| Flare group
Trigger number (%) | Symptom number (%) |
| | Stress 51 (57) | Pain*
42 (82) | Fatigue
42 (82) | Rash
18 (35) | H. ache*
15 (29) | Ab/GI*
12 (24) | Fever
9 (18) | Swelling
9 (18) | UV*
9 (18) |
Br. fog*
9 (18) | Chest*
7 (14) |
| | Doing too much/run down 39 (44) | Pain
32 (82) | Fatigue
32 (82) | Rash
11 (28) | H. ache
10 (26) | Fever
10 (26) | Br. fog
7 (18) | Swelling
6 (15) | RP*
4 (10) | UV
4 (10) | Ab/GI
2 (5) |
| | Sunlight exposure 33 (37) | Pain
28 (85) | Fatigue
27 (82) | Rash
15 (46) | Swelling
12 (36) | H. ache
10 (30) | MusW*
5 (15) | RP
4 (12) | UV
4 (12) | Br. fog
3 (9) | Ulcers
3 (9) |
| | Weather/temperature changes 20 (22) | Fatigue
15 (75) | Pain
12 (60) | Rash
6 (30) | Fever
6 (30) | RP
5 (25) | SOB*
4 (20) | H. ache
3 (15) | Inf.*
3 (15) | Chest
3 (15) | Skin*
3 (15) |
| | Overheating 18 (20) | Fatigue
14 (78) | Pain
12 (67) | Rash
7 (39) | SOB
5 (28) | H. ache
4 (22) | Br. fog
4 (22) | Swelling
4 (22) | Ab/GI
3 (17) | Skin, sleep*, fever, ulcers, vision* 2 (11) |
| | Infection 14 (14) | Pain
12 (86) | Fatigue
12 (86) | Swelling
5 (36) | Br. fog
4 (29) | H. ache
4 (29) | MusW
4 (29) | RP
3 (21) | Inf.
3 (21) | SOB, Ab/GI, ulcers, alopecia, vision 2 (14) |
| | Lack of sleep/insomnia 13 (15) | Fatigue
13 (100) | Pain
11 (85) | H. ache
6 (46) | Rash
5 (38) | Fever
5 (38) | Swelling
3 (23) | Br. fog
3 (23) | Ab/GI
3 (23) | Chest
3 (23) | Neuralgia*
3 (23) |
| | Cold temperatures 10 (11) | Fatigue
9 (90) | Pain
6 (60) | RP
5 (50) | Fever
3 (30) | Dizziness
3 (30) | Rash, inf., chest, mood, MusW 2 (20) |
| | Work 7 (8) | Pain
5 (71) | Fatigue
5 (71) | Rash
5 (71) | UV
4 (57) | Br. fog, H. ache, Ab/GI, dryness, RP 2 (29) |
| | Being upset 8 (9) | Pain
8 (100) | Fatigue
7 (88) | Throat
3 (38) | SOB, fever, chest 2 (25) |
| | Strong chemical exposure 8 (9) | Pain
6 (75) | Fatigue
6 (75) | Rash
4 (50) | H. ache
3 (38) | Swelling
3 (38) | Dryness
3 (38) | SOB, skin 2 (25) |
| | Change in medicines 6 (67) | Pain
5 (83) | Fatigue, sleep, rash, fever 2 (33) |
| | Fluorescent light exposure 6 (67) | Pain
4 (66) | Fatigue
4 (66) | H. ache
3 (50) | Swelling
3 (50) | Rash
3 (50) | UV
3 (50) | Dryness, ulcer, Br. fog 2 (33) |
| | Foods (spicy, bread) 5 (56) | Pain
5 (100) | Fatigue
4 (80) | Ab/GI
3 (60) | H. ache, swelling 2 (40) |
| | Hormonal periods 5 (56) | Pain
5 (100) | H. ache
3 (60) | Skin
3 (60) | Fatigue, rash, Ab/GI 2 (40) |
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Pain: joint and muscle pain, H. ache: headache, Ab/GI: abdominal/GI symptoms, Br. fog: brain fog/cognitive clouding, chest: chest pain, UV: UV sensitivity, RP: Raynaud’s phenomenon, MusW: muscle weakness, SOB: shortness of breath, Inf.: infection, skin: skin changes, sleep: sleep disturbance, vision: vision changes, and neuralgia: feeling of ant’s crawling, pins, and needles.
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