Some people with IBS have dealt with symptoms for years without knowing the cause or how to manage it.
As with any changes to a care plan, its important to discuss them first with a physician.
For making adjustments in diet, consulting with a dietitian is also helpful.
Bowelle iPhone App
Bowelle can help people with IBS monitor how they feel throughout the day.
Users choose the icon that best represents how they feel.
Tracking foods can be an important part of managing IBS.
Cara Care
Rather than relying on memory, there’s an accurate record of everything eaten.
There’s also a section for custom fields.
This helps individualize the use of the app.
Monash University FODMAP Diet Phone App
People with IBS can have different triggers other thanfoodorstress.
The customization helps in making sure that these issues are captured and added to the overall picture.
After tracking data for six days, a report can be generated.
Bowelle is available oniPhone.
Reports can be given that offer an overview of a day, a week, or a month.
Cara Care also offers recipes in the app.
Cara Care is available oniPhoneandAndroid.
This diet is important in IBS and some other digestive conditions.
The diary within the app helps capture foods eaten, symptoms, bowel habits, and stress level.
All of this information is used to help determine which foods or combination of foods may be causing symptoms.
Eating low FODMAP is not meant to be a forever diet.
It is meant to be used for understand signs and symptoms in relation to foods.
Therefore the app offers a guide to adding foods back into the diet.
The Monash University FODMAP Diet app is available oniPhone,Android, andAmazon.
A Word From Verywell
IBS can be a challenging condition to manage.
Lifestyle changes are often used in treating IBD but making these adjustments can be complex.
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