Medication-aware tracking
Tag your medications. The app warns about common gut side effects and tracks new symptoms after dose changes.
- Medication library
- Side-effect alerts
- Dose-change correlation
For seniors
Big buttons, clear summaries, no fuss.
A Gut Day works without small text or fiddly menus. Track meals, medications and bowel changes - and bring a clear printout to your GP.
Why gut tracking matters more after 60
Gut motility slows with age. Many medications (especially for blood pressure, pain, diabetes) cause constipation, reflux or loose stools. New gut symptoms after 60 also need medical attention more quickly than in younger people. A Gut Day makes it easy to track changes over weeks rather than days, so you and your GP can spot patterns early.
Designed for older eyes and hands
Larger text, larger buttons
Built-in 'easy mode' increases text size, button targets and contrast across the whole app.
Voice logging
Speak your meal or symptom instead of typing. Works in English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish.
Daily one-screen summary
Three buttons: ate well, slept well, bowel movement. Done.
How A Gut Day helps
Built for this exact problem
Constipation focus
Constipation is the most common gut issue in seniors. The app tracks frequency, hardness and time-on-toilet.
- Bowel diary
- Fibre & water tracking
- Laxative log
Red-flag alerts
Sudden changes (blood, weight loss, persistent pain) are flagged with 'see your GP' messages.
- Symptom triage
- Red-flag detection
- GP-ready PDF
Family sharing (opt-in)
Send a weekly summary to a partner or adult child if you choose. Useful for caregivers.
- Weekly email summary
- Read-only access
- Privacy-controlled
How A Gut Day works in your daily routine
- 1
Set up easy mode
Larger text, larger buttons, simpler layout. Takes one tap.
- 2
Log meals once a day
Just dinner is enough. Take a photo or speak it - 30 seconds.
- 3
Tap your bowel movement
Yes/no, easy/hard. That is enough for the app to track patterns.
- 4
Print a monthly summary
Bring it to your GP for a clearer conversation.
New gut symptoms after 60 - when to act
New persistent constipation, blood in stool, unexplained weight loss, or sudden change in bowel habits all warrant prompt GP review at any age, but especially after 60.
A Gut Day's red-flag detection flags these automatically. Tracking before the GP visit makes the conversation faster and more accurate - timing, frequency and severity all in one printout.
Medications and the older gut
Common culprits for constipation: opioids, calcium supplements, iron, some blood pressure medications, antidepressants. Common reflux culprits: NSAIDs, bisphosphonates. Common diarrhoea culprits: metformin, antibiotics, laxative overshoot.
The app correlates symptoms with medication starts and dose changes, so you can have an informed conversation with your GP about whether to adjust.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to be tech-savvy to use this?
- No. Easy mode strips the app to three taps a day. Voice logging means you do not need to type.
- Can my partner or child see my data?
- Only if you switch on weekly sharing. They get a read-only summary by email.
- Does it replace my GP?
- No - it makes your GP visits more useful by giving you weeks of clean data to discuss.
- What about hearing aids and screen reading?
- Voice logging is loud and clear. The app supports OS-level screen readers (VoiceOver, TalkBack).
- Will it nag me with notifications?
- Only if you want. Notifications are off by default; you can switch on a single daily reminder if useful.
Track your gut without the small print
Free easy mode, voice logging and clear monthly summaries.
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