I built the tool I wished I had

I have Gilbert’s syndrome, and like a lot of people with a chronic condition, I’m always on the lookout for something that helps.

For years my routine went like this: read medical websites, dig through forums, try something new... and watch it not work. Eventually I’d lose patience and give up. Then it would flare up again, and I’d start the whole cycle over. Same searching, same results. Nothing.

I spent hours in those forums, and the thing that bugged me most was that there was no real way to see the big picture. What have people tried? What’s actually working? And more importantly, what’s working for someone like me? Most posts were just “this helped!” with no details about the person’s age, lifestyle, or anything else. So even when someone found something good, I had no idea if it would work for me.

That’s why I built Loops. I wanted a way to find treatments that actually fit my situation.

When I mentioned the idea to friends and family dealing with their own chronic conditions, they all said the same thing: “I need this too.” So I started adding their conditions, and it grew from there into what you see now.

I hope Loops helps you make sense of the data, the treatments, and other people’s stories as much as it’s helped me.

Thanks for being here,

Josh