Fast Tract Diet Reviews

If this was a free or low cost app, then I wouldn't mind, but FastTractDiet costs $8 and it is not user friendly. The foods are sorted into different categories, and within each category they are sorted by their "FP" score. That's great if you're looking for ideas on what to eat, but if you want to look up the "FP" value of a particular food, you have to scroll through each list carefully so you don't miss it. That's very time consuming and could easily be fixed by adding a search function.

I also think it is very greedy to charge $8 for an app that provides no new information (and functions poorly, as I already mentioned). I imagine a lot of people will have already purchased the book about this diet. If you already own the book, FastTractDiet is DEFINITELY not worth the price.

I read the book and wanted to try this method of controlling GERD, but FastTractDiet is horrendous. I read the reviews before getting it and expected that it wouldn’t have many foods, but dude, it seriously has almost nothing, and even trying to search for foods is ridiculous. Unless you type something in the search box that exactly matches how a food is entered, it doesn’t come up. For example, I tried searching for “shredded coconut” by typing “coconut” and then “shredded” and nothing came up. Then I tried “shredded” and “coconut” and nothing came up. Shredded coconut is on his FP food list given in the book, so there’s absolutely no reason it shouldn’t be in here. I even tried using it in conjunction with MyFitnessPal since they have pretty much everything, but you can’t track the right macros in MFP (i.e., there is no FP) and it would take forever to add all of the foods individually to the FTD app, all the while having to guess at the FP for each item. It’s an interesting concept, but man, it needs a lot of work before it can easily be applied. I don’t have the time to do all of this all on my own, and I figured that spending money on the book and FastTractDiet would get me a lot more information than it has. The author has outlined some interesting ideas, but the implementation is too difficult so it’s not of much use. I really wanted to try this as a way of controlling my symptoms without medication, but this is not helpful at all.

April 2016
I decided to update my review and lower to only two stars not because I believe that app was not useful. It was. I say was. While I wrote and received responses back on a few other bugs in FastTractDiet this last one rendered it useless for me. After spending well over a month entering in my daily food items using FastTractDiet as a guide on what to eat it is now all lost!
I updated my I pad to a new one. I did all the backups and double backups. None of that data transferred over to the new I pad. Had FastTractDiet for $8 been able to sync over to different devices (as even free apps can do) I would of had it on my phone. So now what! start all over again. Think not. Paper or excel can work fine recording my data. More work but less chance of loss. Had I known this before I never would of bought it. Buy it you only have one device and never plan on replacing it. Otherwise skip. By the way, tech folks nice, But not very helpful. Thank you.

Great app, purchased just for food list, however the food list is very SAD-based (Standard American Diet) and not as whole foods based as could be. Too many processed foods listed (breads, dressings, desserts, etc.). Many 'alternative' ingredients that those of us have been using for a long time in the Paleo/AIP community are missing, as are many whole foods. I understand this as there are still so many folks that do not eat entirely the whole foods way (yet). However, would love to see a more exhaustive whole foods list of raw & cooked foods.

I have found FastTractDiet to be very useful, but the following improvements would be nice:

1. Sync between devices

2. Ability to add multiple items at a time when tracking food

3. Expansion of the general library of foods for which FP have been calculated. Perhaps by crowdsourcing and allowing users to add to the library each time the calculator is used and a custom item is saved. If there are concerns about a calculation being unverified, those particular items could be in a different color to warn users.

4. Category lists available in alphabetical order, not just by ascending FP amounts. While there is an overall alphabetical listing provided, it would still be helpful to have this feature by category when planning menus and trying to make sure all food groups are included.

5. Integration of Glycemic Index lists for easier calculations. Or, at the very least, links to acceptable lists, so users don't need to go out of FastTractDiet to look these items up.

6. Inclusion of caloric amounts for food items, as many users are also concerned about their caloric intake.

7. Inclusion of recipes that are in the book and ability to add them when tracking food, so users don't have to add each ingredient individually.

After purchasing the book, I chose to invest in the iphone app as well. I was hoping there would be more integration between the book and the application, including the recipes for the two week diet plan, which would help with shopping. The recipes are not included in FastTractDiet .

