mySymptoms Food Diary App Reviews

I have had this app for yeaaaars and it helped with me documenting autoimmune issues for validity for docs when being dismissed. When I went for a second option - having all of this logged helped tremendously. The only drawback is I can’t also add photos to the diary - which would be amazing. Just a tip for maybe an update!!! It would be awesome to be able to log this aspect in life.

Used the app to gather info to report to doctor when figuring out that I was gluten intolerant though not officially celiac. Now using to figure out fat levels needed to handle my EPI (pancreatic insufficiency)! Great tool to find hidden allergies too. Someday I might use for finding FODMAPs, appears it should work well. Even tracking medications & pain levels after broke a couple of ribs. Great flexibility—you can add your own symptoms, so possibly applicable to a lot of different

I need to wait for a few months to see how valuable the analysis function is, but after a week of use, I can give a 5 star. I’m able to track everything I need plus add symptoms to my needs. Easy to use! Works consistently after one week.

The app is pretty straight forward however it’s for food sensitivity and does have options to add swollen hands, itching, and other allergy skin symptoms. So it’s effective for what it does but would be more useful having at bare minimum an “other” button

The app is fine for making you want to fill it out (especially since you spent $8 for it).However, it leaves a lot to be desired. The ingredients are not always listed for the items that are in the database. Therefore, the analysis is weak. In fact, the analysis part is basically useless. I haven’t used a print out of symptoms and food for my doctor yet, but I plan to soon

Logging all the ingredients that you eat every day is a real drag. But when you need to do it, it’s really nice to have a manageable yet detailed tracker. Learning curve was a little high. (3) 11/23 Back to logging after a while, because I had severe gut symptoms. Through a different resource I discovered that it was related to mixed nuts. Continued to loose weight. Instructed to go back to logging what I ate, but also needed to log food and quantities for calories, requiring me to log in 2

So far I love this app! And I appreciate that it doesn’t have calories and it’s not weight-centric.

Recovering from rectal cancer surgeries with severe bowel issues. Able to track bowel movements, food intake, medication, LARS symptoms with ease. Existing data base of food and medications is outstanding. This is the perfect documentation to be able to show my doctors just what I am going through complete with pain levels and frequency of symptoms. Perfect for Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) patients.

Worth every penny. I tried Cara Cara and gave up after a single meal - the bar code scanner is a must-have for me. This is so easy to use for both meal recording and symptom recording. While I’m still skeptical it’s really going to find a great correlation between a food and my pain, that’s because it may not be there - at least the app has the capability to find it!

For many, the app might be overkill, but which is worse -- features you don't use or features that aren't there? I've been a user for several years and am extremely happy with the app. On the 2 occasions I've needed support, they were fast, efficient, and effective. Highly recommended for food tracking and beyond. Sharing data between devices is fast, see less, and transparent.

So simple yet so comprehensive. Amazing resource. I’m 24 hours I’ve accomplished more in food mood recording than the last 25 years…

It would be helpful to see if there is a common day in the month or time of day consistently when I’m having certain symptoms to also rule out other potential causes

I use it for my dog who has chronic GI issues. It allows me to add options to design it for him. And so far, the analysis is pretty accurate. Great communication tool with my vet. I wish there’s a way to add multiple users.

Easy to us and fun. I never thought I would enjoy recording Meals, Supplements, and Bowel Movements so much with an app. Nice to see the big picture of what’s going on and this provides it.

I like the layout of this app, and the fact there are no ads popping up. It took a couple of days to get the hang of it. I wish it had a field to enter blood pressure readings, but there is a work-around using the “Other” field which serves as a catch-all for any category you need.

Pretty well laid out app. It does exactly what I need and not much extra. I keep track of food and drinks due to LPR (silent reflux). It’s better than keeping a physical journal because it can keep a pattern. I need the pattern. Edit: I actually figured out my real issue after a little more use of this app. I had an allergic reaction to a certain food and it caused my issue. It wasn’t even LPR. This app helped me figure it out.

I have been struggling with Lyme, Mast Cell, and Mold Toxicity for the past 2 years and this is the ONLY APP that has decent analytical tools to help figure out what is causing your flare ups! It allows you to find correlations between a potential trigger and an increase in symptoms up to 3 days later. I am incredibly happy to have found this app, there's nothing out there remotely this good for tracking foods eaten vs symptoms.

This app is great, but it would be so much better if it integrated with the Health app and the Fitness app. I don’t want to enter my workouts here when they’re already logged in Fitness, and Health tracks my sleep quality. For mySymptoms to be a 5 star app, it should sync this data so we don’t have to enter it twice.

I had an issue with the update and thought all my data had been lost. The developer very promptly worked with me to resolve the issue! This app is crucial as I work through determining allergy triggers. Great app and support!

Very helpful. I only wish I could record calories/weight so I could keep everything in one app.

Really easy to use, intuitive and very helpful! Highly recommend it!

Logging all the ingredients that you eat every day is a real drag. But when you need to do it, it’s really nice to have a manageable yet detailed tracker. Learning curve was a little high.

This app is easy to use and has all the right data collected. I am working with a nutritionist and send her all the data before my appointment. Works seamlessly. I have tried other methods and this one is perfect for my needs.

Nice app but can you add the ability to log blood sugar levels?

Wish you could add pictures or create groups of foods - ie meal 1 is x and y and z but you only need to select the entire group so you don’t have to type them all in

There are no easy way to track these important attributes. Otherwise the app works pretty good.

After trying this a couple of times, I’ve decided the interface is too difficult to negotiate. Barcode scanner won’t find half the foods, makes pen and paper seem like a better solution.

I didn’t realize that I’d have to input the ingredients of the food I eat, much less the basic nutritional information, for a $6 app - the advertising made it seem like the app database had knowledge about most products sold in American stores so that it would effectively be able to track the impact of different ingredients. So it is significantly less useful to me as what I thought it was when I bought it. Oh well