An ongoing self-tracking project
Tracking GERD, and analyzing what the data reveals.
I log every meal, symptom, and daily habit, then analyze the record the way a researcher would: running the statistics, testing the usual trigger foods, and looking for the patterns memory can't hold onto. This is where I share what the data turns up.
Fig. 1Weekly share of days with a symptom, across 26 weeks of tracking.
179
days tracked
564
meals logged
95
symptom events
38
medications taken
The analysis
More analyses will follow as the data grows, starting with what happens when other people track the same way.
Your memory edits the story. Your data doesn't.
The most useful thing you can do for your own reflux is start writing it down. Log your meals, symptoms, and daily habits for a few weeks, and the patterns start to show themselves. If you'd like the template I use, or help making sense of what you've collected, get in touch.