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I’ve been using this app for about six weeks, consistently tracking my symptoms and meals. I will say that with a low (5-15/day) FP diet, my heartburn symptoms (burning sensation) have been eliminated, other symptoms have slightly reduced or stayed the same. As far as the app, it is useful for adding symptoms, noting your meals, and tracking overtime with the graph, however it is very glitchy, which frequently which makes it frustrating to use. For example, the buttons in general do not see very responsive, and either they are slow or have to be tapped multiple times to get them to do what they’re supposed to do (both the meal type/ symptom button page and the individual food items and symptoms); and many times when I hit the back button, the app closes all together. Also, when entering a new meal, almost invariably the very first item I enter ends up on the previous meal rather than the new meal that I’m entering, so I constantly have to double check what I’m entering and verify the meals after they’ve been entered.

In addition to having the glitches fixed, the app could definitely use some other practical updates as other users have pointed out, but the glitches are the main reason for the reduced stars in this review.

I read the book and wanted to try this method of controlling GERD, but the app is horrendous. I read the reviews before getting it and expected that it wouldn’t have many foods, but dude, it seriously has almost nothing, and even trying to search for foods is ridiculous. Unless you type something in the search box that exactly matches how a food is entered, it doesn’t come up. For example, I tried searching for “shredded coconut” by typing “coconut” and then “shredded” and nothing came up. Then I tried “shredded” and “coconut” and nothing came up. Shredded coconut is on his FP food list given in the book, so there’s absolutely no reason it shouldn’t be in here. I even tried using it in conjunction with MyFitnessPal since they have pretty much everything, but you can’t track the right macros in MFP (i.e., there is no FP) and it would take forever to add all of the foods individually to the FTD app, all the while having to guess at the FP for each item. It’s an interesting concept, but man, it needs a lot of work before it can easily be applied. I don’t have the time to do all of this all on my own, and I figured that spending money on the book and the app would get me a lot more information than it has. The author has outlined some interesting ideas, but the implementation is too difficult so it’s not of much use. I really wanted to try this as a way of controlling my symptoms without medication, but this is not helpful at all.

I have found this app to be very useful, but the following improvements would be nice:

1. Sync between devices

2. Ability to add multiple items at a time when tracking food

3. Expansion of the general library of foods for which FP have been calculated. Perhaps by crowdsourcing and allowing users to add to the library each time the calculator is used and a custom item is saved. If there are concerns about a calculation being unverified, those particular items could be in a different color to warn users.

4. Category lists available in alphabetical order, not just by ascending FP amounts. While there is an overall alphabetical listing provided, it would still be helpful to have this feature by category when planning menus and trying to make sure all food groups are included.

5. Integration of Glycemic Index lists for easier calculations. Or, at the very least, links to acceptable lists, so users don't need to go out of the app to look these items up.

6. Inclusion of caloric amounts for food items, as many users are also concerned about their caloric intake.

7. Inclusion of recipes that are in the book and ability to add them when tracking food, so users don't have to add each ingredient individually.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Let me preface this by saying that I know this app is far from perfect BUT, it has truly been a lifesaver in helping me track my FP points for the day!! I couldn’t have been successful in following a low FP diet without this app.

With that being said, I do wish it was a little more flexible in terms of being able to add different foods without having to go through so many steps. Personally, I’m not concerned about my FP points per meal. I am looking at the FP points for the whole day. Also, I would love to see more foods added!! Such as salsa, or micro greens, or Mexican shredded cheese. Stuff like that.

All in all a good app for the price! Highly recommend if you’re following the FTD!

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!!!

Genius diet. It's working for me. Actually, it's a godsend. Symptoms nearly gone after just a week. Off antacids/h2 blocker which seemed impossible before. App has been easy to use. Thanks a ton.
Update: Using the Fast Tract diet, I was able to be completely off antacids for about 6 months, after having to take them daily for many years. I overdid it this Thanksgiving so have been back on the Fast Tract for the past few days. Improving already! The Fast Tract diet really works! Highly recommend to anyone suffering chronic acid reflux/GERD. Norm Robillard has figured out the solution. I can’t thank him enough.