Health & Wellness

Keep a symptom diary and check foods against it

Living with digestive issues, one person keeps a long Gemini chat holding their symptom diary and medications. Before trying a new food, they check it there to avoid triggers like high-FODMAP foods.

Caution. Work with a doctor or dietitian.

Steps

  1. Log your symptoms each day.
  2. Ask before you try a new food.
  3. Share the patterns with your doctor.

Prompt you can copy

Here's my symptom diary and diet rules: [paste]. Is [food] likely to be a problem for me? Explain why.

Tools

  • Gemini

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Source

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