The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has launched a free mobile app to empower people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) to take control of the disease. myIBD app allows patients to track their food, stool, pain and frequency of washroom visits all on mobile devices. The app offers a visual tracking system so patients can monitor their disease activity and seek help when necessary in an effort to avoid flare-ups and hospital admissions. “We support our patients and their families as they adjust to the lifestyle changes required to effectively manage IBD, whether it be diet and lifestyle changes, medication, or simply monitoring symptoms. The app provides patients with immediate, round-the-clock access to current, reliable and educational IBD information to supplement the information they get in the clinic,” says Karen Frost, one of the Project Leaders and IBD Nurse Practitioner at SickKids. “With education comes a good foundation for long term remission of disease. We stick to our mantra that ‘remission is the mission’.” myIBD app is currently available for free in the App Store for iPhones, iPad, and the iPod touch. It will also be available to Android devices later this year.
