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Built by the Saudi Gastroenterology Association

Live well with IBD — one day at a time.

عش حياتك مع التهاب الأمعاء، يومًا بيوم

Rafeeq is a bilingual, non-medical companion to track your symptoms, see your patterns, and learn from content reviewed by clinical experts — with a personal app and this interactive guide working hand in hand.

Non-medical companion · Private on your device · English & العربية
Built by the Saudi Gastroenterology Association (SGA) · saudigastro.com
Reviewed by clinical expertsمراجَع من خبراء سريريين 100% on your device١٠٠٪ على جهازك Works offlineيعمل دون اتصال Freeمجاني Arabic & Englishعربي وإنجليزي
The need

IBD is rising — and care has gaps

Patients are impacted far beyond the gut, and clinically relevant data goes uncaptured between visits.

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countries where IBD is now an active challenge
Hracs L, et al. Nature 2025
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per 100,000 estimated prevalence in Saudi Arabia (2021)
Alsaif AK, et al. 2025
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of patients report impact on daily life, anxiety or depression
Charabaty A, et al. 2022
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medication non-adherence (refill rates, systematic review)
King K, et al. 2025
Toilet finderأقرب دورة مياه

Never far from a bathroom.لا تبتعد عن دورة المياه أبدًا.

Urgency shouldn't run your life. Rafeeq maps the nearest public restrooms around you and along your route — so you can go out with confidence.لا ينبغي للحاجة الملحّة أن تحكم حياتك. يعرض رفيق أقرب دورات المياه العامة حولك وعلى طريقك — لتخرج بثقة.

Nearest restrooms on a live mapأقرب دورات المياه على خريطة حيّة One-tap directionsاتجاهات بلمسة واحدة
Understand it

IBD, explained simply

Seven short, visual chapters — what it is, why it happens, and what to expect. Tap through at your own pace.

The app

A companion for every dimension of daily life

Tap a feature to explore it. Everything is descriptive only — never prescriptive.

Everything inside

One companion, the whole journey

From daily tracking to diet, labs, medications, prevention, travel and a clinician-ready report — all in one private, bilingual app.

Eat wellتغذية

Food you know, guidance you trust.طعام تعرفه، وإرشاد تثق به.

Evidence-informed eating built around familiar Saudi dishes — with a FODMAP lookup, a barcode scanner, a personal trigger finder, gut-friendly recipes and an automatic grocery list.أكل مبني على الأدلة حول أطباق سعودية مألوفة — مع بحث FODMAP، وماسح باركود، ومُحلّل محفّزات شخصي، ووصفات لطيفة على الأمعاء، وقائمة تسوّق تلقائية.

FODMAP lookup & barcode scanبحث FODMAP ومسح باركود Trigger finderمُحلّل المحفّزات Recipes + auto grocery listوصفات + قائمة تسوّق
Interactive

Try the IBD-DISC self-check

Drag the sliders to see how the “IBD Disk” visualises disease impact across ten areas of life. In the app, this becomes your personal self-reflection tool.

Learn

Education from the IBD Guide

Expert-authored, bilingual articles from the Saudi Gastroenterology Association — open the full library in the app, or read the source.

Start your Rafeeq journey

Open the app in your browser, or add it to your home screen to use it like a native app — offline and private.

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Made for Saudi lifeمصمّم للحياة السعودية

Ramadan and Hajj, thoughtfully.رمضان والحج، بعناية.

Practical, descriptive guidance for fasting with IBD, and a Hajj & travel mode with a medication letter, reminders around your schedule, and a restroom strategy for the crowds.إرشاد عملي ووصفي للصيام مع التهاب الأمعاء، ووضع للحج والسفر مع خطاب دواء، وتذكيرات حول جدولك، واستراتيجية لدورات المياه في الزحام.

Ramadan modeوضع رمضان Hajj & travel modeوضع الحج والسفر Medication travel letterخطاب سفر للدواء
Questions

Frequently asked

Supported by
AbbVie

Rafeeq is built and owned by the Saudi Gastroenterology Association. Its development has been supported by an unrestricted educational grant from AbbVie. AbbVie had no role in the development, review, or content of Rafeeq, and has no access to user data.