Write your story.
Tell it in your own words — there are no forms to fight. When you're ready, we read it and pull out your symptoms, tests, treatments, and outcomes into the same terms used across GutPattern. You review, edit, and confirm every one — we never change your words.
There's no single right way to tell it. These are the angles readers connect with most — you can lean into one, blend them, or just write what happened. Whatever feels true.
A plea for help
Honest and at the low point, still searching for answers. Writing from rock bottom pulls people in and invites the community to rally around you.
An unexpected turn
The surprising thing that changed everything — a contrarian discovery, a test result no one expected, or the treatment that finally worked when nothing else did.
The long struggle
Years of dead ends, hopeful new tries, and real turnarounds. You don't have to be cured — the honest, winding journey is what resonates most.
- Your symptoms and how they actually felt
- Tests, breath-test ppm numbers, and diagnoses (SIBO, IMO…)
- Each treatment you tried — and what happened after
- Product or brand names, doses, and timing if you remember
- Doctor or functional-practitioner experiences
- Your low point and the turning point
- Where things stand now
No need to cover every one — the more of these you include, the sharper the patterns get for everyone, and the higher your Story Strength climbs.