Love your iPhone and other high-tech gadgets? If you’re already using your smartphone to check in with your peeps, now you can also use it to track your poops and other aspects of gut health.

People living with digestive conditions such as IBS tend to be a tech-savvy population, observes Arun Swaminath, MD, a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. “Mobile apps can remind people to take their medications, help track symptoms, and communicate them during an office visit,” says Dr. Swaminath, adding that without data from the apps, people often forget what happened since their last office visit.

But he also notes the importance of reading app reviews and considering who might be using the data you choose to share. That said, check out some of the most promising digestive-tracking mobile apps: