That knot in your stomach before you even open the menu. Not from hunger, but from anxiety about what you can actually eat.
Garlic powder in the seasoning. Onion in the stock. Wheat in the sauce. High-FODMAP ingredients hide in places you'd never expect, and menus rarely list them.
You've memorized your safe foods at home, but a restaurant menu? That's 30+ unknowns. One wrong choice and you're paying for it the rest of the night.
Trying to explain FODMAP to a waiter who's never heard the word. "No garlic, no onion, no... actually, can I just see the ingredients list?" It gets exhausting.
Foreign menus in languages you can't read, cuisines you don't know, and no way to ask the right questions. So you end up eating plain rice. Again.
Nib is a friendly otter who knows your gut better than most waiters. Tell him your triggers once, and he'll guide you through every menu.
Snap a photo of a paper menu, PDF, or screen. Niblu reads the dishes and organizes the menu around your profile, giving you a manageable place to start.
Tell Nib your specific sensitivities once: "no garlic, onion is a big no, lactose in small amounts is okay." Every scan is personalized to your exact triggers, not a generic FODMAP list.
Niblu understands that pesto usually has garlic, that many Asian sauces contain wheat, and that cream-based soups are rarely IBS-friendly. It catches what you'd miss.
Menu in Thai? Korean? No problem. Niblu translates everything and generates questions for your waiter in their language: "Does this contain garlic or onion?"
React to dishes you've tried. Over time, Niblu learns your taste and moves more relevant options higher in future scans.
Love pad thai but worried about the sauce? Niblu suggests modifications: "Ask for no fish sauce, substitute with tamari." You get to eat what you want, adapted to what your gut can handle.
These are the ingredients that IBS sufferers report triggering symptoms most at restaurants. Niblu watches for all of them, including when they're hidden.
Hidden in almost every restaurant dish
In sauces, coatings, and unexpected places
Cream, butter, cheese (doses matter)
Excess fructose in desserts and drinks
GOS in soups, stews, and sides
High in polyols, often used as flavoring
I spent years getting the same answer from doctors: "It's IBS, try to stress less." Meanwhile, every restaurant meal felt like Russian roulette.
My hack was feeding an AI all my context: what I can eat, what I can't, nuances like "tomatoes are fine if I can pick them out." It worked, but it was way too manual.
So I built Niblu. A warm, friendly app that does all of that in seconds, for anyone who's tired of the guessing game.
Yes. When you set up your profile, you can specify low-FODMAP as your dietary approach. Niblu will flag high-FODMAP ingredients in every dish it analyzes, including hidden sources like garlic powder, onion-based stocks, and wheat-based thickeners.
Niblu is a dining companion, not a medical device. It helps you navigate restaurant menus based on triggers you already know about. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure IBS or any medical condition. Always consult your healthcare provider or dietitian for medical advice.