Spikes & Highlights¶

Spikes alert you when a symptom is significantly above your normal baseline—helping you notice when something unusual is happening.

What Is a Spike?¶

A spike means this symptom happened noticeably more often in the last week compared to your usual pattern.

Nausea spike: +50% increase Last 7 days: 6 events | Your baseline: 4 events

How Spikes Are Detected¶

Intestigator calculates your baseline from the last 30 days. When the last 7 days significantly exceed that (at least 1.5× your baseline and 2+ more events), it flags a spike. This prevents minor fluctuations from triggering alerts.

What to Do About Spikes¶

A spike is a signal to pay attention, not an alarm. When you see one:

1. Check correlations — Did a particular food category also spike?
2. Review your logs — What did you eat differently?
3. Consider external factors — Stress, sleep, travel all affect digestion
4. Watch the pattern — Is it continuing or a one-time thing?

No spikes? That means things are relatively stable—good news.

Pull down on the Spikes screen to refresh with your latest data.

Next: Learn about Logging Quality.