| MyHealthyGut app | By KORE Digital Health Therapeutics Inc. |
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| Security and privacy | Does the app:
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| Cost | Free (basic); paid (upgrade) |
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MyHealthyGut app
MyHealthyGut app
- An app for people wanting to learn about gut health or for people with coeliac disease and gluten intolerance.
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The app is divided into 4 main sections:
- Home – information about general digestive health, including how the gut works, gut bacteria and how lifestyle and eating habits affect your gut. This is available with the free and paid versions.
- Ready – the general digestive health section, which is available with the free version and has information on the top 25 pro-digestive foods and top 3 pro-digestive supplements. Information related to coeliac disease or gluten intolerance is only available with the paid upgrade.
- Set – information on meals plans, with one basic meal plan available with the free version and others available with paid upgrade.
- Go – comprises in-app packages for sale.
For the complete app description, go to iTunes(external link) , app website(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.
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✔ Developed by a dietitian, health psychologist and tech entrepreneur, with feedback from dietitians, doctors and people with coeliac disease. The development process was outlined in a published journal article(external link)(external link).
✔ The complete package ($6.99) includes:
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✘ No safe restaurant and grocery store lists. |
Clinical review
Free version:
Paid version:
Reviewer: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, FRNZCGP
Date of review: May 2019
Platform: Apple
Version: 1.0.8
Comments: This app is primarily designed for people with celiac disease and gluten intolerance; however, it also has information about general gut health and irritable bowel syndrome. The app has a very useful and informative education. It is evidence based, extensively referenced and includes many very helpful tips on staying gluten free. The searchable food database is also very handy but it lacks barcode scanning. Free access gives you general gut education, recommended top 25 foods and 3 supplements, and a 1-day gluten free meal plan (4 recipes). The paid version (complete package) includes recommended top 50 foods and 10 supplements, a 7-day gluten free meal plan (24 recipes), a food and symptom tracker, a searchable safe-to-eat food database, and high quality information about ceoliac disease and gluten intolerance.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Imperial measurements are used.
Dowd AJ, Jackson C, Tang KTY, et al. MyHealthyGut: development of a theory-based self-regulatory app to effectively manage celiac disease(external link) Mhealth. 2018 Jun 11;4:19.
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