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GUT JOURNAL · Field Notes on Your Gut

Gut Health Self-Check

A gentle, thorough gut health assessment. It maps your digestion across five dimensions — sensitivity, regularity, digestion, resilience, and the gut-brain link — then adds a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective to point you toward the right daily care.

20questionsQuestions

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6typesPossible results

5dimensionsWhat we measure

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Why this test

Your gut is a star map waiting to be read

The gut is far more than a digestive pipe — it is linked to mood, immunity and daily energy. This test turns “hard-to-describe gut feelings” into a measurable map you can actually read.

Five-dimension portrait

From sensitivity, rhythm and digestion to resilience and the gut-brain axis, five dimensions sketch a full outline of your gut state.

A classical medicine lens

Each type comes with a gentle TCM perspective rooted in spleen-stomach theory and classical texts.

Instant report

Finish 20 questions and get your gut type portrait, daily rhythm, food and movement guidance right away — no sign-up, no waiting.

Private by design

Everything is computed locally in your browser. No answers are uploaded, no personal data is collected.

What we measure

5 · Five dimensions, one galaxy

Each dimension is built from 4 questions about the past three months. There are no right answers — only honest ones.

Sensitivity

How reactive your gut is to triggers: does one sip of something cold set it grumbling, or does it shrug off anything you throw at it?

Regularity

How steady your bowel and hunger rhythms are — a punctual clock, or an old watch that resets itself whenever it feels like it.

Digestion

Whether what you eat actually gets transformed: bloating, burping, and post-meal heaviness are all digestion trying to say something.

Resilience

How fast your gut returns to baseline after a hotpot feast or a short night — in other words, its self-repair speed.

Gut-Brain Axis

How strongly mood and stomach feed each other: does nervousness send you straight to the bathroom, or does your belly hold its ground under any pressure?

How it works

Three steps, two minutes

Answer honestly

20 questions about how you have actually felt in the past three months.

Local computation

Your browser computes the five dimension scores on the spot — nothing leaves your device.

Read your report

Get your gut type portrait, daily rhythm, food & movement plan, and TCM guidance.

Possible results

6 · Six gut star-map types

Every type is a way of living with your gut — no good or bad, only knowing it.

TYPE 01

Steady Balance

Your gut runs like a well-kept clock: steady rhythm, reliable recovery, barely a complaint. Digestion and emot

TYPE 02

Highly Responsive

Your gut is a precision sensor: fast to react, loud to signal. Nothing gets past it. Food and mood both come t

TYPE 03

Slow Transit

Your gut runs a beat behind: lazy peristalsis, drifting rhythm, and bowel movements that feel like waiting for

TYPE 04

Low Transformation

Your gut is an underpowered grinder: food goes in, but "processing" lags — post-meal bloating, heavy gas, unfo

TYPE 05

Skin-Gut Reactive

Your body runs a dedicated "gut-to-skin hotline": the moment your gut stirs, your skin answers — flushing, bre

TYPE 06

Mind-Gut Resonance

Your "belly brain" and your "head brain" are a pair of hi-fi speakers wired in sync: when the stomach drops, m

Fit & boundaries

Who should take it, who should see a doctor first

It fits you, if —

People whose gut feels "not exactly painful, but somehow off" most of the time
Highly sensitive people who want to understand how emotions and digestion feed each other
Anyone planning to change their diet who wants to know their baseline first
People curious about the Traditional Chinese Medicine view of the Spleen and Stomach
Busy people who'd like an annual-physical-style gut checklist

See a doctor first, if —

Anyone already diagnosed with IBS, IBD, or celiac disease and under active follow-up
Recent blood in stool, black tarry stools, or unexplained weight loss
Abdominal pain, fever, or night-time diarrhea lasting over two weeks
Family history of colorectal cancer, over forty, never had a colonoscopy
Pregnant or breastfeeding with noticeable digestive symptoms

Scientific basis

The research behind the questions

The items draw on the following research directions, for lifestyle self-reflection only — not a medical diagnosis.

