How Bloatie works

What Bloatie tells you, where it comes from, and where its limits are.

Where the serving guidance comes from

Bloatie’s serving guidance is written from general, published FODMAP research. It describes how a serving might sit, as usually easy, portion matters, or watch the serving, along with a short reason why. It is not a licensed database and has not been reviewed by a dietitian.

Foods vary by brand, recipe, ripeness, and preparation, and people vary too. Check labels and use your own judgement.

Stacking a meal

When you check more than one food, Bloatie adds up the FODMAP groups they share into the same three levels. It’s a relative read on a meal’s combined load, not a clinical dose calculation.

General guidance and your own logs

The serving guidance is the same for everyone. Your logs are yours: what you ate and how you felt. Bloatie keeps the two apart, and only what you log counts as something you ate. Checking a food doesn’t.

Correlation is not causation

If a food and a symptom show up together in your logs, that’s a possible pattern, not proof that the food caused it. Sleep, stress, timing, and other foods can all play a part. A pattern is a reason to watch more closely, not a verdict.

Not medical advice

Bloatie is educational information, not medical advice. Low-FODMAP is meant to be a temporary elimination-and-reintroduction process, ideally guided by a doctor or dietitian, not a permanent way of eating. Seek medical care for severe, new, or worsening symptoms.