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A Lifesaver!!
I can't begin to thank Dr. Norm Robillard enough for writing the book and making this app; thanks to these two things I have a full picture of my gut issues. Other approaches never solved the questions I had...like, "if rice flour is gluten-free, why is it giving me digestive distress!?"
The reason: this app shows FERMENTATION POTENTIAL of food, based on the portion sizes you use...a revelation!!
Fermentation potential is s huuuuuge key that many of us with IBS never were told about before. This app helps me manage my life while answering a myriad of questions no other doctor or protocol could answer for me before. Thank you, Dr. Robillard; this app has helped me immensely!!!Show lessLooking_Ahead
Good start but needs work
After purchasing the book, I chose to invest in the iphone app as well. I was hoping there would be more integration between the book and the application, including the recipes for the two week diet plan, which would help with shopping. The recipes are not included in the app.
I was also hoping the application would include, in the foods list, the meals from the book, so that we could easily track the FP values of those meals, but that is also not available. Nor is it possible to simply input the pre-calculation FP values of the meals from the book.
This last issue also brings up the poor user interface of the custom foods option. There appear to be sliders for inputting values such as carbs, fiber, etc... but only the glycemic index slider is actually functional. This seems to be an developer error/oversight that indicates the application design has not been well thought through or tested, or supported in updates.
As I said, I am investing in the tools it takes to tackle health issues, but it would be nice if the tools worked as well as they really could. Get the recipes, the two week diet, the user interface issues cleared up and it's five stars from me.
I really want this application to be the Go-To Tool. I want it to succeed!Show lessLetter Warrior
Poorly Done
This app is awkward to use, especially compared to apps like Symptom Tracker. The FP calculator slide bars only work for glycemic index. The food list is limited. I couldn't find a bar code input image, which makes adding some foods quite easy. I would like to have easy access to the FP of a vary of foods and a simple method to calculate FP for foods not included, but this app isn't there yet.Show lessWonderwagon2003
Great
This is a great app. Not sure why the other reviewer mentioned not being able to search for specific items. Just click the search icon and type in the name of the food. I almost didn't buy the app because of mixed reviews, but I have been able to return purchases before through the App Store, so I thought I'd try it out. It doesn't have all the foods I eat, but you can pick a food that is similar. I also like that you can add your own foods. So if there is something I eat a lot, I could add up the FPs (like a rice cake with almond butter). Then I don't have to input those two ingredients separately in the future. Good app to help you figure out your FPs. My gastro NP said to have 15 FPs per meal.Show lessarrowhug
Life saver
Really a great find. I suffered from constant gas pressure and indigestion.so much so it hard to take deep breaths. Staying within the diets framework has been a life saver. Spent time at the Dr office and all they say is don't drink coffee, no pizza, no this no that... The diet allows me to still enjoy some basics while cutting out the things that I now know cause all issues. I would like to see a expanded list of foods. It's difficult to try and calculate GI on foods while your walking around the grocery store.Show lessCjames. V
Update April 2016
April 2016
I decided to update my review and lower to only two stars not because I believe that app was not useful. It was. I say was. While I wrote and received responses back on a few other bugs in this app this last one rendered it useless for me. After spending well over a month entering in my daily food items using the app as a guide on what to eat it is now all lost!
I updated my I pad to a new one. I did all the backups and double backups. None of that data transferred over to the new I pad. Had this app for $8 been able to sync over to different devices (as even free apps can do) I would of had it on my phone. So now what! start all over again. Think not. Paper or excel can work fine recording my data. More work but less chance of loss. Had I known this before I never would of bought it. Buy it you only have one device and never plan on replacing it. Otherwise skip. By the way, tech folks nice, But not very helpful. Thank you.Show lessRachclermont
Great addition to the book or alone
This app is a great addition to Dr Norm Robillard's "Fast Tract Diet" book. I appreciated having the additional information and explanations in the book. That said, I think you would still gain huge benefits from just using this app alone as well. To the woman who can't find foods easily, look for the little looking/magnifying glass at the top of the screen in the app. If you tap on that, you can "search" for foods. I do that most of the time. The "FP Food Lists" are helpful when I want a food in a particular category, but not sure exactly what I want to eat or shop for. I can go, for example, to the "Grains, Flours" section and see which ones have the lowest FP from which to choose. I LOVE the built-in FP calculator and being able to add my own custom foods or recipes to the database so I can really customize the app for me. The meal & symptom trackers are super helpful and love the graphical display of that info on the "Dashboard" section.Show lessOccasional tv
Fantastic!
This app makes the Fast Tract Diet - an amazingly effective way to manage acid reflux that can however be a bit overwhelming - completely manageable. With this app, I have been able to keep up the diet for a straight week, and my symptoms are now markedly reduced. I have not felt this good in months. Worth every penny!!!Show lessWebb kllvx
Difficult to search, expensive
If this was a free or low cost app, then I wouldn't mind, but this app costs $8 and it is not user friendly. The foods are sorted into different categories, and within each category they are sorted by their "FP" score. That's great if you're looking for ideas on what to eat, but if you want to look up the "FP" value of a particular food, you have to scroll through each list carefully so you don't miss it. That's very time consuming and could easily be fixed by adding a search function.
I also think it is very greedy to charge $8 for an app that provides no new information (and functions poorly, as I already mentioned). I imagine a lot of people will have already purchased the book about this diet. If you already own the book, this app is DEFINITELY not worth the price.Show lessJUNKCRAPGARBAGE
Developer Response
Hi Junk, There is a search function using either text or voice recognition. I use it all the time. Check it out. When you are on the Food List Screen, tap the magnifying glass and you can enter text at the top or tap the microphone at the bottom for VR.Good idea. Not worth the money
The foods are not all added in the database so correct information is not there. Might be worth the right dollars in the future but right now I feel ripped offCav_troop
