Hard stools, straining, days without going
Fibre helps until it doesn’t, and you can never tell which change actually moved things.
Track IBS-C in the appCondition · IBS
Your IBS triggers aren’t random. They’re just unrecorded.
Cramping, urgency, and bloating that never quite match what you ate. Gutsphere connects meals, stress, sleep, and stool across weeks — so you stop testing one food at a time and walk into your GI appointment with the actual pattern.
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Free to start · works alongside low-FODMAP and your GI plan · not medical advice
Why we built this
Built by someone who spent decades without a clear answer.
Gutsphere started with a founder who has lived with GI symptoms since infancy — and learned the hard way that the record is the thing nobody hands you.
Founder note
“Gut health doesn’t end when you get a diagnosis. You still need to know what changed, whether treatment is working, what to try next, and how to prevent the next flare.”
Which IBS is yours?
IBS-C, IBS-D, the unpredictable mix — or no label yet
The tracking adapts to the pattern you actually live with — and holds together if your subtype shifts or the diagnosis changes.
Urgency, loose stools, planning around bathrooms
You need the log to take two taps, because the days that matter most are the days you have nothing left.
Track IBS-D in the appBoth, and never in an order that makes sense
The swing itself is the pattern. It only shows up when the weeks sit next to each other.
Track IBS-M in the appSymptoms, but no answer that fits
IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, and plenty of people arrive here without one. Start from the symptoms — the record holds if the label arrives, changes, or never comes.
Start from symptomsWhatever the name becomes, your history stays with you.
Symptoms, stool, meals, tests, treatments, and questions stay connected — even if your subtype shifts or the diagnosis changes.
See everyone Gutsphere is for →Why nothing has stuck
You’ve tried to track this before.
Not because you gave up — because the tools ask the most from you on the days you have the least.
The food diary you quit in week two
Photograph every meal, forget by Thursday, and still not know if it was the onions or the deadline.
The flare you were too wiped to log
The worst days are the ones that never get recorded — so they never make it into the pattern.
Ten minutes with your GI, six weeks of memory
“It’s been bad lately” is not data. You leave with the same advice and another elimination diet.
One flare, start to finish: timeline feature preview
One flare, start to finish
Here’s what a connected timeline actually looks like.
Follow one flare from the moment it hits to the questions you bring into your next GI appointment.
Now: start · timeline preview
One flare, start to finish
Here's what a connected timeline actually looks like.
Follow one flare from the moment it hits to the questions you bring into your next GI appointment.
Tuesday · 9:14 PM
A rough flare hits.
You’re wiped, but logging it takes fifteen seconds: a tap, a slider, done.
SavedSymptom log
Tue · 9:14 PM
Severity
BloatingCrampsLogged in about 15 seconds
The Gutsphere engine
Gutsphere connects the dots for you.
The Gutsphere engine links this flare to the takeout you logged at lunch and three short nights of sleep in a row.
Gutsphere engineTue · 11:02 PMPossible thread found
Your data suggests this flare may link to what you logged earlier.
Late mealShort sleep ×3Signal: flare after takeout + three short nights
Wednesday morning
On a hard day, it keeps things simple.
It doesn’t hand you a to-do list: it surfaces a calmer routine and one small thing to try.
Recommended nowFlare support
Today · gentle
Warm, simple breakfast
Easy on digestion: no pressure to be perfect
10-min walk
One small thing when energy is low
Six weeks in
The pattern becomes clear.
A pattern you couldn’t see on your own becomes visible: dairy plus poor sleep, again and again.
Dairy + poor sleep → flare
Moderate evidenceThis pattern appears to show up after dairy on short-sleep nights.
62% confidence · 6-week window
Your next GI appointment
You walk in more prepared.
You bring a clean timeline and three questions worth asking, so you’re not explaining everything from memory.
Visit summary
Ready for your GI appointment
Prepare for visitTimeline readyPattern notes included3 questions to ask
Ready for your next flare
Turn scattered symptoms into a timeline you can use.
Timeline feature preview
What changes
What you get out of it
Built for real days with IBS, not a one-time report or a guilt-driven streak app.
Stop eliminating foods one at a time
See which meals actually precede a flare — and which ones you cut for nothing.
Bring your GI a pattern, not a paragraph
A dated timeline of symptoms, stool, and triggers, ready to hand over or export.
Know what a bad week is telling you
Sleep, stress, and routine sit next to your symptoms, so a flare has context instead of blame.
Side by side
Versus the food diary you already abandoned
Honest tradeoffs, not a feature dump. A diary records. This connects what you recorded.
DimensionFood diaries & FODMAP appsGutsphere
Elimination diets
Food diaries & FODMAP apps
You run the protocol alone and guess at reintroduction
Gutsphere
Reintroductions logged against symptoms, so the result is readable
Bad days
Food diaries & FODMAP apps
Logging is heaviest exactly when you feel worst
Gutsphere
Two-tap flare capture built for low-energy days
Patterns
Food diaries & FODMAP apps
A list of meals you still have to interpret
Gutsphere
Meals, sleep, stress, and stool connected across weeks
Appointments
Food diaries & FODMAP apps
Screenshots and memory
Gutsphere
A dated timeline you can export or hand over
If the diagnosis changes
Food diaries & FODMAP apps
One app scoped to one label
Gutsphere
One history that holds if it becomes SIBO, coeliac, or IBD
Radical honesty
Clear about what this is — and what it isn’t.
