The app builds community by allowing participants to post photos, share updates, and encourage each other. The app also lets members give and get virtual hugs and likes. It’s a good way to share the highs and lows of managing the disease — and to know you’re not alone.
“When someone receives a diagnosis for a condition like UC, they often don’t know anyone else with the condition, and their ‘in real life’ and Facebook friends just don’t get what they’re going through,” says Mary Ray, the cofounder and chief operating officer of MyHealthTeams, a company that creates social network apps focused on numerous health conditions. “MyCrohnsAndColitisTeam changes that, instantly breaking down barriers and providing a trusted community.”
Ray noted that members have conversations about everything from the daily burden of the disease to life hacks that help them better manage flares and improve their quality of life at home and work.