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Living free of Crohn’s, one honest day at a time.

Treatments, gentle recipes, daily routines and a real person’s story. Everything I wish I’d had in one place when I was diagnosed.

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Healthy Crohns, the app.

Track symptoms, meals, medications, labs and more in one private app, then hand your doctor a clear PDF report. Your logs stay on your device by default, with no accounts and no subscription. Available now on Google Play for Android as a one-time purchase, with an iPhone version in production.

Dashboard

Your day at a glance: daily targets for sleep, nutrition and water, plus meals, medications, heart rate, steps and stool scale.

Quick Log

Log food, symptoms, meds, water, stool, labs, vitals, activity and sleep in a few taps.

Labs and biomarkers

Follow fecal calprotectin, CRP, hemoglobin and more over 3, 6 or 12 months, with a chart and a table that flags high and normal results.

Doctor-ready reports

Export a professional PDF for your gastroenterologist, with lab and vitals tables for the period you choose.

“I Can’t Wait” card

An urgent access card to ask for restroom access, with a Find Nearby Restrooms button and a one-tap Emergency Medical ID.

Healthy Crohns app: Dashboard
Healthy Crohns app: Quick Log
Healthy Crohns app: Labs and biomarkers
Healthy Crohns app: Doctor-ready reports
Healthy Crohns app: “I Can’t Wait” card
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Featured guideJun 22, 2026

7 Days of Gentle Dinners: A Low-Residue Plan for Crohn’s

Living with Crohn’s often means dinnertime comes with a side of anxiety. When you are in the middle of a flare or just trying to give your digestive system a much-needed break, figuring out what to…

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Crohn’s and Your Mind: The Gut-Brain Connection

Anxiety and depression are common with Crohn’s, and that is not a personal failing. Here is what the research says about the gut-brain connection, stress, and what actually helps.

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Crohn’s and Diet: What the Research Actually Says

Everyone has a diet to sell you. Here is what the research says about the Mediterranean diet, the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, the Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet, low FODMAP and enteral nutrition, and what it doesn’t.

LiveOct 7, 20266 min read

Traveling With Crohn’s: A Practical Packing and Planning Guide

Where is the bathroom? What if I flare? What do I tell airport security? Here is a plain-English plan for the trip, from the first call to your care team to the carry-on bag.

LiveJul 30, 20263 min read

Daily Routines & Real-World Strategies for Living Well with Crohn’s Disease

Living with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis means navigating a condition where stress, diet, and daily pacing directly impact how you feel. While medical treatment provides the foundation, your…

LearnJul 22, 20262 min read

The Future of Crohn’s Treatment: 2026 Medical Breakthroughs to Watch

Welcome back to the Healthy Crohn’s blog. Navigating Crohn’s disease often feels like chasing a moving target, but the latest advancements in gastroenterology are giving us entirely new tools to…

LearnMay 26, 20264 min read

The 2026 Breakthrough in Crohn’s Treatment: Why Selective IL-23 Inhibitors are Changing the Game

If you or someone you love is managing moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease, you already know how exhausting the journey can be. Finding a treatment that brings true, long-term relief often…

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Hi, I’m Chris

I wake up every day not knowing if Crohn’s or I will win.

I was diagnosed in January 2009, told I could no longer serve in the Navy, and lost about 70 pounds. I thought I was alone. This site is where I share what I’ve learned and what actually works for me.

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2009Diagnosed
2018This blog begins
2024Surgery and recovery
2026Healthy Crohns app released(For Android)
Early 2027iPhone app in production
Mid 2027New app: Healthy Immune
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Healthy Crohns is live on Google Play for Android.

Track symptoms, meals, medications and labs privately, and bring your doctor a clear PDF report. A one-time purchase with no subscription.

An iPhone version is currently in production.

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