I was also hoping the application would include, in the foods list, the meals from the book, so that we could easily track the FP values of those meals, but that is also not available. Nor is it possible to simply input the pre-calculation FP values of the meals from the book.

This last issue also brings up the poor user interface of the custom foods option. There appear to be sliders for inputting values such as carbs, fiber, etc... but only the glycemic index slider is actually functional. This seems to be an developer error/oversight that indicates the application design has not been well thought through or tested, or supported in updates.

As I said, I am investing in the tools it takes to tackle health issues, but it would be nice if the tools worked as well as they really could. Get the recipes, the two week diet, the user interface issues cleared up and it's five stars from me.

I really want this application to be the Go-To Tool. I want it to succeed!

First: GRATEFULLY my gut responded immediately to this diet approach. Kudos!! And thank you science!

App needs:

1) Sync between devices. No bug issues with my iPhone, but because it doesn't sync, I can't report on how it functions on other devices.

2) Calorie counts. Silly to track every morsel but not know what your daily caloric intake is, especially since many of us are now eating more calorie dense foods. If I'm going to bother tracking food, I might as well work to shed a few pounds, while I'm at it. Isn't that also good for gut health?

Based on these deficiencies, I really don't think FastTractDiet itself measures up to the quality one expects for its price. This one is more like free version functionality. If these concerns are improved on future updates, I'll change my review to 5⭐️ because it is a helpful, albeit lacking, companion to the book & diet.

In reviewing all the point scores, this doesn’t always agree with my list of high fodmap foods, in fact some FastTractDiet say are safe are red/bad on my other app! Also there are a lot of weird foods on here, but not more common food items. And why give rum a low score for example when we know alcohol is a problem for SIBO (it’s high on my other one)? I’m just not sure I trust the data but where it agrees I will use it

If you are following a low fermentation potential diet, this is very helpful, but not perfect. When I create custom recipes, I will often look back at my recipes to find that oddly items have been swapped out. This happened multiple times so I ended up editing the recipe to list an entirely different ingredient and that seemed to fix it but it made my recipes inaccurate. Also, sometimes when I’m on a certain day, which I’ve double checked, I go to add a food, and it puts it on the previous day. Then I have to edit it, and it goes in the right place but there’s just a variety of glitchy things like this. A couple of times I’ve added “sucrose (table sugar)” to a recipe and looked later and it said “splenda.” of course, that could’ve been an error on my end but then I would redo it and come back and find the same weird glitch!

Also, I would love it if there was someway to export a tab delineated / spreadsheet document of some kind for me to have a better view of my trends and symptoms, etc.

I read about the FTD online, and decided that I would try FastTractDiet . So far I have found it helpful in tracking my foods and symptoms. The foods list is a little bit limited considering that it only has about 800 foods in it, and obviously we eat many more types of foods. So when I don't find a food in it, I use something comparable or I add a custom food item.

The custom recipe option though seems like it could be improved because all it does is add up the FPs for each ingredient. I'm thinking that the combination of ingredients would probably have a different FP, but I'm not sure about that. It would also be great to have some sample recipes included, and I agree with other reviewers about the syncing problem although I'm told that that will be fixed in an upcoming version.

I'm also hoping that there will be a way to add custom symptoms since my symptoms differ a little bit from the symptoms list that comes with FastTractDiet .

Overall, I'm finding it helpful and useful, so it is worth it for me.

I found the book by Dr. Robillard very informative and helpful. The book is chock full of information regarding IBS issues, SIBO and other digestive issues that I have had in the past and continue to have.
The only issue I am having with the two week fast tract diet is that I am a vegetarian and there is no alternative diet offered. I am hoping that there may be a supplement book to the Fast Tract Diet, but if not, I still learned useful and important information regarding my digestive problems.
Thank you
Mary Tyler

FastTractDiet is the best money I ever spent. I used the book but was always turning pages. If you can totally commit to this way of eating you will see results. It took me a year to finally decide that bad food choices could kill me. When I finally realized my health was in danger, I decided I had to do this for life. My lpr and IBS-c are definitely better.

