Symptom Tracking
GastroLens lets users log rectal bleeding, bowel changes, abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, and symptom duration in a short structured intake.
A Gastro Compass project
GastroLens first version live
Meet GastroLens, the live first-version assessment tool from GastroCompass.
Gastro Compass is the umbrella project behind GastroLens. GastroLens is now live in its first version as the interactive research-mode tool built to help document persistent symptom patterns related to early-onset colorectal cancer concern. It remains non-diagnostic, safety-first, and not clinically validated, but it is now available to launch directly from the GastroCompass site as the connected product experience.
- Built on completed research, design work, and a public project platform
- Launch from the site into the live GastroLens app flow: demos, intake, results, and Judge Mode
- Safety-first: non-diagnostic, not clinically validated, and intentionally framed as a first-version research tool
Start with a sample scenario
Minimal demo
Persistent bleeding
High-cluster demo
These presets mirror the live GastroLens demo and judging flow.
What GastroLens is built around
Structured intake
Explainable scoring
Research-mode results
A step-based intake leads to an explainable research summary.
Research mode, not diagnosis
Informational only
Non-diagnostic
Clinician follow-up encouraged
Safety language stays non-diagnostic and follow-up oriented.
Core symptoms
Rectal bleeding
Persistent
Bowel change
Significant
Duration
6+ weeks
Built as a short guided intake rather than a long medical questionnaire.
Move from symptoms to summary
1
Core symptoms
Current step
2
Additional signals
Next up
3
Risk context
Family history and screening
4
Review and generate
Prepare summary
The structure is visual, quick to complete, and easy to explain in a demo.
Guided from start to result
Sample scenarios
Guided prompts
Generate summary
The live app keeps the research framing while making the workflow directly launchable from the site.
Moderate flag
Total score 8
Pattern lens: persistent bleeding
Driver summary: duration + bowel change
Follow-up-oriented language
Based on the real GastroLens results panel.
Core symptoms
4 points
Additional pattern
2 points
Risk context
2 points
Scores are broken into explainable sections.
Built for escalation support
Pattern explanation
Safety note
Care conversation
The result is framed as a reason to follow up, not a diagnosis.
What Judge Mode reveals
Interaction bonuses
Shows weighted rule interactions behind the score.
Validation notes
Flags contradictions and edge cases in the logic.
Presentation actions
Copy summary
Print summary
Start a new assessment
Designed for demos, judging, and review sessions.
Deterministic, explainable, and demo-ready
Step-based intake
Transparent scoring
Judge mode extras
This panel reflects the actual GastroLens app structure now available from the site.
GastroLens app
Launch the interactive research-mode app
GastroLens is the live first-version interactive tool from Gastro Compass. It is designed to help organize persistent symptom patterns, apply symptom-first risk flagging logic, and prepare clearer non-diagnostic follow-up summaries for under-50 colorectal cancer concern.
Live on the site
Not clinically validated
Research-mode only
Interactive tool
Open GastroLens from GastroCompass
Use the main site for the research story and product context. Use GastroLens for the actual intake, scoring, and research-style results experience.
The problem
Digestive symptoms are easy to ignore. That is the problem.
Early-onset colorectal cancer can be missed because initial symptoms may look vague, intermittent, or easy to explain away. Changes in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, fatigue, and other symptoms do not always trigger the right level of concern early enough. Gastro Compass is focused on that failure mode, and GastroLens now turns that work into a clearer, symptom-first first-version workflow for earlier escalation support.
What GastroLens now does
A live first-version workflow for symptom patterns that should not be ignored
Risk Context Intake
Family history, age group, and prior evaluation status help frame the symptom pattern more realistically.
Dual-View Summaries
Turn messy symptom history into one organized research-style summary that patients and clinicians can review more clearly.
Early Insight
Highlight symptom patterns that may warrant earlier physician follow-up instead of continued dismissal or delay.
Why the approach is different
Designed around a documented failure mode, with research first
Symptoms that are present, but ignored
Early-onset colorectal cancer is one of the few GI problems where warning symptoms often exist but are written off as IBS, hemorrhoids, stress, or anxiety.
Built from completed research
Gastro Compass brings together the completed paper, prototype design process, NHANES-grounded feasibility work, and three empirical analyses behind the concept.
