looking for.

Exactly! That’s why I’m trying to ask around for recommendations but I’m not getting much 😭

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 10:56 am

amother Nasturtium wrote:

Yes, supplements and medication for years. Hasn’t done anything for him as far as I know which is why I’m looking into the natural route even though I know it will be really hard. He loves to eat and really enjoys food like a true teenager. Cutting out dairy and gluten will be impossible but we are willing to try anything at this point. I just want some kind of testing to see what triggers him instead of blindly torturing him.

amother

↑ SandyBrown ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 11:06 am

amother OP wrote:

Exactly! That’s why I’m trying to ask around for recommendations but I’m not getting much 😭

You weren't being very specific in your initial ask Wink

If I'm understanding correctly you're looking to narrow down the triggers via functional testing?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 11:10 am

amother SandyBrown wrote:

You weren't being very specific in your initial ask Wink

If I'm understanding correctly you're looking to narrow down the triggers via functional testing?

Yes and guidance on how to get rid of the triggers.

amother

↑ SandyBrown ↓

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 2:40 pm

amother OP wrote:

Yes and guidance on how to get rid of the triggers.

Are you using triggers and causes interchangeably? In my mind, chemicals in the environment, food sensitivities, environmental allergies would be triggers, and underlying issues such as gut dysbiosis, heavy metal toxicity, immune dysregulation, chronic infections etc would be considered more of a root cause. Functional medicine seeks to address the root causes. Triggers mostly just need to be avoided.

I also don't know if functional medicine is capable of pinpointing immediate triggers. People usually discover those via keeping journals and close observation. In addressing root causes though, the hope would be that some of the triggers would fall away.

I would probably go with Dr ohara.

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Sep 17 2024, 11:35 pm

amother SandyBrown wrote:

Thank you for all your help!

amother

↑ SandyBrown

Wed, Sep 18 2024, 9:09 am

amother OP wrote:

Thank you for all your help!

Loads of good info here

https://latitudes.org/forums/f.....tics/