No idea where the bad reviews are coming from. FastTractDiet is super simple and super handy. Only improvement is more food in the database as well as ability to scan a barcode but the calculator is handy when the food is not in the database. Only on day 1 of this diet and can already tell it’s the one for me.

After a SIBO diagnosis and two weeks on an elemental diet to starve off bad bacterial and reset my digestive tract, my doctor recommended FastTractDiet to help the transition back to solid foods. The Fast Track Diet app saved me so much confusion and helped make food fun again. I love that I can find some pre-made foods but can also create my own foods in FastTractDiet so I can easily determine what is most likely to make me sick or not.

Genius diet. It's working for me. Actually, it's a godsend. Symptoms nearly gone after just a week. Off antacids/h2 blocker which seemed impossible before. App has been easy to use. Thanks a ton.
Update: Using the Fast Tract diet, I was able to be completely off antacids for about 6 months, after having to take them daily for many years. I overdid it this Thanksgiving so have been back on the Fast Tract for the past few days. Improving already! The Fast Tract diet really works! Highly recommend to anyone suffering chronic acid reflux/GERD. Norm Robillard has figured out the solution. I can’t thank him enough.

I can't begin to thank Dr. Norm Robillard enough for writing the book and making FastTractDiet; thanks to these two things I have a full picture of my gut issues. Other approaches never solved the questions I had...like, "if rice flour is gluten-free, why is it giving me digestive distress!?"

The reason: FastTractDiet shows FERMENTATION POTENTIAL of food, based on the portion sizes you use...a revelation!!

Fermentation potential is s huuuuuge key that many of us with IBS never were told about before. FastTractDiet helps me manage my life while answering a myriad of questions no other doctor or protocol could answer for me before. Thank you, Dr. Robillard; FastTractDiet has helped me immensely!!!

Let me preface this by saying that I know FastTractDiet is far from perfect BUT, it has truly been a lifesaver in helping me track my FP points for the day!! I couldn’t have been successful in following a low FP diet without FastTractDiet.

With that being said, I do wish it was a little more flexible in terms of being able to add different foods without having to go through so many steps. Personally, I’m not concerned about my FP points per meal. I am looking at the FP points for the whole day. Also, I would love to see more foods added!! Such as salsa, or micro greens, or Mexican shredded cheese. Stuff like that.

All in all a good app for the price! Highly recommend if you’re following the FTD!

This is a great app. Not sure why the other reviewer mentioned not being able to search for specific items. Just click the search icon and type in the name of the food. I almost didn't buy FastTractDiet because of mixed reviews, but I have been able to return purchases before through FastTractDiet Store, so I thought I'd try it out. It doesn't have all the foods I eat, but you can pick a food that is similar. I also like that you can add your own foods. So if there is something I eat a lot, I could add up the FPs (like a rice cake with almond butter). Then I don't have to input those two ingredients separately in the future. Good app to help you figure out your FPs. My gastro NP said to have 15 FPs per meal.

FastTractDiet is a great addition to Dr Norm Robillard's "Fast Tract Diet" book. I appreciated having the additional information and explanations in the book. That said, I think you would still gain huge benefits from just using FastTractDiet alone as well. To the woman who can't find foods easily, look for the little looking/magnifying glass at the top of the screen in FastTractDiet . If you tap on that, you can "search" for foods. I do that most of the time. The "FP Food Lists" are helpful when I want a food in a particular category, but not sure exactly what I want to eat or shop for. I can go, for example, to the "Grains, Flours" section and see which ones have the lowest FP from which to choose. I LOVE the built-in FP calculator and being able to add my own custom foods or recipes to the database so I can really customize FastTractDiet for me. The meal & symptom trackers are super helpful and love the graphical display of that info on the "Dashboard" section.

I love FastTractDiet , I use it all the time. It's intuitive and easy to use. It allows you to look up foods at home and on the go (when eating out or shopping, for example), calculate and record FPs for recipes or new foods, keep track of daily FPs... I am rather new to the diet, and this has been a wonderful tool in addition to Dr. Norm's book.