diff --git a/app/Controllers/Ipd_discharge.php b/app/Controllers/Ipd_discharge.php
index c4b2ba3..d6cf14c 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Ipd_discharge.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Ipd_discharge.php
@@ -5475,7 +5475,7 @@ class Ipd_discharge extends BaseController
                         'food_id_list' => implode(',', array_values($foodIds)),
                     ];
                     if ($this->db->fieldExists('food_text', 'ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction')) {
-                        $legacyData['food_text'] = $instructionRemark;
+                        $legacyData['food_text'] = $instructionOther;
                     }
 
                     $savedAny = $this->upsertByIpd('ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction', $ipdId, $legacyData) || $savedAny;
diff --git a/check_instruction_db.php b/check_instruction_db.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380e76c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_instruction_db.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+
+<?php
+// Direct database check - no CI4 bootstrap needed
+$envFile = __DIR__ . '/.env';
+if (!file_exists($envFile)) {
+    die("ERROR: .env file not found\n");
+}
+
+// Manually parse .env because parse_ini_file doesn't handle CI4 format well
+$dbHost = 'localhost';
+$dbUser = 'root';
+$dbPass = '';
+$dbName = 'hms_data_ci4';
+
+$lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+foreach ($lines as $line) {
+    if (strpos($line, 'database.default.hostname') !== false) {
+        $dbHost = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'localhost');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.username') !== false) {
+        $dbUser = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'root');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.password') !== false) {
+        $dbPass = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? '');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.database') !== false) {
+        $dbName = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'hms_data_ci4');
+    }
+}
+
+$conn = new mysqli($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+if ($conn->connect_error) {
+    die("ERROR: Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error . "\n");
+}
+
+// Get IPD ID from command line or use default
+$ipdId = isset($argv[1]) ? intval($argv[1]) : 1;
+
+echo "=== Checking instruction data for IPD ID: {$ipdId} ===\n\n";
+
+$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT id, ipd_id, comp_report, comp_remark, review_after FROM ipd_discharge_instructions WHERE ipd_id = ? LIMIT 1");
+$stmt->bind_param("i", $ipdId);
+$stmt->execute();
+$result = $stmt->get_result();
+
+if ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+    echo "ID: " . $row['id'] . "\n";
+    echo "IPD ID: " . $row['ipd_id'] . "\n\n";
+    
+    echo "=== comp_remark (Discharge Summary field) ===\n";
+    echo $row['comp_remark'] . "\n\n";
+    
+    echo "=== comp_report JSON (contains other_text = Other Advice field) ===\n";
+    echo $row['comp_report'] . "\n\n";
+    
+    if (!empty($row['comp_report'])) {
+        $decoded = json_decode($row['comp_report'], true);
+        if ($decoded && isset($decoded['other_text'])) {
+            echo "=== Extracted other_text (Other Advice) ===\n";
+            echo $decoded['other_text'] . "\n\n";
+        }
+    }
+    
+    echo "=== Review After ===\n";
+    echo ($row['review_after'] ?? '(empty)') . "\n\n";
+} else {
+    echo "No instruction record found for IPD ID {$ipdId}\n";
+}
+
+$stmt->close();
+$conn->close();
+echo "=== Done ===\n";
diff --git a/check_legacy_food.php b/check_legacy_food.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5e3628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_legacy_food.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+// Check if legacy food_text is interfering
+$envFile = __DIR__ . '/.env';
+$dbHost = 'localhost';
+$dbUser = 'root';
+$dbPass = '';
+$dbName = 'hms_data_ci4';
+
+$lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+foreach ($lines as $line) {
+    if (strpos($line, 'database.default.hostname') !== false) {
+        $dbHost = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'localhost');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.username') !== false) {
+        $dbUser = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'root');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.password') !== false) {
+        $dbPass = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? '');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.database') !== false) {
+        $dbName = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'hms_data_ci4');
+    }
+}
+
+$conn = new mysqli($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+if ($conn->connect_error) {
+    die("ERROR: Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error . "\n");
+}
+
+$ipdId = isset($argv[1]) ? intval($argv[1]) : 1;
+
+echo "=== Checking LEGACY ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction for IPD ID: {$ipdId} ===\n\n";
+
+// Check if table exists
+$tableCheck = $conn->query("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction'");
+if ($tableCheck->num_rows === 0) {
+    echo "Table ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction does NOT exist\n";
+    $conn->close();
