User Guide
A comprehensive guide to using the FlareCare mobile app
Getting Started
First Time Setup
When you first open FlareCare:
- Create your account using your email
- Complete your profile with basic health information
- Set your notification preferences
- Take the app tour to familiarize yourself with features
Dashboard Overview
Main Navigation
Your dashboard is organized into these key sections:
- Home Tab: Your daily overview
- • Quick symptom entry buttons
- • Today's summary
- • Recent entries
- • Wellness score
- Reports Tab: Health analytics
- • Weekly and monthly trends
- • Detailed symptom history
- • Pattern identification
- Food Tab: Dietary tracking
- • Meal logging
- • Food diary
- • Reaction tracking
- Profile Tab: Personal settings
- • Account management
- • Notification settings
- • App preferences
Daily Health Tracking
Logging Symptoms
Record your symptoms in detail:
- From the home screen, tap the "+" button
- • Located in the bottom right corner
- • Opens the symptom entry form
- Choose your symptom type
- • Select from common symptoms
- • Use search for specific symptoms
- • Add custom symptoms if needed
- Rate the severity (1-10)
- • Slide to adjust intensity
- • 1 = Very mild
- • 10 = Severe
- Add relevant details
- • Time of occurrence
- • Duration
- • Associated factors
Bowel Movement Tracking
Track your bowel movements in detail:
- Access BM tracking
- • Tap the BM quick-access button
- • Or use the "+" menu
- Record consistency
- • Use the Bristol Stool Scale
- • Select from 7 types
- • View reference images
- Note additional characteristics
- • Presence of blood
- • Urgency level
- • Associated pain
- Add context
- • Time of day
- • Location
- • Related symptoms
Reports and Analytics
Understanding Your Data
Daily Summary
- View all entries for the current day
- Quick overview of symptom severity
- BM frequency and patterns
- Daily wellness score calculation
Weekly Analysis
- Symptom frequency charts
- • Color-coded by severity
- • Day-by-day breakdown
- BM pattern visualization
- • Consistency trends
- • Frequency patterns
Pattern Recognition
- Identify symptom triggers
- Track effectiveness of treatments
- Monitor overall disease activity
- Generate reports for healthcare providers
Food Diary
Comprehensive Meal Tracking
Recording Meals
- Open the Food section
- • Tap the Food tab
- • Select "Add Meal"
- Enter meal details
- • Choose meal type
- • Set time eaten
- • Add location (optional)
- Log food items
- • Search common foods
- • Add custom items
- • Specify portions
- Track reactions
- • Note immediate effects
- • Set reaction severity
- • Add reaction timing
Food Analysis
- Review meal history
- Identify potential trigger foods
- Track safe and problematic foods
- Generate food-symptom correlation reports