Structured history before the appointment
Instead of notes on napkins, patients arrive with Bristol distribution, FODMAP tracking and stress correlations — consultation time can focus on the clinical.
For gastroenterology practices
Structured IBS history-taking — before the appointment.
Patients keep a 7-day symptom diary and arrive at the consultation with a printable PDF — no PVS connector, no IT involvement.
What practices get out of it
Four numbers · the practice reality.
No DiGA, no PVS connector, no contractual partner status required.
PVS connector
0
No interface, no IT appointment. Patients track on their own device.
Hosting
Germany
Application hosted in Germany · GDPR · no third-country transfer.
Cost · practice
0 €
No license, no contractual partner fee, no follow-up costs.
Cost · patient
0 €
Diary and PDF report are free for patients.
Three tangible effects
What the consultation actually relieves.
Structured self-observation instead of diffuse descriptions — without buying software.
No software integration required
No PVS connector, no API, no IT appointment. You simply hang up the handout. Patients scan the QR code and track on their own device.
No data processing in your practice
You merely refer patients to an external self-observation app — no patient data leaves your practice IT, no DPA required as long as you only refer to the app.
Four typical consultation situations
Where DarmKompass concretely relieves practice work.
No mandatory bundling — each situation stands on its own.
First visit with unclear abdominal complaints
Patients often describe diffusely: "problems for months". A 7-day diary before the appointment provides Bristol distribution, pain patterns and trigger suspicions.
The appointment starts at evaluation, not at data collection.
Accompanying the low-FODMAP phase
During elimination and reexposition phases, DarmKompass logs meals, symptoms and severity scores — without a paper food diary.
The follow-up becomes a structured progress review.
Structured 4-week follow-up
Instead of memory gaps, you have a continuous diary: IBS-SSS trajectory, top triggers and Bristol stool diary — all on one page.
"How have you been since last time?" becomes answerable.
Prescription renewal with progress documentation
For chronic IBS, DarmKompass documents progress objectively — as a reference for follow-up prescriptions or therapy adjustments.
The chart finally contains data not reconstructed from memory.
What patients bring along
Five clinically readable tools.
Everything on one A4 page — printed, by email or shown on smartphone during consultation.
Printable PDF report
One page, clinically readable: master data, Bristol distribution, mean pain, top triggers, IBS-SSS score.
Bristol Stool Form Scale (1–7)
Patients classify each bowel movement by Bristol type. The 7-day distribution shows transit tendency at a glance.
FODMAP tracking by Monash categories
Meals are tagged by FODMAP category (oligo-, di-, monosaccharides, polyols). Eases phase-1 / phase-2 guidance.
Trigger detection via correlation
Deterministic correlation analysis — no ML black box. Shows which food / stress clusters precede symptoms.
IBS-SSS score (Francis 1997)
Validated severity score, updated weekly. Trajectory over 4–12 weeks — useful for assessing intervention efficacy.
Practice handout for posting
One A4 page. No logo dispute. No printer drama.
The handout is designed to go onto the waiting-room pinboard without practice branding or layout adjustments. One page, monochrome-printable, with a QR code to the free 7-day template.
1 A4 page · for posting in the waiting room · QR code to the free 7-day template
For practice websites
Embed — without CSP frustration.
The following snippet is pure HTML with inline styles. No JavaScript, no external CSS request, no iframe. Works on virtually any practice website (TYPO3, WordPress, Jameda, Doctena).
Patient pathway
Three steps from waiting room to consultation.
Scan QR code or print template
Patients scan the QR code on the handout — or print the free template as a paper diary.
Track for 3+ days
Symptoms, stool type (Bristol), meals and triggers are logged daily. The app suggests recommended tracking windows.
Bring PDF report to the appointment
One clinically-readable page — printed, by email or shown on smartphone during the consultation.
Clear delineation
What DarmKompass is not.
DarmKompass is not a DiGA, not a medical device, not a diagnostic tool and not a therapy substitute. It is a tool for structured self-observation — patients retain control over their data, practices receive structured anamnesis data for more efficient consultation time.
Editorial standards
How our content is built.
So you know what you're dealing with when patients bring DarmKompass material along.
- DGVS S3 guideline on irritable bowel syndrome (AWMF 021/016, 2021 update) as primary source
- Rome IV criteria for functional gastrointestinal disorders
- Transparent source list per knowledge article — directly linked to PubMed DOI
- External clinical review by board-certified gastroenterologists is in onboarding
Direct contact
Materials for your practice — short email.
No hotline, no tickets. Write briefly what you need — practice handout, embed snippet, additional materials — and I'll get back to you usually within one business day.