My IBD Care

My IBD Care is a free, award-winning app that has been developed by experts to help people with Crohn’s and Colitis live happier, healthier lives.

JOIN FOR FREE & GAIN SUPPORT IN THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF YOUR CONDITION:

Expert-led Courses: Build better habits with IBD specific courses relating to sleep, medication, wellbeing, physical activity and life in lockdown. Try single day activities or courses up to 28 days in length!

Personal health record: Maintain a record of your health, operations and tests to share with your clinical team.

Symptoms tracker: Track your symptoms to understand & manage your condition more efficiently.

Reminders for medications and appointments: Schedule notifications to keep on top of your care.

Stool Tracker: Record your bowel movements over the course of your day, based on the Bristol Stool Chart.

Newsfeed: Access trustworthy and relevant news relating to the IBD community.

Library: Learn more about living with Crohn’s or Colitis from articles & videos from the NHS and Crohn’s and Colitis UK (CCUK).

Message your hospital team: You can receive and send messages with your hospital team if your hospital is signed up!

Link your Apple Health or Google Fit: You can choose to link your data from the Apple Health app or Google Fit to share with your clinical team for read-only access. This will help you develop insights into how your lifestyle impacts your condition.

MORE ABOUT OUR FREE EXPERT-LED COURSES

We have created a variety of courses specifically to help support individuals in their IBD journey.

Currently, our longer courses focus on 5 major areas of self-management, including:

Sleep

Medication

Wellbeing

Physical Activity

Life in Lockdown

By taking these courses, you will be given weekly reports on your progress!

We also have a library of over 30 singles courses that involve shorter activities, videos and resources that are easily accessible at any time.

All of our courses were created by those who understand life with IBD, including both experts and patient-groups.

Some of the experts featured in the app include...

- Leading NHS consultant gastroenterologists

- IBD specialist nurse with personal experience of Crohn’s disease

- IBD Pharmacist

- IBD exercise specialist coach and stoma warrior

Feedback from our users...

87% of those with IBD who used our courses for a week said they felt an improvement in their wellbeing and mental health!

One study showed that our courses improved control over IBD symptoms after only one week!

“For me, it’s like having an additional team away from my team, but for emotional support and stress”

“It’s empowering to do a course where the overall aim it to help you improve your own symptoms, health and wellbeing”

“The courses are massively supportive - don’t usually get this kind of care”

OUR MESSAGE TO YOU:

We know that living with Crohn’s or Colitis (IBD) can sometimes be difficult, lonely or tiring. It’s not always easy to manage symptoms during flare ups or know what steps to take to build a stronger wellbeing when you’re in remission.

We’re a social-impact focused company, founded by patients and clinicians who are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of those with long-term inflammatory conditions. We believe that each individual deserves proper and accessible care to support their journey.

We aim to provide you with practical tools and advice that can help you better track, manage and improve your health and wellbeing in the long-term. We hope that by joining our community, you gain more confidence in the self-management of your condition, alongside your regular clinical care.

Find out more about My IBD Care:

https://ampersandhealth.co.uk/myibdcare/

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Have a question for us? Get in touch with us at info@ampersandhealth.co.uk