Pictograph symptom logging
Faces and simple icons instead of medical terminology. Kids can even self-log on a parent's phone.
- Mood-face symptoms
- Bristol-for-kids version
- Visual food picker
For parents and kids
Calm, kid-friendly tracking for sensitive bellies.
Recurring tummy aches, constipation or food sensitivities in kids are exhausting. A Gut Day helps parents see patterns without making mealtimes feel medical.
Why kids' gut symptoms need a calmer approach
Children cannot describe symptoms the way adults can. 'My tummy hurts' might mean cramp, gas, full bladder, anxiety or hunger. Pattern recognition over time is much more reliable than asking in the moment. A Gut Day uses pictographs, simple sliders and parent-friendly logs - so the tracking does not turn dinner into a medical interview.
Designed for family life
Quick-log for parents
Tap-tap-done. Photo of the meal, mood-face for symptoms, three-tap stool log.
School-day mode
Track lunchbox vs cafeteria. Many sensitivities only show up on school food.
Doctor-ready report
PDF for the GP or paediatrician with timeline, suspected triggers and elimination history.
How A Gut Day helps
Built for this exact problem
Constipation tracker
Functional constipation affects up to 30% of kids. The app tracks frequency, hardness and toilet anxiety.
- Stool diary
- Toilet refusal log
- Fibre and water tracking
Allergy and intolerance support
Tag suspected milk, soy, egg, wheat, nut sensitivities. The app produces a clear elimination report.
- Suspected-trigger tagging
- Elimination wizard
- Reintroduction calendar
School-friendly
Parents log evening symptoms; the app cross-references school-day food (recorded in the morning).
- Lunchbox photo
- Cafeteria fallback log
- Day-of-week patterns
How A Gut Day works for families
- 1
Set up the child profile
Age, baseline issues, suspected triggers. The app calibrates expectations.
- 2
Log dinners and symptoms for 2 weeks
Just dinner is enough - it is the meal you can control most reliably.
- 3
Add lunches when ready
Photo lunchbox in the morning. Tag what came back uneaten in the evening.
- 4
Get a paediatrician-ready PDF
After 4 to 6 weeks, the app produces a clear timeline you can share with your GP or paediatrician.
Most kids' tummy issues are not what parents think
The most common cause of recurring tummy aches in school-age kids is functional constipation, not food allergy. Kids hold stool at school, develop a backlog, then have abdominal pain that flares unpredictably.
A Gut Day's stool tracking usually catches this within a week or two - and the fix (regular hydration, fibre, toilet routine) is straightforward once you can see it.
When to suspect a real food allergy or intolerance
Patterns that recur with the same food, hives or breathing involvement, persistent reflux in babies, or growth faltering all warrant medical evaluation. The app's tracking gives the paediatrician a head start - timing, doses and severity all in one PDF.
This is especially valuable for cow's milk protein allergy in toddlers, where symptom timing is the main diagnostic clue.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this medically validated?
- It is a tracking tool, not a diagnostic device. Your paediatrician makes diagnoses; we make their job easier with clean data.
- What age is it suitable for?
- Parent-logging works from infancy. Kids can self-log from around age 7 with the pictograph mode.
- Will my child see the data?
- Only if you choose. The default view is parent-only; older kids can have their own simple view.
- How does this differ from a food diary on paper?
- Pattern recognition. Two weeks of digital logs reveal patterns paper diaries miss because parents cannot mentally cross-reference 80 data points.
- What about babies and weaning?
- Yes - track each new food during weaning with a 3-day window. The app flags reactions and helps timing of next-introductions.
Make sense of your child's tummy
Free, gentle tracking with a paediatrician-ready PDF.
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