High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is a top-level condition because Paul observes lipid numbers rising during UC/proctitis flares and falling when symptoms are controlled.
Current UC/proctitis relevance
Canonical overlap page:
Current interpretation:
- Paul’s cholesterol-rise-with-flare pattern is important, but it is not the default population-level IBD pattern.
- A 2023 systematic review/meta-analysis found IBD patients generally had lower TC/LDL/HDL than controls, and active/non-mild disease tended to show lower lipids.
- Therefore Paul’s pattern should be tracked as a personal-outlier clue and interpreted with fasting status, diet, weight, thyroid/metabolic markers, liver/bile markers, sleep, medications/supplements, and flare timing.
Buildout TODO
- Import relevant Notion/Health Meetings notes.
- Integrate Guava data when available.
- Build personal lipid timeline with flare/remission status.
- Track fasting status, diet, weight, sleep, thyroid/metabolic labs, medication/supplement changes.
- Link to UC/proctitis where mechanisms overlap.
- Add ApoB, LDL-P, Lp(a), hs-CRP, A1c/insulin, and liver markers if available.