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Short, plain guides to keeping a gut log and getting more out of your appointments. Health facts are cited.

A doctor listening to a patient across a desk

22 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

What to bring to your GI appointment

Appointments are short and memory is patchy. Here is what to write down before you go, so the time goes on answers instead of guesses.

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An open daily planner with handwritten notes next to a cup of tea

20 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

How to keep a food and symptom diary you'll actually keep

Most diaries die by day four. Five small rules that make a gut diary easy enough to stick with for two weeks.

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A monthly planner open on a desk with a marker pen

18 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

One poop is a guess. Two weeks is a record.

Why a single bad day tells you little, and what a couple of weeks of notes can show you and your doctor.

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