Medical disclaimer

This is not medical advice

LivedSupport provides educational content and AI-powered support for people with colorectal concerns. Nothing on this site — including our guides, experiences, journal tools, and AI chat — is a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

We exist to help you make sense of what you are experiencing, organise your thoughts, and feel more prepared when you speak with a doctor. We are not the doctor.

About the AI experience navigator

The AI experience navigator is an educational tool, not a clinician. It is important you understand what it can and cannot do:

• It is not a doctor. The AI does not diagnose conditions, prescribe treatments, or provide clinical guidance.
• It works from patterns, not clinical data. The AI draws on aggregated, anonymised experiences reported by real people — not medical literature, clinical trials, or diagnostic criteria.
• It can be wrong. AI responses are generated by a language model (GPT-4o). They may be incomplete, inaccurate, or not applicable to your situation. Always verify anything the AI says with a qualified healthcare professional.
• It cannot assess your symptoms. The AI may reflect common patterns back to you, but it cannot examine you, run tests, or consider your full medical history.
• It helps you prepare, not decide. Think of it as a way to organise your concerns before an appointment — not a replacement for that appointment.

We do not diagnose

Nothing on this site should be interpreted as a diagnosis. When we say "people with similar symptoms often consider..." or "this is a common pattern," we are describing what others have reported. Every person's situation is different. Only a qualified medical professional can assess your individual condition.

We do not provide medication guidance

We do not provide dosing instructions, recommend specific medications, or suggest changes to prescribed treatments. This applies to all content on the site, including AI chat responses. If the AI mentions a medication or treatment that others have discussed, this is informational context — not a recommendation. Always follow your doctor's guidance.

How our content is created

Our guides and experience pages are based on patterns aggregated from real people's reported experiences. They are not sourced from clinical studies, peer-reviewed research, or medical textbooks. While we take care to present information responsibly, our content:

• May not reflect the latest medical research or clinical guidelines.
• Cannot account for your specific medical history or circumstances.
• Represents commonly reported patterns, which may not apply to you.
• Is reviewed for safety but is not clinically validated.

Limitation of liability

LivedSupport and its operators are not liable for any harm, injury, or adverse outcome that may result from the use of information provided on this site, including AI chat responses, guides, experience pages, journal tools, or any other feature. By using this site, you acknowledge that:

• You are responsible for your own healthcare decisions.
• The information provided is for educational and supportive purposes only.
• You will not rely on this site as a substitute for professional medical care.
• AI-generated responses may contain errors and should always be verified with a healthcare professional.

If you need help now

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, stop reading this and contact your local emergency services immediately. In the UK, call 999. In the US, call 911. Do not rely on this site, the AI chat, or any online resource for urgent medical decisions.

For non-emergency concerns that still feel urgent, contact your GP or visit your nearest urgent care centre. It is always better to be seen and reassured than to wait and worry.