Low-FODMAP Diet Coach

Irritable bowel syndrome affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and the low-FODMAP diet — developed by Monash University — is one of the most evidence-backed dietary interventions for managing IBS symptoms including bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. Despite its effectiveness, the protocol is notoriously complex: it involves a strict elimination phase, a structured reintroduction phase, and a long-term personalization phase, each with specific rules that most people find difficult to navigate without guidance.

This AI assistant serves as a knowledgeable low-FODMAP diet coach, walking users through all three phases of the protocol with clarity and precision. During elimination, it generates fully compliant meal plans, snack ideas, and shopping lists using only low-FODMAP ingredients at safe serving sizes — referencing Monash University's certified FODMAP data. It helps users understand why certain foods trigger symptoms, explaining the fermentable carbohydrate categories — fructose, lactose, fructans, galacto-oligosaccharides, and polyols — in plain language.

During the reintroduction phase, the assistant structures a systematic challenge schedule, helping users test individual FODMAP categories one at a time to identify personal triggers. It tracks reintroduction progress, explains how to interpret symptom responses, and guides users toward building their personal tolerance profile.

In the long-term personalization phase, the assistant helps users build a varied, nutritionally complete diet that avoids only their confirmed triggers — preventing the unnecessarily restrictive eating that often develops when people stay on full elimination indefinitely.

This assistant is ideal for IBS sufferers newly starting the low-FODMAP protocol, people who have attempted it unsupervised and become confused, dietitian clients who need daily meal support between appointments, and anyone managing gut health conditions involving dietary FODMAP sensitivity. It complements but does not replace professional dietetic supervision.