Log meals and the times you bloat. The diary surfaces the ingredients that keep coming up in the hours and days before each episode, so you've got a record to take to your GP. We surface the pattern. Your GP works out what to do with it.
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Bloating is rarely one food. It's usually a small handful that keep coming up across the diary. These are the categories the NHS and the British Dietetic Association point at first.
Common bloating triggers in IBS. Ferment in the large intestine, gas builds up over a few hours.
Sorbitol and mannitol in fruit. Same group as the sugar alcohols that show up in sugar-free gum.
Galacto-oligosaccharides ferment in the gut. Slow build of pressure and wind 2 to 8 hours after.
Sulphur compounds and fibre. Plenty of people have no issue. Plenty bloat for hours.
Lactose intolerance affects roughly 1 in 20 white-British adults, more in other populations.
In sugar-free gum, mints, "no added sugar" squashes. We flag them on the barcode scan.
Trapped gas, fastest acting trigger. Often missed because the drink feels innocent.
Pasta salad and overnight rice ferment differently. The bloat can lag the meal by half a day.
A worked example. Meals logged, bloating logged. After four episodes the diary started pointing at onion and garlic across the hours before each one.
NutraSafe is a diary, not a diagnostic. We don't tell you to cut anything out. We don't say "it's the gluten" or "it's the lactose". We line up what you ate and when you bloated and surface the ingredients that keep recurring.
The NHS recommends a 7 to 14 day food and symptom diary before any elimination. That's the bit we make easy. The interpretation belongs to your GP or a registered dietitian.
The questions that come in from the supermarket aisle and the GP waiting room. Answers sourced to the NHS, the British Dietetic Association and Monash FODMAP guidance.
Common bloating triggers include FODMAPs (onions, garlic, wheat, certain fruits), dairy (lactose intolerance), beans and lentils, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage), polyol sweeteners (sorbitol, xylitol) and fizzy drinks. Triggers vary a lot between people: what bloats one person may not bother another.
Usually 30 minutes to 2 hours. Some foods, especially high-FODMAP foods that ferment in the large intestine, can delay bloating up to 24 hours. That delay is why a diary matters: you might not connect yesterday's meal with today's bloating.
Log every meal (scan barcodes or search foods), then log bloating when it happens with severity and timing. The suspected-triggers analysis (Pro) looks across the windows before each bloating episode and surfaces ingredients that keep recurring. Patterns usually surface after 2 to 4 weeks of consistent logging.
See a GP if bloating is persistent (most days for 3+ weeks), with unexplained weight loss, blood in stool, persistent pain or significant changes in bowel habits. These can indicate conditions that need medical attention. For occasional food-related bloating, a food diary is a useful first step to bring to the appointment.
No. We don't prescribe and we don't run elimination protocols. The diary surfaces the ingredients that keep recurring before bloating episodes. Elimination and reintroduction belong with a registered dietitian or your GP.
Free download. Log up to 25 foods and 5 reactions on the free tier. Pro is £3.99/month or £34.99/year for the suspected-triggers analysis, full reaction history and AI Coach.
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