Smart phone app for IBS sufferers

04/02/2013 A new smartphone app developed by the Department of Gastroenterology provides an on-the-go reference to help the one-in-seven adults who suffer irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) avoid the foods that trigger their symptoms.

http://med.monash.edu.au/news/2012/fodmap-app.html, http://monash.edu/monashmag/articles/a-smart-phone-option-for-ibs-sufferers.html. The app was launched 18/12/12 and has in its first 6 weeks sold over 2,500 downloads. For more about the FODMAP research, see www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/fodmap/