I do not have Crohn's desease or Colitis, but I can understand why is it important to use this app. By using the In my Shoe App made me more awere of wearing of having the conditions that have the need of taking frequent medication and wearing a stoma bag. However, for people who require to use the App I can say that it is a very useful app as it can stop the condition worse. I quiete like the app as it can monitor the percentage s of your pain, mood and energy. The app is also very informative for people who has Crohns and Colitis.

I think this is good but only represents someone with mild disease. There should be an option for the person with Crohn’s to set it to a level of mild, moderate, severe and then share with family and friends for a true simulation. For example most people have urgency for the toilet and then leave the toilet have to run back 5 mins later have to run back several times. They also have to spend significant amount of time in the toilet. It should also include options for stomas, injections, collect prescriptions, nausea, sweating, inability to walk or stand because of pain. There should be medication more than an iron tablet as unless very mild disease most people are on more medication. Skin conditions, mouth sores, rectal pain could also be added. In my opinion if I were to share this with friends and family it would simulate a very easy day and would not be representative of the impact of my disease :(

I have Ulcerative Colitis. When I discovered this app I wanted to see how accurate it may be. So I tried it. I cannot believe how accurate it was. I was getting notifications but also feeling the exact same thing! (I am currently going through a flare). I am so happy that something like this has come out. It’s not only raising awareness but making me people understand how hard it can be to live with something like this! Hopefully, if more people try this, I will be able to walk into a disabled toilets without feeling judged and embarrassed. People will be able to sort of understand how draining it can be both physically and mentally. Thank you for such an amazing app. It’s helping us one step at a time!

One of my closest friends has Crohns and when I saw this app, I instantly downloaded it to try and understand what he has to deal with on a daily basis. To say it broke me down is an understatement. This seriously opened my eyes to a lot of things and I will admit to getting upset during the day. Everyone really needs to be forced to use this so that they can get a better understanding of these hidden illnesses. The only comment I would make would be to have persistent alarms during the night as an option, I slept through the notifications plus I think persistent alarms would be more hard hitting for people who really don’t get it.