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Where is the pain? How intense would you say it is? Did it start suddenly or gradually?
Tracking your symptoms
Writing down how you feel can help keep a record of your daily life and give more precise information during consultations.
Why note your symptoms?
When symptoms are numerous or variable, it can be hard to remember everything at the time of an appointment.
A few notes can make it easier to identify a change, a particular period or a shift in daily life.
The aim is not to monitor your body constantly, but to have a few reference points when they can be useful.
What can you note?
You can choose just a few categories. What matters is that they are easy to use and make sense to you.
Nausea & vomiting
You can note whether they are present, how often, and how they change during the day.
Fatigue
A simple indication of your fatigue level can help compare different days.
Diet
You can note what you ate, approximate quantities and tolerance, if it helps you.
Hydration
When relevant to your follow-up, you can note roughly how much you drink.
Treatments
You may note the time of a treatment and anything you want to mention to your care team.
A few pointers around meals
When eating is one of your difficulties, some information can be useful to have at hand during a consultation.
← Swipe the table →
| Day | Meal / drink | Approximate quantity | Tolerance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A food diary is not meant to impose a diet. It simply helps keep track if that is useful to you. Any major change to your diet or nutritional intake can be discussed with a healthcare professional.
Example of a daily sheet
You can use this structure as a template, on paper or in a personal notebook.
Date
Sleep / rest
Pain
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Nausea
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fatigue
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Food / hydration
Events or changes
Other notes
And before your appointment?
A few days before a consultation, you can reread your notes and spot the changes that seem important to you.
It can be useful to note the main symptoms, how they have changed, current treatments and the questions you want to ask.
You don’t need to bring a perfect diary: a few clear pieces of information can already be a starting point for the discussion.
Preparing for your appointment
This tracking does not replace medical advice.
Symptoms can have different causes and how they change must be interpreted in context. This sheet is only a tool for observing and preparing discussions with healthcare professionals.
If a symptom is unusual, severe or worrying, don’t rely only on your diary: seek medical advice suited to your situation.
In an emergency (France): call 15 or 112.
Our “I’m going to A&E” sheet (PDF, in French) ↗
Your printable tracking sheets
Simple tools to note how your symptoms, diet and treatments change.
Symptom sheet (PDF, in French) ↗
Guided tracking diary (PDF, in French) ↗
Treatments sheet (PDF, in French) ↗
For a child or teen: the weekly symptom diary and the weather of the week.