In My Shoes

Crohn's & Colitis UK

About this app

An interactive 24 hour experience to immerse yourself in some of the challenges that people with Crohn's or Colitis face every day.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK have teamed up with pharmaceutical company Takeda UK to create In My Shoes: 24 Hours with Crohn’s or Colitis - an immersive app that will allow people without the conditions to experience first-hand what it’s like to have Crohn’s or Colitis.

From depleting energy levels to managing pain, from rushing to the toilet to juggling work and a social life, the app will allow friends and family to see first- hand how the condition can affect every part of your body, and every aspect of your life.

Don’t worry - after 24 hours they can return to their normal lives. But they’ll do so with a deeper understanding and appreciation of what you have to go through each and every day.

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Ratings and reviews

It was an eye opener to experience crohn's disease for 24hrs and will definitely empathise with patients. This disease is not always easy to understand but this app, certainly shows the symptoms and make you think what it is like to have IBD. However, the notifications don't always pop up (even when my notifications were on) and been missing a couple of tasks. I certainly recommend using it.

Although the concept is good. I tired it out before asking my boss to try it (I have Colitis) and it only works if you keep the app open. As soon as you close the app (still running in background) you do not get any notifications. When you open it you suddenly get all your missed notifications which defeats the purpose of the app.

Notifications don't appear although I've changed phone settings to allow them. Disappointed the app doesn't work properly. I'm having to check it every 10 minutes or so in case the next task is there. If notifications worked I'd give this app 10/10 Maybe the issue is with my Huawei phone? Notifications work for other apps though

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