Environmental triggers diary: what to record?

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If you were trying to track whether there were environmental triggers to certain behaviors what all would you track?

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You mean besides Temperatures (Highs and Lows) and Phases of the Moon?

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Atmospheric Pressure.
Pollen Count.
and
Length of Winning/Losing Streak of Local Sports Teams.

Top Ten Music Album Sales Figures
(Believe you me, music is environmental)

Oh.... wait.

Top Fifteen Songs Played on the Wal-Mart PA System.

Joe(I'll bet you think I'm kidding.)Nation

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Along with all of the weather related info I'd look at where they went that day, what they ate, changes in things like soaps/toothpastes/detergents/shampoos used, etc...

Also, pollen type can be as important (if not more so) than pollen counts.

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Population densities?

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from a migraine trigger page

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# Diet and foods. For example, dieting too fast, cheese, chocolate, red wines, citrus fruits, and foods containing tyramine (a food additive).

# Environmental. For example, smoking and smoky rooms, glaring light, VDU screens or flickering TV sets, loud noises, strong smells.

# Psychological. Depression, anxiety, anger, tiredness, etc. In some people migraines occur when relaxing following periods of stress. (For example, during weekends or holidays.)

# Medicines. For example, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), some sleeping tablets, and the contraceptive pill.

# Change in habits. For example, a change in sleep patterns (missing sleep, lying in, etc), missing meals, long distance travel, jet lag, etc.

for environmental triggers in this example, they seem to be considering a lot of sensory stuff - sights/sounds/smells/tastes - I wouldn't be surprised if touch should/could be in there as well

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from a trigger page on another dx

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Foods

Temperature-related
* Saunas
* Hot baths
* Simple overheating
* Excessively warm environments

Weather
* Sun
* Strong winds
* Cold
* Humidity

Drugs
* Vasodilators
* Topical steroids

Beverages
* Hot drinks, including hot cider, hot chocolate, coffee or tea

Emotional influences

Physical exertion
* Exercise
* "Lift and load" jobs

Skin care products

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oh - on foods - a number of sites talk about identifying food sources - not just types of foods

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then there are the asthma triggers

http://asthma.about.com/od/asthmatriggers/qt/moldasthtrigger.htm

(you're in prime territory for a few of those)

we've talked about the asthma/behaviour connection before - you might see one before the other / both together

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http://asthma.about.com/od/asthmatriggers/tp/toptriggers.htm

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exercise,

cold air,

pollutants

pet dander,

mold

pollen

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Wow. Thank all, and especially you, ehBeth, you are an amazing resource for health issues. I appreciate everyone's input. I do believe you Joe. "Environment" is a huge and complicated thing.

I think I might have to set up a spread sheet to track so much.

But that's okay, I can do that.

I really want to get to the bottom of things and all things being equal I can only look to environmental factors at this point.

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<curtsies>

I did my first project on allergies in grade 5. Once an allergy geek (and an environmental sciences grad), always an all-round geek.

~~~

I'm truly fascinated how much research has been done over the years in this area. Things that docs said to the hamburgers about my allergies on gut instinct 40+ years ago are now often turning out to be verifiable. That makes me happy.

The skin on my hands is aging significantly prematurely from long-term steroid use - but I'm alive. Thank goodness for good docs and keen researchers.

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boomerang wrote:

"Environment" is a huge and complicated thing.

it is, but you certainly can do it.

I wonder if approaching it like a baby's food allergy diet chart might work. Mo might not appreciate it - but if you present it as a project of some sort ...

His being a somewhat fussy eater could help in that regard - you wouldn't have to worry much about food as a variable.

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