Guides
How to notice what's going on, try one change at a time, and bring a clearer story to your doctor. Written by Paul Mederos from years of keeping his own health journal.
Gut
- Do at-home food sensitivity tests work? What the evidence saysAllergy and gut specialists agree that IgG food sensitivity tests can't tell you which foods cause your symptoms. Here's why, which tests do answer real questions, and the method dietitians use instead.
- How to keep a food diary for IBS, with a simple templateWrite down what you ate, when symptoms showed up and how strong they were, then test one change at a time. Here's a template, how long to keep it, and when to bring in a dietitian.
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Visits
- How to prepare for a doctor's appointment: turn years of notes into one pageLead with your main concern, then a short dated timeline, what you've tried and how it went, your medicines, and three questions, all on one page with your notes behind it. Here's how, step by step.
- How to prepare for a gastroenterologist appointment, and what to expectBring a one-page summary of your symptoms, what you've tried and your top three questions, plus every medicine and supplement. Here's the template, what a GI doctor will ask, and what the first visit involves.