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+echo "Table exists. Checking for food_text column...\n";
+$colCheck = $conn->query("SHOW COLUMNS FROM ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction LIKE 'food_text'");
+if ($colCheck->num_rows === 0) {
+    echo "Column food_text does NOT exist\n";
+} else {
+    echo "Column food_text EXISTS\n\n";
+    
+    $stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT id, ipd_id, food_id_list, food_text FROM ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction WHERE ipd_id = ? LIMIT 1");
+    $stmt->bind_param("i", $ipdId);
+    $stmt->execute();
+    $result = $stmt->get_result();
+    
+    if ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+        echo "=== LEGACY RECORD FOUND ===\n";
+        echo "ID: " . $row['id'] . "\n";
+        echo "IPD ID: " . $row['ipd_id'] . "\n";
+        echo "food_id_list: " . ($row['food_id_list'] ?? '(null)') . "\n";
+        echo "food_text: " . ($row['food_text'] ?? '(null)') . "\n\n";
+        
+        if (!empty($row['food_text'])) {
+            echo "⚠️ WARNING: Legacy food_text has content! This might override instruction_other\n";
+        }
+    } else {
+        echo "No legacy record found for IPD ID {$ipdId}\n";
+    }
+    $stmt->close();
+}
+
+$conn->close();
+echo "\n=== Done ===\n";
diff --git a/clear_legacy_food.php b/clear_legacy_food.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8298851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clear_legacy_food.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+// Clear corrupt legacy food_text for IPD ID
+$envFile = __DIR__ . '/.env';
+$dbHost = 'localhost';
+$dbUser = 'root';
+$dbPass = '';
+$dbName = 'hms_data_ci4';
+
+$lines = file($envFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+foreach ($lines as $line) {
+    if (strpos($line, 'database.default.hostname') !== false) {
+        $dbHost = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'localhost');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.username') !== false) {
+        $dbUser = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'root');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.password') !== false) {
+        $dbPass = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? '');
+    } elseif (strpos($line, 'database.default.database') !== false) {
+        $dbName = trim(explode('=', $line, 2)[1] ?? 'hms_data_ci4');
+    }
+}
+
+$conn = new mysqli($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+if ($conn->connect_error) {
+    die("ERROR: Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error . "\n");
+}
+
+$ipdId = isset($argv[1]) ? intval($argv[1]) : 1;
+
+echo "=== Clearing corrupt legacy food_text for IPD ID: {$ipdId} ===\n\n";
+
+// Check if table and column exist
+$tableCheck = $conn->query("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction'");
+if ($tableCheck->num_rows === 0) {
+    echo "Table does not exist, nothing to clean\n";
+    $conn->close();
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+$colCheck = $conn->query("SHOW COLUMNS FROM ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction LIKE 'food_text'");
+if ($colCheck->num_rows === 0) {
+    echo "Column food_text does not exist, nothing to clean\n";
+    $conn->close();
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+// Clear the food_text
+$stmt = $conn->prepare("UPDATE ipd_discharge_drug_food_interaction SET food_text = '' WHERE ipd_id = ?");
+$stmt->bind_param("i", $ipdId);
+
+if ($stmt->execute()) {
+    echo "✅ Cleared food_text for IPD ID {$ipdId}\n";
+    echo "Affected rows: " . $stmt->affected_rows . "\n";
+} else {
+    echo "❌ Failed to clear: " . $stmt->error . "\n";
+}
+
+$stmt->close();
+$conn->close();
+echo "\n=== Done ===\n";
diff --git a/list_instruction_records.php b/list_instruction_records.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8835d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/list_instruction_records.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+<?php
+// List all IPD records with instruction data
+require 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);
+$dotenv->load();
+
+$dbHost = $_ENV['database.default.hostname'] ?? 'localhost';
+$dbUser = $_ENV['database.default.username'] ?? 'root';
+$dbPass = $_ENV['database.default.password'] ?? '';
+$dbName = $_ENV['database.default.database'] ?? 'hms_data_ci4';
+
+$conn = new mysqli($dbHost, $dbUser, $dbPass, $dbName);
+if ($conn->connect_error) {
+    die("ERROR: Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error . "\n");
+}
+
+echo "=== Recent IPD instruction records ===\n\n";
+
+$sql = "SELECT id, ipd_id, LEFT(comp_remark, 100) as comp_remark_preview, 
+        LEFT(comp_report, 100) as comp_report_preview, 
+        review_after, update_date 
+        FROM ipd_discharge_instructions 
+        ORDER BY id DESC 
+        LIMIT 20";
+
+$result = $conn->query($sql);
+
+if ($result && $result->num_rows > 0) {
+    while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+        echo "ID: {$row['id']} | IPD_ID: {$row['ipd_id']} | Updated: {$row['update_date']}\n";
+        echo "  comp_remark (Discharge Summary): " . substr(strip_tags($row['comp_remark_preview']), 0, 50) . "...\n";
+        echo "  comp_report (JSON with other_text): " . substr($row['comp_report_preview'], 0, 50) . "...\n\n";
+    }
+} else {
+    echo "No instruction records found\n";
+}
+
+$conn->close();