Method for identifying allergens and other influencing agents that may cause a reaction

A method of using a computer and a computer display for identifying a suspect influencing agent that may be causing a reaction in an individual, wherein the suspect influencing agent is one of a plurality of possible influencing agents, the method comprising:

• entering into the computer the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• displaying the plurality of possible influencing agents on the computer display;
• entering the reaction into the computer;
• displaying the reaction on the computer display;
• for a first period, selecting, with the computer, a first plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the individual was exposed to the first plurality of influencing agents during the first period, wherein the step of selecting the first plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents is performed by mouse-clicking on at least some of the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• for a second period following the first period, selecting, with the computer, a second plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the individual was exposed to the second plurality of influencing agents during the second period, wherein the step of selecting the second plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents is performed by mouse-clicking on at least some of the plurality of influencing agents;
• selecting, via the computer, the reaction that the individual experienced during at least one of the first period, the second period, and a third period, wherein the third period follows the second period;
• computing, with the computer, a plurality of correlations corresponding to the plurality of possible influencing agents as each of the plurality of possible influencing agents relate to the reaction;
• adding, with the computer, after the first period, an additional influencing agent to the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• and based on the plurality of correlations, determining, with the computer, and displaying, with the computer, the suspect influencing agent.

A method of using a computer and a computer display for identifying a suspect influencing agent that may be causing a reaction in an individual, the method comprising:

• entering into the computer a plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the plurality of possible influencing agents includes the suspect influencing agent, and wherein at least one of the plurality of possible influencing agents is a food;
• displaying the plurality of possible influencing agents on the computer display;
• entering the reaction into the computer;
• displaying the reaction on the computer display;
• for a first period, selecting, with the computer, a first plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the individual was exposed to the first plurality of influencing agents during the first period, wherein the step of selecting the first plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents is performed by mouse-clicking on at least some of the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• for a second period following the first period, selecting, with the computer, a second plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the individual was exposed to the second plurality of influencing agents during the second period, wherein the step of selecting the second plurality of influencing agents from the plurality of possible influencing agents is performed by mouse-clicking on at least some of the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• selecting, with the computer, the reaction that the individual experienced during at least one of the first period, the second period, and a third period, wherein the third period follows the second period, wherein the step of selecting the reaction is performed by mouse-clicking on the reaction;
• computing, with the computer, a plurality of correlations corresponding to the plurality of possible influencing agents, wherein the plurality of correlations reflect the likelihood that the plurality of possible influencing agents will cause a future reaction;
• adding, with the computer, after the first period, an additional influencing agent to the plurality of possible influencing agents;
• sorting, with the computer, the plurality of possible influencing agents based on the plurality of correlations;
• plotting a graph of the suspect influencing agent and the reaction versus time, and displaying the graph on the computer display to help illustrate how well the suspect influencing agent and the reaction correlate;
• assigning a magnitude value to the reaction;
• and displaying the magnitude value on the computer display.

A method of identifying a suspect influencing agent, comprising:

• storing a plurality of possible influencing agents into a computer;
• storing a plurality of reactions into the computer;
• selecting, with the computer, a plurality of possible influencing agents from the stored possible influencing agent, wherein an individual was exposed to the selected possible influencing agents;
• selecting, with the computer, a reaction from the plurality of stored reactions, wherein the individual experienced the selected reaction after exposure to the selected possible influencing agents;
• computing, with the computer, a correlation between each one of said selected possible influencing agents and the selected reaction;
• determining, with the computer, the possible influencing agent having the highest computed correlation from the plurality of computed correlations;
• displaying the determined possible influencing agent having the highest computed correlation as the suspect influencing agent suspected of causing the reaction in the individual.