How to log a meal in under 30 seconds
Three options: photo, voice, manual. Pick your default. The guide shows the speed of each.
- Photo AI walkthrough
- Voice logging tips
- Quick-add favourites
Guides
Step-by-step guides for every feature.
Short, practical tutorials. Each guide takes 2 to 5 minutes to read and gets you using a feature properly the first time.
What kind of guides we have
Three categories: getting started (account, profile, first logs), feature deep-dives (photo AI, barcode scanner, insights, comparison view) and protocols (elimination diet, low-FODMAP phases, antibiotic recovery). Each guide is short, practical and screenshot-rich.
Three categories of guide
Getting started
Account, profile, first logs, notification setup. Get to confident-user in under an hour.
Feature deep-dives
Photo AI, barcode scanner, voice logging, insights, dietitian sharing - one guide each.
Protocols
Elimination diet, low-FODMAP phases, antibiotic recovery, race-day fuelling.
How A Gut Day helps
Built for this exact problem
How to scan a barcode and read the result
Hold the phone steady, wait for the green flash, read the FODMAP and intolerance flags.
- EU-label support
- Allergen warnings
- Saving products to favourites
How to run a low-FODMAP reintroduction
The wizard plus the manual: schedule, washout days, dose ladder, reading the tolerance card.
- Wizard walkthrough
- Manual override
- Sharing results
How to share with your dietitian
Generate a PDF or invite them to read-only access. Both options walked through.
- PDF export
- Read-only invite
- Privacy controls
How to use the guides
- 1
Start with 'Get started'
If you are new, the 7-day plan is your first stop.
- 2
Pick a feature you want to use
Each feature has its own guide. Open it before your first attempt.
- 3
Bookmark protocol guides
Elimination, low-FODMAP and antibiotic-recovery guides reference back to the app while you run them.
- 4
Search when stuck
All guides are searchable from the in-app help icon.
Why we keep guides short
Long manuals do not get read. Each guide is built around one specific task. If a feature is too big for one guide, we split it.
We also illustrate every guide. Words plus screenshots beat words alone for any practical task.
Frequently asked questions
- Are the guides available offline?
- Yes - once viewed they are cached for offline access.
- Are there video guides?
- Some, for the more visual features. We are adding more over time.
- Can I suggest a guide?
- Yes - the in-app feedback button accepts guide requests.
- How often are guides updated?
- Whenever a feature changes. Each guide carries a 'last updated' date.
Open the guides in the app
Find them under Help in the app menu, or browse the highlights here.
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