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# Flares and triggers

How to log flares and compare repeated entries before deciding what may be a trigger.

**Quick answer:** A suspected trigger becomes more useful when it appears across repeated flare records, not just one difficult day. These guides show how to record flare onset, peak impact, recovery, and surrounding factors such as sleep, stress, food, exertion, weather, hormones, and medication timing without assuming that correlation proves a cause.

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Symptom tracking

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/symptom-tracking)

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Pacing and energy

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/pacing-and-energy)

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Flares and triggers

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/flares-and-triggers)

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Appointments and advocacy

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/appointments-and-advocacy)

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Treatments and medication

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/treatments-and-medication)

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Living with chronic illness

](https://junocompanion.com/blog/living-with)

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[Flares and triggers](https://junocompanion.com/blog/flares-and-triggers)

Aug 27, 2026

How to Track Lupus Triggers: UV, Stress, and Weather

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Marshall Gould

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