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Bowel diary guides
A useful starting point for tracking. Start with a simple bowel diary, explore how the current app works and understand its privacy limits. These resources do not diagnose conditions or recommend treatments.
What the Android app does today
Logging, history and summaries—with an honest account of what is not available yet.
Your records stay on your device
Understand local storage, deletion and the absence of export or backup in the current version.
Recorded observations, not diagnoses
How we describe features and keep educational information within its limits.
What 18 years of celiac taught me about tracking my gut
Gut Elements founder Piyush Sachdeva on how a question about stool led to his celiac diagnosis, and what being told to keep an eye on it taught him about keeping a bowel diary.
What to write in the notes column of a bowel diary
Which extra details are worth adding to a bowel diary, from whether it felt complete to medicines and urgency, with example notes and what to leave out.
Bristol stool chart: the 7 types in plain words
The Bristol stool chart sorts stool into seven types, from hard pieces to liquid. See all seven in plain words with simple drawings, get a free printable PDF, and learn how to use it in a diary.
How to choose a bowel tracker app
Eight questions to ask before you install a bowel movement or poop tracker app, from privacy and the Bristol scale to export, cost and what it records.
How to track bowel movements
Three simple ways to track bowel movements (a notebook, a printable sheet or an app), what to record each time, and how to keep the habit going.
Free printable bowel diary (PDF)
Download a free one-page printable bowel diary with date, time and Bristol stool type columns. Print it, fill it in as you go and bring it to appointments.
How to share your bowel diary with a doctor
Bring your bowel diary to an appointment in a form that's quick to read. Summarise the period, show gaps honestly and keep private screenshots safe.
How to keep a bowel movement diary
Keep a simple bowel diary with dates, times and stool types. Learn how to record entries honestly and review your history without diagnosing yourself.
How to log and review bowel movements in Gut Elements
A practical guide to the current Android tracker: save a stool type and time, edit entries, review calendar history and understand summary limits.