Living with IBD

A Crohn's and colitis symptom tracker for flares and the quiet weeks

A chronic illness tracker and gentle companion that already knows what crohn's and colitis can involve — so you do not have to explain it from scratch.

What crohn's and colitis can involve

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases, and both run in cycles: weeks where things are settled, then a flare that rearranges everything. Urgency decides where you can go and how long you can stay. Fatigue arrives whether or not the gut is busy, and joint aches and mouth ulcers often come with it.

Appointments are frequently months apart, and by the time one arrives the last flare has blurred. Writing down how often, how urgent and how long, as it happens, gives your IBD team something concrete. It also shows the quiet weeks, which matter just as much when you are working out whether something has changed.

How a day can feel

If your days sound anything like this, taluvu was made with you in mind.

  • “I know where every toilet is on my route.”
  • “The fatigue is worse than the pain and nobody asks about it.”
  • “I cancelled again and I am running out of ways to explain.”
  • “Remission does not mean I feel well.”
  • “By my appointment I cannot remember how bad it got.”

These are the kinds of things taluvu invites you to say in your own words — never a checklist of what anyone “should” have.

What taluvu helps you keep track of

Choose Crohn's and colitis and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with crohn's and colitis often want to keep an eye on. Remove any you do not need, add your own, and check in with a few taps on the days you have very little to give.

  • Abdominal pain
  • Urgency
  • Loose or frequent stools
  • Fatigue
  • Nausea
  • Loss of appetite
  • Joint aches
  • Mouth ulcers
  • Blood in stool
  • A journal in your own words, not a score
  • A plain-English week view of what stands out
  • A Doctor Summary you own and can print
  • Your care team’s details in one place

taluvu never claims one thing caused another. It shows what is worth noticing and leaves the medicine to your doctor. See how a check-in works.

A calm, colour-coded week view of someone's health story in taluvu, showing gentle patterns rather than a raw score.

Trusted information and support

Places we point people to for crohn's and colitis.

The same sources and communities taluvu links to inside the app. They are independent of us; please check anything important with your own care team.

Information sources

Communities

Questions people ask

Crohn's and colitis and taluvu, in plain answers.

Short, honest answers about what taluvu does and does not do for crohn's and colitis. Nothing here is medical advice.

Is taluvu a Crohn's and colitis tracker?

Yes. IBD is built into taluvu with a starting palette of abdominal pain, urgency, loose or frequent stools, fatigue, nausea, appetite, joint aches, mouth ulcers and blood in stool. You choose what is relevant and add your own.

Can I record a flare as it happens?

Yes. A check-in takes a few taps and a line if you have one in you, so a flare can be written down on the day rather than reconstructed weeks later. How long it lasted, and what it stopped you doing, is the detail that is hardest to recall.

Does taluvu decide whether I am in a flare?

No. taluvu does not interpret your symptoms or tell you what is happening in your bowel. It records what you noticed, in your words, and leaves the clinical picture to your IBD team.

What can I bring to an IBD appointment?

The Doctor Summary turns your own notes into a plain-English account you can print or hand over, and it counts the days you did not record anything rather than pretending they went well. It is not a medical record and never a diagnosis.

Getting taluvu

Carry crohn's and colitis with a little more company.

taluvu is an iPhone app. A membership comes with a free trial, and the price and terms are shown in full before you are ever asked to pay.

Download on the App Store See how taluvu helps See a real Doctor Summary

Other conditions

taluvu understands more than one thing at once.

Over a hundred conditions are built in, including living without a diagnosis yet. Choose as many as apply.

taluvu is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Nothing on this page is a substitute for advice from your own doctor or care team. taluvu helps you organise and describe your own experience — see the Medical & AI Disclaimer.

If you are in crisis or need urgent help, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency, NHS 111 for urgent advice, or Samaritans free on 116 123.