{"id":1570,"date":"2012-11-19T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2012-11-19T08:00:01","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T13:00:01","slug":"the-connection-between-strep-throat-and-tourette-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/the-connection-between-strep-throat-and-tourette-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"The connection between strep throat and Tourette Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was very sick last week, as was my daughter the week before. For us, it was all about being knocked on our butt for a few days, sniffling like crazy, dealing with a few nights of sore throat\u00a0because of\u00a0postnasal drip and feeling exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>Stink had a sore throat on Saturday. Unlike the procedure for Pip and me which involves sleep and hot cocoa, I took Stink a day later to Urgent Care. Stink? He gets strep. Happens every time.<\/p>\n<p>When I arrived, I was lucky enough to have the same (may I say very handsome) doctor on call. He\u00a0immediately sat down on this rolling chair, flipped open Stink&#8217;s chart and began the following conversation:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Dreamy:<\/strong> So, Stink has a sore throat again?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> Yup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Dreamy:<\/strong> No fever?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> Nope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> No spots?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> Nope.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> But you still want us to do a rapid strep test?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> Yup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> Works for me.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes later &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> He has it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> (grunt grunt grunt) But you can&#8217;t explain why?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> No. It&#8217;s very very odd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> Do you think this is why, possibly, he tics? That his basal ganglia has been ravaged so many times that it simply doesn&#8217;t have a fighting chance in hell to normalize?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor:<\/strong> Honestly, it very well could be. I wish we had answers. But I can tell you this: You&#8217;re on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me:<\/strong> I try.<\/p>\n<p>Stink is now on penicillin, a change from his normal amoxicillin thanks to Doctor Dreamy who thought maybe, just maybe, a change would do him good. Now back in school, Stink is his old crafty self. No complaints, no exhaustion, and still no major tics! What do you all think about the correlation between strep and tics?<\/p>\n<p><strong>My takeaway on strep and tics:<\/strong> Kids who have TS have more sensitive immune systems. The better the diet (though not a cure all) and the more tailored the supplements to each child (get a good homeopathic doc) and the more sleep (8 hours at least) the less likely their immune system is to take a hit. 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