Choose your starting point

Each persona includes what you’re probably dealing with, a first experiment, and a few guides. Pick the one that sounds like you (you can always switch later).

How to use personas

These aren’t diagnoses - just two common starting paths. Most people are a mix. Choose the one that matches your current goal, run the first experiment for 7 days, then reassess.

• If your main goal is steadier routines (Types 1–2 swings, “random” loose days), start with regularity.
• If your main goal is trigger discovery (meals, coffee, dairy, sweeteners), start with trigger testing.
• Keep logging light at first: type + time + one symptom (urgency, pain, or bloating).

Each persona links to a small set of guides so you can learn as you go - without turning your life into an elimination diet.

Regularity & pattern seeker

You want calmer, more predictable bowel routines without extreme diets or constant guessing.

Constipation swings (Type 1–2) after busy weeks
Loose-stool days (Type 6–7) that seem random
Unsure whether fiber, caffeine timing, or stress is the real lever

First experiment

Fiber +10g week

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Trigger discovery (IBS-ish)

You suspect food, caffeine, or stress triggers. You want a calm, time-boxed way to test one variable at a time.

Unpredictable urgency, bloating, or cramping after meals
Too many online theories; not enough trackable experiments
Unsure when symptoms are “normal variation” vs a red flag

First experiment

Coffee timing week

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