Food Diary Ideas?

[rain]

I'm going to keep a food diary. It's been 5 months and I'm still on the roller coaster. I've learned to appreciate that if malabsorption goes away then my food sensitivities will worsen. So I need to really identify what they are, except that I'm just awful at that sort of thing.

Also (I'm griping here) I am so tired of being surprised by new symptoms. For about 15 years I had a handle on my symptoms, then they started to change and my health got worse. I assumed it had something to do with turning 40, but I think really the malabsorption started to have other consequences. For the last 2 years I am constantly unsure what is going on. Asthma and allergies have lessened, but they are now my key indicators that something is wrong with my gut. I gain weight incredibly easily, my skin struggles with exema, fungus,rashes, my appetite is unpredictable, I struggle with heartburn and constipation. And I still get waves of tiredness. Ahhh!

Anyway, I think it's time for me to keep a daily health log. I'm certain there's more tweaking to be done. Or at least I'll find patterns...I need a little predictability!

I'm always online so I'd really like an internet tool option. Does anyone have one they use and like?

thanks!

[GlutenFreeManna]

It's been a while since I have used it, but I like Open Original Shared Link (Now AKA Livestrong I think)

You can input all you food and water intake as well as write notes about how you feel each day.

[T.H.]

I haven't found one I liked yet - I ended up using Microsoft Excel and making my own real quick.

But just as a suggestion that my dietician gave me that I wouldn't have thought of on my own, keeping track of the brands you're using is REALLY useful. I've found a few brands that I couldn't use, and much later we figured out a contaminant, or a processing ingredient that they had that wasn't listed. The food itself was okay, once we tried a different brand. :-)

[rain]

Thanks! I'm going to start this diary today.