I was just 15 when it started. The first time I saw blood in my stool, I panicked. I told myself it was nothing—probably just hemorrhoids. Nothing to worry about. But deep down, I knew something wasn’t right.
I searched my symptoms online, landing on explanations like IBS or a minor tear. Worst case, I figured, it was IBS—something people live with all the time. But the symptoms didn’t stop.
Pain became my daily reality. My stomach was unpredictable. I started skipping meals at school, afraid to eat. Fatigue crushed me, but I forced myself through each day. Behind the scenes, I was drowning.
Doctor after doctor. Test after test. Then came the diagnosis: Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
At first, I convinced myself that if I acted normal, things would get better. But IBD doesn’t work like that. No matter how much I tried to ignore it, the disease refused to be ignored. Biologic after biologic, treatment after treatment—nothing worked. Every failed medication felt like a punch to the gut. My body was at war with me, and I had no way to fight back.
Then, in 2023, everything changed.
One morning, I woke up and my legs didn’t work. Completely numb. I tried to stand—collapsed. Just like that, overnight, I couldn't walk.
Terrified, I went to doctors, ran tests, searched for answers. No one knew what was happening. Desperate, I turned to technology.I started feeding my symptoms into different medical models, analyzing every possibility I could find. Eventually, the results pointed to viral myositis—a rare condition where muscle inflammation leaves your body too weak to function. When specialists confirmed it, I was stunned.
As I relearned to walk, one thought consumed me: If technology could predict what doctors had overlooked, what else could it do?
Could it detect warning signs? Could it analyze symptoms and help IBD patients before a flare even hit? Could it help people like me take back control?
That’s when ReMission was born.
I started small—building tools, symptom trackers, food logs. But I quickly realized I didn’t just want an app that stored data. I wanted something that actually helped.
So I kept going. I enrolled in a Computer Science program. I taught myself to code. I worked tirelessly, designing an app that could do more than just track symptoms—it could interpret them, find patterns, and provide real insights.
I built the app I wish I had when I was 15.Not just a symptom tracker—but a guide.
Not just a log—but a system that gives you answers.
Not just an app—but a way to fight back.
ReMission isn’t just software. It’s a movement. A way for people with IBD to reclaim their lives. Because if I had something like this back then, maybe I wouldn’t have felt so lost.
Now, I’m building that solution—for myself and for everyone who knows the struggles of IBD.
This is my life’s purpose.
This is ReMission.
This is for us.
— Andrew Titoian, Creator of ReMission
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