You have probably been promised an IBS fix before. Here is exactly what Gutsphere does and does not do.
What Gutsphere is
- A calm record of IBS days that holds up over months
- One place for stool, meals, sleep, stress, and medication
- Visit prep your GI or dietitian can actually read
- Built to work alongside low-FODMAP and your care plan
What it isn't
- A diagnosis, or a way to confirm that it is IBS
- A promise to cure or fix your gut
- A test kit, a microbiome report, or a telehealth service
- A replacement for your doctor or dietitian
Trust, built in
Guided by expertise. Protected with privacy.
Same guardrails as the rest of Gutsphere: clinician-informed, private by default, careful with safety language.
Clinician validation
Shaped with clinician input — including Danielle Lavallee, MS, RDN, LDN, CLC.
Privacy
Your logs stay private by default. You decide what to share.
Safety language
Clear red-flag guidance. No fear-mongering, no cure promises.
FAQs
IBS and Gutsphere
Plain answers. Non-diagnostic. Built to complement your care team.
Does Gutsphere work for IBS-C, IBS-D, and IBS-M?
Yes. Tracking covers stool consistency, urgency, straining, pain, and bloating, so it fits constipation-leaning, diarrhea-leaning, and mixed patterns. If your subtype shifts, it stays one continuous record.
Can I use it during a low-FODMAP elimination and reintroduction?
Yes, and reintroduction is where it helps most. Log each challenge alongside symptoms so you can see how you responded instead of relying on memory weeks later. Run the protocol with your dietitian — Gutsphere keeps the record, not the plan.
Will it tell me my trigger foods?
No. It shows what repeats — which meals, routines, and rough nights tend to sit near your worst days. Confirming an actual trigger or intolerance belongs with your clinician or dietitian and appropriate testing.
How long before I see a pattern?
Most patterns need a few weeks of light logging before they are worth acting on. Two to four weeks of quick daily check-ins is usually enough to have something concrete to bring to an appointment.
Do I have to log every day?
No. Gutsphere is built for low-energy use — a check-in takes seconds, and “nothing happened” days still count. Missing days does not break anything, and there are no streaks to lose.
Can I share this with my GI or dietitian?
Yes. You can bring a timeline into an appointment or export a summary. Sharing is always something you choose — nothing is sent anywhere automatically.
What if my diagnosis changes to SIBO, coeliac, or IBD?
Your history stays with you. IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, and labels do change. Nothing you logged is lost or reset if yours does.
Is it free? Do I need a card?
You can start free on web, iOS, or Android with no card. Paid plans are cancel-anytime, and the founding annual rate of $69/year stays locked in for as long as you keep it.
Does Gutsphere diagnose or treat IBS?
No. Diagnosis and treatment belong with a qualified clinician. Gutsphere helps you organise what you experience so those conversations start with evidence.
Is my data private?
Your logs are private by default. You decide what to track, and you decide what to export or share. Your health story is not treated as content for a feed.
Learn
Clarity for IBS — before the next appointment
Short videos, printable tools, and practical guides so you can spot patterns and show up with a clearer story.
Videos
IBS
Overcome IBS with Psychological Techniques
Join us as we delve into the powerful connection between the brain and gut to help reduce IBS bloating. Learn science-backed techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy, gut-directed hypnotherapy, and simple daily practices to manage stress and improve gut health. Discover the impact of sleep and how to use the Gutsphere app to track and tailor your IBS management plan.
IBS
Fix Your Sleep, Calm Your IBS: A 14-Day Test
You've cut the trigger foods, managed the stress, and tried the supplements — and your IBS still flares without warning. The one variable most people never test is the one you repeat every single night: sleep. IBS isn't one input with one output. It's a gut–brain system running on rhythms, and sleep is the variable that quietly nudges all the others — reflux, stress hormones, hunger cues, even your microbiome. When sleep drifts, those internal clocks fall out of sync and the whole system feels it. This video shows you how to test whether sleep is actually your lever, with no lab required. A simple 14-day self-experiment, three dials you can adjust, and targeted fixes for the symptoms that wreck your nights. — Why poor sleep tonight predicts more pain, bloating, and urgency tomorrow — How your gut's internal clocks control motility, sensitivity, and microbiome activity — The 14-day self-test: a baseline week versus an optimized week — The three dials that matter most — consistency, quality, and quantity — Morning light, evening wind-down, and the sleep-efficiency target to aim for — Night-time fixes for reflux, cramps, gas, urgency, and snoring — When ongoing insomnia is worth raising with your clinician (CBT-I) — How to read your results and confirm whether sleep is truly your lever Same symptoms, different driver — when you find the right lever, you change the entire system.
IBS
IBS & Bloating : Understanding the Root Cause. Science Backed
Dive into the science of IBS, covering subtypes, gas production, visceral hypersensitivity, and the gut-brain axis. Learn about the impact of stress and diet, including FODMAPs, and discover practical steps for relief. Perfect for anyone seeking real, lasting comfort from IBS symptoms.
