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A flare log that fits on one page.
Updated: 9 October 2026
A flare is the worst time to start keeping records and the best time to have them. This sheet keeps it to one line a day, because anything longer doesn't get filled in on the days that matter most.
The date it eased is the part almost everyone forgets, and it's the part that turns a list of bad days into something you can describe.
No sign-up. Print it, or download it as a PDF. To print, press Ctrl and P, or Command and P on a Mac, and only the sheet below goes on the paper. Everything else, including this paragraph, is left off it.
How to use it
- Write the start date as soon as you notice, even if you're not sure yet
- One line a day is plenty, and a blank day is still a record
- Note what the day stopped you doing, not only how it felt
- Write the end date on the day it lifts, while you still remember
Flare log
Started Ended
| Date | Better, same or worse | What it stopped me doing | What I tried | Anything else worth noting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How it started, and anything that was going on around then
Anything that made a day more bearable
My own account of a flare. Not a medical record, and not a claim that anything caused it.
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Printing these sheets for other people
You're welcome to print or photocopy these sheets and hand them out on paper, as many copies as you need, and you don't have to ask us first. That includes support groups, charity volunteers, ward and clinic staff, libraries, schools, and anyone helping someone else keep a record. There's nothing to pay and nothing to sign.
Questions people ask
What should I write down during a flare?
The start date, what it stopped you doing, and what you tried. Then one line a day if you can, and the date it eased. That's enough to describe it accurately months later.
Does it matter if I miss days?
No. Gaps are part of an honest record, and any summary worth trusting counts the days nobody wrote anything rather than pretending they went well.
Will this show what triggered the flare?
It can show what was happening around the same time, which is worth noticing and worth mentioning. It can't show cause, and things that happen together are often coincidence.
Can I download the flare log as a PDF?
Yes. Press Download as PDF near the top of this page and the blank log is saved as an A4 PDF, the same as the printed one. Keeping a copy is worth it, because a long flare tends to need a second and a third sheet and you won't want to come back here to find them.
More sheets, and where to go next
If you would rather not write it by hand
taluvu is a chronic illness tracker for iPhone and for your web browser that keeps the same kind of record in about a minute a day, and turns it into a summary you can take to an appointment. The sheet above works perfectly well on its own.
taluvu Chronic Illness Tracker
TALUVU LTD · Health and Fitness · iPhone
Free to download, with a taluvu Pro subscription inside
Nothing on this page is medical advice. If you are worried about your health, contact your GP practice or NHS 111. In an emergency ring 999, and if you are struggling to keep yourself safe, Samaritans are on 116 123. How we write these pages.