Heartburn severity log
1-5 sliders for burning, regurgitation, throat clearing, cough.
- Per-symptom log
- Time-of-day pattern
- Daily severity total
For reflux & heartburn (GERD / LPR)
Find what actually triggers your reflux.
The standard reflux food list (no coffee, no chocolate, no tomato) is right for some people and useless for others. A Gut Day finds YOUR personal triggers using your own meal-and-symptom data.
Why generic reflux food lists don't work
GERD and LPR (silent reflux) trigger lists are based on averages. In practice, two people with identical reflux can have completely different triggers: one reacts to coffee, the other to garlic; one to late dinners, the other to portion size. A Gut Day tracks meal content, portion size, timing relative to bed, posture, stress and sleep position - then ranks what most often precedes your symptoms.
How A Gut Day helps
Built for this exact problem
Meal-to-bed timing
The app calculates time between dinner and sleep automatically.
- Auto-calculated gap
- Late-meal alerts
- Per-day overview
Trigger food ranking
Coffee, alcohol, citrus, tomato, chocolate, mint, fat - automatically tagged in your meals.
- Auto-tagging
- Personal ranking
- Safe-food list
PPI / antacid log
Track medication use to see whether your reflux is improving on treatment.
How it works for reflux
- 1
Log every meal with time
Especially evening meals - they matter most.
- 2
Log heartburn when it happens
Or in a quick evening recap. Time matters.
- 3
Let the AI find patterns
After 2-3 weeks, you'll see your top 3-5 triggers.
- 4
Test changes one at a time
Earlier dinner? No coffee after 2pm? Bed-head raised? Test for 2 weeks.
Why timing often matters more than food
Studies consistently show that meal-to-bed timing is one of the strongest GERD modifiers - sometimes stronger than which foods are eaten. Eating within 2 hours of lying down dramatically increases nocturnal reflux events.
A Gut Day auto-calculates this gap from your meal log and bedtime - if your reflux happens mostly at night, the pattern is usually visible within a week.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this work for silent reflux (LPR)?
- Yes. LPR symptoms (throat clearing, cough, post-nasal drip, hoarseness) are tracked alongside classic heartburn.
- Can I track PPI use?
- Yes - log dose and timing. Insights show whether symptoms are actually improving on PPI.
- Will the app suggest I stop drinking coffee?
- No. It shows whether YOUR coffee correlates with YOUR reflux. Some users find specific brewing methods or timing matter more than coffee itself.
- What about hiatal hernia?
- Patterns still apply - food and timing remain the main modifiable factors. Surgery decisions belong with your doctor.
Stop eliminating foods you don't need to.
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