| Cara Care | By HiDoc Technologies GmbH |
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| Cost | Free |
What does the app do?
The app is a combination of a food diary and symptom diary. It is designed to map foods consumed to symptoms and display the days in which symptoms were at worst compared to days when symptoms were reduced. Foods eaten on those days can then be reviewed. For the complete app description, go to Google Play(external link) , iTunes(external link) and the app website(external link) or for a more detailed review, see Reviews.
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✔ Great recipes that can be filtered for specific diets such as gluten free, FODMAP free egg free |
✘ It was quite difficult to add in foods with no clear instructions of what to do |
Privacy and security
The app is password protected and has a privacy policy(external link) which is displayed when first loading the app. Read more about things you can do to improve your safety and security when using apps.
Review details
Date of review: December 2022
Platform reviewed: Android
Version: 5285
Related topics
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FODMAPs – relieving IBS
IBS
Healthy eating
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Security and privacy of health apps
References
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- Rahman QA, Janmohamed T, Pirbaglou M, et al. Patterns of User Engagement With the Mobile App, Manage My Pain: Results of a Data Mining Investigation.(external link) JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jul 12;5(7):e96.
- Chaudhry BM. No gain without pain: using pain tracking mobile Apps(external link). Mhealth. 2016 Jul 4;2:27.
- Lalloo C, Jibb LA, Rivera J, et al. "There's a Pain App for That": Review of Patient-targeted Smartphone Applications for Pain Management.(external link) Clin J Pain. 2015 Jun;31(6):557-63.
- Wallace LS, Dhingra LK. A systematic review of smartphone applications for chronic pain available for download in the United States.(external link) J Opioid Manag. 2014 Jan-Feb;10(1):63-8.
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