Imaging is a roadmap feature
The imaging layer remains future work until it can be trained and validated on clinically meaningful data. The symptom-side is the tractable first build.
Safety-first framing
GastroLens is positioned as an escalation support tool, not a diagnosis tool. The product stays non-clinical until it is properly validated.
GastroLens workflow
Explore the 4-step flow, then launch the app
GastroLens is the live first-version interactive tool built from the Gastro Compass research hub. This section shows the current workflow, why it matters, and how the app is intended to support follow-up inside a research-mode interactive tool.
Capture
Users log symptoms such as rectal bleeding, bowel changes, abdominal pain, fatigue, and weight loss in a structured first-pass intake.
Organize
The app turns symptom entries into a clearer organized view instead of leaving important details scattered across memory and notes.
Analyze
The rule-based system weighs persistence, recurrence, and risk context like age group, family history, and prior evaluation status.
Escalate
The output is a summary that says the pattern warrants a conversation with a physician, not a diagnosis inside the app.
Research foundation
Research first, product second
Gastro Compass holds the research story together: the completed paper, prototype design work, NHANES-grounded feasibility analysis, and three empirical analyses that make the GastroLens concept more credible. The prototype comes after that foundation, not before it.
The goal is earlier recognition and better escalation, not diagnosis inside the product.
Evidence base
Completed research and feasibility work are what make GastroLens worth launching in a first version now.
Current product status
GastroLens is now live in a first version: research-driven, safety-first, and clearly framed as a non-diagnostic tool.
Why the rollout is staged
Why Gastro Compass leads with research before GastroLens
Gastro Compass is the umbrella project shaping the research and product direction. GastroLens is now the interactive first-version tool in that ecosystem, while the site continues to carry the deeper research story, safety framing, and broader project context around it.
Live first version now, broader rollout later.
What Gastro Compass provides
Research foundation, project story, public credibility, and the product hub around GastroLens.
Now live
GastroLens launch access, product updates, and continued research-mode improvements.
Current product direction
What the live first version of GastroLens is built around
Fast symptom capture
The live workflow uses quick structured logging rather than long medical forms.
Clear persistence views
The app centers on patterns that make ongoing changes easier to see and explain.
Risk-aware intake
Age group, family history, and prior evaluation stay part of the current review logic.
Export-ready summaries
The live tool is aimed at concise outputs users could bring into follow-up conversations.
Safety-first framing
The app stays intentionally non-diagnostic and clearly separate from clinical validation.
Research-mode design
The interface is live as a serious first version, with room to mature rather than pretending to be fully finished.
Credibility
Why this first-version tool is evidence-based
Gastro Compass is already carrying the research story: the completed paper, the product design process, NHANES-grounded feasibility work, three empirical analyses, and a safety-first non-clinical framing. That is what gives GastroLens a stronger foundation as a live first-version tool rather than a rushed public app.
FAQ
Common questions
What is Gastro Compass?
Gastro Compass is the umbrella project behind GastroLens. It brings together the research framing, product context, live app access, and ongoing updates in one place.
Is GastroLens available now?
Yes. GastroLens is now live in a first version through the GastroCompass site as an interactive research-mode assessment tool.
What does GastroLens do?
GastroLens is a symptom-first GI risk flagging tool that helps organize persistent warning signs, risk context, and follow-up-ready summaries for under-50 colorectal cancer concern.
Are the dashboard tabs live product features?
No. The Patient View, Professional View, AI Review, and Exports tabs still represent broader product directions beyond the current live first version.
Is GastroLens a diagnosis tool?
No. GastroLens is framed as a non-diagnostic escalation support tool. It is not clinically validated and is not meant to replace professional medical care.
Why focus on early-onset colorectal cancer first?
The research direction is focused on the documented failure mode where symptoms are present in under-50 patients but repeatedly dismissed, making symptom-first risk flagging more clinically meaningful than a broad GI classifier.
Is the imaging component live today?
No. Imaging remains a roadmap feature and will only make sense once it can be trained and validated on clinically meaningful data. The symptom-side is the first build.
How can I follow GastroLens updates?
Join the waitlist to get updates about new features, research progress, product improvements, and future rollout milestones.
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Contact
Get in touch
General contact
Email the team
Questions about the project, early access, research interest, or future clinical partnerships can be sent directly by email.
tanush.nimmalapudi@gastrocompass.org
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