Gut microbiota & mood
Gut microbes take part in producing serotonin and other neurotransmitters; microbiome composition and emotional state influence each other in both directions.
Gut sensitivity screening
The frequency-and-intensity phrasing of the discomfort questions draws on how IBS epidemiological screening questionnaires are designed.
Bowel rhythm indicators
Regular bowel movements are a key outward sign of stable gut motor function, and are widely used in digestive health self-assessments.
Digestive tolerance self-report
How often post-meal bloating and belching show up is a standard self-report dimension for evaluating digestive function.
Gut-brain axis research
The gut's nervous system and the brain stay in constant dialogue via the vagus nerve, immune signals, and hormones — the "second brain" concept.

Warm up with AI

Copy this prompt to any AI assistant — it can walk you through the test, and dig deeper into your result afterwards.

You are a helpful assessment assistant. Please help me complete the following test.
Test name: Gut Health Self-Check
Introduction: A gentle, thorough gut health assessment. It maps your digestion across five dimensions — sensitivity, regularity, digestion, resilience, and the gut-brain link — then adds a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective to point you toward the right daily care.
Please ask me the questions one by one, record my answers, and give me the final result and a brief suggestion at the end.
1. After cold, raw, or spicy food, my stomach often reacts with discomfort.
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2. I'm more prone than people around me to food sensitivities (e.g., lactose, gluten).
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3. When I'm tense or somewhere unfamiliar, my gut reacts strongly right away.
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4. I can clearly feel movement, gas, or acidity somewhere in my belly.
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5. My bowel timing and frequency are unstable — they keep shifting around.
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6. One business trip, one late night, or any routine change throws my gut rhythm off.
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7. After changing cities or time zones, it takes me days to get regular again.
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8. After a short night's sleep, my digestion is noticeably worse the next day.
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9. After meals I often feel overfull, as if food sits in my stomach for hours.
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10. I pass gas frequently and heavily, and my stomach rumbles a lot.
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11. My stools are often loose and mushy, or hard and difficult to pass.
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12. I favor rich, oily, or sweet food — and often feel bloated afterwards.
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13. After one unhealthy feast, my gut takes days to get back to normal.
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14. A cold, a stretch of exhaustion, or a stressful week — my gut is the first to act up.
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15. Season changes, weather swings, or humid spells easily upset my digestion.
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16. Compared with others, my gut takes noticeably longer to recover from minor illness.
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17. The moment I feel anxious, my gut responds — cramps, or a sudden need for a bathroom.
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18. My mood clearly affects my appetite and how well I digest.
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19. Before important occasions, nerves often leave my stomach uneasy.
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20. Sometimes it works in reverse: when my gut is off, my mood sinks with it.
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This content is for self-exploration only and does not constitute medical advice.

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Privacy & limits

About your data and medical boundaries

Computed locally, never uploaded

All questions and scoring run inside your browser. This page never sends your answers to any server.

Anonymous, no account needed

No sign-up, no name or email. Your test history stays on your own device only.

A mirror, not a diagnosis

Results are for self-reflection and lifestyle observation. If discomfort persists, please see a doctor.

FAQ

You might be wondering

Are my answers uploaded to a server?

No. Every question, every score, and the result itself are computed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — your record stays on your own device.

How long do the 20 questions take?

Most people finish in 2–3 minutes. They're single-choice questions about how you've actually felt over the past three months — go with your first instinct, no overthinking needed.

Is the result a medical diagnosis?

No. It's a self-reflection tool that sketches the outline of your gut state. If symptoms persist or worsen, please see a doctor.

Why are there questions about my mood?

Because the gut and brain are tightly linked through the gut-brain axis — nervousness and anxiety often show up directly as stomach trouble. The emotional dimension is an essential part of the picture.

What's the difference between the quick and full versions?

The quick version has fewer questions and takes less time, but the five-dimension profile is rougher. The full version includes all 20 questions and a more complete report — it's the one we recommend.

Will my result change if I retake it later?

Yes. Gut state shifts with seasons, stress, diet, and sleep. Retaking it every month or two and comparing the two star charts side by side can be genuinely revealing.

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