My IBD Care
We want to support you in your journey towards a healthier and happier life. Our doctor-developed smart companion app provides engaging & effective learning and communication tools, to help you consistently and confidently manage your Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis.
Living with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis
Life with IBD can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, and exhausting, especially when symptoms don’t fit neatly around work, family, or social life. Stress, sleep, mood, and symptoms all affect each other, and when one is off, everything can feel harder. My IBD Care is built around this whole-person reality, helping you understand more about your condition, manage day-to-day challenges, and feel more confident living life on your terms.
Onset of Symptoms
If you haven’t had a diagnosis but think you might have IBD, we encourage you to speak to your GP.
By browsing the material in our My IBD Care app, you will gain insight into how different lifestyle factors may be affecting or worsening your IBD symptoms.
Recently Diagnosed with IBD
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis, it’s normal to feel anxious and unsure where to start.
My IBD Care can help you understand what IBD is and how it affects you, know what symptoms to expect and when to seek help, and feel less alone with reassurance and clear, trusted guidance.
Living with IBD day to day
Living with IBD might mean managing symptoms, medication, stress, fatigue, alongside your everyday life.
My IBD Care supports you to track symptoms, flare triggers, mood, sleep, and stress, build sustainable habits around diet, movement, and wellbeing - all of which can support you to feel better, stay on top of medication and appointments, and spot patterns earlier so you can act sooner.
Flare and Relapse
Flares can be unpredictable and disruptive, but you don’t have to manage alone.
During a flare, and alongside your clinical team, My IBD Care helps you focus on simple, practical actions that can support recovery, access relevant guidance without feeling overwhelmed, keep a clear record of symptoms and changes, and feel reassured and supported if things feel out of control.
Staying well in remission
When you’re feeling well, you want to stay well and get on with your life.
My IBD Care helps you maintain routines that support long-term remission, manage fatigue and any medication side effects, stay consistent with your medication, and feel confident planning work, travel, and family life.
A key feature of My IBD Care is Elena AI – your guide through life with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis.
She helps make sense of what’s going on in your life, connects the dots in your data, and gently guides you towards what to do next – so you don’t have to navigate things alone.
A personalised digital health companion for IBD
My IBD Care combines tracking, education, and behaviour change support into one easy-to-use app – designed around the needs of people living with IBD. As part of the app, you can use ElenaAI – a personal guide that interprets your data, highlights what matters, and points you in the right direction.
Monitor what matters to you
Track your physical and mental wellbeing, and allow ElenaAI to spot trends and changes, so nothing important gets missed. Symptoms and flare patterns, stress, mood, and sleep, and medication and appointments. All your information is kept in one place, helping you spot trends and feel more prepared for conversations with healthcare professionals.
Learn from trusted experts
Access condition-specific courses designed to help you make practical, achievable changes and live well with IBD. All content is created by clinicians and specialists who understand the realities of living with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis.
Manage life with more confidence
By using My IBD Care regularly, and supported by ElenaAI, you can feel more in control. Reduce anxiety around symptoms and flares, make informed decisions about your health, and build habits that support long-term wellbeing.
Meet Elena AI - Personalised support, built into My IBD Care.
ElenaAI is available within the My IBD Care app, and is designed to support you with personalised, non-medical guidance – day or night. She helps you make sense of your health information, understand what’s going on, and feel more confident navigating everyday life with Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis. By actively interpreting your data, ElenaAI removes the need to join the dots yourself – turning information into something useful, so you can get on with your life. You can ask Elena to help you understand patterns in symptoms, flares, sleep, stress, and wellbeing, prepare for appointments with clear summaries you can share, explain results and scores in plain English, and offer calm, practical guidance when you’re unsure of what to focus on next. ElenaAI works alongside your clinical team – helping you feel supported between appointments and better prepared when they come around.
Everything in one place – so you don’t have to hold it all in your head.
Because changes in stress, sleep, or mood can influence symptoms – and symptoms can affect how you feel mentally – tracking them together helps you spot patterns earlier.
Courses designed for real life with IBD
Our in-app courses are designed to support both short-term wellbeing and long-term behaviour change, so you can manage your IBD more easily. You'll get condition-specific programmes, short manageable sessions, and flexible, on-demand content you can dip into when needed.
COURSE CATEGORIES
PROGRAMS PER CATEGORY
SESSIONS PER PROGRAM
Sleep
Improve sleep quality and energy levels with guidance from sleep expert Dr. Sophie Bostock
Medication
Understand your treatment, build better medication habits, and feel more confident managing side effects with support from our IBD Consultants, Gareth & Bu,
Wellbeing
Learn practical techniques to support mental health, reduce stress, and cope with the emotional impact of IBD.
Lifestyle
Stay active, social, and engaged with realistic lifestyle support designed around fluctuating energy levels.
My IBD Care success stories
“My mood has been more stable and I've also learned a lot about the links between my symptoms and mental health which is so helpful.”
Built with the NHS, designed for you
My IBD Care has been co-created with NHS clinicians and patients, including collaboration with two London hospitals. So you can trust that the app is built on clinical expertise, designed to work alongside clinical care, and fit into your day-to-day life.
FAQ
Is the My IBD Care app available in my country?
The My IBD Care app is available to download and use worldwide! However, we are only signing up hospitals in the UK at the moment and therefore specific hospital-related features would not work for you outside of the UK. Let us know where you're based and we'll let you know when we start rolling out there.
Can I track other conditions?
The app doesn't currently support co-morbidities. We currently have separate apps for arthritis and IBD and there are other apps in the pipeline.
Is the idea to replace appointments entirely?
No, you will still need to see your clinical team from time to time, especially when you're feeling unwell. You can decide what is best for you by checking in with your clinical team.
I didn't get my welcome email!
We're sorry about that! Send us an email at contact@ampersand.health and we'll help you get started.
What happens if I report a Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis flare through the app?
If your hospital is signed up and you report a flare, we'll send your report to your hospital team. In general they will get back to you in 1-2 days, or in line with their helpline response times if they need more information from you.
Are my team checking the messages I send?
Your team should be checking the messages you send. They won't always reply, but if you're concerned and you'd like us to check in with them, let us know by emailing contact@ampersand.health so that we can look into it for you.
I'm not receiving my notifications, what can I do?
If you're using our Android app, the chances are that your phone has closed the app in the background, which prevents notifications from getting through. You can fix this by going to Settings > Apps > My IBD Care > Battery Optimisation > Select All Apps > Toggle off My IBD Care. Alternatively, just log out and back into our app and use the pop up you'll see to take you to the Battery Optimisation page!
Can I use the My IBD Care app while I'm travelling?
Yes, definitely. Keep in mind that as with all apps, your mobile operator may charge you for the use of data.
Can I share my information with my GP?
Yes, you can share your data with anyone you choose via email. Go to My Team in the menu and tap on the Email Now button at the top.
What happens if I change hospitals?
If your care is transferred to another hospital, you can continue to use the app by choosing your new hospital from the list in the My Team section of the app, then logging out and back in again. Please note that the app will update according to whether your hospital is signed up or not.
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