IBS
Flags common trigger ingredients before you eat and suggests low-FODMAP swaps you can actually find.
Trigger-aware checks4
ways to ask about a food
Text, photo, voice, barcode
3
GI conditions supported
IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis
7
day meal plans, regenerated on demand
With a grocery list attached
24/7
prep reminders and instructions
For colonoscopy preparation
Conditions we support
Your profile tells GI Buddy what to watch for, so every answer is shaped by your condition rather than general nutrition advice.
Crohn's disease
Keeps meal plans gentle on the gut and explains why a dish may be harder to tolerate right now.
Gentle meal plansUlcerative colitis
Checks dishes and labels against your allergies and preferences, then offers a safer version of the same meal.
Safer alternativesColonoscopy prep
Turns your procedure date and prep medication into step-by-step instructions with timed reminders.
Step-by-step prepNot sure which applies to you? Your care team is the right place to start.
How it works
01
Build your diet profile
Your conditions, diet type, dietary preference and allergies. Everything GI Buddy generates is measured against this.
02
Ask about any food
Type the dish, photograph the plate or the nutrition label, say it out loud, or scan the barcode.
03
Get a plan you can shop
A meal plan, the grocery list it generates, recipes tuned to your profile, and daily suggestions.
Everything in GI Buddy
Nine tools that share one profile, so they never contradict each other.
AI food check
Ask in four ways and get a clear verdict with the reasoning behind it, plus safer alternatives.
Diet Profile
Conditions, diet type, dietary preference and allergies in one place. Edit it any time.
AI meal plans
Gut-friendly plans built from your profile. Regenerate whenever a plan doesn't fit your week.
Grocery lists
Generated straight from your meal plan. Check items off, edit them, delete what you already have.
Recipes
Generate a recipe tuned to your condition and preferences, not a generic search result.
Cuisine Explorer
Browse a cuisine and see the condition-safe dishes inside it, including gluten-free variants.
Daily suggestions
A short today's feed: what to eat, what to prepare, what to keep an eye on.
GI Buddy AI Assistant
Chat about diet, nutrition and GI conditions. Scoped to GI health, and it says so when a question is out of scope.
Colonoscopy Prep Planner
Procedure date and time, prep medication and prep type, with instructions, reminders and prep-cleared status.
Every check is saved to your recommendation history and stays searchable.
Food check
Four ways to ask
However you meet a food — a menu, a plate, a packet — there is a way to check it in a few seconds.
Write the dish the way you would say it — "grilled chicken sandwich" — and get a verdict with the reasoning behind it.
Typed question
grilled chicken sandwich
Grilled chicken sandwichCheck the bun
The grilled chicken itself is fine. The wheat bun is the part worth swapping if gluten is a trigger for you.
Saved to your recommendation history
Your 3-day plan
Low FODMAPPlans and shopping
A plan, and the list that comes with it
Meal plans are generated against your diet profile, so the food on them is already checked. If a plan doesn't suit your week, regenerate it.
- The grocery list builds itself from the plan you keep.
- Check items off as you shop, or edit and delete them.
- Ask for a recipe for any meal on the plan.
Colonoscopy prep
Prep, one step at a time
Enter your procedure details once. GI Buddy turns them into the order of things — what to stop eating, when to take your prep medication, and what to expect next — and reminds you at each step.
Prep clearedProcedure
Always follow the instructions your physician gave you. GI Buddy keeps them in order; it doesn't change them.
Procedure
12 Sep 2026 · 09:30
Prep type
Split dose
Medication
As prescribed
Status
In progress
-3 DAYSMove to a low-residue diet. GI Buddy adjusts your meal plan automatically.
-1 DAYClear liquids only. First dose of prep medication in the evening.
DAY 0Second dose early, then nothing by mouth as instructed.
Reminders at each step, on your phone
AI Assistant
Ask questions in plain language
The assistant covers diet, nutrition, IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, colonoscopy prep and healthy food choices — and is honest about where it stops.
- Scoped to GI health and nutrition. Off-topic questions are politely declined.
- It never diagnoses. No conditions, no symptoms interpreted as a verdict.
- It never replaces your doctor. Clinical decisions stay with your care team.
GI Buddy Assistant
Can I have coffee the morning before my colonoscopy?
Black coffee is usually allowed during the clear-liquid phase, but milk and creamer are not. Your clinic's instructions take priority — check the sheet they gave you, or ask them directly.
What's a gentle lunch during an IBS flare?
A small portion of white rice with poached chicken and peeled courgette is low FODMAP and easy to tolerate. I can add it to your plan and update the grocery list.
Download
Get GI Buddy on your phone
Free to start. Install the app, build your diet profile once, and every check, plan and reminder follows you from there.
Available for iPhone and Android. Premium unlocks plans and prep support, and can be cancelled any time.
- Check a food in seconds, wherever you are — the camera and microphone are right there.
- Prep reminders and daily suggestions arrive as notifications on your phone.
- Your profile, plans and history stay in sync across every device you sign in on.
From members
Eating out used to mean guessing. Now I check the dish first and order without the dread.
The prep planner kept the week before my colonoscopy in order. I stopped rereading the instruction sheet at midnight.
The grocery list comes from the plan, so my shopping takes ten minutes and nothing in the trolley surprises me.
Privacy and security
Your diet profile is health information. It is handled that way.
Encrypted end to end of the trip
256-bit encryption in transit and at rest.
HIPAA-aligned handling
Health data is treated as health data, not analytics.
SOC 2 controls
Access is limited, logged and reviewed.
Your data is never sold
Export or delete it whenever you want.
Full detail is in the Privacy Policy.
GI Buddy provides general dietary information. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose or treat any condition, and it is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always follow your physician's instructions, especially for colonoscopy preparation. See the Terms & Conditions.
Questions
IBS, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, plus colonoscopy preparation. You can select more than one in your diet profile, along with your diet type, preferences and allergies.
Talk to us
Questions about the app, your subscription, or working with us — send a note and a person will read it.
We usually reply within 1 business day.